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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Harrison will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison misses with a wild combination.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Harrison counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harrison quickly recovers to half guard.
Harrison pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
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 takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harrison can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harrison 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 wants to pass the guard but Harrison is defending well.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Jon Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harrison throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Harrison fights it but they end up in guard.
Harrison wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harrison wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Jones pushing down on Harrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones landing punches.
Harrison in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Harrison is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harrison for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jones.
Harrison wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harrison is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jones looking to control but Harrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harrison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones looking to control but Harrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison tries to buck Jones off but he can't manage it.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones looking to finish Harrison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harrison!
Harrison is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jones working for a submission but Harrison is keeping him at bay.
Jones tries to control but Harrison wriggling away.
Harrison is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrison misses with a double jab.
Harrison works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Harrison misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Harrison is defending well.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is trying to control. Harrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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. He's persisting with it as Harrison sprawls well. Harrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison connects with an inside leg kick.
Harrison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Harrison's temple.
Harrison is looking to escape.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harrison scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jones manages to mount him!
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harrison squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison taking shots to the head.
Jones won't let Harrison get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrison is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Harrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones wants to control the pace but Harrison is squirming around nicely.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jon Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harrison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bob Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Harrison duly obliges.
Harrison scores with a three punch combo!
Harrison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Harrison.
Jones tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily
and Harrison counters with a two punch combo.
Harrison with a jab.
Harrison misses with the combination.
Jones tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily
and Harrison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Harrison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Harrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Harrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrison misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Harrison didn't expect that.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harrison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harrison wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Harrison is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrison's waist but Harrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Harrison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Harrison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Harrison sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Harrison counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harrison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrison throws a one two combo.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Harrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrison.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrison but Harrison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrison throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Harrison falls off balance throwing a combination
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bob Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrison is keeping the position for now.
Harrison wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Jones just wasn't active enough.
Harrison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bob Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Harrison counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Jon Jones!
Jon Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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