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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micha Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go hard. Micha Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micha Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Micha Jones has been cut.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Carlos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones avoids the body shot from Silva.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Silva tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Silva misses.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micha Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micha Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Silva looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Jones trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Jones is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Silva misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carlos Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones scores with a jab.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones working Silva over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Silva tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micha Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micha Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Jones slips under a jab from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones slips a jab from Silva.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jones is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Carlos Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones slips a straight right by Silva.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four 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.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.
Jones working Silva over with strikes.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micha 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micha Jones!
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