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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Baroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
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200 lbs
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190 cm
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204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Baroni! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jones! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Baroni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Baroni moves out of range easily. Baroni throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range. Baroni leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Jones moves into the clinch. Baroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baroni manages to break the clinch.
Baroni throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range. Baroni misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely. Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Baroni keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. Jones prevents Baroni from getting back to his feet. Baroni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baroni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace. Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Baroni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him. Jones wants to control from the top but Baroni keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Baroni kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baroni throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely. Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni. Baroni scores with a jab to the head.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baroni misses with a series of wild punches.
Phil Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones tries to clinch up. Phil Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Baroni loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch. Baroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Baroni is breathing heavily. Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Jones cracks Baroni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Baroni tries to buck Jones off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones with the ground and pound from mount. Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Baroni manages to avoid the submission attempt. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Baroni rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Baroni! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round. That's time! Baroni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch. Baroni is trying to break free. Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baroni tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position. Jones tries to pull guard but Baroni won't allow it.
Phil Baroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones. Baroni wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Baroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baroni is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage. Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones lands with a light punch inside. Baroni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baroni tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage. Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Baroni is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage. Baroni wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones jumps guard but Baroni stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Jones closes the distance and clinches. A frustrated look appears on Baroni's face as he tries to break the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Baroni's face as he tries to break the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Baroni pushes him off. Baroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baroni slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat. Baroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones. Baroni misses with a straight left. Jones needs to keep his hands up - Baroni had a free shot at his head there. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Baroni. Baroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baroni is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Baroni circles away and we're back to standing. Some wild striking there from Baroni.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Jones works over Baroni's head and body with a nice combination. Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Some wild striking there from Baroni.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Baroni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Baroni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Jones fails with a takedown attempt. Baroni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baroni throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease. Baroni throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot. Jones jabs at Baroni's body. Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baroni but Baroni pushes him off and we're back to square one. Jones clinches. Baroni is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage. Baroni takes a knee to the side of the body. Jones has Baroni pressed against the cage, preventing Baroni from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Baroni wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones gets control of Baroni's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Baroni is sitting in close to Jones's body. Jones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Baroni is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Baroni is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jon Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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