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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norris Flores (ranked 24992 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 8571 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris Flores has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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278 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norris Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flores counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Flores sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flores tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flores looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Flores sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Flores has him pressed against the cage.
Norris Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flores walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flores, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones looks to land a combination. Flores sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Norris Flores has been cut.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Flores uses from the top position.
Flores seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Flores tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks for a takedown but Flores sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flores looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flores sprawls well. Flores wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Flores misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flores tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flores to the ground. Flores escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Flores as Jones shoots in.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones looks winded!
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Flores, which made it look bad.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flores is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones tries to counter with a clinch but Flores shakes him off and moves away.
Jones misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flores.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norris Flores's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flores shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Flores's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flores could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Flores.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Flores as Jones shoots in.
Jimmy Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flores.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flores, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Norris Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
Flores tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones pulls guard.
Flores slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flores manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Flores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flores is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Flores looking to control.
Flores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flores looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norris Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flores is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flores prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones jumps guard but Flores turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flores fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flores closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flores keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Norris Flores's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Jones misses with a double jab
and Flores holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Flores tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Flores with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flores.
Jimmy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Jones tenderised Flores's leg. Flores is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Flores back into the cage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Flores in a clinch.
Flores stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones wants to sweep here but Flores controlling him for the moment.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Flores defends easily.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Flores defends it nicely.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flores tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flores to the ground. Flores escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flores wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norris Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
Jones goes for a double leg but Flores avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Flores continues to drive forward.
Flores instigates a clinch.
Flores tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones prevents Flores from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flores fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Flores fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Flores, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Flores with a body shot.
Norris Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones blocks a head kick by Flores.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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