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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda's entrance music is Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. A fine choice. Lincoln Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voda.
Voda misses with a straight left.
Jones tries to clinch but Voda moves out of range.
Voda lands a jab.
Lincoln Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Voda trying to control the pace.
Voda seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Voda has passed into side control.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Voda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Voda control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones tries to buck Voda off but Voda is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Voda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Voda wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Voda is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Voda trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Voda has control of an arm but Jones manages to advance to Voda's back!
Voda tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
Voda turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones is trying to control the position but Voda postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Voda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Voda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Voda is controlling the pace.
Voda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jones wants to control but Voda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones trying to hold on to Voda's head to control him but Voda postures up.
Voda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lincoln Jones.
Jones throws a jab when Voda was well out of range.
Voda ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A big right from Voda misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voda stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Voda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Voda dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Voda throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Voda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Voda checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Voda circles away.
Jones avoids the body shot from Voda.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voda.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Voda throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Voda throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Voda scores with a four punch combination!
Voda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voda scrambles back to his feet.
Jones blocks a jab.
Voda throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Voda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voda.
Voda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Voda.
Voda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Voda shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Voda is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Voda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Voda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Voda.
Jones throws a hook but Voda avoids it easily.
Voda throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voda throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones looks for the body kick but Voda saw that one coming.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Voda misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Voda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Voda cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Voda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Voda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up
letting Voda counter with a right hand.
Voda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Voda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones wants to clinch up but Voda keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Voda.
Voda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheers as Voda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Voda misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Voda is out of range.
Jones scores with a takedown into Voda's guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voda is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working over Voda with some ground and pound. Voda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones wants to take a breather but Voda is having none of it.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Voda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones digs a good hook to Voda's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voda.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones moves out of range as Voda strikes.
Voda fails with a takedown attempt.
Voda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Voda moves out of range.
Jones pushes Voda up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Voda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Voda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Voda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Voda throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Voda.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Voda moves out of range easily.
Voda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voda throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Voda throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Voda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Voda with a good jab.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Voda is out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voda moves away.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Voda's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Voda does it's job there.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voda.
A left lands for Voda.
Voda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones tries to bum rush Voda with a series of wild strikes but Voda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voda lands with a right hand.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Voda is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Voda.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Voda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Voda tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Voda forces his way into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Voda tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones wants to sweep here but Voda controlling him for the moment.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Voda trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Voda is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Voda wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Voda moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Voda shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lincoln Jones.
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 Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lincoln Jones!
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