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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomato Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Testify by RAtM as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lucifer Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tomato Can's chin.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomato Can!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Can shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Can was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Can dominating with strikes here.
Jones is trying to stand up.
Can looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Can punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Can lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Can landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Can landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Can content just to control the position here.
Can landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Can working Jones over with strikes here.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Can's attempts to control the action.
Can won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Can. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Can has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Can raining down shots from the mount!
Can lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Can cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Can pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jones looks gassed!
Can lands a nice shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Can tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Can trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Can postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Can tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Can working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Can scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to try and get back to his feet.
Can has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Can working Jones over with strikes here.
Can with good strikes from the mount here!
Can landing shots from mount.
Can with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Can postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Can looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Can breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Can landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Can lands a big elbow.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomato Can dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Can is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Can stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones defending well as Can loads up on a big left hand.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
Can waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jones.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Tomato Can seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Can throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
Can is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Can had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Lucifer Jones has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips under a jab.
Can shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Can moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Can stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Can.
Can shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Can shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomato Can. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones misses with a head kick.
Lucifer Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Can takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Can is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Can misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Can takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Can or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Can is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Can feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Can won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Can backs up against the cage.
Can misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucifer Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Can misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Can throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Can tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Can throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Can fails with a takedown attempt.
Can misses the body punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Can. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a low kick as Can jumps back.
Can tries to clinch up.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Can with that takedown attempt.
Can misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Can is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Can walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones lands a nice hook to Can's body. Can takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Tomato Can has been cut.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Can is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Can misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Can is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Can lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucifer Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Can shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomato Can. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones stuns Can with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Can wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Can moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Can gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tomato Can overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones really wants to buck Can off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Can fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Can working Jones over with strikes here.
Can landing punches.
Can lands a big elbow.
Can controlling the position easily from mount.
Can wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Can scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Can fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Can pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Can is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Can with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomato Can clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Can shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Can misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Can takes one on the button.
Can throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Can was not able to check.
Can digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Can throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Can.
Can lands a with a good body shot.
Can changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Can manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Can throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Can moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Can in his tracks.
Can blocks a head kick by Jones.
Can misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Can will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Can misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones sizes up Can with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Can seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Can looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Can persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomato Can. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Can misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucifer Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Can shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Can's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones stalks Can and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Can's face. Can staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones throws a right and a left that Can avoids nicely.
Jones throws a combination. Can tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Can throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Can swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Can takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Can is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Can blocks the body kick.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Can.
Jones wants to slow Can down by chopping away at his legs.
Can shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Can sees coming a mile off.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Can looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Can moved away.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Can misses with a looping right.
Can throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Can thinking.
Can misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to de liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Can checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Can throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Jones dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Can throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Can closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Can checks it well.
Can walks into a jab.
Can fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones defending well as Can loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A shot to the body from Can misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with a jab.
Jones lands a jab.
Can with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Can.
Can shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Can's ribs.
Can has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomato Can. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones is looking to chop away at Can's legs.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Can looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck for Can with that takedown attempt.
Can misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Can in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Can moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a good body shot into Can's ribs.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Can moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones looks to land a combination. Can sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Can moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Can looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Can sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Can misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Can shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Can slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can jabs at Jones's body.
Can misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Can shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Can chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Can waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Can takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucifer Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucifer Jones! Lucifer Jones retains his welterweight title!
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