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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 5363 p4p, 4835 weight class) and Mostly Harmless (ranked 594 p4p, 559 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with God Gave Me Style blaring out of the sound system. Jon Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 cm 18 205 0 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm 18 205 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Good chin |
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Good takedowns Counter fighter Very confident |
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mostly Harmless! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Harmless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Harmless thows a leg kick but Jones checks it and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Harmless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones lands the left hand. Harmless falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harmless thinking. Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A combination from Jones does no damage. Harmless drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Harmless has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harmless there as he acknowledges the shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jones tests Harmless's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones cracks Harmless with a good jab. Jones throws a nice head kick!
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones. Harmless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Harmless misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut. Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Jones moves out of range of the strikes. Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harmless has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick. Harmless lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harmless fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it. Harmless with a body punch. A glancing blow. Harmless's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harmless scrambles back to his feet. Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Harmless throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely. Harmless on the wrong end of a nice hook. Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Jones digs a good hook to Harmless's body.
Harmless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away. Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones. Harmless fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Jones is breathing heavily. Harmless misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut. Harmless tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harmless on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harmless fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Harmless persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Harmless is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Harmless is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harmless misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard. Jones wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Harmless is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harmless working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harmless on the ground. Harmless takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Harmless is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action! Harmless thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Harmless is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Harmless wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well. Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Harmless looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Harmless only half commits to the counter leg kick. Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harmless's head. Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Harmless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harmless throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harmless takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jones works Harmless's body with a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harmless paws at him with a jab and circles away. Harmless scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Harmless working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harmless looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Harmless seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt. Harmless is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Harmless trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away. Harmless is looking for a kimura here.
That's two 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. Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Harmless passes to full mount! Jones is squirming around, avoiding Harmless's attempts to control the action. Harmless landing shots from mount. Jones is looking to get to half guard. Harmless looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Harmless tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harmless working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Jones turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Harmless off and cradles Jones's limp body as Harmless celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Mostly Harmless! The defeated Jon Jones had this to say: 'I've forgiven myself after paying the consequences of my bad decisions'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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