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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Pimp C. Skrypture, C$krilla ft. Bun B & The Isleys - One Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lewis punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Lewis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Lewis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Jones avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Jones lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones slips under a jab from Lewis.
Jones throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones slips under a jab from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lewis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lewis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Lewis is predictable there
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it
and Lewis counters with a solid body kick.
Jones blocks a jab.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lewis throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lewis. Jones shrugs it off though.
Lewis lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones checks a low kick from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Lewis swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones slips under a jab from Lewis.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Lewis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones checks a low kick from Lewis.
Jones is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lewis. That's going to slow Jones down.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Lewis slams his shin into Jones's torso.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jones tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
James Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Lewis misses.
Lewis thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones throws a body kick the misses
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Lewis's torso.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Lewis jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Lewis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis lands a body shot.
James Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Lewis counters with a leg kick.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lewis lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Lewis blocks the low kick.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Jones throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Jones.
Lewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones moves away from the strike by Lewis.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones lands a high kick!
Jab from Lewis.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones closes the distance but Lewis moves to the side
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Jones misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones slips under a jab from Lewis.
Jones thumps Lewis with a low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a hook
and Lewis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lewis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
A big right from Lewis misses.
A shot to the liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Lewis counters with a leg kick.
Jones misses with a combination
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Lewis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Lewis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Lewis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the ropes. Lewis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones misses with a combination
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Lewis punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Lewis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lewis.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Lewis thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Lewis counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lewis punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones tries to work over Lewis's front leg with a kick but Lewis checks it.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Lewis - just one landing.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones slips under a jab from Lewis.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Lewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lewis lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Lewis cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jones throws a body kick the misses
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Lewis clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones blocks a jab.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Lewis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lewis lands a right hook to the body.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Lewis.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Lewis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lewis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Jones.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Lewis's torso.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Lewis misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a combination. Lewis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lewis is rocked!
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewis takes one to the chin there.
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Lewis seems to have got his legs back now.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis connects with a nice looking jab.
Lewis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lewis finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones clinches up with Lewis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Leonard Lewis has been cut.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Jones.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Lewis in a clinch.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Lewis pushes Jones back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lewis tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jones.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Lewis misses with some punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Lewis in his tracks for a moment.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Lewis in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a head shot.
Lewis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Lewis takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lewis's head.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Lewis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewiss head.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Jones is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Jones looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
Jones avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones slips a jab from Lewis.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Lewis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lewis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Lewis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Lewis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones misses the jab.
Lewis throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Lewis 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Jones tries a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
Lewis works the jab nicely.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Lewis there.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lewis.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a solid body kick.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lewis lands with a good body shot.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Lewis.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
A jab from Lewis does it's job there.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Lewis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lewis counters with a nice body kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lewis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for James Jones!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for James Jones!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for James Jones!
James Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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