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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rin Itoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itoshiki has chosen Hito toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (SZS Mod. Rap ver.) as his entrance music. Jimmy Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rin Itoshiki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itoshiki clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Itoshiki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Itoshiki.
Itoshiki moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones trying to stall but Itoshiki improves his position.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Itoshiki pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Itoshiki scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itoshiki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Itoshiki cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Itoshiki stalling against the cage.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rin Itoshiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Itoshiki misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Itoshiki moves his leg out of the way.
Itoshiki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones throws a head kick but Itoshiki moves out of range.
Itoshiki throws a one two combo.
Itoshiki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Itoshiki was not able to check.
A head kick from Itoshiki lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Itoshiki moves away from the strike by Jones.
Itoshiki misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Itoshiki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Itoshiki with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Itoshiki has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Itoshiki has double underhooks.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Itoshiki has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Itoshiki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Itoshiki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Itoshiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones tries to break free but Itoshiki pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Itoshiki blocks a head kick by Jones.
Itoshiki throws a lazy body kick
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Itoshiki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Itoshiki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Itoshiki misses with a body shot.
Itoshiki blocks the body kick.
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Itoshiki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Itoshiki was not able to check.
Itoshiki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki misses with a straight right.
Jones throws the left hand but Itoshiki avoids the punch easily.
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!
Itoshiki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones avoids the head kick by Itoshiki.
Itoshiki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Itoshiki somewhat.
A nice combination there by Itoshiki.
It looks like Jimmy Jones has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itoshiki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Itoshiki wants to clinch.
Itoshiki throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rin Itoshiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Itoshiki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Itoshiki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Itoshiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itoshiki throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Itoshiki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Itoshiki connects with a single shot there.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Itoshiki on that attempt.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Itoshiki cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Itoshiki had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itoshiki clinches up against the cage.
Jones tries to circle away but Itoshiki has him pinned against the cage.
Itoshiki prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Itoshiki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Itoshiki manages to break the clinch.
Jimmy Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Itoshiki.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Itoshiki doesn't seem bothered though.
Itoshiki lands the left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Itoshiki scores with a four punch combination!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Itoshiki.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Itoshiki throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki blocks a jab.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Itoshiki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Itoshiki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itoshiki misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Itoshiki throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rin Itoshiki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Itoshiki misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Itoshiki closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Itoshiki.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Itoshiki is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones is looking to stand up but Itoshiki won't let him.
Itoshiki wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Itoshiki uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
Jones punishes Itoshiki's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Itoshiki is predictable there
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Itoshiki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Itoshiki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Itoshiki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rin Itoshiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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 swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Itoshiki.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Itoshiki throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itoshiki blocks a head kick by Jones.
Itoshiki throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Itoshiki.
Itoshiki loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Itoshiki saw that one coming.
Itoshiki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Itoshiki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Itoshiki's side.
Itoshiki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itoshiki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Itoshiki tries to clinch up.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Itoshiki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Itoshiki manages to break the clinch.
Itoshiki moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Itoshiki 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.
Itoshiki is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Itoshiki misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Itoshiki.
The referee is keeping an eye on Itoshiki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Itoshiki scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Itoshiki is defending well for now.
Itoshiki trying to land knees to the body.
Itoshiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Itoshiki manages to break the clinch.
Itoshiki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rin Itoshiki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki slips under a jab.
Itoshiki tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Itoshiki tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Itoshiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Itoshiki moves out of range of the strikes.
Itoshiki wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Itoshiki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Itoshiki blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jimmy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itoshiki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Itoshiki moves out of range easily.
Jones checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Itoshiki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a head kick but Itoshiki moves out of range.
Itoshiki looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Itoshiki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Itoshiki off to one side.
Jones misses with the body kick
enabling Itoshiki to counter with a crisp jab.
Itoshiki moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Itoshiki moves away.
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!
Itoshiki closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
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 Jimmy Jones.
Well Itoshiki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rin Itoshiki!
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