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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leviathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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225 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Mays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leviathan Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mays clinches up against the cage.
Jones looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mays.
Mays holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mays breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mays stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Mays stumbling back into the cage.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
It looks like Billy Mays has been cut.
Mays avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leviathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Mays or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Mays tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays clinches with his opponent.
Mays letting Jones take a breather here.
Mays works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mays passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mays sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Mays wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Mays is controlling him
Mays thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones won't allow Mays to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays is tying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mays wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mays, pushing him back against the cage.
Mays misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mays drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mays 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.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mays wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Mays shrugs it off though.
Mays is breathing heavily.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tests Mays's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mays fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Mays tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mays tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Mays. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mays has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mays has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mays has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Mays wants to break free but Jones has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working Mays over against the cage.
Mays letting Jones take a breather here.
Mays can't get the takedown.
Mays wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones pushes Mays back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mays gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jones regains guard.
Jones wants to stand but Mays is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mays working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Mays trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leviathan Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Mays's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Mays tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mays will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a right and a left that Mays avoids nicely.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Mays stumbling back into the cage.
Mays showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Mays stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mays shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Mays. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays moves into the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mays misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mays slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Mays looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Mays persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mays tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Mays leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Mays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Mays's ribcage. Mays let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mays has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones tries to clinch there but Mays circles away.
Mays shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Mays from controlling successfully.
Mays passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones has one foot on Mays's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Mays showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch but Mays is having none of it.
Jones looks to land a combination. Mays sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mays is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Mays avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mays darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is not content to let Mays control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mays missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mays is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mays wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Mays controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mays is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leviathan Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Mays's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mays throws a head kick that misses.
Mays tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mays backs up against the cage.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mays tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Mays's takedown attempt.
Mays wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Jones.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Mays has double underhooks.
Mays wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mays looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Mays. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mays tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a head kick.
Mays throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mays decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Mays is having none of it.
Mays wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to stand but Mays is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mays has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Mays from controlling successfully.
Mays lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mays not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mays has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mays seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays postures up.
Mays trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Mays controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mays gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Mays closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mays is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mays stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones forces Mays back against the cage and clinches.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mays moves out of range of the body kick.
Mays looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Mays pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Mays bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mays stands up.
Leviathan Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mays walks into a left hand.
Billy Mays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Mays is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Mays working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Mays showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leviathan Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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