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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestle Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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194 cm
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215 lbs
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190 cm
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wrestle Bot! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bot sprawls well. Bot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet. Jones blocks a head kick by Bot.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bot pinned against the cage. Bot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Jones tries to clinch but Bot is having none of it. Jones tries to clinch up but Bot circles away and keeps his distance. Bot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Wrestle Bot has been cut. Bot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Bot throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Bot finishes the takedown easily into guard. Bot slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard. Bot works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard. Bot looking to pass the guard. Bot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Bot advances position into side control! Jones prevents Bot from improving position. Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bot tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bot has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Bot working the ground and pound from side control. Jones is trying to buck Bot off. Jones is breathing heavily. Bot controlling the position. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bot tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Jones's face as Bot controls the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wrestle Bot was stalling too much, according to the referee. Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Bot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bot takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wrestle Bot was stalling too much, according to the referee. A head kick misses from Jones. Bot throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestle Bot dominated that round. The cut man is working on Wrestle Bot's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Bot misses its intended target. Bot shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Jones taking some punishment here, with Bot in his half guard. Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bot works his way into side control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jones being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bot's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Bot is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there. Bot in side control, just content to control the action for now. Bot landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops. Bot biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bot cracks Jones with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Jones from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Bot is riding his opponent, not letting Jones buck him off. Jones trying to control the action but Bot just sinks the hooks in. Bot is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wrestle Bot was stalling too much, according to the referee. Bot looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones! Bot controlling from mount. Bot looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bot looking to control and managing it successfully. Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bot on the ground. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestle Bot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Wrestle Bot'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. This is the final round!
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Bot looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones! Bot controlling the position easily from mount. Jones is in a horrible position here. Bot smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bot lands a nice shot to the head. Bot controlling the pace for now. Bot lands a heavy elbow. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bot content just to control the position here. Jones taking shots to the head. Bot landing shots from mount. Bot controlling the pace for now. Jones wants to hold on but Bot pushes him away. Wrestle Bot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bot content just to control the position here. Let's hope that Bot has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bot content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wrestle Bot was stalling too much, according to the referee. Bot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Bot slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Jones has his foot on Bot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bot works his way back into a safe position though. Bot controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Wrestle Bot hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Jones tries to clinch and Bot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that. Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position. Bot moves into full mount! Bot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight! Wrestle Bot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Bot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestle Bot!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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