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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamara Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
9 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tamara Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones staying calm.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Jones controls the position.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
It looks like Tamara Silva has been cut.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Eric Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Jones throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tamara Silva's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Eric Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Jones is now in Silva's guard.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Eric Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tamara Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Jones is taking a breather. Silva 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Eric Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Eric Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Eric Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is letting Jones control him for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Jones!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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