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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Day Man Remix. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Day Man!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
A bone on bone clash there as Man blocks the leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Man blocks an elbow strike.
Jones cracks Man with a nice body shot.
A short right from Man.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the ropes.
Man dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is looking for a takedown.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Andre Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones forces Man back against the ropes and clinches.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has Man pressed against the ropes, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Man into the ropes.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man blocks the elbow strike.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Man tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Jones pushes Man back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andre Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Day Man.
A jab from Man misses.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
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 Andre Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Man throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Man thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Day Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man misses with a hook.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the ropes and back into range.
Man lands with a right hand.
Day Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Jones cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a nice kick to the body.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones slips a jab from Man.
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man lands a body shot.
Man takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andre Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Jones back against the ropes.
Man has Jones pressed against the ropes.
Man working aggressively here.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Man has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Man manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Day Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Man misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Man is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Man stalls from top position.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones pushes Man off looking to stand but Man dives back in and keeps control.
Man wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Man scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Man wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Man looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.
Man working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones is controlling Man's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Day Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Day Man!
Day Man seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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