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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin misses with the combination.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Wiggin walks into a jab.
Wiggin misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Wiggin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones misses with a looping right.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Wiggin misses.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones's coach down at Ballas Only was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wiggin throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wiggin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wiggin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wiggin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Wiggin does no damage.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Wiggin swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wiggin wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up in Wiggin's guard and throws a big left but Wiggin blocks it.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiggin has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Wiggin is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Wiggin keeps moving.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Jones misses with some ground and pound and Wiggin recovers position to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wiggin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiggin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wiggin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul 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 lands a nice looking body shot.
Wiggin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones moves forwards but Wiggin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Paul Jones has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Wiggin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Ender Wiggin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Wiggin, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Wiggin against the cage but Wiggin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wiggin throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiggin has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggin lands a left hand.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Wiggin is working Jones over against the cage.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggin.
Our sources have told us that Wiggin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wiggin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wiggin prevents it.
Wiggin keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones manages to pull guard.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Wiggin is proving a slippery customer.
Wiggin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones looking for subs off his back but Wiggin has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Wiggin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Wiggin trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Wiggin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones wants to control but Wiggin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wiggin prevents Jones from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Wiggin's ribs.
Wiggin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wiggin but Wiggin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ender Wiggin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Wiggin shows good takedown defense.
Jones lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wiggin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Wiggin's shoulder, as Wiggin tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Wiggin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab lands there for Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Wiggin fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Wiggin keeps moving.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiggin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wiggin tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wiggin to the ground. Wiggin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ender Wiggin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiggin is just out of range.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wiggin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wiggin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wiggin connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Wiggin moves out of range.
Jones defending well as Wiggin loads up on a big left hand.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Wiggin pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiggin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ender Wiggin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
Wiggin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggin.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Wiggin away but Wiggin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones tries to break free but Wiggin pushes him back against the cage.
Jones tries to circle away but Wiggin has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
Wiggin lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Paul Jones's cut even more.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiggin keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggin misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Wiggin is controlling the position.
Wiggin working aggressively here.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ender Wiggin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Jones tries to break free but Wiggin pushes him back against the cage.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiggin won't allow it.
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 Ender Wiggin.
I think Wiggin 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ender Wiggin!
After winning the bout, Ender Wiggin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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