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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soze comes to the cage accompanied by Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Soze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soze throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a jab when Soze was well out of range.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soze.
A big right from Soze misses.
Jones has Soze up against the cage in a clinch.
Soze is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Hannibal Soze has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Soze scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Soze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soze lands with a cross.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Soze postures up.
Soze trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Soze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones has his hands on Soze's head, controlling the position.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soze trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Soze ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones sizes up Soze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soze tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soze with a nice cross.
Soze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Soze connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Dave Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soze throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Soze's head but Soze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soze throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soze misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Soze slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Soze missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soze throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Soze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soze throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Soze throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Soze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Soze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Soze.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Soze prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Soze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Soze's cut.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soze. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Soze here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Soze needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soze circles away quickly and effectively.
Soze swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Soze works the jab nicely.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Soze in a clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soze shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Soze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soze.
Soze trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Soze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soze manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Soze's guard.
Soze trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Soze has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hannibal Soze just wasn't active enough.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Soze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones moves forwards but Soze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soze.
Soze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Soze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soze connects with a crisp jab.
Soze throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones tries to clinch there but Soze circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones slips a straight right by Soze.
Jones staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Soze misses its intended target.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Soze swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Dave Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Soze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Soze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soze's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a combination. Soze tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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 takes one to the chin there.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soze thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Soze off the cage and back into range.
Soze throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a hook but Soze blocks it.
Soze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soze swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Soze throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soze tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Soze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Soze'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!
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Soze.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Soze's corner calls for a 1-2. Soze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Soze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Soze. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soze scores with a punch to the head.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soze.
Jones leaves Soze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Soze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones wants to clinch.
Soze dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Soze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Soze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a series of punches but Soze moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Soze.
Soze looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Hannibal Soze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones avoids the body shot from Soze.
Soze thows a body shot but no joy.
Soze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Soze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Soze.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Soze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch.
Soze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soze.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Soze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Soze is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones swings for the body but Soze moves out of range.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Soze misses the jab.
Jones slips under a jab.
Soze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soze throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Soze.
Jones throws a combination. Soze tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dave Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soze moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Soze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soze, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Soze!
Hannibal Soze is the new heavyweight champion!
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