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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Ensign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ensign has chosen Hit Me Baby One More Time by Britney Spears as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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279 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Ensign!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ensign is looking to clinch.
Ensign moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Jordan Ensign has been cut.
Ensign closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone trying to control the position but Ensign is working away.
Ensign is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stone is controlling him well.
Stone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ensign dodges the ground and pound from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to control but Ensign is keeping him busy.
Stone laying and praying for a moment but Ensign takes advantage and regains half guard.
Stone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stone controlling the pace.
Stone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ensign knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stone is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stone throwing strikes here but Ensign is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone won't let Ensign get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone trying to control but Ensign is having none of it.
Ensign blocking the ground and pound.
Stone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stone controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone unloads with some shots from mount but Ensign bucks and avoids them well.
Stone misses with a head shot.
Ensign has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Stone's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control but Ensign is keeping him busy.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Ensign is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aaron Stone just wasn't active enough.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Ensign moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ensign trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ensign just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stone's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Ensign's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ensign moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Ensign tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ensign tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Ensign tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ensign is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Stone as Ensign shoots in.
Ensign tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ensign doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone looks to throw a body kick
and Ensign counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aaron Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone is not content to let Ensign control the position.
Stone wants to improve his position but Ensign is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is pressing down on Ensign's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stone 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.
Stone is working hard here to advance position.
Stone is controlling Ensign's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stone is on top in guard.
Stone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stone pushes down on Ensign's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control from Ensign's half guard. Ensign has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ensign trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.
Stone trying to control but Ensign is working from the bottom.
Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing strikes but Ensign manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ensign working away.
Stone holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Stone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ensign blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
Stone content to control rather than advance.
Stone is looking for a kimura here.
Stone trying to pass the guard but Ensign defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is keen to just control but Ensign is a slippery customer.
Ensign wants to improve his position but Stone is controlling well.
Stone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ensign is not content to let Stone control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Stone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Ensign's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ensign shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ensign's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Stone misses.
Ensign wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Ensign tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ensign misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Ensign tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ensign thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ensign looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ensign.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Ensign does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ensign.
Ensign blocks a jab.
Ensign tries for a takedown but Stone circles away easily
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aaron Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Ensign.
Ensign uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Ensign tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Jordan Ensign's cut even more.
Ensign is looking to clinch.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ensign.
Aaron Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ensign shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stone but Stone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stone throws a hook but Ensign avoids it easily.
Ensign looks to clinch
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ensign looks to clinch
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jordan Ensign is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ensign wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Stone as he connects with a hook.
Stone misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ensign tries to clinch up
and Ensign takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ensign.
Ensign tries to clinch up
and Stone counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ensign!
Stone controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aaron Stone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ensign is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stone, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Stone!
Aaron Stone spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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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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