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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jones (ranked 326 p4p, 48 weight class) and John Thomas (ranked 3423 p4p, 391 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by One - Metallica. Thomas has chosen Big Bad John as his entrance music. John Thomas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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193 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luther Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Jones has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas wants to break free but Jones has control.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a takedown into guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Thomas 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 looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Jones won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones is trying to trip Thomas. He has hold of a leg but Thomas is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Thomas controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas with the active half guard here but Jones passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thomas to escape.
Thomas parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thomas to escape.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Thomas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thomas is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas keeping hold of Jones's head, controlling as best he can.
Thomas is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thomas has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Thomas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thomas tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Thomas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thomas hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Thomas is rocked!
Jones drops a big elbow. That's hurt Thomas! More shots from Jones and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Jones!
A very excited looking Luther Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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