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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Van Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lajoie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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260 lbs
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225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Van Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Lajoie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lajoie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Bone.
A big left from Van Bone misses.
Lajoie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Bone.
Lajoie blocks a jab.
Lajoie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lajoie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Bone blocks the elbow strike.
Lajoie has a couple of punches blocked by Van Bone.
Van Bone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lajoie is keeping busy.
Lajoie gets underhooks to prevent Van Bone's takedown attempt.
Van Bone can't find room to land a body shot as Lajoie controls the action.
Lajoie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lajoie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Bone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lajoie avoiding damage.
Lajoie is pressed up against the cage. Van Bone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lajoie down to the mat. Lajoie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Van Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Bone lands with a straight right. Lajoie didn't see that one coming.
Lajoie has Van Bone up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Bone wants to get back to striking at distance but Lajoie won't allow it.
Lajoie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lajoie lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Bone is breathing heavily.
Lajoie throws an elbow but it misses.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tim Van Bone has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajoie swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
Lajoie scores a nice knee to the body.
Lajoie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lajoie.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Lajoie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Bone up against the cage.
Lajoie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lajoie crunches a lovely knee into Van Bone's ribcage.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lajoie is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lajoie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Bone's brow.
Van Bone letting Lajoie take a breather here.
Van Bone dodges an elbow strike from Lajoie.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Bone missing with knees to the body.
Lajoie misses with an elbow strike.
The is referee keeping an eye on Lajoie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lajoie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Bone.
Van Bone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lajoie smiles and moves away.
Van Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lajoie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajoie clinches.
Lajoie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Bone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lajoie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Bone's brow.
Van Bone is trying to break free.
Lajoie throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
Lajoie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Bone can't break the clinch.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Lajoie looking to throw knees to the head but Van Bone is blocking nicely.
Lajoie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lajoie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Bone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Bone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lajoie prevents it.
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Bone wants to break free but Lajoie has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Bone being controlled against the cage.
Lajoie working aggressively here.
Van Bone is trying to drag Lajoie to the mat but Lajoie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Bone blocks an elbow strike from Lajoie.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Bone wants to get back to striking at distance but Lajoie won't allow it.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Lajoie missing with knees to the body.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lajoie throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Bone is trying to break the clinch but Lajoie has him pressed against the cage.
Lajoie gets underhooks to prevent Van Bone's takedown attempt.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Bone missing with knees to the body.
Lajoie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lajoie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Van Bone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Lajoie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Bone misses the jab.
Van Bone scores with a decent looking hook.
Lajoie closes the distance and clinches.
Lajoie scores with a knee to the head.
Lajoie stalling.
Van Bone goes for a takedown attempt but Lajoie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lajoie has closed the distance and engaged Van Bone in a clinch.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Van Bone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lajoie has Van Bone pushed against the cage.
Van Bone jumps guard but Lajoie stands there with Van Bone around his waist. Van Bone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Bone.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajoie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jon Lajoie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lajoie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lajoie misses with the head strike.
Lajoie misses with a knee to the head.
Van Bone tries to pull guard but Lajoie holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Bone drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Van Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Bone can't break the clinch.
Lajoie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lajoie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lajoie is pressed up against the cage. Van Bone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lajoie down to the mat. Lajoie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lajoie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lajoie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Bone avoids the elbow strike from Lajoie, against the cage.
Lajoie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Bone blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Bone misses with the head strike.
Lajoie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Bone blocks it with crossed arms.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
Van Bone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lajoie misses with a knee to the head.
Van Bone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lajoie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lajoie throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Bone.
Van Bone dodges an elbow strike from Lajoie.
The referee calls for Lajoie to work.
Lajoie throws a head punch that misses.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head.
Lajoie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Bone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lajoie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Van Bone is trying to break the clinch but Lajoie has him pressed against the cage.
Lajoie landing knees to the body.
Van Bone blocking some punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lajoie. Van Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Bone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Bone takes a swing at Lajoie's ribcage but misses.
Lajoie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Bone.
Lajoie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Bone, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajoie has a couple of punches blocked by Van Bone.
The referee calls for Lajoie to work.
Lajoie stops a takedown attempt from Van Bone.
Lajoie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Bone up against the cage.
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Bone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Bone.
Lajoie has a couple of punches blocked by Van Bone.
Van Bone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lajoie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Bone has had enough of the clinch but Lajoie keeps him there for the moment.
Lajoie misses with a punch on the inside.
Lajoie connects with a knee to the head.
Lajoie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Bone's face.
Van Bone being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Bone wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lajoie.
Van Bone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lajoie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Lajoie fails to land.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Bone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lajoie lands a knee to the head.
Van Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Bone is looking to break free of the clinch but Lajoie has double underhooks.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lajoie stops a takedown attempt from Van Bone.
Van Bone being controlled against the cage.
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lajoie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Van Bone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lajoie throws a nice looking combination but Van Bone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lajoie closes the distance and pushes Van Bone back into the cage.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Lajoie connects with a knee to the head.
Lajoie misses with a knee strike.
Lajoie connects with a knee to the head.
Van Bone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lajoie's elbow.
Van Bone can't break the clinch.
Lajoie stalling against the cage.
Lajoie taking a breather.
Lajoie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Bone looking to stall.
Lajoie lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lajoie prevents the takedown attempt.
Lajoie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lajoie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
Van Bone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lajoie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
Van Bone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lajoie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lajoie misses with an elbow strike.
Van Bone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Van Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lajoie prevents Van Bone from breaking the clinch.
Lajoie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Lajoie to work.
Van Bone blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lajoie fails to land.
Lajoie keeps control of Van Bone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lajoie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Bone has had enough of the clinch but Lajoie keeps him there for the moment.
Lajoie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Bone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Bone wants to stall.
Lajoie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lajoie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lajoie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Bone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lajoie walks away with a smile on his face. Van Bone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Bone moves out of range of the body kick from Lajoie.
Van Bone loads up on a big right hand but Lajoie slips the punch.
Lajoie clinches up with Van Bone and pushes him back against the cage.
Lajoie working aggressively here.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
Lajoie looking to throw knees to the head but Van Bone is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Lajoie.
Van Bone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Bone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lajoie with a knee to the head.
Van Bone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Bone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Bone.
Lajoie misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Bone avoids the elbow strike from Lajoie, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Bone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lajoie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lajoie has a couple of punches blocked by Van Bone.
Lajoie has a couple of punches blocked by Van Bone.
Van Bone blocks an uppercut.
Lajoie is pressed up against the cage. Van Bone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lajoie down to the mat. Lajoie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lajoie is stalling here.
Lajoie misses with a punch on the inside.
Lajoie misses with the head strike.
Lajoie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lajoie missing with knees to the body.
Lajoie blocks an elbow strike.
Van Bone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lajoie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Bone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Bone blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lajoie misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Bone fails to pull guard.
Lajoie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lajoie stalling the fight.
Van Bone trying to land knees to the body.
Lajoie stalling.
Van Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lajoie.
Lajoie is pressed up against the cage. Van Bone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lajoie down to the mat. Lajoie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lajoie takes one to the chin there.
Lajoie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lajoie landing knees to the head.
Lajoie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Bone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lajoie smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Bone punishes Lajoie's body with a nice straight punch.
Tim Van Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Lajoie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lajoie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Bone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Lajoie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lajoie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Lajoie!
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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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