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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Hosebie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Jones Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Hosebie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Hosebie moves away and avoids it.
Jones Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Hosebie is out of range.
Hosebie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hosebie lands in his opponent's guard.
Hosebie throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones Jr keeping moving, preventing Hosebie from controlling successfully.
Hosebie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hosebie throws a big right hand that misses.
Hosebie wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosebie is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones Jr has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hosebie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hosebie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones Jr connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jose Hosebie has been cut.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut. Hosebie saw that one coming.
Roy Jones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hosebie.
Jones Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Jones Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones Jr looks to land a left hand but Hosebie moved out of range nicely.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the side of Hosebie's head but Hosebie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Jr misses the target.
Hosebie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hosebie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hosebie ducks under a wild hook from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Hosebie slips the punch.
Hosebie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones Jr pinned against the cage. Jones Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hosebie blocks a jab.
Hosebie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr tries to bum rush Hosebie with a series of wild strikes but Hosebie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hosebie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hosebie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosebie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hosebie wants to take a breather but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Hosebie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hosebie.
Hosebie is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hosebie lands a nice short elbow.
Hosebie stalling away here and it's allowed Jones Jr to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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.
Hosebie chips away with some ground and pound.
Hosebie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hosebie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosebie throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hosebie throws a strike but Jones Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones Jr preventing the sweep.
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 Roy Jones Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Hosebie's cut.
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.
Hosebie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones Jr misses with a hook.
Jones Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hosebie is defended easily by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the side of Hosebie's head but Hosebie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hosebie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That has opened up Jose Hosebie's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hosebie dodges the punch combination from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a series of punches but Hosebie moves out of range.
Hosebie dives in and grabs Jones Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones Jr pushes down on Hosebie's head and hops out.
Roy Jones Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Hosebie.
Jones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hosebie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosebie throwing strikes from guard but Jones Jr blocks nicely.
Hosebie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones Jr is keeping the position for now.
Hosebie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hosebie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones Jr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hosebie has Jones Jr in his guard.
Hosebie trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Hosebie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hosebie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Jones Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Hosebie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Hosebie.
Jones Jr clobbers Hosebie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roy Jones Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hosebie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hosebie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hosebie is trying to control. Jones Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hosebie.
Hosebie working the head and body with strikes.
Hosebie throwing shots but Jones Jr is blocking nicely.
Hosebie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hosebie with the ground and pound but Jones Jr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr keeping moving, preventing Hosebie from controlling successfully.
Hosebie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hosebie thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones Jr. Hosebie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hosebie looks for a takedown but Jones Jr sprawls well.
Hosebie fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hosebie slips a straight right by Jones Jr.
Hosebie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hosebie looks to land a combination but Jones Jr avoids it well.
Jab by Jones Jr.
Hosebie moves out of range as Jones Jr strikes.
Hosebie shoots in for a takedown but Jones Jr shows good takedown defense.
Roy Jones Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Hosebie.
Jones Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Hosebie misses with a takedown attempt - Jones Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hosebie avoids the body shot from Jones Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosebie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hosebie throws and elbow that misses. Jones Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hosebie's guard. Nice move by Jones Jr!
Hosebie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones Jr stands up from Hosebie's guard - Jones Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones Jr. Hosebie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hosebie.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that Hosebie avoids nicely.
Hosebie slips a jab from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hosebie.
Jones Jr misses with a looping right.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that Hosebie avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Jones Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Hosebie's cut.
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 Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Hosebie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hosebie moves out of range as Jones Jr strikes.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Hosebie moves out of range.
Hosebie avoids the body shot from Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosebie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones Jr misses with a straight left.
Hosebie slips a straight right by Jones Jr.
Hosebie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hosebie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hosebie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosebie trying to control but Jones Jr is working from the bottom.
Hosebie is standing up over Jones Jr. Jones Jr looks to escape but Hosebie dives into side control.
Hosebie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hosebie.
Jones Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hosebie on the ground.
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.
Jones Jr defending against the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones Jr lands with a right hand.
Hosebie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Hosebie shoots in but Jones Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hosebie.
Hosebie shoots in for a takedown but Jones Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roy Jones Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Hosebie.
Hosebie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones Jr gets caught flat footed, as Hosebie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hosebie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones Jr is keeping the position for now.
Hosebie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr keeping moving, preventing Hosebie from controlling successfully.
Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet but Hosebie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hosebie wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet but Hosebie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jose Hosebie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hosebie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hosebie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Hosebie slips the punch.
Hosebie closes the distance and clinches up with Jones Jr, looking for a takedown. Hosebie pushes Jones Jr against the cage but Jones Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hosebie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Jones Jr had his way with Jose Hosebie in that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Hosebie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones Jr looks to land a left hand but Hosebie moved out of range nicely.
Hosebie scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones Jr should have avoided that one.
Hosebie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hosebie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hosebie shoots in but Jones Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hosebie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Jones Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hosebie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hosebie is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Jones Jr as he works his way to full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hosebie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Hosebie crashes against the mat.
Hosebie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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.
Hosebie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones Jr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hosebie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hosebie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hosebie swings around for an armbar but Jones Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hosebie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosebie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hosebie looking for a sweep. Not yet Hosebie, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hosebie controls Jones Jr momentarily but Jones Jr frees himself.
Jones Jr is looking to stand up but Hosebie won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Hosebie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones Jr 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 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Jones Jr!
Roy Jones Jr is the new light heavyweight champion!
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RATING
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