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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Herzog (ranked 2099 p4p, 1964 weight class) and Arwell Jones (ranked 267 p4p, 252 weight class). Jones has chosen Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 cm 19 215 2 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm 19 216 3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Herzog! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arwell Jones! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Herzog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch. An attempted straight right counter from Herzog misses the target.
Jones drives through and clinches with Herzog against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Jones. Herzog prevents a body shot from Jones. Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Herzog.
Herzog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a knee to the head. Jones tries to throw a body punch but Herzog avoids it by throwing Jones back against the ropes. Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herzog backwards. Herzog lands with a short head shot on the inside. Herzog tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws a head punch that misses. Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Herzog uses good head movement to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. Herzog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herzog tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a right hand. Herzog throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. Jones digs a right hand into Herzog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herzog's gas tank. Jones prevents a body shot from Herzog. Herzog throws a head punch that misses.
Herzog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Herzog seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Herzog connects with a nice looking jab.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones tries to clinch but Herzog moves out of range. Jones lands a jab. The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land. An attempted straight right counter from Herzog misses the target. Jones misses with a low kick as Herzog jumps back. Herzog is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good shot there by Herzog. Herzog misses with a wild body shot. Herzog takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Herzog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Arwell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herzog tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Jones instigates a clinch. Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land. Herzog misses with a hook from the clinch. Herzog blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Herzog or not. Jones misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land. Jones tries to work over Herzog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short uppercut from Herzog. Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. Jones lands a nice shot to the body. Jones blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. Herzog presses Jones against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Herzog tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jones misses with some punches.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Herzog blocks an uppercut.
Herzog misses with some punches.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones. Herzog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice body punch from Jones. Herzog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Herzog controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arwell Jones dominated that round. That's time! Herzog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herzog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones rushes Herzog and presses him up against the ropes. Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jones throws a head punch that misses. Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is leaning against Herzog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Jones presses Herzog against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Herzog throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. Herzog avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Herzog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short left from Jones. Herzog tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to work over Herzog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Herzog misses with a hook to the ribs.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Herzog uses good head movement to avoid it. Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herzog's elbow. Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a nice uppercut. Herzog lands a hook to the side of the head. Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Herzog.
Herzog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards. Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Herzog controls his hands.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Herzog controls his hands.
Herzog blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herzog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Herzog can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Herzog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones. Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jones pushes Herzog back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Herzog avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Herzog avoids it. Herzog on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Herzog lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jones scores with a shoulder strike. A right handed body shot lands from Herzog.
Jones presses Herzog against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jones tries to work over Herzog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries a body shot but Herzog blocks it.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a head punch that misses. Herzog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands with a light punch inside. Herzog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands an elbow inside. Jones misses with the head strike.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Herzog misses with a punch on the inside.
Herzog lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards. Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Jones. Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herzog throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones blocks a body shot from Herzog. Herzog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Herzog can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands an uppercut. Jones works on Herzog's body with a couple of short punches. Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arwell Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Herzog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A jab from Jones misses. It looked like Herzog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Herzog just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Jones misses. As Jones looks to move away, Herzog throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way. Jones throws a head kick that misses. Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Herzog counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Herzog takes one to the chin there. Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Herzog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Herzog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Herzog counters with a left to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A jab lands there for Jones. Jones thuds a left hand into Herzog's body. Jones swings for the body but Herzog moves out of range.
Herzog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Herzog darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Herzog counters with a straight right hand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Herzog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Herzog misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Herzog is rocked! Herzog is holding his hands too far apart here. Jones throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Herzog is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arwell Jones! Arwell Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. Damien Herzog was interviewed post fight and said 'I am truly humbled by this experience, we fought like hell out there and the better fighter came out on top. Just know I’ll keep striving to be as great as my counterparts, peace and love'.
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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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