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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, McGillicuddy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salabim closes the distance and clinches.
Salabim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salabim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salabim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Salabim smiles and moves away.
Salabim wants to clinch.
Salabim moves into the clinch successfully.
Salabim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salabim.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Salabim is controlling him.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Salabim is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Salabim misses with the head strike.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Salabim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Salabim fails to land.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones blocks a body shot from Salabim.
Salabim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Salabim throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salabim lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Salabim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salabim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salabim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salabim is pressed up against the ropes. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salabim down to the mat. Salabim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for McGillicuddy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Salabim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Salabim won't allow it.
Good body shot from Salabim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Salabim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salabim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salabim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salabim.
Salabim throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salabim.
Salabim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salabim struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones has Salabim pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Salabim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salabim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salabim swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salabim tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Salabim back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salabim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Salabim.
Salabim misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Salabim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones misses with an uppercut
letting Salabim counter with a right hand.
Jones throws a jab when Salabim was well out of range.
Salabim swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Salabim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salabim misses with a body shot.
Salabim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Salabim avoids the body shot from Jones.
Salabim swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands a nice hook to Salabim's body. Salabim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salabim is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salabim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salabim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones blocking some punches.
Salabim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salabim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Salabim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Salabim lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salabim is controlling him.
Salabim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Salabim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Salabim throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salabim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salabim is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Salabim prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salabim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Salabim tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salabim works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salabim uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Jones wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Salabim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Salabim looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salabim scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Salabim looking to finish with strikes here!
Salabim with a couple of short strikes.
Jones is rocked!
Salabim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salabim lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Salabim 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salabim throws a good cross that connects.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
A lazy left from Salabim finds it's target.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salabim.
The crowd cheers as Salabim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Salabim blocks a jab.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Salabim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salabim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Salabim saw that one coming.
Salabim thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Salabim jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Salabim is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Salabim takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salabim stalling against the ropes.
Salabim has Jones pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Salabim pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Salabim dives into Jones's guard.
Salabim forces his way into half guard.
Salabim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Salabim wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Salabim thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Salabim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salabim uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is in a horrible position here. Salabim smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Salabim thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Salabim's attempts to control the action.
Salabim raining down shots from the mount!
Salabim looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
McGillicuddy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Salabim's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sim Salabim!
Sim Salabim very nearly forgot to thank [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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