Chandler Scott (c) vs. Alex Jones
GFC World Heavyweight Championship
Chandler Scott went in for a classic tie-up to start, but Alex Jones was having none of it and booted the champion in the stomach! This drew a round of cheers which Alex soaked up for a moment before getting to work on Chandler with blows to the spine. He whipped Scott into the corner for some knife-edge chops and a series of very high-impact kicks, then let Scott stagger out towards the centre of the ring. AJ-GURI! 1… 2… NO! Jones turned to the crowd and gestured that he was finally getting his belt back, which got another cheer, then as Scott rose Jones went for the AJ Lock! But Scott twisted through into a hammerlock… into a backslide! 1… Jones pushed a shoulder off the canvas, but Scott didn’t let him break the hold, instead rolling over him until he was sat upright. Scott smoothly transitioned into a Harvard Surfboard without ever releasing Jones’ arms! Unbelievable! As Scott cranked back Jones yelled in pain.
Jones refused to tap though, and kicked out with his legs trying to get some leverage. Chandler was still weak from Jones’ impressive onslaught in the opening minutes, and couldn’t prevent Alex rotating onto his knees and surging forward, driving the champion into the turnbuckle pads. Alex ducked out to catch his breath for a second, then charged right back in with a spear – but Chandler slid out of the ring, letting the challenger’s shoulder collide with the ringpost! Scott immediately reached through the ropes and hauled Jones’ ankles out from under him, then climbed onto the apron and vaulted over the top rope with a picture perfect knee drop. He paused for just a moment to finally recover from Jones’ earlier assault before grabbing The American Nightmare and sending him into the ropes with a catapult. As Jones bounced out, he was met with a classic Scott dropkick! 1… 2… NO! Scott didn’t let up – jumping elbow drop! 1… 2… another kickout.
Jones holding his shoulder as he got up, which made Scott grin as soon as he saw it. Kick to the joint, then a hammerlock which Scott wrenched on, clearly enjoying the former GFC Champion’s distress. As Jones finally managed to twist out of it, Scott turned in the opposite direction into a hammerlock cradle and suplexed Jones off his feet! High impact landing but Jones bounced up – however Scott was still gripping his hand and hauled him back in for a pumphandle drop. Alex rolled onto his side clutching his shoulder in agony, while Scott took the time to walk round him and plan his next move. He hunkered down, daring Alex to rise… and as he did, the champion grabbed his arm and swept him onto his back with a cross armbreaker! Jones’ own move used against him! Scott was pulling on that arm so hard I think half the audience thought he was going to pull the shoulder clean out of the socket! Jones thrashed around but didn’t tap, but that just made Scott wrench harder.
Jones eventually managed to hook a leg over the bottom rope, and Scott apparently didn’t want to break but the ref forced him. Jones just lay there, having trouble moving, as Scott exchanged a couple of words with the official. Scott leaned in, and Jones reached his legs up to trap him in a headscissors! They struggled for a moment, then Jones wrapped his good arm around the rope and managed to flip Scott over the top! The Harvard man landed awkwardly on the apron and as he righted himself, Jones kipped up to his feet and straight into an AJ-Guri! Scott tumbled to ringside and Jones broke into a run, hit the far ropes and came back with a HUGE SUICIDE DIVE! He practically speared Chandler into the ringside barrier, to a huge ovation. A fan reached out for a high five, but Alex shook his head, his bad arm hanging almost useless, and offered the other hand instead for the fan to tag. He then reached down and wrapped his good arm around Chandler’s neck, the bad one gingerly gripping a fistful of trunks, and rolled Scott back under the bottom rope. He turned him to position his head over the apron, then took a few steps back… PUNT KICK!
Alex dragged Chandler to the centre of the ring and covered. 1… 2… NO! So close. Still shaking out his clearly-hurt arm, Jones stomped Scott’s back then lifted him up with the good arm in a half Boston crab. He pumped the other hand in the air repeatedly, both to get some feeling back into it and to get the crowd going… not that they needed much encouragement, as almost everyone was on their feet cheering the two competitors’ tenacity! Scott tried to crawl to the ropes but Jones dragged him back to the middle… and again… third time was the charm, though, forcing Jones to relinquish the hold. They broke and met again in the middle of the ring. Scott countered a clothesline with a shoulder block! Dropkick but Jones backpedalled out of the way. Clothesline from Jones… ducked! HARVARD HAMMER… JONES DUCKED IT AND THREW SCOTT TO THE MAT WITH A BACK BODY DROP! But Scott rolled straight to his feet and came right back! Jones with a Time To Burn on pure instinct! Chandler’s lights went out, but Alex screamed in pain as the impact of the move hit his arm. Both men were down – champion with his eyes flickering in semi-consciousness, challenger rolling around on his knees holding a shoulder which may well have been separated at this point.
Eventually Jones gets to his feet and notices that Chandler is basically out. He hauls himself up to the top rope, steadies himself and stands there, arms out to his side. The fans are chanting his name and you can see how much that means to Alex Jones. Is this it? Is this the moment he regains his gold? He launches himself into the air… SPIRAL TAP… NO, CHANDLER SCOTT GETS HIS KNEES UP!!! Jones’ momentum took him back up to his feet but he spins around in agony, holding and arching his back. Chandler grabs the ropes and pulls himself back to a vertical base and as Jones’ turns his way… HARVARD HAMMER!! ONE… TWO…. THREE!!!
Your winner, and still GFC World Heavyweight Champion, Chandler Scott!