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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by n. 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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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tau Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fang throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Fang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Fang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Fang.
Fang looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Fang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Fang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Fang avoids them all with ease.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Fang fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fang's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fang wants to sweep but no luck.
Fang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Fang controlling Jones's posture.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Fang keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Fang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fang is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Fang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fang misses with a two punch combination.
Fang thows a body shot but no joy.
Tau Fang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones slips under a jab from Fang.
Fang throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Fang throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Fang looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Fang sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fang misses the jab.
Fang throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Fang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tau Fang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fang.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fang 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.
Fang takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Fang connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fang throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fang throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fang digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones slips a straight right by Fang.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fang.
Fang looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Fang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fang swivels and escapes.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones avoids the body shot from Fang.
Fang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fang misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Fang backing up. Fang nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Fang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Fang shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tau Fang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Fang.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Fang.
Fang throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Fang with a hook.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Fang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Fang moves out of range.
Fang moves away from the strike by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Tau Fang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
Jones slips a jab from Fang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Fang.
The crowd cheers as Fang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fang is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Fang circles away and we're back to standing.
Fang swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Fang throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Fang.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fang counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fang lands a jab to the nose.
Fang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fang tries a head kick but it misses.
Fang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Fang.
The fighters circling - Fang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tau Fang is winning the standup battle so far.
Fang connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fang throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fang throws out the jab.
Fang throws a poor cross that misses
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Fang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Fang!
Jones wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fang.
Fang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fang misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Fang is looking to land body kicks.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Fang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fang misses with a leg kick.
Fang misses with a head kick.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice straight punches there by Fang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fang.
Fang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fang.
Fang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fang lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a hook but Fang blocks it.
Nice body punch from Fang.
Fang connects with the punch.
Fang throws a shot to the body.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steve Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fang thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tau Fang dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Fang.
Fang throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones sizes up Fang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Fang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fang tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fang circles away.
Fang digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Fang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fang misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Fang throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Fang lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Fang scores with a head kick.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fang duly obliges.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fang, as that shot connected.
Fang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fang lands with a shot to the body.
Fang works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Fang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fang thows a body shot but no joy.
Fang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fang throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Tau Fang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fang lands the left hand.
Fang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
A cross from Fang lands.
Fang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fang.
Fang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fang fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fang throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fang lands a jab-cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Fang there.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Tau Fang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
Fang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fang connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones walks into a jab.
Steve Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones swinging wildly here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones tries to move into range but Fang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Fang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Fang lands with a shot to the body.
Fang cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Fang scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fang clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fang lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fang circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tau Fang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fang, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tau Fang!
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energy
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hype
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