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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Piggly Wiggly. Perrin Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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181 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus Kasady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Perrin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kasady is looking to escape.
Jones is nestled in close to Kasady, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is looking to advance position but Kasady won't allow it.
Kasady is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kasady wants to get back to his feet.
Jones stalling.
Kasady is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kasady has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kasady is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Kasady is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Kasady is looking to escape.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones wants to take a breather but Kasady is having none of it.
Kasady is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kasady does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones moves nicely into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kasady to see if he's OK.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kasady is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kasady is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Kasady gets his hands free as Jones looks to control.
Kasady is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
Kasady has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jones has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Jones prevents Kasady from getting a body triangle.
Jones is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kasady.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kasady patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasady not allowing Jones to control his hands.
Jones staying busy and making it hard for Kasady to control.
Jones breaks Kasady's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kasady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones won't allow Kasady to get back to his feet.
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.
Kasady trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jones trying to control but Kasady is working from the bottom.
Kasady wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kasady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones pushes Kasady up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kasady scores with a spinning back kick!
Kasady looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Kasady wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Kasady misses the jab.
Kasady misses with a double jab.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones throws a leg kick but Kasady checks it.
A low kick from Kasady is predictable there
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Kasady throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Kasady throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Kasady moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasady backwards.
Kasady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Kasady landing knees to the body.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasady.
Kasady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kasady as the two fighters clinch.
Jones has hold of one of Kasady's legs. Kasady is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kasady.
Kasady keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones works over Kasady with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones prevents Kasady from getting back to his feet.
Kasady keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Kasady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kasady has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones is working for a kimura but Kasady is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kasady is trying to stand.
Kasady is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kasady avoid being mounted?
Jones wants to take a breather but Kasady is having none of it.
Kasady has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kasady scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kasady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Kasady. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kasady, right into the meat.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasady.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Kasady is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Kasady is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kasady throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Kasady swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kasady momentarily.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones shoots in but Kasady avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kasady misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasady. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasady is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Kasady is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasady tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kasady wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Kasady from controlling successfully.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kasady is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
That's two 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 is nestled in close to Kasady, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones stops Kasady from getting back to his feet.
Kasady kicks Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Kasady is predictable there
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Jones lands.
Kasady gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Kasady throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones prevents Kasady from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Kasady is keeping the position.
Jones postures up.
Kasady keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Cletus Kasady wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Kasady's side.
Perrin Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kasady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasady misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Kasady misses its intended target.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kasady throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kasady won't be happy with that.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jones has hold of Kasady's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kasady seems comfortable defending it but Jones has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kasady is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kasady is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jones couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Perrin 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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RATING
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