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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kintaro Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kintaro Cloud told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kintaro Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a series of punches but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Cloud backpedaling.
Cloud dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Cloud's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cloud.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cloud closes the distance and clinches.
Cloud has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloud is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cloud on the ground.
Jones wants to stand but Cloud is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cloud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cloud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones looks to land a combination but Cloud avoids it well.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cloud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cloud throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Cloud tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Cloud was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Cloud in a clinch.
Jones keeps control of Cloud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Cloud has him pressed against the cage.
Cloud jumps guard but Jones stands there with Cloud around his waist. Cloud gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kintaro Cloud.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cloud moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Cloud prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones is trying to break free.
Cloud is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cloud wants a takedown.
Cloud looks gassed!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Cloud tries to tie him up.
Cloud fails to pull guard.
Cloud is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Cloud.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones sizes up Cloud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Cloud pushes him off.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cloud back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones works over Cloud's head and body with a nice combination.
A lazy body kick from Cloud
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones throws a right hand that Cloud ducks under and follows up with a left that Cloud also avoids with ease.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Cloud.
Cloud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cloud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Cloud is controlling the position.
Cloud fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cloud tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Cloud won't allow it.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Cloud's takedown attempt.
Roy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kintaro Cloud.
Jones tries to circle away but Cloud has him pinned against the cage.
Cloud stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Cloud is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Cloud misses
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Cloud 's knee.
Jones scores with a head kick. Cloud tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cloud throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to clinch
and Cloud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cloud.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Cloud on that attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Cloud shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Cloud.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Cloud off balance momentarily.
Roy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cloud backs up against the cage.
Jones swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud tries to clinch up
and Cloud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cloud takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cloud tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones rushes Cloud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cloud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cloud misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Cloud misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Cloud.
Cloud has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cloud goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cloud tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Cloud misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cloud tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cloud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Cloud was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cloud misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cloud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cloud.
Cloud fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cloud takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Cloud prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Cloud breaks from the clinch.
Cloud has managed to clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Jones dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Cloud shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Cloud 's knee.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cloud throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Cloud slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Cloud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cloud lands a head kick!
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Roy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones tries to clinch but Cloud is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cloud doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Cloud keeps moving and retains side control.
Cloud controls the position.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Cloud is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cloud is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cloud is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cloud goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cloud but great work by Jones.
Jones trying to control the action but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes Cloud and presses him up against the cage.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cloud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cloud gets slowly back to his feet.
Roy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kintaro Cloud.
Cloud shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cloud fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Roy Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cloud takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to clinch up but Cloud circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a combination
and Cloud counters with a takedown into side control.
Cloud thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kintaro Cloud 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Jones!
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