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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshimitsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yada Yada Yada By : Tech N9ne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yoshimitsu Yamamoto struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jon Jones looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wants to clinch.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamamoto drives through and clinches with Jones against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Yamamoto wants a takedown.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Yamamoto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshimitsu Yamamoto.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Yamamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Jones keeping full guard, as Yamamoto tries to pass.
Yamamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones working for a triangle but Yamamoto defends it easily.
Jones pulls Yamamoto in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yamamoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jones moves into full mount! Yamamoto won't be happy about that!
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yamamoto hang on?
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Yamamoto is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones prevents Yamamoto from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Yamamoto 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 slips a nice elbow through Yamamoto's hands, connecting with Yamamoto's forehead.
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 controlling the action here.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto is not content to let Jones control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controlling the action here.
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.
Jones gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jones looks to clinch
and Yamamoto counters by clinching up.
Jones has Yamamoto pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Yamamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yamamoto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Yamamoto shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yamamoto won't be happy with that.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's Yamamoto get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yamamoto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is keeping the position.
Jones is looking to stand up but Yamamoto won't let him.
Yamamoto is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yamamoto taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yamamoto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamamoto is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Yamamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab.
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 shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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