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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sedrick Draught (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sedrick Draught has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sedrick Draught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draught is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draught finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draught manages to avoid it.
Draught scores with a body shot.
Draught shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draught dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Draught's head and hops out.
Draught 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.
Draught tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Draught's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sedrick Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Draught controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones stops Draught from standing up.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draught 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.
Draught looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Draught is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Draught keeps moving.
Draught throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Draught is breathing heavily.
Draught is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draught prevents Jones from improving his position.
Draught trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draught is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Draught is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones is pressing down on Draught's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draught is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Jones has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Draught has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draught trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sedrick Draught will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Draught tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Draught's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draught trying to control the position.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedrick Draught has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Draught.
Draught wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Draught moves into full guard.
Jones postures up.
Draught is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
Draught keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Draught trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Draught is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Draught's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draught trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Draught working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Draught working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Draught.
Draught avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draught is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draught dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draught looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Draught persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones throws a body punch but Draught moves out of range.
Draught connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draught throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Draught off to one side.
Draught shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A good leg kick by Draught.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Draught makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Draught tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draught changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Draught manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sedrick Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Draught's guard.
Draught is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Draught keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Jones has given up his back here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Draught gets his hands free.
Draught missing with strikes.
Draught is looking to control Jones but Jones is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Draught controlling the position well here. Jones rolled but Draught kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Will Draught go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draught. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Draught gets his hands free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is really stuck here.
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 Sedrick Draught.
I think Draught 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sedrick Draught!
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FIGHT
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