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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arwell Jones (ranked 992 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Bruno Eriksson (ranked 126 p4p, 231 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Eriksson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Eriksson 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 looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Eriksson from controlling successfully.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones keeping full guard, as Eriksson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson slips nicely into half guard.
Eriksson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Eriksson moves nicely into side control.
Jones tries to bench press Eriksson off him but Eriksson keeps the position.
Eriksson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jones regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Eriksson has control of the leg.
Eriksson is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Eriksson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eriksson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Eriksson has control of the leg.
Jones gets full guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eriksson on the ground.
Eriksson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Eriksson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eriksson looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eriksson passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Eriksson.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Eriksson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eriksson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Eriksson is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Eriksson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Eriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Eriksson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Eriksson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eriksson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Eriksson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eriksson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by 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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Eriksson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eriksson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eriksson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Eriksson shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eriksson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Eriksson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eriksson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eriksson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eriksson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Eriksson throws up his legs and catches Jones in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Jones tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Eriksson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruno Eriksson!
Bruno Eriksson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ELITE Exclusive Nutrition & Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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