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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Anderson (ranked 478 p4p, 360 weight class) and Samuel Jones (ranked 61 p4p, 49 weight class). Samuel Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Anderson slips under a jab from Jones.
Anderson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
It looks like Samuel Jones has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
A short left from Jones.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Anderson.
Jones working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jones Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson motions for Jones to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick lands for Jones.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Jones lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Samuel Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Anderson.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Samuel Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Jones.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Anderson avoids it this time.
Anderson defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson delivers a nice body kick.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Anderson lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Anderson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Anderson lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones with the inside leg kick.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Nice body kick from Anderson.
Anderson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Anderson works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Jones!
Samuel Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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