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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is K-OS Crabbuckit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
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245 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vernon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamilton tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamilton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Hamilton shoots in.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamilton closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Vernon Jones has been cut.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hamilton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Hamilton throws an elbow that misses.
Jones misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vernon Jones's cut is getting worse.
Hamilton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hamilton prevents a body shot from Jones.
A short left from Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones tries a body shot but Hamilton blocks it.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jones manages to end up in side control.
Hamilton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamilton keeps working.
Hamilton looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take a breather but Hamilton is having none of it.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hamilton is not content to let Jones control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hamilton.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamilton.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamilton circles away quickly and effectively.
Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vernon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Hamilton.
Hamilton with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamilton drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hamilton trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hamilton into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Joey Hamilton has been cut.
Hamilton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hamilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Jones.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hamilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Hamilton misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Hamilton taking a breather.
Hamilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hamilton pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones pushes Hamilton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Hamilton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jones.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Hamilton.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hamilton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Hamilton shows good takedown defense.
Hamilton clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Hamilton is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Hamilton into the cage.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hamilton avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Hamilton will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hamilton tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Hamilton wants to clinch.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamilton wants to clinch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamilton has managed to clinch.
Jones misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Hamilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones stalls.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Hamilton throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hamilton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hamilton.
Joey Hamilton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hamilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones working aggressively here.
Hamilton missing with knees to the body.
Hamilton looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hamilton throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones is trying to drag Hamilton to the mat but Hamilton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Hamilton is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Hamilton into the cage.
Hamilton is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Jones pushes Hamilton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hamilton avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hamilton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vernon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Hamilton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamilton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones tries for a takedown but Hamilton manages to get underhooks.
Hamilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hamilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Hamilton gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones tries to stall but Hamilton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hamilton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Jones gets through Hamilton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hamilton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hamilton misses with an elbow strike.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Hamilton controls the action.
Hamilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Hamilton misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vernon Jones will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamilton is defended easily by Jones.
Joey Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hamilton tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamilton tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Hamilton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hamilton wants to clinch.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Hamilton moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton avoiding damage.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamilton.
Hamilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hamilton. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Hamilton misses with a knee strike.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Hamilton, against the cage.
Hamilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Hamilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamilton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hamilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamilton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Hamilton's ribcage. Hamilton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vernon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Hamilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamilton.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hamilton.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Hamilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamilton.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamilton blocking some punches.
Hamilton missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones gets through Hamilton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hamilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
A short right from Jones.
Jones is trying to trip Hamilton. He has hold of a leg but Hamilton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hamilton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hamilton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Hamilton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hamilton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Hamilton!
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hype
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