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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trujące rośliny. 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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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Lang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lang.
Lang fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lang wants to stall.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Jones's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Lang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Lang shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Lang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lang shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Lang 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.
Lang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones thumps Lang with a low kick.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
That kick from Jones tenderised Lang's leg. Lang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Lang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lang, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
Jones is stalling here.
Lang tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones just leaning against Lang, taking a breather.
Lang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lang gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Lang takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones has Lang pressed against the cage, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Lang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Lang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lang tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Lang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Lang away but Lang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lang up against the cage.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Lang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Lang is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lang pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Lang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lang pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang scores with a nice body kick.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Lang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lang tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Lang won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones has Lang pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Lang fails to land the takedown.
Lang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Lang looking for a takedown.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Lang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lang moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Lang shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Connor Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Connor Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Lang with that takedown attempt.
Jones tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Lang shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lang closes the distance and clinches.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Lang in a clinch.
Lang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Lang goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones clinches up with Lang and pushes him back against the cage.
George Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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