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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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141 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 Las Vegas, Chris Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Koch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Koch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones postures up in Koch's guard and throws a big left but Koch blocks it.
Koch pulls Jones in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koch wants to sweep but no luck.
Koch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones postures up in Koch's guard and throws a big left but Koch blocks it.
Koch has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Koch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koch wants to sweep but no luck.
Koch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koch wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Koch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones stops Koch from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koch has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Koch controlling Jones's posture.
Koch punching from the bottom.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koch working a defensive guard here.
Koch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koch wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Koch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koch controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Koch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koch working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Koch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Koch misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Koch thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Koch shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Koch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koch circles away.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Koch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koch scores with punches from side control.
Jones pushes Koch away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Koch gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Koch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Urijah Koch will probably get the nod.
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.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koch.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Koch counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koch.
Koch is posturing up here but Jones has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Koch tries to roll out but it's too tight and Koch has to tap! Slick submission there by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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