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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, McGillicuddy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Nik Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones rushes Volkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Volkov avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A short right from Jones.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Volkov's efforts to push away.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones keeps control of Volkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones just leaning against Volkov, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Volkov wants to break free but Jones has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Volkov's efforts to push away.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Volkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Volkov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
Jones keeps control of Volkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Volkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Volkov is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Volkov being controlled against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Volkov tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A short right from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Volkov is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Volkov tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Volkov can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Volkov is trying to break free.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volkov wants a takedown.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Volkov is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Volkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Volkov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkovs head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones pushes Volkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
McGillicuddy Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones tries to clinch there but Volkov circles away.
Volkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Volkov looking to pass the guard.
Volkov advances to half guard.
Volkov trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Volkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Volkov works his way into side control.
Jones tries to escape but Volkov is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Volkov tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Volkov trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Volkov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Volkov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Volkov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops Volkov from passing to mount.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet here but Volkov is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jones's back.
Volkov is looking for the choke from the back position but Jones is controlling his hands well.
Jones is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones showing good submission defense here.
Well, with Volkov on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jones is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Volkov misses with punches from the back.
Volkov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jones is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand back up.
Volkov working for the choke.
Jones trying to get back to his feet but Volkov is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Volkov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Volkov does it's job there.
Volkov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones feints and then cracks Volkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkov down.
Nik Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scores with a push kick.
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 forces Volkov back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones working aggressively here.
Volkov can't break the clinch.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Volkov is defended easily by Jones.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch there but Volkov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones scores with a jab.
Volkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGillicuddy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones is looking to clinch but Volkov is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Volkov is rocked!
Volkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Volkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Volkov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Volkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Volkov controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volkov is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Volkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Volkov wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkovs head.
Jones tries a body shot but Volkov blocks it.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
McGillicuddy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... McGillicuddy Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, McGillicuddy Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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