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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jones (ranked 4380 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Flair (ranked 5132 p4p, 536 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by My Name is. Flair has chosen 7734 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Flair!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones working Flair over with knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nick Flair has been cut.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flair is looking for a takedown.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones working Flair over with knees to the body.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flair gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Flair will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Flair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones stands up from Flair's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jeff Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Flair in a clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Flair blocks with his arms.
Flair jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Flair takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flair tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Flair.
Flair trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jones.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Flair has eaten all the pies!
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Flair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Flair dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to stand but Flair has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Flair has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Flair is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Flair advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones has hold of Flair's hands but Flair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Flair is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Flair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flair seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flair tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Flair controlling the action here.
Flair looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Flair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Flair landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Flair is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Flair not doing much here.
Flair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flair wants to stall.
Flair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Flair.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flair is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Flair into the cage.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Flair drops back down to his feet.
Flair is breathing heavily.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flair's face.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flair's face.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Nick Flair's cut even more.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flair's face.
Flair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Flair.
Flair misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Flair is blocking nicely.
Flair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Flair.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flair can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Flair is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flair wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flair's face.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Flair tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Flair decides to pull guard.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Flair is proving hard to escape from.
Flair had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Flair managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flair on the ground.
Jones stands up and waves to Flair to follow him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones rushes Flair and presses him up against the cage.
Flair is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flair is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Flair throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Flair blocks it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flair fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones working Flair over with knees to the body.
Jeff Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair misses with an elbow strike.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Flair is blocking nicely.
Flair missing with knees to the body.
Flair is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Flair.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Flair drops back down to his feet.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flair trying to land knees to the body.
Jones letting Flair take a breather here.
Flair is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flair takes an elbow to the temple.
Flair tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Flair drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flair's defenses.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Flair is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Flair remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Flair is working to tighten his grip on Jones's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jones has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Flair is really squeezing tight and eventually Jones passes out! Flair breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nick Flair!
A relieved looking Nick Flair 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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