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Great American Brawl PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mads Krogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krogh comes to the cage accompanied by Low Estate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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158 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mads Krogh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Ice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Krogh or perhaps it was just good defense by Ice which made him look bad.
Krogh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Ice.
Krogh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Krogh prevents Ice from improving his position.
Krogh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Krogh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krogh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ice's head.
Ice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krogh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Krogh thows a huge punch but Ice dodges it nicely.
Ice tries to roll over but Krogh keeps him under control.
Krogh throwing shots but Ice is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krogh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Krogh misses with a takedown attempt - Ice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ice misses with a wild combination.
Ice cracks Krogh with a good jab.
Ice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krogh avoids the head kick by Ice.
Krogh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ice sprawls well. Ice wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krogh gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mads Krogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mads Krogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ice's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ice duly obliges.
Ice leaves Krogh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ice misses with a series of wild punches.
Ice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krogh.
Ice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ice.
Nice shot by Ice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krogh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ice is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ice manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Krogh is nestled in close to Ice, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Krogh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ice is looking to control Krogh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ice avoid being mounted?
Krogh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ice wants to get back to his feet.
Krogh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ice is trying to get back to full guard.
Krogh throwing shots but Ice is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ice throws a series of punches but Krogh avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krogh shoots for a takedown but Ice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krogh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Ice.
Krogh tries for a takedown but Ice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ice misses with the combination.
Krogh closes the distance and clinches up with Ice, looking for a takedown. Krogh pushes Ice against the cage but Ice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krogh is breathing heavily.
Krogh blocks a head kick by Ice.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krogh closes the distance and clinches up with Ice, looking for a takedown. Krogh pushes Ice against the cage but Ice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krogh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ice but Ice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ice shoots in and bounces Krogh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ice trying to control the position from guard on top but Krogh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krogh is working an open guard so Ice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Krogh shoots and misses
and Ice counters with a one-two to the body.
Krogh shoots in for a double leg but Ice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krogh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krogh tries for a takedown but Ice circles away easily
and Ice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ice is working the combinations to good effect here.
Krogh tries for a takedown but Ice circles away easily
and Ice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krogh pinned against the cage. Krogh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krogh circles away quickly and effectively.
Ice throws the kick towards the body but Krogh avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ice, as that shot connected.
Ice stuffs the takedown attempt from Krogh. Krogh gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baraka Ice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ice throws a head kick that half lands.
Some wild striking there from Ice.
Ice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Krogh keeping moving, preventing Ice from controlling successfully.
Ice slips nicely into half guard.
Krogh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Krogh.
Ice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ice trying to control the position from guard on top but Krogh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krogh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krogh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krogh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ice is looking to improve his position.
Ice taking some punishment here, with Krogh in his half guard.
Krogh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Krogh.
Ice wants to get back to full guard.
Ice is breathing heavily.
Krogh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ice defending well though.
Ice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krogh passes to full mount!
Krogh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ice can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Krogh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krogh working Ice over with strikes here.
Ice is rocked!
Krogh with the ground and pound from mount.
Ice is still in real trouble! Can Krogh finish him?
Krogh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krogh raining down shots from the mount!
Krogh lands a big shot to the head and Ice winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mads Krogh!
Mads Krogh retains his lightweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Monkey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Martini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Monkey throws a hook but Martini blocks it.
Monkey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martini.
Martini shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monkey but Monkey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martini ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Monkey misses with the combination.
Monkey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martini scores with a shot to the body.
Monkey connects with a body shot.
Monkey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monkey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martini fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Monkey avoids it really well and circles away.
Martini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a body shot.
Martini shoots in but no luck this time.
Vinicius Monkey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Martini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Monkey cracks Martini with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Monkey has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Martini to stand back up!
Martini is rocked!
It looks like Mario Martini has been cut.
Martini looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martini is still on wobbly legs! Can Monkey finish him?
Martini is trying desperately to land a takedown but Monkey is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Martini.
Monkey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martini.
Monkey misses with a looping right.
Martini loses concentration momentarily and Monkey pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Martini crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Monkey finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vinicius Monkey!
Vinicius Monkey is the new welterweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kashihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdoch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bro Hymm- Pennywise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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193 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kashihiro Akiyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Murdoch!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murdoch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akiyama lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murdoch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murdoch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murdoch swats away the attempt to clinch by Akiyama.
Akiyama moves in looking to clinch but Murdoch pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Murdoch.
Akiyama avoids the head kick by Murdoch.
Murdoch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murdoch closes the distance and clinches.
Akiyama wants the takedown. Murdoch is fighting it off but Akiyama persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Murdoch's guard against the cage.
Murdoch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murdoch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akiyama is one step ahead there.
Akiyama looking to pass the guard.
Murdoch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murdoch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akiyama manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akiyama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murdoch is one step ahead there.
Akiyama has a closed guard, preventing Murdoch from standing up.
Akiyama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Akiyama has his feet on Murdoch's thighs here. He's pushed Murdoch off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Murdoch screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kashihiro Akiyama!
Kashihiro Akiyama is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vincent.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Vincent has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Vincent's head.
Jones misses with a hook. Vincent ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Vincent with that takedown attempt.
Vincent lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like David Jones has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Vincent on that attempt.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vincent.
Vincent shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vincent tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Vincent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has Vincent pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vincent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vincent wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vincent 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Vincent shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vincent showed some decent athleticism there.
Vincent wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Vincent stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vincent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones trying to hold on to Vincent's head to control him but Vincent postures up.
Vincent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vincent is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vincent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vincent checks a low kick from Jones.
Vincent looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Vincent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vincent moves into the clinch.
Vincent manages to break the clinch.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Vincent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vincent digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Vincent closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Vincent manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vincent is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vincent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vincent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vincent darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Vincent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Vincent on that attempt.
Vincent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vincent fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vincent.
Vincent stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vincent fails with the takedown.
Vincent shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vincent tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vincent manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones won't allow Vincent to sweep him here.
Jones throws a strike but Vincent rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vincent wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Vincent is controlling the position.
Vincent stands up from Jones's guard - Vincent perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vincent shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Vincent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vincent fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Vincent closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vincent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vincent.
Vincent prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Vincent to work.
Vincent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vincent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Vincent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vincent decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vincent darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Vincent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vincent has hold of one of Jones's legs. Jones is fighting the takedown attempt but Vincent gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vincent controlling from the top position.
Vincent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vincent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Vincent has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vincent seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two 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.
Vincent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Vincent is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vincent on the ground.
Vincent 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent not doing much here.
Vincent is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vincent trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Vincent gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Vincent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vincent really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones throws a body punch but Vincent moves out of range.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Vincent is out of range.
Vincent has a takedown stuffed.
Vincent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vincent passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vincent wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vincent stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
David Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Vincent 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.
Vincent fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Vincent persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vincent decides to return to a standing position.
Vincent scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vincent in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vincent throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vincent has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vincent has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vincent is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vincent shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Vincent 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.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vincent.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Vincent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vincent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
David Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vincent gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vincent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vincent tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Vincent decides to pull guard.
Vincent keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vincent dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vincent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vincent closes the distance and clinches.
Vincent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vincent scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vincent. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vincent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vincent clinches.
Vincent breaks from the clinch.
Vincent misses with a head kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Vincent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vincent stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vincent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vincent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vincent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vincent clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Vincent.
A right hook to the body lands for Vincent.
Vincent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Vincent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vincent stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vincent.
Good work by Vincent as he checks the leg kick.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vincent.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Vincent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vincent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vincent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vincent closes the distance and clinches.
Vincent breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Vincent with that takedown attempt.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Vincent's shoulder, as Vincent tries to avoid the shot.
Vincent scores with a three punch combo!
Vincent shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vincent shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Vincent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vincent avoids the head kick by Jones.
Vincent moves into the clinch.
Vincent ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vincent no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vincent holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michael Vincent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to control but Vincent is working from the bottom.
Vincent trying to control the position here.
David Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vincent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vincent 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vincent! Michael Vincent retains his heavyweight title!
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