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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 2774 p4p, 2564 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 399 p4p, 372 weight class). Kevin Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Jones wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva controlling Jones's posture.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
We've been hearing good reports from Jones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Kevin Jones has been cut.
Silva looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kevin Jones's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kevin Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jeez, Kevin Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
19% |
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