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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yan Khone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Hired Gun as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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266 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yan Khone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khone drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Khone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khone pulls guard.
Khone doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Khone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Khone controlling from the top position.
Jones working for a triangle but Khone defends it easily.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Khone defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Khone is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khone is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khone passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Khone.
Khone decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Xavier Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Khone shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khone is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yan Khone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khone slips a straight right by Jones.
Khone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Khone ducks down to avoid it.
Xavier Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Khone.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Khone won't allow it.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khone has him pressed against the cage.
Khone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Khone has him pressed against the cage.
Khone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khone stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Khone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Khone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Khone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Khone fails to pull guard.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Khone is controlling the position.
Khone pulls guard successfully.
Khone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khone with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Khone punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khone punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khone landing punches.
Jones is rocked!
Khone lands a heavy elbow.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Khone finish him?
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Khone thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Khone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Khone.
Khone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Khone looking to finish with strikes here!
Khone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Khone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Khone.
Khone thowing shots but they're missing.
Khone looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Khone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Khone.
Khone thowing shots but they're missing.
Khone looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Khone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Khone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Khone.
Khone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khone lands a nice shot to the head.
Khone is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Xavier Jones has been cut.
Khone raining down shots from the mount!
Khone has isolated one of Jones's arms. Jones looking to fight him off but Khone twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yan Khone!
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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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