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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 24, 2017 |
#R1# A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Owens does a little dance to reset his feet. Owens fails with a takedown attempt. Jones feinted with a counter takedown. Owens misses with a wild combination.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Owens as he jumps to the side. #CL2# Owens closes the distance and clinches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2# Owens breaks the clinch.
Owens scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Owens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head. #T1# Owens misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD2# Owens shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.#ES# Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Owens.
Owens shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Owens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Jones attempts a counter takedown but Owens avoids it well and moves away. Sloppy strikes from Owens. Those never looked like landing. Jones attempts a counter takedown but Owens avoids it well and moves away. Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Owens, which made it look bad. #T2# Owens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones. Owens lands a two punch combo.
Owens tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sloppy strikes from Owens. Those never looked like landing. Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Owens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Marcus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Owens. Owens looks winded! Owens fails with a takedown attempt. A nice combination there by Owens.
#T3# Owens goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward. Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Owens swivels and escapes. Owens wants to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch position. A punch combination from Owens misses. Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jones moves in looking to clinch but Owens pushes him off. Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Owens slips a straight right by Jones. Owens misses with a low kick.#T4# Owens has a takedown stuffed. Owens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones. Owens misses the shot to the body. Owens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Owens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owens stuffs the takedown. A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick. Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Jones throws a head kick that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Owens dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Owens motions for Jones to come forward. Owens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #TD# Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Owens to the ground. Jones is now in Owens's guard. Owens wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Owens's guard. Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jones is pressing down on Owens's thigh, looking to free his foot. Owens is holding on for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Owens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones. Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Owens! The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Owens. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#T1##SUB# Jones goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Owens turns into him and now he's in Jones's guard.
Owens is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Jones continues to stall. Owens looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR# Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Owens's guard. Owens is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Jones could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#ES2# Owens manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jones keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. Owens is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.#T3# Jones is looking for a takedown. Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Owens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC2# Owens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Owens persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing. Jones is looking to counter the offense by Owens and move into the clinch. Owens is breathing heavily. Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Owens moves out of range easily. Jason Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2# Owens drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Owens gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him. Owens fails to pull guard.
Owens tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Owens drops back down to his feet.
#BC2# Owens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4# Owens shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Owens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Jason Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2# Owens moves into the clinch. Owens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Owens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage. Owens is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Owens down to the mat. Owens avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Owens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Jones will probably get the nod. 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! #R3# Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Owens tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Owens to the ground. Owens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Owens fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2# Owens clinches up against the cage.#BC2# Owens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Owens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Owens. Owens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owens misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Owens, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Owens against the cage but Owens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Owens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##CL2# Owens rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage. Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Owens.
#BC2# Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Jason Owens seems to be getting the better of the standup. Owens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Owens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Jones fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2# Owens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones. Jones feinted with a counter takedown. Owens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Owens's waist but Owens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side. 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. Nice sprawl there from Jones as Owens shoots in. Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Owens avoids it really well and circles away. Jones throws a head kick that misses. #T3# Jones looks to land a body kick but Owens moved away. Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Owens shoots in but no luck this time. A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Jones shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2# Owens closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage. Owens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Owens as he avoids it easily. Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Sloppy strikes from Owens. Those never looked like landing. Jones tries to land a front kick but Owens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. And Owens tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T4# Jones throws a big shot that misses.#CL2# Jones tries to keep at a distance but Owens has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2# Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Owens throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Owens. Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Owens. Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Owens pinned against the cage. Owens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Owens changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jones checks a low kick from Owens.
And that's the end of the fight! Jason Owens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Owens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Owens!
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