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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Man (ranked 1288 p4p, 2067 weight class) and Caleb Jones (ranked 95 p4p, 159 weight class). Caleb Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Stan Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Man is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Man is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Man gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Man scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Man got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Man has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Man stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Man!
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Man is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Man wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Man tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Man scores with punches from side control.
Man working away.
Jones tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.
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.
Man wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Man is staying active.
Man wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Man in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Man is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Man lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man misses with the ground and pound.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Man scoring with strikes.
Man trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Man dominated that 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.
Man shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Man throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Man's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Man seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones passes into half guard.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Stan Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man is trying to control but can't.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Man is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones stalling.
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones advances position into side control!
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.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Man is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones trying to control the position but Man is working away.
Jones working away.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Man with a poor takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Caleb Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Man got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Man has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Man controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb 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.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Man gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones gets control of Man's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
Man works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Man has Jones in his guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Man controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! Man slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Man passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Stan Man did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
Stan Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones jumps guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Man trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Man chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Man trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Man shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jones is looking to control Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Man wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Man is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Man passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man passes into side control, despite Jones's attempt to control the position.
Man working the ground and pound.
Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Stan Man will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Man with a poor takedown
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Man blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Man to keep the fight standing.
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 Man walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones lunges at Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Man's hand.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Jones leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Man ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Man no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones prevents Man from getting back to his feet.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Man holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones jumps guard and drags Man to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones working for a triangle but Man defends it easily.
Man works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Man pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Man postures up.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
Stan Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Man escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Man!
Man fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Caleb Jones!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Caleb Jones!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Caleb Jones!
Caleb Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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