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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lee Jons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Batungbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jons comes to the cage accompanied by You hate clowns!!!. Johnny Lee Jons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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268 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Lee Jons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Batungbakal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jons feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jons stands and steps away. Batungbakal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jons works over Batungbakal's head and body with a nice combination.
Batungbakal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batungbakal tries to clinch up
and Jons counters with a three punch combo that has Batungbakal backing up. Batungbakal nods at Jons to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Jake Batungbakal has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Batungbakal throws a head kick but Jons moves out of range.
Jons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Batungbakal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jons thuds a left hand into Batungbakal's body.
Jons shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jons trying to control the pace.
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. Jons connects with a nice short shot to Batungbakal's temple.
Jons 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.
Jons postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Batungbakal to stand up.
Batungbakal tries to clinch but Jons moves away
and Jons counters with a takedown into side control.
Jons decides to stand up, so the ref orders Batungbakal to his feet.
Batungbakal looks gassed!
Batungbakal dodges the punch combination from Jons.
Jons lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jons connects with a body shot that sends Batungbakal's belly button to the back.
Jons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Batungbakal doesn't seem bothered though.
Jons shoots in and bounces Batungbakal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jons postures up and lands a big shot to Batungbakal's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jons gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Batungbakal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jons counters with a left and a right that stings Batungbakal.
Jons pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Batungbakal back to the cage. Jons follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A left and a right from Jons both land. Nice combination.
Jons lands with a nice combination. Batungbakal backs away looking to recover.
Jons circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jons lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Batungbakal sprawling to the canvas. Jons follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Batungbakal hang on?
Jons lands strikes from half guard.
Jons controlling the action here.
Jons decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jons shoots in and gets a takedown into Batungbakal's guard.
Batungbakal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jons stays in close to Batungbakal's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Batungbakal trying to keep a closed guard but Jons is proving a slippery customer.
Jons is stalling in the full guard.
Jons with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jons gets to his feet. Batungbakal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jons looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jons seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lee Jons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Batungbakal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jons shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jons takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jons decides to return to a standing position.
Jons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batungbakal can do to turn this around?
Jons lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Batungbakal backs up against the cage.
That has opened up Jake Batungbakal's cut even more.
Jons is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jons misses with a double jab.
Jons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batungbakal gets caught flat footed, as Jons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jons controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Batungbakal is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jons seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Batungbakal for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jons has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnny Lee Jons.
Jons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jons is looking to wear down Batungbakal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Batungbakal darts in trying to clinch
and Jons counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jons.
Batungbakal is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jons dives into side control.
Jons lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jons decides to stand up, so the ref orders Batungbakal to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jons throws a series of strikes that have Batungbakal backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batungbakal throws a front kick aimed at Jons's knee but Jons avoids it well.
Jons sizes up Batungbakal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnny Lee Jons is winning the standup battle so far.
Batungbakal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jons scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jons stands up and beckons Batungbakal to his feet.
Batungbakal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jons lands a nice hook to Batungbakal's body. Batungbakal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Batungbakal moves forwards but Jons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Batungbakal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Jons.
Jons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jons scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jons cracks a nice hook into Batungbakal's ribs.
Jons lands with a shot to the body.
Jons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Batungbakal gets caught flat footed, as Jons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jons stands up from Batungbakal's guard - Jons perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jons looks to land a combination. Batungbakal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jons closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Batungbakal tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jons has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jons has hold of Batungbakal's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Batungbakal manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jons lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Jons.
Jons looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lee Jons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Batungbakal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Batungbakal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batungbakal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jons finds it's way round the side to connect with Batungbakal's head.
Jons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Batungbakal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Batungbakal's hands.
Jons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jons lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jons throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Batungbakal was covering up waiting for the punch and Jons finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Batungbakal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jons controls the pace.
Jons stands and steps away. Batungbakal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batungbakal misses with a body punch
so Jons counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jons lands a couple of digs.
Jons is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jons drops back looking for a leg! Batungbakal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Batungbakal manages to kick Jons off! Jons jumps back into Batungbakal's guard.
Jons is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jons is pushing down on Batungbakal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Batungbakal is fighting to maintain full guard but Jons has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jons is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Batungbakal!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jons controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Jons connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jons landing strikes from the mount.
Jons has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Batungbakal's face.
Jons landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jons scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Batungbakal?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jons in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jons takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Batungbakal taking shots to the head.
Jake Batungbakal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Lee Jons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jons sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lee Jons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jons, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Johnny Lee Jons!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Johnny Lee Jons!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Johnny Lee Jons!
Johnny Lee Jons wins by unanimous decision!
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