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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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278 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elijah Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hart walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
It looks like Elijah Hart has been cut.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Hart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE4CHEAP//19COA in the buildup to the fight.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hart counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jones wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hart is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Hart has control of the leg.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Hart is controlling him
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hart controlling the action here.
Jones with the active half guard here but Hart passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains half guard.
Hart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hart slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Hart winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hart lands strikes from half guard.
Hart winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones is looking to control Hart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hart in particular looking to stall.
Hart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hart passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart happy to just control the position for now.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hart lands some shots froms side control.
Hart grinds an elbow into Jones's temple.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hart scoring with punches and elbows.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
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 Elijah Hart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elijah Hart's cut.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Hart throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hart pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jim Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones wants to clinch.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Hart checks a low kick from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jim Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Elijah Hart's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Jim Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick but Hart checks it.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jim Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Hart moves away
so Hart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working a defensive guard but Hart passes into half guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Hart is very close to passing his half guard.
Hart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Hart with a nice head shot there.
Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Hart landing with the ground and pound.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but Hart isn't so interested in that idea.
Hart landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Hart throws a big right hand that misses.
Hart throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Elijah Hart's cut.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Jones tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Hart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Hart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hart is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hart.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hart after a bit of a struggle.
Elijah Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jones.
Hart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Hart controlling from the top position.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hart landing some decent shots from guard.
Hart is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Hart slips an elbow through the middle.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hart haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart connects with a couple of short punches.
Hart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Hart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones has his foot on Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hart works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Hart landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hart works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Hart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hart 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Hart!
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energy
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