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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ngannou Jones (ranked 3403 p4p, 3776 weight class) and Karl Marx (ranked 361 p4p, 383 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngannou Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karl Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Good leg kick by Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marx if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Marx.
Marx throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marx throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Marx looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marx blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marx as he avoids it easily.
Marx throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marx.
Marx swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Marx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Marx there.
Marx scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Marx as Jones shoots in.
Jones is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones prevents Marx from escaping the position.
Marx takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones moves into full mount!
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 Marx's face.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marx is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Marx squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marx wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Marx defends it well.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marx is looking to escape.
Jones won't let Marx get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Marx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marx to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marx shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones trying to control but Marx is having none of it.
Jones won't let Marx get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marx can do anything to dispel that myth.
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 Marx's face.
Marx is trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngannou Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marx misses with a few strikes there.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marx unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marx fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marx listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marx fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ngannou Jones. 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.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Despite the aggression on Marx's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Marx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marx throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Marx is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jones yanks on the arm and Marx is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ngannou Jones!
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