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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots for a takedown but Hughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones shoots in but Hughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Hughes throws a one two combo.
Hughes tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hughes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hughes to his feet.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mark Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hughes circles away.
Mark Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Jones.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Hughes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hughes is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Dan Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hughes.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Hughes scores with a four punch combination!
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hughes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mark Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Jones.
Hughes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hughes uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones passes Hughes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Hughes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hughes is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dan Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hughes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones can't get the takedown.
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.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hughes pinned against the cage. Hughes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hughes is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Hughes catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes's hands.
Hughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hughes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hughes tries to get out of the position.
Jones tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hughes?
Hughes tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mark Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones looking to finish Hughes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hughes!
Hughes is trying to escape the mount.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dan Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughes is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Hughes circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mark Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Jones.
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.
Hughes scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hughes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Jones trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Hughes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Jones!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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