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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Struve shoots in.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Struve.
Struve shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Struve's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Struve was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Struve has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Struve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Struve is trying to get back to half guard.
Struve wants to control but Jones postures up.
Struve tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Jones breaks from Struve's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struve is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scoring with strikes but Struve is staying in there.
Struve is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Struve is trying to escape the mount.
Struve flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Struve is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Struve is breathing heavily.
Struve is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones working Struve over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Struve taking shots to the head.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Struve tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Struve tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones landing punches.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
The referee warns Struve that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Struve is rocked!
Jones looking to control but Struve is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Struve is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Struve seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Struve looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Struve throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Struve is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones breaks from Struve's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Struve is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Struve throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Struve takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Struve's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Struve tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Struve that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Struve doesn't seem bothered though.
Struve fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Struve!
The referee warns Struve that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Struve is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Struve is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Struve is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Struve can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Struve in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Struve is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Struve can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones cracks Struve with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struve is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Struve can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones working Struve over with strikes here.
Struve is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Struve from getting the reversal.
Struve wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Struve is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Struve is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Struve is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Struve in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Struve is wriggling around trying to escape.
Struve is working hard here to advance position.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Struve looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struve is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones working Struve over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Struve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Struve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Struve's head, knocking him out cold! Jones is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Jones!
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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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