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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Harm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harm kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is gangs of new york. Jacoby Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frane Harm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacoby Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Harm 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 lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Harm shows good takedown defense.
Harm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harm.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Harm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Harm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jacoby Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harm closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones looking to stall.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Harm.
Harm dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Harm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frane Harm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Jones.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harm digs a good hook to Jones's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good exchange - Harm coming out on top.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Harm sprawls well.
Harm clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harm avoids a kick to the body.
Harm lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws a series of punches but Harm moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A leg kick checked by Harm.
Harm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harm avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harm on the side of the head.
A big right from Harm misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Harm is out of range.
Harm closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to control but Harm is keeping busy.
Harm slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harm trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Harm performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harm winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harm prevents Jones from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Harm avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Harm scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Harm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Harm maintains control.
Jones regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harm trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Harm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harm seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 Frane Harm will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harm loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Harm lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harm.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harm doesn't seem phased though.
Jones throws a body punch but Harm moves out of range.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jacoby Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harm is out of range.
Harm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Harm just misses with a punch to the body.
Harm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harm is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but Harm is controlling well.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harm pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm working the head and body with strikes.
Harm winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harm is working away from the top position though.
Harm working Jones over with strikes.
Jones trying to hold on to Harm's head to control him but Harm postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harm in particular looking to stall.
Frane Harm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Harm seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Harm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones is looking to control Harm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Harm wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Harm prevents Jones from improving his position.
Harm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Harm postures up.
Harm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harm cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Harm lands a couple of digs.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones 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.
Harm trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Harm trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Harm lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Harm keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Harm stalls from top position.
Harm lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frane Harm 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A swing and a miss from Harm.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harm defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Harm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Harm moves out of range easily.
Harm tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harm moves away.
Harm is looking to counter punch.
Jacoby Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Harm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Harm tries to tie him up.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harm gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Harm.
Harm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Harm will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Harm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones tries to stall but Harm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harm lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jacoby Jones has been cut.
Harm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harm fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Harm sprawls well.
Frane Harm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Jones.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harm shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones has his feet on Harm's thighs here. He's pushed Harm off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Harm screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacoby Jones!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jacoby Jones thanked Valhalla Fight Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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