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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict comes into the arena with Locked up blaring out of the sound system. 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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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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kezz The Convict!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sweet Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has managed to clinch.
The Convict managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Convicts head.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones lands a left hand.
The Convict fails to pull guard.
The Convict is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Convict blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Jones.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Convict is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but The Convict leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Convict dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
The Convict fails to pull guard.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Convict has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Convict is defending well for now.
The Convict dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Convict avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Convict is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Convict blocks an elbow strike.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but The Convict avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones digs a right hand into The Convict's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Convict's gas tank.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Convict.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Convict jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Convict pulls guard successfully.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones trying to control but The Convict is working from the bottom.
The Convict looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break The Convict's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Jones is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead The Convict has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The Convict missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Convict throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones looking to control.
The Convict in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Convict in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sweet Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Convict swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones rushes The Convict and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Convict blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Convict avoids it.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a body punch.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as The Convict controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Convict up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
The crowd are getting on Jones's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jones tries to work over The Convict's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Convict takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Convict avoids it.
Sweet Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Convict avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
The Convict blocks the elbow strike.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands an elbow inside that The Convict shrugs off.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Convict up against the cage.
The Convict is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
The Convict blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but The Convict blocks with his arms.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but The Convict blocks with his arms.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Convict blocks an elbow strike.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
The Convict dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has The Convict pressed against the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Convict is defending well for now.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Convict.
The Convict takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of The Convict's head.
The Convict blocks an elbow strike.
The Convict tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Convict blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Convict prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Convict avoids it.
The Convict tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Convict is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones taking a breather.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sweet Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Convict looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones leaves The Convict with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Convict tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Convict paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Convict lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Convict looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Convict blocks the elbow strike.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Convict blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
The Convict avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
The Convict avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jones.
The Convict avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Convict is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Convict jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Convict blocks an elbow strike.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
The Convict tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Convict avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
The Convict fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Convict avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as The Convict controls his hands.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Convict up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but The Convict blocks with his arms.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Convict avoids it.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but The Convict blocks it.
The Convict takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Convict fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Convict's elbow.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sweet Jones really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The crowd cheers as The Convict lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
The Convict shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Convict's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones tries to clinch but The Convict moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Convict avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
The Convict is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Convict fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Convict on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
The Convict blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Convict.
The Convict jumps guard but Jones stands there with The Convict around his waist. The Convict gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Convict tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but The Convict blocks with his arms.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Convict blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Convict has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Convict is defending well for now.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
The Convict is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones presses The Convict against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Convict jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Convict blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
The Convict dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
A knee to the head by Jones.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Convict's elbow.
The Convict blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but The Convict leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Convict blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Convict avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
The Convict jumps guard but Jones stands there with The Convict around his waist. The Convict gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Convict avoids it.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Convict avoids it.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but The Convict leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is pushing The Convict up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as The Convict controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sweet Jones dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones moves into the clinch.
The Convict is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Convict blocks the elbow strike.
The Convict on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Convict is defending well for now.
Jones slows down the pace here.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but The Convict blocks with his arms.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Convict is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Convict blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
The Convict jumps guard but Jones stands there with The Convict around his waist. The Convict gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Convict.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Convict managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but The Convict leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but The Convict leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Convict's brow.
The Convict jumps guard but Jones stands there with The Convict around his waist. The Convict gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
The Convict jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as The Convict controls his hands.
The Convict blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sweet Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Convict is defending well for now.
The Convict pulls guard successfully.
The Convict pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones tries to clinch but The Convict is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from The Convict.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to clinch but The Convict is avoiding it.
The Convict will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones is looking to clinch but The Convict is avoiding it.
Kezz The Convict is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Convict showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
The Convict appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sweet Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 43:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 43:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sweet Jones!
Sweet Jones is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Sweet Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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