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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arwell Jones (ranked 1406 p4p, 2542 weight class) and Hawk Williamson (ranked 189 p4p, 307 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm 19 216 4 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm 19 210 3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arwell Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hawk Williamson! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A shot to the body from Jones misses and Williamson counters with a nice uppercut. Jones lands with a cross. Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williamson misses with a body shot.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones. Williamson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot. Jones throws a head kick that misses. Williamson misses with a body shot.
Williamson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones is looking to wear down Williamson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Jones misses the shot to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Williamson moves out of range of the strikes. Williamson throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem. Jones thows a left - swing and a miss! Jones takes one to the chin there.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williamson. An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target. Williamson takes one to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head kick but Williamson moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Williamson is just out of range. Jones throws a big shot that misses. Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Williamson counters with a nice body shot. Williamson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Williamson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Williamson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Jones with a jab. Williamson misses with a looping right. Williamson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones. Jones moves out of range of the strikes. Williamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williamson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Williamson counters with a right hand to the body. Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Williamson blocks a head kick by Jones.
Williamson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones. Williamson ducks under a wild hook from Jones. Williamson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jones moves in looking to clinch but Williamson pushes him off. Williamson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Williamson misses the jab. Williamson throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range. Williamson throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it. Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williamson. A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones. Williamson lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Jones throws a wild body kick that Williamson sees coming a mile off. Arwell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones throws a looping overhand right but Williamson ducks down to avoid it. Jones misses the body punch and Williamson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Jones missing with a left hand there. Williamson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Williamson keeps the fight on the outside. Williamson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot. Williamson throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Williamson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williamson scrambles back to his feet. Jones looks to land a left hand but Williamson moved out of range nicely. Williamson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Williamson avoids the body shot from Jones.
Williamson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones closes the distance and clinches. Williamson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks. Williamson wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head. Jones is leaning against Williamson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jones keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Williamson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Williamson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Williamson throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot. Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williamson. Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones pushes Williamson up against the cage in a clinch. Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jones keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away. Jones lands with a right to the head.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Williamson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Jones fails in his attempt to clinch. Jones blocks a jab. Williamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hawk Williamson will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williamson misses with a looping left. Jones stuns Williamson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Williamson blocks a jab. Jones scores with a hook. A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot. Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones rushes Williamson and presses him up against the cage. Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it. Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Williamson blocking some punches.
Williamson tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage. Jones lands a shoulder strike. Williamson prevents a body shot from Jones. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him. Jones working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones. Williamson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jones misses with the head strike.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Williamson blocking some punches.
Williamson wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle. Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment. Nice body punch from Jones. Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle. Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A body shot lands from Jones.
Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position. Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williamson is breathing heavily. Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jones lands with a light punch inside. Jones lands a shot to the body. Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head. Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williamson backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Williamson prevents a body shot from Jones. Williamson blocking some punches.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch. Williamson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him. Williamson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Williamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones has Williamson pressed against the cage, preventing Williamson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones. Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Williamson.
Williamson tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage. Jones lands a shoulder strike. Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williamson can do to turn this around? A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones tries to work over Williamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jones tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Williamson is trying to break free. Jones misses with some punches.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Williamson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Williamson tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jones misses the shot to the body. Nice uppercut there from Williamson. Williamson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Jones. Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones closes the distance and clinches. A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Williamson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws the left hand but Williamson avoids the punch easily. Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A left lands for Jones. Williamson moves out of range of the strikes. Williamson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Williamson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williamson throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily. Jones takes a swing at Williamson's ribcage but misses. Jab from Jones. Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Williamson counters with a lovely shot to the body. Williamson misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely. The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williamson doesn't seem phased though. Williamson avoids the head kick by Jones.
Williamson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot. Jones takes a swing at Williamson's ribcage but misses. Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arwell Jones dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williamson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williamson gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch. Jones lands an elbow inside. Jones lands a right hand. Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jones lands a right hand. Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now. Williamson is trying to break free. Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position. Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones has Williamson pressed against the cage, preventing Williamson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jones scores with a shot to the side of Williamson's head. Williamson takes a shot to the head. Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
 Williamson is rocked! Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position. Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position. Jones is leaning against Williamson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jones keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williamson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jones keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Arwell Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far. Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment. Jones prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch. Jones lands with a left to the head. Williamson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him? Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands with a light punch inside. Williamson prevents a body shot from Jones. Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Williamson.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage. Jones creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Williamson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Williamson drops to his knees and Jones pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arwell Jones! During a confident post fight interview, Arwell Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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