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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandla Bangizwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Go DJ by Lil Wayne as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mandla Bangizwe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bangizwe as he jumps to the side.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones cracks Bangizwe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bangizwe wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones tries to clinch there but Bangizwe circles away.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones swings for the body but Bangizwe moves out of range.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe throws a body kick that misses.
Bangizwe slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Bangizwe ducks down to avoid it.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangizwe.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones moves out of range as Bangizwe throws a body kick.
Bangizwe tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangizwe tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Bangizwe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bangizwe slips a straight right by Jones.
That's two 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.
Bangizwe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bangizwe wants it to stay on the feet.
Mandla Bangizwe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Jones.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Jones misses.
Bangizwe throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangizwe.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Bangizwe moves away and avoids it.
Jones takes a swing at Bangizwe's ribcage but misses.
Bangizwe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Bangizwe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dave Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bangizwe on the side of the head.
Jones with a jab.
Bangizwe thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bangizwe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bangizwe slips the punch.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bangizwe slips the punch.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangizwe.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bangizwe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangizwe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Bangizwe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Bangizwe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bangizwe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bangizwe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bangizwe circles away.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Bangizwe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangizwe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones moves out of range as Bangizwe throws a body kick.
Bangizwe staying out of range there.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bangizwe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bangizwe won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Bangizwe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bangizwe.
Bangizwe keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Bangizwe looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Bangizwe controlling him for the moment.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Bangizwe from controlling successfully.
Bangizwe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bangizwe looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bangizwe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones passes Bangizwe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Bangizwe is having none of it.
Bangizwe wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bangizwe wants to get back to full guard.
Jones thows a huge punch but Bangizwe dodges it nicely.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bangizwe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bangizwe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Mandla Bangizwe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Bangizwe should have avoided that one.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bangizwe swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bangizwe blocking the ground and pound.
Bangizwe tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bangizwe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bangizwe is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones throwing strikes here but Bangizwe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bangizwe is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bangizwe and Jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones throwing strikes but Bangizwe manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Bangizwe's head but Bangizwe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones swings for the body but Bangizwe moves out of range.
Bangizwe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones takes a swing at Bangizwe's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to bum rush Bangizwe with a series of wild strikes but Bangizwe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bangizwe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Bangizwe is out of range.
Bangizwe takes one to the chin there.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones thuds his right hand into Bangizwe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Bangizwe moves away and avoids it.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangizwe.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bangizwe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a hook but Bangizwe blocks it.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangizwe. Bangizwe obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangizwe cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones checks a low kick from Bangizwe.
Bangizwe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangizwe cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Bangizwe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bangizwe throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Bangizwe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bangizwe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Bangizwe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Bangizwe moves away and avoids it.
Bangizwe throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangizwe moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bangizwe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangizwe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a jab when Bangizwe was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bangizwe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Bangizwe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bangizwe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones takes a swing at Bangizwe's ribcage but misses.
Bangizwe misses with a body kick.
Bangizwe throws a body kick that misses.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bangizwe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bangizwe is trying to keep Jones in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mandla Bangizwe clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bangizwe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Bangizwe slips under a jab.
Bangizwe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangizwe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangizwe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Bangizwe moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws the left hand but Bangizwe avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Bangizwe.
Crunch! Bangizwe slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bangizwe throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Bangizwe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Bangizwe cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mandla Bangizwe is winning the standup battle so far.
Bangizwe lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangizwe wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Bangizwe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bangizwe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bangizwe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bangizwe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bangizwe.
Bangizwe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangizwe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bangizwe tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bangizwe tries to clinch up.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangizwe throws a body kick that misses.
Bangizwe staying out of range there.
Bangizwe tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangizwe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Bangizwe moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones punishes Bangizwe's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Bangizwe saw that one coming.
Bangizwe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangizwe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mandla Bangizwe had his way with Dave Jones in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good leg kick by Bangizwe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bangizwe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bangizwe is looking to land body kicks.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Bangizwe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Bangizwe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Bangizwe ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangizwe misses with a kick to the body.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bangizwe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Bangizwe.
Bangizwe throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Bangizwe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Bangizwe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Bangizwe avoids it easily.
Bangizwe slips under a jab from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bangizwe. Jones shrugs it off though.
Bangizwe throws a head kick that misses.
Bangizwe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bangizwe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bangizwe, right into the meat.
Bangizwe misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a body punch but Bangizwe moves out of range.
Bangizwe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bangizwe.
Bangizwe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Bangizwe shows good takedown defense.
Mandla Bangizwe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Jones.
Bangizwe ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Nice defenses there by Bangizwe.
Bangizwe staying out of range there.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Bangizwe moved out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bangizwe is looking to land body kicks.
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.
Bangizwe moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Bangizwe ducks down to avoid it.
Bangizwe misses with a head kick.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Bangizwe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bangizwe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws the left hand but Bangizwe avoids the punch easily.
Bangizwe defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Bangizwe is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangizwe blocks a jab.
Jones cracks Bangizwe with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mandla Bangizwe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bangizwe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mandla Bangizwe!
Mandla Bangizwe retains his heavyweight title!
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