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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Pimp C. Skrypture, C$krilla ft. Bun B & The Isleys - One Day. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to score with a low kick but El Toro moves his leg out of the way.
El Toro scores with a leg kick.
El Toro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
El Toro throws a body kick that misses.
El Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones blocks a head kick by El Toro.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
El Toro throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of El Toro's head.
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!
El Toro connects with a single shot there.
El Toro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from El Toro.
El Toro avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones clinches with his opponent.
El Toro blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
El Toro misses with an elbow over the top.
El Toro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from El Toro.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones pushes El Toro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Toro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Toros head.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
El Toro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into El Toro's ribcage.
El Toro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Toro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones is working El Toro over against the ropes.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
El Toro takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards El Toro's brow.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on El Toro's shoulder, as El Toro tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick by El Toro misses
and Jones counters with a good, hard body kick but El Toro shrugs it off.
El Toro looks gassed!
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Toro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Toro's defenses.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
El Toro tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
El Toro wants to clinch.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
El Toro tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones lands the left hand.
El Toro throws a body kick that misses.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones throws the left hand but El Toro avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from El Toro - that will leave a mark!
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Toro misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
El Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
El Toro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
Jones throws a leg kick
and El Toro counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El Toro thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
El Toro avoids the head kick by Jones.
El Toro tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones tries to clinch there but El Toro circles away.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but El Toro is just out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from El Toro.
El Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but El Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. El Toro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and El Toro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
El Toro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones is looking to wear down El Toro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
El Toro misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as El Toro checks a leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Toro.
El Toro misses with the combination.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by El Toro.
Jones feints and then cracks El Toro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow El Toro down.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
El Toro thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to work over El Toro's front leg with a kick but El Toro checks it.
Jones misses with a body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and El Toro moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. El Toro does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Toro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
El Toro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
El Toro blocks a head kick by Jones.
El Toro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
El Toro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from El Toro.
A short uppercut from Jones.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as El Toro controls his hands.
Jones tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
El Toro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
El Toro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Toro scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to push El Toro away but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Toro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
El Toro lands an elbow inside.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
El Toro throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and El Toro counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
El Toro cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones blocks a head kick by El Toro.
El Toro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
El Toro is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
El Toro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro wants to clinch.
El Toro misses with a leg kick.
El Toro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from El Toro.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
El Toro misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
El Toro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
El Toro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. El Toro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones pushes El Toro away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries a low kick but El Toro avoids it.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro scores with a jab to the head.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from El Toro misses its intended target.
A low kick from El Toro is predictable there
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
El Toro feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
El Toro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones throws a series of punches but El Toro avoids them all with ease.
El Toro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jab from Jones.
El Toro tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Jones.
El Toro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
El Toro moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but El Toro is just out of range.
El Toro throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
El Toro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Toro fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
El Toro tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones feints and then cracks El Toro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow El Toro down.
El Toro misses with a body kick.
El Toro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
James Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Toro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Toro tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
El Toro misses with a leg kick
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
El Toro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
El Toro wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. El Toro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Toro.
Jones clinches up against the ropes.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Toro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
El Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses the jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
El Toro connects with an inside leg kick.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Toro. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
El Toro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
El Toro is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws out a leg kick but El Toro moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
El Toro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
El Toro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from El Toro.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Toro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
El Toro misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a body kick.
El Toro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
El Toro throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at El Toro.
Jones swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from El Toro.
El Toro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but El Toro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
El Toro is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones checks a leg kick.
El Toro checks a leg kick.
El Toro moves out of range of the body kick.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before El Toro can pounce on him.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Toro.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
El Toro defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
El Toro throws a quick inside leg kick.
El Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
El Toro lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Toro jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro dodges the punch combination from Jones.
El Toro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
El Toro fails to land with a series of punches.
El Toro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for El Toro.
El Toro looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from El Toro is predictable there
and Jones counters with a good low kick that El Toro was not able to check.
El Toro lands with a nice body kick.
El Toro misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julio El Toro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
El Toro tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
El Toro is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones misses with a low kick as El Toro jumps back.
Jones blocks a head kick by El Toro.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to El Toro's calf.
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones pushes El Toro up against the ropes in a clinch.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
El Toro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro takes a shot to the head.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. El Toro is defending well for now.
El Toro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El Toro avoids it.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
El Toro avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Jones.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
El Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks El Toro off balance momentarily.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to El Toro's calf.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and El Toro moves out of range easily.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and El Toro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by El Toro.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
El Toro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Toro wants to clinch.
El Toro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from El Toro.
El Toro thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones breaks the clinch.
El Toro tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
El Toro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a good, hard body kick but El Toro shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
Jones looks to land a combination. El Toro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
El Toro avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones checks a leg kick.
El Toro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones rushes El Toro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets through El Toro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
El Toro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones lands an elbow inside that El Toro shrugs off.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jones digs a right hand underneath El Toro's ribcage. El Toro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Toro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Toro misses with a hook.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones lands with a right hand.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Toro connects with a looping right hand.
El Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
El Toro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
El Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
El Toro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by El Toro.
A low kick from El Toro misses
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
El Toro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but El Toro checks it well.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
El Toro blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El Toro throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from El Toro misses.
El Toro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from El Toro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Jones misses.
El Toro throws a leg kick that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones cracks El Toro with a right hand to the side of the head.
El Toro tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from El Toro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones checks a low kick from El Toro.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
El Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
El Toro checks a leg kick.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
El Toro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but El Toro slips the punch.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones misses with a low kick as El Toro jumps back.
Jones looks for the body kick but El Toro saw that one coming.
El Toro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
El Toro throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
El Toro fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
El Toro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
El Toro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from El Toro.
El Toro blocks a low kick nicely.
El Toro avoids a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a body kick.
El Toro is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
El Toro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
El Toro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones checks a low kick from El Toro.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro throws a head kick that half lands.
El Toro misses with a leg kick.
El Toro throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
El Toro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
El Toro checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with a hook. El Toro ducked under it nicely.
El Toro moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a push kick but El Toro slaps the foot to one side.
El Toro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and El Toro settles back down.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from El Toro misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
El Toro misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
El Toro lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
El Toro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
El Toro misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by El Toro.
El Toro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
El Toro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
El Toro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones throws a head kick but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Toro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
El Toro is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro blocks a head kick by Jones.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones checks a low kick from El Toro.
El Toro connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from El Toro.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Toro tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
El Toro throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from El Toro.
El Toro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but El Toro moves out of range.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones misses with a hook. El Toro ducked under it nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but El Toro avoids it well.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
El Toro looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
Jones checks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro.
El Toro throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Jones.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
El Toro motions for Jones to come forward. El Toro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
El Toro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. El Toro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Toro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. El Toro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but El Toro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from El Toro lands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from El Toro misses.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
El Toro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jones.
El Toro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but El Toro ducks down to avoid it.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Toro moves away.
El Toro is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
El Toro checks a low kick from Jones.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
El Toro throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and El Toro only half commits.
El Toro darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind El Toro 's knee.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro slips a straight right by Jones.
El Toro avoids the head kick by Jones.
El Toro throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro avoids the head kick by Jones.
El Toro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
El Toro feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. El Toro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
El Toro connects with an inside leg kick.
El Toro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Toro lands the left hand.
Jones lands a head kick!
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Julio El Toro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from El Toro.
El Toro wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Toro throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from El Toro.
Jones checks a leg kick.
El Toro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
El Toro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
El Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
El Toro lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
El Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Toro moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Toro moves away.
El Toro throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from El Toro.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
El Toro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro wants to clinch.
El Toro throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones stuns El Toro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Toro.
A head kick by El Toro misses
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind El Toro 's knee.
El Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but El Toro saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro instigates a clinch.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but El Toro avoids the damage to the body.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped El Toro in his tracks for a moment.
Jones is working El Toro over against the ropes.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El Toro avoids it.
El Toro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Toro's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pushes El Toro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
El Toro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from El Toro.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
El Toro takes an elbow to the temple.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped El Toro in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
El Toro is rocked!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
El Toro is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones working El Toro over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has El Toro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
Jones throws a big uppercut that drops El Toro! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! El Toro lies dazed against the ropes as Jones celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Jones!
James Jones retains his middleweight title!
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