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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thai Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billie Jones looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Striker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Striker stalling.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Striker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Striker keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to trip Striker. He has hold of a leg but Striker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jones looks gassed!
Striker pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Striker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Striker shoots in.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Striker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Striker persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thai Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Striker counters by moving into the clinch.
Striker pulls guard successfully.
Striker wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Striker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker throws a big shot that misses.
Striker moves into the clinch.
Striker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Striker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Striker landing knees to the body.
Striker breaks the clinch.
Striker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Striker shows good takedown defense.
Striker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Striker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Striker clinches with his opponent.
Striker leaning against his opponent.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Striker improves position.
Knees to the body from Striker.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Striker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Striker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Striker has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Striker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Striker.
Striker controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Striker lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker lands a nice knee to the body.
Striker with a knee to the head.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Striker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Striker.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Striker.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Striker landing knees to the head.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones wants to break free but Striker has control.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Striker has him pressed against the cage.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Striker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Striker clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Striker.
Striker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Striker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Striker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Striker crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Striker.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Striker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Striker breaks from the clinch.
Striker scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Striker has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Striker manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Striker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Striker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a head kick that Striker semi-blocks.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Striker. Striker obviously looking to wear him down.
Billie Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Striker rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Striker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Striker.
Striker stalling in the clinch.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Striker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Striker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thai Striker.
Striker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Striker controlling the pace for now.
Striker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Thai Striker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Striker clinches up against the cage.
Striker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Striker.
Striker manages to break the clinch.
Striker moves into the clinch.
Striker pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Striker controlling the action here for a moment.
Striker gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thai Striker.
Striker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Striker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to get back to full guard but Striker takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Striker controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Striker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Striker looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Striker clinches with his opponent.
Striker looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Striker stalling in the clinch.
Striker seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jones can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Striker lands a nice knee to the body.
Striker crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Striker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Striker manages to break the clinch.
Striker closes the distance and clinches.
Thai Striker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Striker connects with a knee to the head.
Striker gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Striker lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Striker.
Striker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Striker lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Striker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thai Striker.
Striker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Striker crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Striker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Striker to work.
Striker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Striker pulls guard successfully.
Striker kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Striker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Striker lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Striker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Striker.
Striker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Striker has him pressed against the cage.
Striker breaks the clinch.
Striker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Striker stuffs the takedown.
Striker has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Striker manages to break the clinch.
Striker misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Striker instigates a clinch.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Striker.
Jones wants to break free but Striker has control.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Striker landing knees to the body.
Striker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker stuffs the takedown.
Thai Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billie Jones.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Striker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Striker.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Striker, against the cage.
Striker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Striker scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Striker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Striker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Striker manages to break the clinch.
Striker instigates a clinch.
Billie Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Striker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Striker stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Striker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Striker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Striker!
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