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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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197 lbs
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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
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven connects with an inside leg kick.
Raven connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones is leaning against Raven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones jumps guard but Raven turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones jumps into guard, dragging Raven to the mat.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raven is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raven manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Raven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Raven keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Raven wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Conan Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Raven controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Raven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Raven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raven working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raven scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raven.
Jones has hold of Raven's hands but Raven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raven.
Raven thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Raven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones pushes Raven off looking to stand but Raven dives back in and keeps control.
Raven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Raven working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Raven not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raven controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raven lands a couple of digs.
Raven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raven throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven 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.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Raven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Thomas Raven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raven throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Raven misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raven. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raven is one step ahead there.
Raven postures up.
Raven throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven scoring with some ground and pound.
Raven looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Raven.
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Raven keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wanted to stand there but Raven had control of the position.
Raven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thomas Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raven is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Raven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Conan Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Raven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Raven fails to land with a series of punches.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raven as he jumps to the side.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Raven moved out of range.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven connects with a single shot there.
Raven on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones lands a head shot.
Raven slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raven works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raven is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Jones is looking to stall here but Raven recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Raven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raven misses the shot to the body.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones cracks Raven with a good jab.
Raven is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Raven throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones wants to control but Raven is keeping him busy.
Jones advances to full mount.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raven is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven can't escape the position.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Raven is looking to escape.
Raven tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Raven sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
Raven is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jones prevents Raven from improving his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones working over Raven with some ground and pound. Raven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raven is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Raven trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Raven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Raven defends it.
Thomas Raven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones controlling the action here.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Raven defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Conan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raven regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raven 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raven!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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