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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jones (ranked 4883 p4p, 4990 weight class) and Leonid Adi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taylor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonid Adi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adi goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones tries to clinch up but Adi circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Adi moves out of range easily.
Adi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Adi moves out of range easily.
Adi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Adi manages to circle out of the way.
Adi throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adi moves into the clinch.
Adi tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Taylor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Adi.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Adi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Adi scores with a punch to the head.
Adi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones rushes Adi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adi throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adi sprawls well. Adi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Adi.
Adi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adi circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Adi responds with a good body kick, but Jones manages to step out the way in time.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Adi.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adi looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Adi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Adi shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adi looks winded!
Jones goes for a double leg but Adi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adi continues to drive forward.
Adi unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Adi has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Adi manages to pull guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Adi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jones has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Adi tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taylor Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adi is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Adi circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Adi on that attempt.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Adi in a clinch.
Adi stalling the fight.
Jones tries to pull guard but Adi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adi successfully pulls guard.
Jones stands and steps away. Adi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Adi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Adi checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adi.
Taylor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Adi.
Adi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adi misses with a head kick.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Adi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adi is breathing heavily.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Adi gets a clinch.
Adi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adi pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Adi is working from the bottom.
Adi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Adi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Adi is keeping the position.
Adi keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Adi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones is pulling down on Adi's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taylor Jones 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. This is the final round!
Adi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones pushes Adi up against the cage in a clinch.
Adi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones pulls guard.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adi being controlled here, momentarily.
Taylor Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Adi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Adi.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Adi looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Taylor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Adi.
Adi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adi fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adi looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Adi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
A head kick misses from Adi.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Adi blocks a head kick by Jones.
And Adi tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adi swivels and escapes.
Jones avoids the head kick by Adi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adi pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Adi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Adi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Adi. Adi gets slowly back to his feet.
Adi tries to clinch up.
Adi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adi sprawls well. Adi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Taylor Jones!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Taylor Jones!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Taylor Jones!
Taylor Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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