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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Griffin Glass enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Griffin Glass!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Glass looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Glass shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Glass gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Glass looking for a sweep. Not yet Glass, not yet.
Glass is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Glass is keeping the position.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Glass on the ground.
Glass wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controlling the pace.
Glass is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Glass tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Glass won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is stalling here. Glass is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Glass has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Glass is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Glass working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Glass tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Glass is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones tries to buck Glass off but Glass is having none of it.
Glass wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glass is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Glass working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Glass is controlling him well.
Glass is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Glass scores with punches from side control.
Glass tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Glass stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Glass drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones has hold of one of Glass's legs. Glass is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Glass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones prevents Glass from getting the reversal.
Glass is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Glass is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Glass wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Griffin Glass will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Glass!
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Glass can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Glass tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones trying to control but Glass is having none of it.
Glass slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Glass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glass wants to get back to full guard.
Glass is looking to get back to full guard here but Jones has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Glass is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Glass is breathing heavily.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Glass looks a forlorn figure.
Glass is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Glass really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Glass is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Glass tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Glass swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Glass looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Glass tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jones working Glass over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Glass is looking to get to half guard.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones is really struggling to control Glass but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jones controlling from mount.
Glass is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to control but Glass wriggling away.
Glass working to try and regain half guard.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Marcus Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones advances position into side control!
Jones trying to control the position but Glass is working away.
Jones stands up.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Glass decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as Glass tries to pass.
Glass postures up.
Glass wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Jones dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones wants to clinch up but Glass keeps it at a distance.
Glass tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glass is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Glass is trying to stall.
Jones jumps into guard, dragging Glass to the mat.
Jones working for a triangle but Glass defends it easily.
Marcus Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking to stand up but Glass isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones keeping full guard, as Glass tries to pass.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Glass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones decides to stand back up.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones jumps guard but Glass stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Glass tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Glass wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Glass stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Glass is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Glass working away.
Glass wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Glass is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
Glass working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Glass working away.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Glass looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Glass working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass with a poor takedown
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Glass's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Glass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Marcus Jones.
Well Jones 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcus Jones!
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energy
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hype
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