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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Vallely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallely is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwyn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Vallely!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a wild body kick that Vallely sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vallely takes a step back to recover.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mike Vallely has been cut.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vallely is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Vallely sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vallely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vallely throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vallely's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Vallely wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallely manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vallely scores with a nice head shot.
Vallely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Vallely lands with an overhand left.
Vallely avoids the head kick by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but Vallely is avoiding it.
Vallely lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some bone on bone action there as Vallely checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones is looking to clinch but Vallely is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to clinch but Vallely is avoiding it.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Vallely back into the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vallely drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vallely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vallely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vallely tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Gwyn Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Vallely.
Vallely avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Vallely avoids the damage to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vallely's defenses.
Vallely blocks the elbow strike.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Vallely blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vallely's brow.
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 breaks from the clinch.
Vallely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vallely misses with the combination.
Jones wants to clinch up but Vallely keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vallely checks a leg kick.
Vallely swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Vallely manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vallely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Vallely takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Vallely moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Vallely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Vallely misses.
Gwyn Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vallely shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vallely's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vallely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones throws a leg kick but Vallely moved away.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Vallely can't get the takedown.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vallely avoids it.
Vallely tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Vallely drops back down to his feet.
Gwyn Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Vallely.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vallely is defending well for now.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Vallely tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Vallely is blocking nicely.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Gwyn Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Vallely down.
Vallely keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a low kick but Vallely moves out of range easily.
Vallely shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Vallely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vallely lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallely lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones misses with a body kick.
Mike Vallely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Vallely shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vallely crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Vallely gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Vallely manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vallely is breathing heavily.
Vallely takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones thows a body kick. Vallely tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Vallely.
Jones tries to clinch there but Vallely circles away.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Vallely shrugs off.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Vallely has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vallely in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Vallely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vallely avoids it.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vallely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vallely is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Vallely is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vallely avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Vallely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vallely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Vallely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones lands a front kick.
Vallely shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a push kick but Vallely slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vallely takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Vallely avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Vallely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vallely will feel that in the morning.
Vallely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vallely gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones pushes Vallely up against the cage in a clinch.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vallely's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gwyn Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vallely pulls guard successfully.
Vallely is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones trying to control but Vallely is working from the bottom.
Gwyn Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones wanted to stand there but Vallely had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Vallely keeps moving.
Vallely working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mike Vallely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vallely explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Vallely pushes him off.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vallely, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwyn 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwyn Jones!
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