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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyndon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzo comes into the arena with White Rabbit blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lyndon Jones enters the cage!
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189 cm
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275 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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225 cm
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285 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Gonzo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyndon Jones! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt. Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzo's head back.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Gonzo's head but Gonzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jones lands a jab to Gonzo's midsection. Nice sprawl there from Jones as Gonzo shoots in. Gonzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Gonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gonzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Gonzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt. Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gonzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzo 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 Gonzo off to one side. Jones misses with a body shot.
Lyndon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones. Jones throws out a loose jab but Gonzo uses good head movement to avoid it. Jones scores with a nice head shot. Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. This has been an exciting period of action! The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Gonzo throws a big right hand that misses. Gonzo wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Gonzo 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. Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Gonzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Gonzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Gonzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzo with a flurry of punches that miss. Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gonzo throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonzo's guard. Nice move by Jones! Gonzo working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gonzo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gonzo trying to control here.
Gonzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jones wants to stand but Gonzo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Jones dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones thows a body shot but no joy. Jones misses the shot to the body. Gonzo walks into a left hand. A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot. Nice body punch from Jones. Jones throws a combination that misses and Gonzo counters with a takedown into side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gonzo in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends. Jones wants to get back to his feet but Gonzo drags him back down. The strikes coming from Gonzo are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Jones regains half guard, as Gonzo was trying to land strikes. Gonzo is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzo prevents Jones from standing back up.
Gonzo thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Gonzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Gonzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though. Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzo. Gonzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzo. Gonzo stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzo. Gonzo stalling. Gonzo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Jones wants to stand back up but Gonzo manages to pass into side control.
Gonzo cracks Jones with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzo working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes. Gonzo trying to control the position but Jones is working away. Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Gonzo trying to control the position but Jones is working away. Gonzo working the strikes but Jones uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Gonzo is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gonzo thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Gonzo is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Gonzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Gonzo looks to land a strike but Jones avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Gonzo throwing strikes but missing. Gonzo stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gonzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jones leaves Gonzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Jones misses with a body shot
and Gonzo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gonzo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Gonzo dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gonzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Jones lands a jab. Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Jones cracks Gonzo with a right hand to the side of the head. Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gonzo shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Gonzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Gonzo persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Gonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Gonzo needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there. Nice body punch from Jones. This has been an exciting period of action! Gonzo scores a takedown into full mount! Gonzo working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Jones slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzo is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gonzo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Gonzo is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control. Gonzo struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Gonzo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. It looks like Jones is going to stand back up.
Gonzo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Gonzo tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Doctor Gonzo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Jones throws the left hand but Gonzo avoids the punch easily. Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzo should have avoided that one. Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Lyndon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones lands with a hook. Gonzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Jones lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzo. Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzo. Jones lands the left hand. Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Gonzo on that attempt. Jones with a jab. Gonzo shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well. This has been an exciting period of action! Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzo, before circling back to the center of the mat. Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gonzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jones misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Lyndon Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight as a draw! Judge James Glass scores the fight as a draw! Judge William Gold scores the fight for Doctor Gonzo!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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