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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Clemenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jonas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vito Clemenza's chin.
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140 lbs
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169 cm
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jonas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Clemenza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clemenza tries to clinch there but Jonas circles away.
Jonas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Clemenza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clemenza doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonas circles away.
Clemenza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clemenza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clemenza throws out the jab.
Jonas avoids the head kick by Clemenza.
Clemenza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Clemenza is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jonas is controlling him well.
Clemenza tries to bench press Jonas off him but Jonas keeps the position.
Clemenza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jonas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Clemenza!
Jonas is working for a guillotine from mount but Clemenza frees his head quite easily.
Clemenza regains half guard.
Jonas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jonas 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.
Clemenza wants to get back to his feet.
Jonas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clemenza keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jonas stops Clemenza from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clemenza misses with a takedown
and Jonas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clemenza!
Jonas raining down shots from the mount!
Clemenza is trying desperately to improve position.
Clemenza throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jonas. What's that going to do exactly?
Jonas with good strikes from the mount here!
Clemenza wants to try and get back to his feet.
Clemenza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jonas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clemenza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jonas won't let Clemenza get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jonas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clemenza looks a forlorn figure.
Jonas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clemenza working to try and regain half guard.
Jonas raining down shots from the mount!
Clemenza wants to get back to his feet.
Jonas prevents Clemenza from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Jonas.
You get the feeling that Clemenza really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clemenza working to try and regain half guard.
Jonas scoring with strikes but Clemenza is staying in there.
Clemenza wants to get back to his feet.
Jonas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clemenza is trying to escape the mount.
Jonas landing shots from mount.
Clemenza really wants to buck Jonas off and get back to his feet.
Clemenza is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jonas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Clemenza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clemenza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clemenza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Clemenza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jonas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clemenza?
Clemenza is rocked!
Jonas with good strikes from the mount here!
Clemenza is still in real trouble! Can Jonas finish him?
Clemenza trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jonas landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jonas.
Clemenza really wants to buck Jonas off and get back to his feet.
Jonas working the ground and pound effectively.
Jonas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clemenza's face.
Jonas lands a big elbow - Clemenza is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Clemenza is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jon Jonas!
Jon Jonas is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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