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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Trujące rośliny blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Aldo's takedown attempt.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Jones.
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!
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is pushing Aldo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Aldo's ribcage.
Aldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Aldo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Connor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Aldo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Aldo looks gassed!
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aldo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Aldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Aldo into the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Aldo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Aldo is struggling to control the position.
Aldo throws an elbow that misses.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Aldo, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Jones is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aldo throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldo.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo wants to stall.
Jones lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Aldo avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Aldo's ribcage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to break free.
Aldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Aldo blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldo.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aldo obliges.
Jones keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aldo landing knees to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aldo landing knees to the head.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Aldo.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Aldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aldo moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aldo has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Aldo avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Aldo lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo jumps guard but Jones stands there with Aldo around his waist. Aldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Connor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Aldo.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Aldo's ribcage.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Aldo letting Jones take a breather here.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
Jones with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Aldo wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones wants to stand but Aldo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Connor Jones.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connor Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Aldo's ribcage.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aldo tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dominick Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Connor Jones.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Jones!
Our winner, Connor Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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