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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savanis shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Savanis 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.
Savanis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savanis throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Savanis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Savanis moves away and avoids it.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Savanis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savanis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savanis. That did some damage!
Lincoln Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savanis avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jab by Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Savanis.
A lazy left from Savanis finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crunch! Savanis slams his shin into Jones's torso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savanis. That's going to slow Jones down.
Savanis connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Savanis moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Savanis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Savanis slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Savanis saw that one coming.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Savanis misses with a two punch combination.
Savanis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Savanis getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Savanis looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones wants to control from the top but Savanis keeps moving.
Jones gets to his feet. Savanis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice defenses there by Savanis.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Savanis ducks down to avoid it.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Savanis wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Savanis's corner calls for a 1-2. Savanis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savanis dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Savanis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Savanis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Savanis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones tries to clinch up but Savanis circles away and keeps his distance.
Savanis moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones tries to clinch
and Savanis counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Savanis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Savanis misses with the ground and pound.
Savanis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Savanis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jones manages to get back to half guard.
Savanis trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Savanis looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to control but Savanis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Savanis is looking for a kimura here.
Jones wants to control but Savanis is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lincoln Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Savanis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Savanis misses with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Savanis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savanis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is concentrating on defense, preventing Savanis from advancing position.
Savanis is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Jones has his hands clasped together around Savanis's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones gets full guard.
Savanis tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Savanis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savanis trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Savanis is breathing heavily.
Savanis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savanis.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Savanis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Savanis throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Savanis avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Savanis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controls Savanis momentarily but Savanis frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Savanis manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Savanis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Savanis!
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Savanis!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes here but Savanis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Savanis is looking to escape.
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.
The referee warns Savanis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Savanis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones breaks from Savanis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones punching from mount but Savanis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Savanis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Savanis and Jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savanis keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lincoln Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Savanis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Savanis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savanis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Savanis.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Savanis. Savanis gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Savanis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savanis counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Savanis defends easily.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Savanis!
Brody Savanis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones tries to control but Savanis wriggling away.
Jones working Savanis over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish Savanis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Savanis!
Savanis blocking the ground and pound.
Savanis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Savanis is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Savanis?
Savanis regains half guard.
Jones misses with a head shot. Savanis uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lincoln Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones scores with a takedown into Savanis's guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Savanis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Savanis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Savanis off the cage and back into rage.
Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savanis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Lincoln Jones!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Lincoln Jones!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Lincoln Jones!
Lincoln Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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