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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amon D Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amon D Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for D Assis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a right and a left that D Assis avoids nicely.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
D Assis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D Assis cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
D Assis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and D Assis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Amon D Assis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from D Assis.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but D Assis circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but D Assis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
D Assis looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
D Assis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
D Assis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones slips under a jab from D Assis.
D Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
D Assis looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a right hand that D Assis ducks under and follows up with a left that D Assis also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
D Assis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Roy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
D Assis just misses with a punch to the body.
D Assis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amon D Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones connects with a right hand. D Assis shakes it off.
D Assis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
D Assis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
D Assis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
D Assis is breathing heavily.
D Assis clinches up against the cage.
D Assis tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Assis jumps guard.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from D Assis's guard.
D Assis working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones wants to stand but D Assis is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
D Assis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with D Assis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones wants to stand but D Assis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
D Assis working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from D Assis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amon D Assis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones lands a with a good body shot.
D Assis has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
D Assis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
D Assis keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
D Assis tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
D Assis lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Assis leaning against his opponent.
D Assis lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Assis has Jones pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amon D Assis.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D Assis 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.
Amon D Assis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
D Assis misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
D Assis misses with a hook to the body
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones misses with a combination
and D Assis moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
D Assis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
D Assis manages to pull guard.
D Assis looking to control.
D Assis has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
D Assis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones wants to stand but D Assis is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Assis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on D Assis, up you get!
Jones leaves D Assis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges at D Assis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by D Assis's hand.
D Assis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but D Assis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
D Assis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. D Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amon D Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a series of punches but D Assis moves out of range.
Jones lunges at D Assis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by D Assis's hand.
D Assis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by D Assis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones digs a good hook to D Assis's body.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones slips under a jab from D Assis.
D Assis misses with a wild body shot.
D Assis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
D Assis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
D Assis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
D Assis is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
D Assis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Assis takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
D Assis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and D Assis counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
D Assis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Assis misses the body punch
and D Assis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
D Assis throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
D Assis misses with a few strikes there.
Jones connects with a body shot.
D Assis just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from D Assis.
Jones jabs at D Assis's body.
Jones throws a series of punches but D Assis avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for D Assis on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amon D Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones thuds a left hand into D Assis's body.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
D Assis slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
D Assis looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
D Assis avoids a punch combination nicely.
D Assis doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
D Assis tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
D Assis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Good shot there by D Assis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Jones.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
D Assis misses the jab.
Jones dips to his left and cracks D Assis with an uppercut!
D Assis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
D Assis misses with a wild combination.
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.
D Assis throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as D Assis shoots in.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
D Assis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
D Assis thows a body shot but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Jones.
I think Jones 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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