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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Raise The Flag - Airborne. Smith has chosen Duality - Slipknot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Jones wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Jones throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Jones is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Smith controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Jones keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones looking to control.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones striking from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones lands with a heel strike from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith avoids the head kick by Jones.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Smith shoots in.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to strike off his back.
Jones wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to hit a switch here but Smith passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
Jones regains half guard.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones looking to control.
Smith trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Smith stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Jones throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Tommy Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith scores with a jab.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tommy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Tommy Jones has been cut.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Jones shoots in.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Noel Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Jones!
Tommy Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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