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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jaxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danza's entrance music is Who's the Boss. A fine choice. Jaxon has chosen X Goin' Give iIt To Ya-DMX as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyrone Jaxon enters the cage!
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180 cm
28
183 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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168 cm
32
178 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Danza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jaxon! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jaxon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaxon is looking to score with low kicks. Jaxon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Danza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jaxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Danza moves out of range of the strikes. Jaxon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jaxon looks to score with a jab to the body but Danza is just out of range. Danza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaxon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danza moves away. Jaxon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Jaxon lands a jab to Danza's midsection. Jaxon lands a glancing blow to the side of Danza's head. Jaxon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danza. Jaxon leaves Danza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Danza avoids the body shot from Jaxon.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jaxon lands a nice shot that snaps Danza's head back.
Danza throws a body punch but Jaxon moves out of range. Jaxon moves into range and connects with a jab. Jaxon needs to keep his hands up - Danza had a free shot at his head there. Danza is looking to land body kicks. Jaxon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Danza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jaxon. Danza throws a right hand that misses
and Jaxon counters with a nice uppercut. Jaxon stuns Danza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Jaxon looks to land a combination but Danza avoids it well. Danza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danza moves away from the strike by Jaxon. Jaxon swings for the body but Danza moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Danza throws a lazy right hand but Jaxon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Danza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Danza throws an overhand right that lands on Jaxon's shoulder, as Jaxon tries to avoid the shot. Danza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaxon. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jaxon looks to score with a jab to the body but Danza is just out of range. Danza avoids the body shot from Jaxon.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Danza. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Jaxon sneaks back into half guard. Danza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaxon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Jaxon tries to roll over but Danza keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Danza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Danza wants to control but Jaxon is keeping him busy. Jaxon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Danza thows a huge punch but Jaxon dodges it nicely.
Jaxon is staying active underneath Danza, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Jaxon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Danza being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Danza is pushing down on Jaxon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jaxon is fighting to maintain full guard but Danza has managed to sneak the leg through. Jaxon is looking for a sweep. Danza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Danza is taking a breather. Jaxon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Danza is trying to control. Jaxon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Danza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaxon defending well though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Danza not landing any meaningful shots this time. Danza trying to control the action but Jaxon is working from the bottom. Jaxon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danza. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone Jaxon will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Danza takes a swing at Jaxon's ribcage but misses. Danza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Jaxon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jaxon takes a swing at Danza's ribcage but misses. Jaxon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Danza back to the cage. Jaxon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Tony Danza has been cut. Jaxon throws a body punch but Danza moves out of range. Jaxon dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Danza gets a double leg takedown into Jaxon's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jaxon keeping moving, preventing Danza from controlling successfully. Danza is looking to advance position but Jaxon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Danza tries to lock up and control but Jaxon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Danza regains half guard. Danza is looking to improve his position.
Jaxon thows a huge punch but Danza dodges it nicely.
Jaxon uses his free foot to push down on Danza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Danza. Danza regains half guard. Danza 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaxon is looking to take a break and control but Danza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Danza moves into full guard.
Jaxon preventing the sweep. Jaxon wants to control from the top but Danza keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jaxon won't allow Danza to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Danza keeping moving, preventing Jaxon from controlling successfully. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyrone Jaxon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Jaxon misses with a looping left. Jaxon is looking to slow Danza down with leg kicks. Jaxon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danza. Danza misses with a hook. Jaxon ducked under it nicely. Danza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaxon moves away. Jaxon lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Danza finds it's way through Jaxon's defenses. Danza just misses with a punch to the body.
Danza just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Danza.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jaxon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jaxon. Danza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaxon throws a series of strikes that have Danza backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action! Jaxon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danza on the side of the head. Jaxon connects with a body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jaxon cracks Danza with an open hand slap. Danza misses with a wild body shot. Danza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jaxon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaxon scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jaxon shoots for a takedown but Danza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Jaxon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Danza avoids the body shot from Jaxon.
Danza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Jaxon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tony Danza's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Danza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jaxon circles away. Danza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Danza slips a jab and a cross from Jaxon.
Jaxon misses with a lunging right hand
and Danza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jaxon's guard. Danza looking to pass the guard. Jaxon has control of Danza's left arm, preventing Danza from doing any damage. Danza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Danza is looking to advance position but Jaxon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Danza is squirming around, avoiding Jaxon's attempts to control the action. Tony Danza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Danza bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Jaxon has Danza pulled in close to control his posture. Jaxon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Danza! Danza gets back to half guard. Tony Danza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Danza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jaxon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jaxon's back! Jaxon manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Jaxon. Danza trying to move into half guard but instead Jaxon has managed to sweep! Danza keeping full guard, as Jaxon tries to pass. Danza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Danza keeping full guard, as Jaxon tries to pass. Jaxon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Danza dodges the ground and pound from Jaxon. Danza defending against the ground and pound. Jaxon working the ground and pound but Danza is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jaxon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Danza is looking for a sweep. Danza is working hard here to advance position. Danza is trying to control Jaxon's posture but Jaxon avoids it. Danza regains half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jaxon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Danza!
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Tyrone Jaxon. I've got Jaxon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Jaxon! Our winner, Tyrone Jaxon, 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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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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