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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Jones misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Wilson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Wilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
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 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pete Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones lands a body shot.
Wilson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wilson misses with a combination
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilson scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
That kick from Wilson tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilson is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left lands for Wilson.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wilson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones slips a straight right by Wilson.
A big right from Jones misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Jones dominated that 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.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Jones avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Wilson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones scores with a jab.
Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Wilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick but Wilson moved away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Jones.
Wilson digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Wilson slips under a jab from Jones.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wilson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jones throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson misses with a head shot.
Wilson working Jones over with strikes here.
Wilson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Wilson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wilson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wilson 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 really wants to buck Wilson off and get back to his feet.
Wilson throws a strike there. Jones manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Jones desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Jones is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilson is looking to pass Jones's guard but actually Jones recovers to full guard.
Jones has control of Wilson's left arm, preventing Wilson from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Slade Wilson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Pete Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Jones lands.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Wilson's head.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Wilson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Wilson's head back.
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!
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Jones.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Jones really dominated that round.
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.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilson back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Jones with a jab.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Wilson is out of range.
Jones swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Wilson was not able to check.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Wilson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Jones dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Wilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilson throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Wilson moves out of range as Jones strikes.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Jones scores with a jab. Wilson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wilson defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones cracks Wilson with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Slade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Pete Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilson misses the body punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Wilson's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Wilson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Jones!
Pete Jones is the new light heavyweight champion!
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