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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald T Inglewood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inglewood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cant Be touched. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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187 cm
23
155 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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176 cm
28
153 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald T Inglewood! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Inglewood forces Jones back against the cage and clinches. Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Jones tries to stall but Inglewood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones has Inglewood pressed against the cage.
Inglewood 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 misses with a knee to the head. Inglewood takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Gerald T Inglewood has been cut. Jones lands an elbow inside that Inglewood shrugs off. Jones avoiding damage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Inglewood blocks with his arms.
Inglewood avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Inglewood dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Inglewood breaks from the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch. Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones tries to clinch but Inglewood is having none of it. Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Inglewood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Inglewood has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones taking a breather. Inglewood blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Inglewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jones tries to stall but Inglewood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones effectively controlling the action here. Inglewood is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglewood has his back to the cage. Jones stalling in the clinch.
Inglewood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Inglewood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to stall.
Inglewood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Inglewood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inglewood has managed to clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inglewood blocks it with crossed arms. Inglewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Inglewood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglewood is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Inglewood wants to stall.
Inglewood lands a body punch in the clinch. Inglewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inglewood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Inglewood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Inglewood looking to stall.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Inglewood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage. Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglewood avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Inglewood trying to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Inglewood misses with a punch to the body.
Inglewood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglewood avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Inglewood blocks it.
Inglewood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inglewood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Inglewood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jones dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gerald T Inglewood's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inglewood swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jones fails in his attempt to clinch. Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Inglewood moves out of range easily. Jones misses with a looping left. Inglewood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inglewood gets a clinch. Inglewood is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Inglewood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Inglewood clinches up against the cage. Jones lands an elbow inside that Inglewood shrugs off. Nice body punch from Inglewood - that landed with a thud.
Inglewood breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones gets a clinch. Inglewood takes an elbow to the temple. Jones misses with a knee strike.
Inglewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglewood avoids it. Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Inglewood avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones. Mark Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Jones trying to control the position but instead, Inglewood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage. Inglewood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Inglewood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Inglewood is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Inglewood into the cage. Jones lands a damaging elbow. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inglewood blocks it with crossed arms. Inglewood is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Inglewood into the cage. Inglewood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglewood avoids the damage to the body. Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Inglewood won't want to take too many of those. Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglewood is defending well for now. Inglewood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now. Inglewood lands a nice shot to the body. Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Inglewood tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body. Inglewood tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage. Inglewood blocks the elbow strike.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Inglewood is keeping busy. Inglewood stalling in the clinch.
Inglewood is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Inglewood cracks Jones with a nice body shot. Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Inglewood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Inglewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Inglewood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Inglewood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage. Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inglewood's defenses. Inglewood tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body. Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inglewood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglewood avoids the damage to the body. Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses. Inglewood tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Inglewood avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones is pushing Inglewood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Inglewood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Gerald T Inglewood's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Inglewood rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage. Inglewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Inglewood is struggling to control the position. Inglewood tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body. Inglewood blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Inglewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglewood avoids it. Jones tries to stall but Inglewood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Inglewood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Inglewood stalls. Inglewood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Inglewood tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inglewood blocks it with crossed arms. Inglewood trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to stall.
Inglewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglewood avoids it. Nice elbow from Jones. Jones is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones prevents Inglewood from breaking the clinch. Inglewood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Inglewood tries to tie him up. Jones missing with knees to the body.
Inglewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow. Jones lands an elbow inside. Jones takes a knee to the side of the body. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inglewood blocks it with crossed arms. Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Inglewood improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Inglewood tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body. Jones blocks a body shot from Inglewood. Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Inglewood's efforts to push away. Jones leaning against his opponent.
Inglewood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones trying to stall but Inglewood improves his position.
Inglewood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Inglewood missing with knees to the body.
Inglewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Inglewood wants to stall.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones stalling in the clinch but Inglewood improves position. With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses. Inglewood trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Inglewood into the cage. Inglewood blocks the elbow strike.
Inglewood is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglewood has his back to the cage. Jones trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglewood is defending well for now. Inglewood trying to land knees to the body.
Gerald T Inglewood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inglewood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gerald T Inglewood. Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29 Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Jones! Mark Jones very nearly forgot to thank Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry! 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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