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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 181 p4p, 258 weight class) and Ivan Jankovic (ranked 19 p4p, 29 weight class). Ivan Jankovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jankovic controlling Jones's posture.
Jankovic working a defensive guard here.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankovic has wrist control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones stands up over Jankovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jankovic striking from the bottom.
Jankovic controlling Jones's posture.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jankovic trying to control the position.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jankovic working a defensive guard here.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jankovic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jankovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
Jankovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jankovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Jankovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jankovic manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Jankovic's guard.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones postures up in Jankovic's guard and throws a big left but Jankovic blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jankovic trying to control the position.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones is looking to clinch but Jankovic is avoiding it.
Jankovic throws a counter combo.
Jankovic walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jankovic defends well and Jones ends up having to push Jankovic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jankovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jankovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jankovic can do to turn this around?
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jankovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jankovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jankovic prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Jankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Jankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jankovic up against the cage.
Jones is working for takedown but Jankovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Jankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Jankovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jankovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jankovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jankovic scores with a hook to the body.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jankovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones jumps guard but Jankovic stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jankovic lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jankovic.
Jankovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jankovic lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jankovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ivan Jankovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Jankovic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jankovic.
Jankovic cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jankovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jankovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Jankovic has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jankovic obliges.
A short right from Jankovic.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jankovic landing knees to the body.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jankovic smiles and moves away.
Jankovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jankovic throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Kevin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jankovic cracks Jones with a big right hand and Jones goes down!
It looks like Kevin Jones has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jankovic working some strikes from top position.
Jones is rocked!
Jones working for a triangle but Jankovic defends it easily.
Jankovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones working for a triangle but Jankovic defends it easily.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Jankovic slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jankovic is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jankovic wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jankovic is one step ahead there.
Jones keeping full guard, as Jankovic tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jankovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jankovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jankovic works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jankovic trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jankovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jankovic has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Jankovic trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
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.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jankovic defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jankovic wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Kevin Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jankovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jankovic cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jankovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jankovic throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jankovic manages to circle out of the way.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jankovic tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jankovic to the ground. Jankovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Jankovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jankovic! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones slips a straight right by Jankovic.
Jankovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jankovic stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jankovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivan Jankovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jankovic defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jankovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jankovic defending well though.
Jankovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jankovic has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jankovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jankovic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jankovic is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jankovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jankovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jankovic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jankovic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jankovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jankovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Jankovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ivan Jankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jankovic is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Jankovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones shoots in but Jankovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jankovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankovic moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jankovic connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jones'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.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Jankovic, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Jankovic against the cage but Jankovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Jankovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jankovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jankovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jankovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jankovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kevin Jones's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Jankovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jankovic drops Jones with a big left hand! Jones is injured, injured bad! Jankovic jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Jankovic!
Ivan Jankovic is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ivan Jankovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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