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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yves Edwards will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yves Edwards !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Edwards which made him look bad.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edwards lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Edwards lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Edwards looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones grinds an elbow into Edwards 's temple.
Edwards dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Edwards is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Edwards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Edwards takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Edwards dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Edwards wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Edwards takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones 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.
Jones is putting a hurting on Edwards here, landing some big shots from side control.
Edwards looks gassed!
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones is putting a hurting on Edwards here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Edwards sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Edwards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Edwards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones advances nicely into full mount.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Edwards 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Edwards but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Edwards wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Edwards slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edwards pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Edwards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Edwards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edwards has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edwards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Edwards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones blocks a jab.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Edwards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Edwards is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
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.
Edwards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Edwards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
Edwards is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish Edwards with some ground and pound. This is bad for Edwards !
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Edwards in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Edwards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones working Edwards over with strikes here.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Edwards but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Edwards is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Edwards is in trouble!
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Edwards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Edwards is in trouble!
Edwards is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Edwards bucks and avoids them well.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Edwards takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones working Edwards over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Edwards takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Edwards is in trouble!
Jones scoring with strikes but Edwards is staying in there.
Jones working Edwards over with strikes here.
Jones cracks Edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Edwards trying desperately to get to his feet.
Edwards is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Edwards is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones throwing strikes here but Edwards is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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 landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Edwards but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Edwards in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones working Edwards over with strikes here.
Jones cracks Edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Edwards is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edwards hang on?
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Edwards scores with a nice strike.
Edwards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Edwards sprawls well.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards .
Edwards tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Edwards coming out on top.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yves Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Edwards misses with a few strikes there.
Edwards jabs at Jones's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards . Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yves Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones looks for a takedown but Edwards sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones avoids the head kick by Edwards .
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Edwards 's guard.
Edwards is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Edwards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edwards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Edwards scores with a jab to the body.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Edwards sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Edwards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Yves Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edwards - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edwards . Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Blasius scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Jon Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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