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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hernandez (ranked 4545 p4p, 3891 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Hernandez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez wants to clinch.
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Hernandez tries to clinch up.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ben Hernandez has been cut.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Hernandez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Hernandez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hernandez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hernandez 's defenses.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hernandez tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Hernandez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Hernandez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Hernandez back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hernandez as the two fighters clinch.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Hernandez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hernandez .
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez .
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Hernandez both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez .
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hernandez , pushing him back against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Hernandez in his tracks for a moment.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez misses with a punch to the body.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez .
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hernandez avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Hernandez can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez blocks the elbow strike.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Hernandez shrugs off.
Jones stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones tries to move into range but Hernandez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Hernandez back into the cage.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Hernandez misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernandez stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jones in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jones clinches up with Hernandez and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ben Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones has Hernandez pushed against the cage.
Hernandez wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones has Hernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Hernandez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Hernandez fails to land.
Jones has Hernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez 's efforts to push away.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez .
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jon Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Hernandez shrugs off.
Jones lands an elbow just above Hernandez 's eye.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Hernandez in his tracks for a moment.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones gets a clinch.
Hernandez letting Jones take a breather here.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Hernandez wants to break free but Jones has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez 's brow.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernandez .
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernandez gets a clinch.
Hernandez blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Hernandez back against the cage.
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hernandez 's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez 's brow.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Hernandez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Hernandez on the inside.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Hernandez avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernandez dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernandez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez 's brow.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hernandez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez 's efforts to push away.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
Ben Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
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energy
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hype
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