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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Davis Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammy Davis Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis Jr is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Davis Jr moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Davis Jr tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Davis Jr tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis Jr but Davis Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sammy Davis Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
Davis Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis Jr is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Davis Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Davis Jr getting side control.
Davis Jr tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Davis Jr drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr working Jones over with strikes.
Davis Jr is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Davis Jr is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones looks gassed!
Davis Jr is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Davis Jr looking to land elbow strikes but Jones uses the position to regain half guard.
Davis Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis Jr throws a wild left hand from mount and Jones manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Davis Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis Jr is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Davis Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Davis Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis Jr wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Davis Jr dominated that round.
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.
Davis Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Davis Jr getting side control.
Davis Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis Jr is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Davis Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis Jr trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Davis Jr works his way into side control.
Davis Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis Jr misses with a takedown
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis Jr's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Davis Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Davis Jr is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis Jr, not yet.
Davis Jr pulls Jones in to control the position.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis Jr moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots and misses
and Davis Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Davis Jr there.
Davis Jr is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Davis Jr is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davis Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis Jr is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Davis Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davis Jr.
Davis Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Davis Jr looking to finish with strikes here!
Davis Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Davis Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Davis Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Davis Jr pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis Jr.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Davis Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davis Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis Jr slips nicely into half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis Jr tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Davis Jr thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones won't allow Davis Jr to pass to mount.
Davis Jr throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Davis Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Davis Jr raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Davis Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Davis Jr unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Davis Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Davis Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Davis Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Davis Jr scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Sammy Davis Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Davis Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Davis Jr landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davis Jr.
Davis Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davis Jr.
Davis Jr thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Davis Jr thowing shots but they're missing.
Davis Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Davis Jr landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Davis Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis Jr misses with a head shot.
Davis Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Davis Jr looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Davis Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammy Davis Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Davis Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis Jr 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Davis Jr!
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RATING
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