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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Akahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Akahi's choice of entrance music: Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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170 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonah Akahi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akahi closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Akahi pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Akahi is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Akahi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Akahi tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Akahi or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akahi moves away.
Akahi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Akahi circles away.
Jones cracks Akahi with an open hand slap.
Jones scores with the left hand. Akahi knows he should have avoided that one.
Akahi shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Akahi.
Akahi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akahi's head backwards.
Akahi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Akahi gets slowly back to his feet.
Akahi tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akahi avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones is looking to wear down Akahi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Akahi is just out of range.
Jones clobbers Akahi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Akahi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Akahi counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Akahi. Akahi gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Akahi shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akahi.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akahi counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones misses the body punch
and Akahi counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akahi.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akahi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Akahi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Akahi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Akahi pushes him off.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Akahi counters with a left to the body.
Akahi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akahi wants to clinch.
Akahi avoids the body shot from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akahi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Akahi shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Akahi.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Akahi counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones jabs at Akahi's body.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akahi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akahi throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Akahi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Akahi is breathing heavily.
Akahi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Akahi tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akahi moves away.
Akahi looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akahi is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones throws a body punch but Akahi moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akahi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Akahi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Akahi on that attempt.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akahi.
Akahi misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four 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 lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akahi shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones throws a body punch but Akahi moves out of range.
Jonah Akahi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones takes a swing at Akahi's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Akahi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Akahi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Akahi backing up. Akahi nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Akahi on that attempt.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akahi.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Akahi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akahi working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akahi has him pressed against the cage.
Akahi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Akahi tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akahi has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones wants to break free but Akahi has control.
Jones tries to break free but Akahi pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Akahi has the dominant position.
Akahi prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akahi jumps guard.
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.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Akahi's guard.
Akahi looking to control.
Jonah Akahi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Akahi looking for a sweep. Not yet Akahi, not yet.
Jones wants to stand but Akahi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Akahi is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Akahi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akahi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Akahi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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