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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pomeroy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Mexican Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mexican Samurai has chosen Forever And A Day as his entrance music. The Mexican Samurai has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pomeroy Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Mexican Samurai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mexican Samurai keeps the fight on the outside.
Mexican Samurai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mexican Samurai showed some decent athleticism there.
Mexican Samurai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mexican Samurai drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Mexican Samurai seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexican Samurai is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Mexican Samurai forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mexican Samurai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Mexican Samurai is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Mexican Samurai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mexican Samurai is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Mexican Samurai to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mexican Samurai prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to control but Mexican Samurai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mexican Samurai clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mexican Samurai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Mexican Samurai wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Mexican Samurai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
Mexican Samurai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Mexican Samurai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Mexican Samurai.
Mexican Samurai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mexican Samurai misses with a low kick.
Mexican Samurai throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Mexican Samurai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones looks to clinch
and Mexican Samurai counters with a takedown into side control.
Mexican Samurai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mexican Samurai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mexican Samurai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mexican Samurai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mexican Samurai scoring with punches from side control.
Mexican Samurai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mexican Samurai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Mexican Samurai scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work for a sweep but Mexican Samurai has mounted him!
Mexican Samurai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mexican Samurai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones is controlling an arm, preventing Mexican Samurai from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four 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.
Mexican Samurai is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!
Jones is standing up over Mexican Samurai. Mexican Samurai looks to escape but Jones dives into side control.
Mexican Samurai is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mexican Samurai wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Mexican Samurai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mexican Samurai gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Mexican Samurai.
Mexican Samurai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mexican Samurai gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexican Samurai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mexican Samurai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mexican Samurai controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mexican Samurai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Mexican Samurai counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones controls Mexican Samurai momentarily but Mexican Samurai frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Mexican Samurai pushes his legs off easily.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mexican Samurai prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Mexican Samurai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mexican Samurai is stalling in the full guard.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mexican Samurai is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Mexican Samurai really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mexican Samurai counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Mexican Samurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mexican Samurai changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mexican Samurai is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones wants to control but Mexican Samurai postures up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mexican Samurai misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mexican Samurai's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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.
Mexican Samurai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mexican Samurai swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Mexican Samurai!
The Mexican Samurai is the new featherweight champion!
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RATING
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