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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Persson's entrance music is Johnny Cash - Rusty cage. A fine choice. Fredrik Persson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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168 cm
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158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fredrik Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Persson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Persson shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Persson misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrik Persson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones rushes Persson and presses him up against the cage.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Fredrik Persson has been cut.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Persson pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones won't allow Persson to sweep him here.
Jones gets to his feet. Persson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Persson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Persson pushes him off.
Jones rushes Persson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Persson tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Persson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to clinch but Persson is having none of it.
Persson looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Persson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Persson fails to land the takedown.
Persson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones wants to clinch.
Persson tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Persson shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Persson is breathing heavily.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Persson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Persson looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Persson's ribcage.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Persson tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones has Persson pushed against the cage.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Persson wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Persson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Persson blocks it.
Persson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Persson backwards.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Persson blocks it.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Persson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones looks to clinch
letting Persson counter with a right hand.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Persson circles away.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Persson counters by clinching up.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jim Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones has Persson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Persson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones prevents Persson from breaking the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Persson.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Persson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Persson duly obliges.
Jones tries to clinch up but Persson circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Persson scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Persson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Persson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Persson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Persson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Persson shoots in.
Persson tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Persson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Persson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Persson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrik Persson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones has Persson pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Persson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Persson 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.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Persson moves into the clinch.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Persson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Persson tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Persson drops back down to his feet.
Jones pushes Persson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones clinches up with Persson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Persson in his tracks for a moment.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Persson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Persson's ribcage. Persson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones rushes Persson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Persson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Persson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Persson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Persson's takedown attempt.
Persson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Persson's takedown attempt.
Persson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Persson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Persson wants to break free but Jones has control.
Persson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Persson wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones works on Persson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Persson.
Jones prevents Persson from breaking the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Persson tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a left hand.
Persson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Persson from breaking the clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Persson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Persson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Persson jumps guard but Jones stands there with Persson around his waist. Persson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Persson can't break the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Persson.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Persson shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Persson lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Persson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Persson on that attempt.
Jones tries to clinch but Persson moves out of range.
Jim Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persson has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Persson blocks it.
Persson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Persson decides to pull guard.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Persson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Persson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Persson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jones is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Persson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jones's back instead.
Jones is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Persson 's hooks.
Persson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jones is surviving well by controlling Persson's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Persson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Persson pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Persson manages to pull guard.
Persson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Persson pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Persson wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Persson stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Persson has control of the leg.
Persson thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Persson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Persson has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones tries to hold on but Persson postures up.
Persson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Persson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fredrik Persson!
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energy
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hype
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