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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabbid Babby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rabbid Babby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page is looking to clinch.
Babby darts in and clinches Page up against the ropes.
Babby breaks from the clinch.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babby clobbers Page with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Babby has time to react.
It looks like Rabbid Babby has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Babby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babby closes the distance and clinches.
Page has Babby pressed against the ropes, preventing Babby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Page lands a left hand.
Babby is trying to break free.
Babby tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Babby breaks from the clinch.
Babby tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babby tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Page manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Page tries to clinch
and Babby counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A punch combination from Page misses.
Babby looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Babby circles away.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Babby circles away.
Page tries to clinch but Babby is having none of it.
Babby tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Babby throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babby walks into a left hand.
Babby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Babby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Babby breaks from the clinch.
Babby swinging wildly here.
Babby takes the fight into the clinch.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Babby.
Babby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Page.
Babby throws the kick towards the body but Page avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page thows a leg kick but Babby checks it
and Babby counters with a head kick. That will keep Page thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Babby tries to close the distance and clinch but Page swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babby is looking to clinch.
Babby tries to clinch but Page moves out of range.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
Page throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page rushes Babby and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page stalling against the ropes.
Babby manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Babby pushes him off.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Babby.
Babby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babby misses with a series of wild punches.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page avoids the head kick by Babby.
Babby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Page tries to clinch up but Babby circles away and keeps his distance.
Babby doesn't manage to clinch there - Page circles away.
Babby swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Babby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rabbid Babby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rabbid Babby's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Babby circles away.
Page throws a sloppy head kick
and Babby finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Page misses with a head kick.
Babby gets tackled into the ropes by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Babby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Babby pushes him off.
Babby tries a head kick but it misses.
Page tries to keep at a distance but Babby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babby trying to land knees to the body.
Babby breaks the clinch.
Page gets tackled into the ropes by Babby. Babby maintains the clinch.
Babby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tries to circle away but Babby has him pinned against the ropes.
Babby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimmy Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Page swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Page throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Babby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page avoids the head kick by Babby.
Page tries to clinch but Babby moves out of range.
Babby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Page lands a body shot.
Babby is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page digs a good body shot into Babby's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page is looking to clinch but Babby is avoiding it.
Page's corner calls for a 1-2. Page obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page darts in and clinches Babby up against the ropes.
Page tries to work over Babby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Page breaks from the clinch.
Page rushes Babby and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babby as Page tries to tie him up.
Babby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Page's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babby looking to stall.
Page wants to break free but Babby has control.
Page lands with a left to the head.
Babby managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page trying to stall but Babby improves his position.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page tries to clinch up.
Babby clinches with his opponent.
Page looking to slow down the pace here.
Page tries to break the clinch but Babby is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is stalling here.
Page is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Babby - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Babby misses with a knee to the head.
Page pushes off an throws an elbow but Babby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Babby is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babby wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Babby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Page dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rabbid Babby's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Babby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimmy Page is winning the standup battle so far.
Page tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Babby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Page connects with the punch.
Page moves into the clinch.
Babby working aggressively here.
Babby breaks the clinch.
Babby ducks right into an uppercut from Page.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babby throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page throws a head kick but Babby moves out of range.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Page avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babby gets tackled into the ropes by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Rabbid Babby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page breaks the clinch.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Babby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Babby. Those never looked like landing.
Page scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Babby to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Babby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Babby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Page scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Babby to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Page away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Babby got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
That has opened up Rabbid Babby's cut even more.
Page finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Page tries to clinch there but Babby circles away.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Babby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Babby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Babby.
Babby moves to clinch but Page breaks away
and Page counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Page wants to clinch up but Babby keeps it at a distance.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babby wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page tries to clinch up but Babby circles away and keeps his distance.
Babby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Page misses.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Page staggers Babby with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Babby looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Babby is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to clinch up.
Babby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page cracks Babby with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Babby is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Babby is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Babby is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Page counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Babby has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy Page!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Brogan Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brogan Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ardona!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kearney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kearney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ardona.
Kearney misses with a head kick.
Brogan Kearney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ardona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ardona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kearney.
Kearney lands a slapping body shot.
Ardona avoids the body shot from Kearney.
Ardona lands with an overhand left.
Kearney forces Ardona back against the ropes and clinches.
Ardona is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ardona blocks a body shot from Kearney.
Kearney is working Ardona over against the ropes.
Kearney keeps control of Ardona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ardona is trying to push Kearney away but Kearney has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ardona wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kearney has him pressed against the ropes.
Kearney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ardona backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kearney tries to work over Ardona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Ardona's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ardona has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ardona prevents a body shot from Kearney.
A short right from Kearney on the inside.
Kearney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ardona backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ardona avoids it.
Kearney lands a left hand.
Kearney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ardona tries to break free but Kearney pushes him back against the ropes.
Ardona is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kearney lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ardona.
A frustrated look appears on Ardona's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kearney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ardona looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ardona prevents a body shot from Kearney.
Ardona is trying to break the clinch but Kearney is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Ardona's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ardona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kearney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ardona is trying to force a seperation but Kearney has the dominant position.
Ardona looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ardona is trying to break the clinch but Kearney is controlling him.
Ardona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kearney throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kearney misses with a body punch.
Ardona is trying to break free.
Kearney tries to work over Ardona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ardona throws a head punch that misses.
Ardona working aggressively here.
Ardona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ardona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ardona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ardona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kearney circles away quickly and effectively.
Ardona moves out of range of the strikes.
Kearney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kearney slips a jab from Ardona.
Kearney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ardona.
Ardona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kearney to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Kearney catches Ardona right on the button with a cross.
Ardona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kearney.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kearney.
Ardona missing with a left hand there. Kearney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney jabs Ardona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kearney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kearney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kearney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kearney blocks the body kick.
Kearney misses with a body kick.
Kearney misses with a jab to the body
letting Ardona counter with a right hand.
Kearney throws a head kick but Ardona moves out of range.
Kearney misses with a wild combination.
Ardona lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kearney backs up against the ropes.
Kearney misses with a looping right.
Kearney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ardona manages to avoid it.
Kearney misses with a wild body shot.
Ardona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kearney lands with a nice body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ardona.
Nice straight punches there by Kearney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kearney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kearney. Beautiful body shot.
Kearney takes the fight into the clinch.
Kearney lands a hook that snaps the head of Ardona backwards.
Ardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Kearney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ardona backwards.
Kearney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ardona backwards.
Ardona is rocked!
A body shot lands from Kearney.
Ardona has had enough of the clinch but Kearney keeps him there for the moment.
Ardona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ardona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Ardona gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ardona is still on wobbly legs! Can Kearney finish him?
Kearney throws out a loose jab but Ardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kearney ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ardona out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brogan Kearney!
A very excited looking Brogan Kearney made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated James Ardona had this to say: 'I promise to comeback stronger next fight.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick White (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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick White!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris throws a hook but White blocks it.
White misses with a double jab.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
White misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from White misses.
White is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
White lands a left hand.
White scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as White has the Thai clinch. White obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Harris's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Harris is rocked!
It looks like Brian Harris has been cut.
Harris is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from White tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White lands a nice hook to Harris's body. Harris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nick White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
White throws a switch kick that catches Harris on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Harris looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Harris flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nick White!
A victorious Nick White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sunny High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sunny High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
High avoids a kick to the body.
High's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! High scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through High's defenses.
High with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from High misses its intended target.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
High lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Jones misses.
High moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
High uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps High's head back.
High fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
High dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by High.
High misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
High tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
High throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
High takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones lands with a hook. High tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from High.
High misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - High throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
High darts in and clinches Jones up against the ropes.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones stalling in the clinch but High improves position.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a head kick but High moves out of range.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from High.
High clinches with his opponent.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and High avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
High escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
High tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
High misses with a straight left.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
High lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but High swats him away and circles back towards the center.
High lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
High tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by High.
High misses with the combination.
High tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
High digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones misses with a double jab.
High closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
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 Sunny High will probably get the nod.
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.
High tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
High doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones forces High back against the ropes and clinches.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
High is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is pushing High up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
High on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones breaks the clinch.
High wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a leg kick but High sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but High moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
High tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
High is looking to clinch.
High on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by High.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones throws a head kick but High moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emilio Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
High scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones tries a low kick but High avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones forces High back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones trying to stall but High improves his position.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and High avoids it.
High blocks the elbow strike.
High stalls.
High is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now High has his back to the ropes.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but High has the dominant position.
High tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones tries to stall but High uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
High breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
High walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
High looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
High pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones cracks High with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
High throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
High tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
High looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
High tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
High wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but High checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
High fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 two punch combination.
High throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a head kick but High moves out of range.
High looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
High tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Sunny High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
High is looking to clinch.
High dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have High backpedaling.
High throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
High tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from High.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract High.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones avoids the head kick by High.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but High avoids it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for High.
High tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from High does no damage.
High tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
High scores with a head kick.
High is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but High saw it coming and moves away.
High tries to clinch up.
High tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
High checks a leg kick.
High avoids the head kick by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
High throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
High fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones scores with the left hand. High knows he should have avoided that one.
High throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
High throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
High scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
High tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have High backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
High tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looks to land a combination but High avoids it well.
Sunny High is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but High moves away.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
High moves into the clinch.
High scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but High uses good head movement to avoid it.
High wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
High has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sunny High.
I think High has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sunny High!
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