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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Reealopubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reealopubo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chop Suey kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matthew Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Reealopubo's chin.
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152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Reealopubo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reealopubo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reealopubo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reealopubo looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Reealopubo misses with a body punch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reealopubo moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Reealopubo.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reealopubo.
Reealopubo wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Reealopubo moves into the clinch successfully.
Reealopubo throws a head punch that misses.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reealopubo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Reealopubo lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Reealopubo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Reealopubo controls the action.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reealopubo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reealopubo wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Reealopubo rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Reealopubo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reealopubo lands an uppercut.
Jones blocks a body shot from Reealopubo.
Reealopubo pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reealopubo misses with a knee to the head.
Reealopubo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reealopubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reealopubo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reealopubo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reealopubo scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Reealopubo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reealopubo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reealopubo throws a head punch that misses.
Reealopubo misses with a body punch.
Reealopubo pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reealopubo pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reealopubo misses with the head strike.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Reealopubo.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones scores with a jab. Reealopubo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reealopubo wants to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch position.
Reealopubo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reealopubo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reealopubo.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reealopubo throws an elbow but it misses.
Reealopubo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Reealopubo.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reealopubo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reealopubo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones cracks Reealopubo with a nice body shot.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Reealopubo is rocked!
It looks like Joe Reealopubo has been cut.
Reealopubo lands with a light punch inside.
Reealopubo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reealopubo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reealopubo seems to have recovered his senses.
Reealopubo tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Reealopubo back against the cage.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Reealopubo backwards.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Reealopubo looks winded!
Jones presses Reealopubo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reealopubo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Reealopubo's defenses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reealopubo.
Jones measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Reealopubo! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Matthew Jones!
An out of breath Matthew Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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