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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sergeant (ranked 2474 p4p, 121 weight class) and Felix Jones (ranked 3326 p4p, 159 weight class). Dan Sergeant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 cm
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139 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
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168 cm
31
144 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Jones! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones dives in and grabs Sergeant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sergeant pushes down on Jones's head and hops out. Sergeant is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard. Sergeant is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sergeant slows the pace down in half guard. Sergeant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sergeant thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sergeant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones is trying to stand.
Jones looking for submissions off his back. Sergeant trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well. Sergeant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Sergeant trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Sergeant trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom. Jones kicks Sergeant off and gets back to his feet. Sergeant dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Sergeant throws a one two combo.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Sergeant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Sergeant shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sergeant. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Sergeant on that attempt. Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sergeant to the ground. Jones is now in Sergeant's guard. Sergeant wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jones manages to pass to side control. Jones lands with a punch from half guard. Sergeant trying to get back to full guard but Jones takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jones controlling his opponent. Jones landing punches. Jones trying to control but Sergeant is having none of it. Sergeant is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sergeant hang on? Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sergeant is looking to escape. Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Sergeant is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea. This has been an exciting period of action! Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones tries to control but Sergeant wriggling away. Sergeant can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Jones dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Sergeant attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away. Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sergeant tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Sergeant's guard. Sergeant is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Sergeant tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sergeant is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sergeant pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sergeant's half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sergeant kicks off Jones and gets to his feet. Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sergeant! Sergeant is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jones prevents Sergeant from escaping the position. You can see the frustration on Sergeant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Jones throws an elbow but Sergeant slips to the side and avoids it well. Jones cracks Sergeant with a big elbow. Sergeant manages to get back to half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Sergeant manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Sergeant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sergeant tries to get out of the position. Sergeant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Sergeant working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sergeant wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment. Jones trying to control but Sergeant is working from the bottom. Sergeant is adopting a defensive guard. Sergeant looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jones is defending well. Sergeant quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jones has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sergeant celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Sergeant!
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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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