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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mystery Perfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes into the arena with You'll Never Walk Alone blaring out of the sound system. Joe Bone had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
12 - 9 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Mystery Perfect! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perfect throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it. Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perfect.
Bone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. As Bone backs off Perfect throws a huge counter combo but Bone manages to avoid it all. A telegraphed right hand from Perfect misses the target. Bone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Perfect misses with a two punch combination.
Bone connects with a body shot. Bone misses with a leg kick and Perfect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bone throws a leg kick so Perfect counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Perfect won't allow Bone to sweep him here. Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perfect defends well. Bone wants to sweep but no luck. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bone prevents Perfect from improving his position. Bone wants to work for an arm triangle but Perfect is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perfect is pressing down on Bone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Bone passes Perfect's left leg - he's now in half guard. Perfect is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Bone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perfect is refusing to be controlled, as Bone sits in half guard. Bone is working for a kimura but Perfect is defending it quite comfortably.
Bone prevents Perfect from improving his position. Perfect is still trying to improve position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bone works his way into side control. Bone tries to advance position but instead Perfect slips a leg back in to half guard. Bone wants to free his trapped foot but Perfect is holding on for dear life with his legs. Perfect gets full guard. Perfect keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass. Bone takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Perfect is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perfect swivels though and keeps the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bone advances position into side control! Bone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perfect has escaped the position, nice work there. Perfect is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Perfect is not content to let Bone control the position. 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 Joe Bone will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perfect avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bone 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. Bone wants to control from the top but Perfect keeps moving. Joe Bone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Perfect is trying to keep Bone in close.
Perfect keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass. Bone trying to control but Perfect is working from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bone passes into half guard. Bone wants to control but Perfect is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perfect wants to get back to full guard. Perfect is defending against the submission attempts here by Bone.
Perfect gets back to full guard.
Perfect bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bone's guard. Bone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Perfect lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Bone looking for a sweep. Not yet Bone, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Perfect working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Bone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perfect's guard. Bone looking to sit in guard and control but Perfect gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Perfect scoring with some ground and pound. Perfect lands a couple of elbows. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Perfect won't allow Bone to pass to mount. Bone is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Perfect still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Perfect has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Perfect lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Perfect off and has taken his back! Bone is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Perfect defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Bone is trying to stick to Perfect's back but Perfect is turning into Bone. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bone's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Perfect. Perfect working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bone's head. Bone tries to land a sweep but no joy. Perfect is posturing up here but Bone has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Perfect tries to roll out but it's too tight and Perfect has to tap! Slick submission there by Bone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Bone! Joe Bone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. Mystery Perfect spoke after the fight, saying 'The fight was too easy and boring, and since my opponent looked like he really wanted the W, I thought I'd put on a show and give him the W.The line's getting longer. Better get back to pleasing them single and taken ladies before they go crazy'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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