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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Popo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domino Jachas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jachas's choice of entrance music: The Nycer - Freaky. Popo Jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Popo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Domino Jachas!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jachas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice combination there by Jones.
It looks like Domino Jachas has been cut.
Jachas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jachas tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones avoids the head kick by Jachas.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Jachas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jachas fails to land with a series of punches.
Jachas throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jachas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jachas misses with a double jab
and Jachas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jachas throws a head kick that misses.
Jones drives through with a takedown into Jachas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets to his feet - Jachas follows without any prompting.
Jones avoids the head kick by Jachas.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jachas misses with a series of wild punches.
As Jachas looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo bu Jachas just gets out of the way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones prevents Jachas from breaking the clinch.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jachas is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Jachas has him pressed against the cage.
Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jachas wriggles free and stands up.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
We've been informed that Jachas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jachas cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jachas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Jachas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones is looking to clinch but Jachas is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jachas misses with a left hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jachas keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones blocks a head kick by Jachas.
As Jachas looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo bu Jachas just gets out of the way.
Jones looks to land a combination but Jachas avoids it well.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones clinches up with Jachas and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Popo Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a right hand that Jachas ducks under and follows up with a left that Jachas also avoids with ease.
Jones looks to land a combination but Jachas avoids it well.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jachas misses with a few strikes there.
Jachas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jachas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Jachas.
Jachas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jachas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jachas gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jachas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones works over Jachas with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones stands and steps away. Jachas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jachas throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Jachas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jachas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popo Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Domino Jachas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jachas misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Jachas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jachas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jachas defends it nicely.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jachas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Jachas's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jachas manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Jachas working hard to break the clinch.
Jachas has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has hold of one of Jachas's legs. Jachas is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jachas can do to turn this around?
Jones postures up in Jachas's guard and throws a big left but Jachas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets to his feet - Jachas follows without any prompting.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jachas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jones looking to score a takedown here. Jachas is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Jachas's guard.
Jachas wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jachas is wriggling around but Jones manages to pass to half guard.
Jachas manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jones keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Jachas from breaking the clinch.
Jachas is trying to break free.
Jones has clasped his hands together around Jachas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jachas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jachas is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jachas keeps working.
Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jachas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Jachas!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jachas is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jachas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jachas swinging wildly here.
Jachas throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jachas is trying to buck Jones off.
Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jachas wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jachas keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jachas being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jachas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jachas tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popo Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Domino Jachas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jachas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jachas throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jachas misses with a few strikes there.
Jones wants to clinch.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jachas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jachas misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Jachas.
Jachas tries a head kick but it misses.
Jachas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jachas sprawls well. Jachas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jachas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Popo Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jachas can pounce on him.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jachas sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Popo Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jachas is trying to stand.
Jones wants to control but Jachas is keeping him busy.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jachas for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jachas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones tries to clinch there but Jachas circles away.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jachas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jachas duly obliges.
Domino Jachas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jachas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jachas, pushing him back against the cage.
Jachas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Jachas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jachas throws a head kick that half lands.
Jachas throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Jachas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jachas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Jachas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jachas, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Jachas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jachas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jachas cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jachas tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jachas wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jachas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Popo Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Popo Jones!
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energy
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hype
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