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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Hartmann acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 cm
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135 lbs
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167 cm
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jonas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Hartmann! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hartmann tries to clinch but Jonas moves away and Jonas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jonas connects with a jab. Jonas dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hartmann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jonas sprawls well. Jonas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hartmann gets slowly back to his feet. Hartmann shoots in looking for a takedown but Jonas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hartmann's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hartmann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Hartmann has his takedown stuffed and Jonas counters with a nice uppercut. Jon Jonas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Hartmann. Hartmann tries to clinch but Jonas moves away and Jonas counters with a nice uppercut. Jon Jonas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hartmann misses with a double jab
and Hartmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jonas lunges at Hartmann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hartmann's hand. Hartmann fails with the takedown and Jonas counters with a straight right hand. Hartmann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jonas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Jonas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Felix Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jonas works Hartmann's body with a nice hook. Hartmann tries to clinch and Jonas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jonas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jonas takes a kick to the side of the head. Hartmann wants to clinch enabling Jonas to counter with a crisp jab. Hartmann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Hartmann tries for a takedown but Jonas circles away easily and Jonas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hartmann thinking. Hartmann looks to clinch and Jonas counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jonas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hartmann. Jonas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hartmann tries to clinch enabling Jonas to counter with a crisp jab. Jonas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hartmann at a distance.
Jonas lands a jab-cross combination. Jonas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hartmann's hands. Hartmann fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Hartmann looks gassed! Jonas moves out of range of the body kick from Hartmann.
Nice takedown defense from Jonas. No joy for Hartmann on that attempt. Jonas works over Hartmann's head and body with a nice combination. Jonas lands a head shot.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hartmann misses with a double jab
and Jonas counters with a nice uppercut. Hartmann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jonas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hartmann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jonas to score with a decent uppercut. Hartmann takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Hartmann misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hartmann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jonas dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hartmann shoots in but no luck this time. Hartmann darts in trying to clinch and Jonas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jonas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Jonas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hartmann. Jonas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hartmann's head. Hartmann shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jonas as he avoids it easily. Jon Jonas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Hartmann. Nice shot lands for Jonas.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jonas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hartmann has time to react. Hartmann is breathing heavily. Hartmann fails with the takedown. Jonas lands a nice looking body shot.
Hartmann is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jonas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hartmann. Jab by Jonas. Hartmann looks to clinch enabling Jonas to counter with a crisp jab. Hartmann misses with a lunging right hand
and Jonas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Jonas lands a nice shot that snaps Hartmann's head back.
Jonas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Jonas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hartmann back to the cage. Jonas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hartmann tries to work over Jonas's front leg with a kick but Jonas checks it. Hartmann lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Nice sprawl there from Jonas as Hartmann shoots in. Hartmann shoots in for a takedown but Jonas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Hartmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Jonas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hartmann doesn't seem bothered though. Hartmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jonas finds it's way round the side to connect with Hartmann's head. Hartmann tries to clinch but Jonas moves away and Jonas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Jonas with a hook.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jonas lands a nice shot to the body.
A left and a right from Jonas both land. Nice combination. Jonas leaves Hartmann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Jonas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jonas scores with a body shot.
Jon Jonas is winning the standup battle so far. Jonas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Jonas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Hartmann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hartmann needs to keep his hands up - Jonas had a free shot at his head there. Hartmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Hartmann misses with a takedown and Jonas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Jonas cracks Hartmann with a right hand to the side of the head. Hartmann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Jonas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Jonas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jonas dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hartmann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jonas. Jonas cracks Hartmann with a right hand to the side of the head. Jonas cracks Hartmann with a good jab. Jonas connects with a looping right hand.
Hartmann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Hartmann misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jonas scores with a nice strike. Jonas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hartmann. Hartmann looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonas is fending him off so far but Hartmann persists. Nope, Jonas circles away and we're back to standing. Hartmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hartmann darts in trying to clinch and Jonas counters with a series of strikes. Hartmann will be more careful next time no doubt. Jonas misses with the combination.
Hartmann has his takedown stuffed and Jonas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jon Jonas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Hartmann. Jonas throws a right hand that Hartmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartmann also avoids with ease. Hartmann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Hartmann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jonas circles away. Jonas throws out a powerful jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Jonas thuds his right hand into Hartmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hartmann darts in trying to clinch and Jonas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hartmann might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jonas has got the better of the exchanges. Jab, jab by Jonas - just one landing. No joy there for Jonas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Jonas. Hartmann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Jonas counters with a straight right hand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hartmann wants to clinch but Jonas slips to the side and Jonas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hartmann thinking. Hartmann misses with a takedown attempt and Jonas counters with a left to the body. Hartmann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. No luck for Hartmann with that takedown attempt. Hartmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jonas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Jonas with a jab. Jonas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartmann can do to turn this around?
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hartmann fails with a takedown attempt. Jonas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Jonas feints a jab promting Hartmann to slip. Jonas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hartmann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Jonas jabs at Hartmann's body. Nice sprawl there from Jonas as Hartmann shoots in. Hartmann takes a shot right to the bread basket. Felix Hartmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hartmann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight! Jon Jonas showed his dominance in that final round. Well Jonas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jonas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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