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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panda Bare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bare has chosen Ashes of the Wake as his entrance music. Panda Bare will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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199 cm
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275 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panda Bare!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bare scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Marcus Jones has been cut.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Bare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bare fails to land with a series of punches.
Bare throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bare looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bare misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Bare misses
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones trying to control the position but Bare is working away.
Bare can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controlling the position.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bare keeps working.
Jones working the ground and pound but Bare is defending the strikes.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Bare controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bare moves away.
Bare fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bare throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Bare was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bare throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Bare loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Bare thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bare was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Bare scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Bare lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bare throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Bare misses the target.
Bare connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bare preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bare wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Bare looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bare's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bare duly obliges.
Panda Bare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bare lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bare!
Jones scoring with strikes but Bare is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bare is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bare wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Jones's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Bare misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones staying out of range there.
Bare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones is looking to wear down Bare with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bare thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bare misses with a low kick.
Bare misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bare wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones cracks Bare with a solid left hand.
Bare keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bare keeps moving.
Marcus Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bare trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bare scores with a punch to the head.
Bare misses with a series of wild punches.
Panda Bare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Bare tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Bare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Bare trying to control here.
Bare is controlling Jones's trapped leg to prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Bare makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bare.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bare keeps moving.
Bare is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Bare avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bare keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Bare looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Bare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bare lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Panda Bare seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones scores with a takedown into Bare's guard.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bare wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Bare preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Jones won't allow Bare to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones postures up.
Jones is in close to Bare's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Bare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones trying to control but Bare is working from the bottom.
Bare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bare is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Panda Bare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones won't allow Bare to sweep him here.
Bare wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Bare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones postures up in Bare's guard and throws a big left but Bare blocks it.
Bare keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Bare has wrist control.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bare is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones moves away from the strike by Bare.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Bare lands.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bare.
Bare takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Bare throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bare.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Bare falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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