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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Evans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones looks gassed!
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Evans could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones working Evans over with knees to the body.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones wants to stall.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Evans avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Jones blocks a body shot from Evans.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evans into the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Evans tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Evans.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Jones blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to stall.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Evans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Evans gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
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 Rashad Evans will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Evans slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rashad Evans has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Evans has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Evans stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones working Evans over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Evans has his back to the cage.
Evans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Evans tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Evans tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Evans improves position.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Evans takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Jones trying to stall but Evans improves his position.
Evans fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Evans has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones prevents a body shot from Evans.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones trying to stall but Evans improves his position.
Jones landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Evans is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Evans wants to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans takes a knee to the side of the body.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones has Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Evans's ribcage.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Evans tries to tie him up.
Evans takes a knee right on the jaw!
Evans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evans is keeping busy.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Jones prevents a body shot from Evans.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones trying to stall but Evans improves his position.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Evans tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Evans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones avoiding damage.
Evans tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Evans tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Evans trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones working Evans over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Evans tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
Evans misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Jones working Evans over with knees to the body.
Evans changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Jones.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Jon Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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