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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by DOBERMAN. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Gordon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
It looks like Derrick Gordon has been cut.
Gordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gordon.
Jab, jab by Gordon - just one landing.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gordon misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Gordon dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Gordon misses with a hook.
Gordon avoids the body shot from Jones.
Gordon takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Gordon throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a punch to the head.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Gordon thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips under a jab.
Gordon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Gordon misses with the combination.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a wild body shot.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a combination that misses
letting Gordon counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Gordon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Gordon.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Gordon misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gordon's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Gordon lands.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gordon takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Gordon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gordon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones slips a jab from Gordon.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones thuds his right hand into Gordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gordon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
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 Derrick Gordon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derrick Gordon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gordon lands with an overhand left.
Gordon misses with a double jab.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Derrick Gordon is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Derrick Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones slips a jab from Gordon.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Gordon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eddy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Gordon.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gordon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gordon thinking.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Gordon misses with a hook
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Gordon dodges the punch combination from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones moves out of range as Gordon strikes.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gordon.
Gordon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gordon looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones slips under a jab from Gordon.
Gordon throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
A big left from Gordon misses.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Derrick Gordon's cut is getting worse.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Gordon swinging wildly here.
Gordon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gordon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gordon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gordon is rocked!
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Gordon finds it's target.
Gordon looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gordon dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eddy Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derrick Gordon's cut.
That's time! Gordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gordon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gordon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Gordon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gordon throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Derrick Gordon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gordon seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Gordon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones jabs at Gordon's body.
Jones avoids the body shot from Gordon.
Jones lands with a cross.
Gordon swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordon misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws a right hand that Gordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gordon also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gordon slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Gordon misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
Gordon throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Gordon throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gordon misses the target.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gordon's knee momentarily.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jeez, Derrick Gordon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gordon throws out the jab.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Gordon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Gordon throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gordon thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones thumps Gordon with a low kick.
Jones is looking to slow Gordon down with leg kicks.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
Gordon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Gordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddy Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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