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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notorious BIG - Hypnotize. 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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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgil Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Jonson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Jonson misses
and Skinner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skinner postures up.
Skinner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Skinner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skinner is looking to work some ground and pound but Jonson has wrist control.
Skinner 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.
Jonson looking to control but Skinner passes into half guard.
Jonson is trying to control but Skinner passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jonson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Skinner controlling the position from side mount.
Skinner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jonson being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skinner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jonson is avoiding damage well.
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.
Jonson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Skinner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Skinner prevents Jonson from improving his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jonson rushes Skinner and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is trying to pull guard but Jonson has him pressed against the cage.
Jonson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jonson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jonson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skinner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skinner is trying to get back to his feet.
Skinner wants to control but Jonson postures up.
Skinner is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Skinner keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Skinner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jonson wants to stand up but Skinner is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skinner trying to control here.
Skinner wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Virgil Skinner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skinner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jonson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jonson's guard now, I'm sure.
Jonson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Skinner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Skinner stopping the sweep attempt from Jonson.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet but Skinner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Skinner won't allow Jonson to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonson is trying to control the position but Skinner postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jonson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jonson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jonson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jonson dives in for a single leg takedown but Skinner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jonson shoots for a double leg takedown but Skinner sprawls well. He's pushed Jonson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Skinner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jonson sprawls well initially but Skinner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Skinner working the head and body with strikes.
Skinner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jonson trying to control but Skinner postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Skinner connects with a nice short shot to Jonson's temple.
Jonson is trying to maintain the position but Skinner is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Skinner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jonson tries for a takedown but Skinner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Virgil Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Jonson.
Skinner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skinner showed some decent athleticism there.
Jonson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonson wants to get back to full guard but Skinner has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jonson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet but Skinner drags him back down.
Jonson is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Skinner stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Check out the look on Skinner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jonson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jonson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skinner is working Jonson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skinner controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Skinner dominated that second round.
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!
Jonson doesn't manage to clinch there - Skinner circles away.
Jonson clinches up against the cage.
Skinner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jonson can do to turn this around?
Jonson tries to circle away but Skinner has him pinned against the cage.
Skinner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skinner jumps guard.
Skinner is looking for a triangle here but Jonson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jonson working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Skinner tries to bench press Jonson off him but Jonson keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Skinner wants to stand but Jonson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Skinner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet.
Skinner controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson trying to control from the bottom.
Jonson wants to get back to full guard.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet.
Jonson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jonson manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson wants to improve his position but instead Skinner has moved into half guard.
Jonson manages to get to full guard.
Virgil Skinner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jonson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Skinner controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jonson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jonson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skinner but Skinner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jonson tries to close the distance and clinch but Skinner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skinner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jonson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jonson darts in looking for a takedown but Skinner gets double underhooks and turns Jonson into the cage.
Virgil Skinner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skinner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jonson's half guard.
Skinner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Skinner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skinner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Skinner!
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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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