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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Pastor Troy - I Want War. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Richards's choice of entrance music: Three Six Mafia - It's a fight. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaylen Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Richards!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a wild body kick that Richards sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Richards misses with an uppercut
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Richards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Richards drags him back down.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Richards.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Richards is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Richards with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards looks to land a strike but Jones avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Richards passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Richards not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Richards is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Richards seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jones stands up.
A big head kick from Richards and Jones is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Jaylen Jones has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the position.
Richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaylen Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Richards counters with a right hand that sends Jones tumbling to the canvas! Can Richards finish him? He dives into Jones's guard looking to do just that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richards throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards is looking to advance position but Jones has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Richards somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Jones throws out a leg kick but Richards moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaylen Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards slips a jab from Jones.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
CJ Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards fails with the takedown.
Jones misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Richards fails to land the takedown.
Jaylen Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Richards.
Richards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Richards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Richards to pass to mount.
Jones is staying active underneath Richards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones has one foot on Richards's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones with a hook.
Richards ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Richards fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Richards is now in Jones's guard.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaylen Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones misses with a hook.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones sizes up Richards with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones misses with a hook
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Richards's head and hops out.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones misses with a hook.
Richards shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Richards's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jaylen Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Richards.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Richards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richards doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Jones throws a leg kick but Richards sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
CJ Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Richards sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Richards.
Richards shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Richards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards trying to work for an americana but Jones has managed to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaylen Jones clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jaylen Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Nice jab there from Richards.
Richards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones cracks Richards with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones cracks Richards with a good jab.
Jones throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Jones with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones moves away from the strike by Richards.
Richards moves away from the strike by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Richards is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Richards misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Richards.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Richards moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
That kick from Richards tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaylen Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Richards.
Richards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jaylen Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Richards manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Jones throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richards is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaylen Jones had his way with CJ Richards in that round.
The cut man is working on Jaylen Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Richards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Richards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richards darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a head shot.
Richards throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Richards is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones cracks Richards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones stuns Richards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Richards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Richards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Richards throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Richards's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaylen Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Richards.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones looks for the body kick but Richards saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaylen Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaylen Jones!
Jaylen Jones retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Jaylen Jones rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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