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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Lavonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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198 cm
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282 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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197 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dimitri Lavonia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Jones! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lavonia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lavonia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Lavonia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones. Jones shoots in but Lavonia avoids the takedown attempt easily. Jones blocks a leg kick. Jones throws a shot from downtown. Lavonia moves away and avoids it. Mark Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones throws a head kick that misses. Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lavonia but Lavonia pushes him off and we're back to square one. Lavonia scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Mark Jones has been cut. Lavonia misses the jab. Nice body kick there by Lavonia. Jones looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Lavonia punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch. Lavonia throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off. Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Lavonia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lavonia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lavonia showed some decent athleticism there. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Lavonia is taking a breather. Jones 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. Lavonia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though. Lavonia controlling the action here. Lavonia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lavonia scores with a couple of nice shots. Lavonia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Lavonia sitting and controlling from the half guard. Lavonia passes to side control. Lavonia staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Check out the look on Lavonia's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lavonia working the body and head with strikes. Jones stops Lavonia from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lavonia cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones is letting Lavonia control him for a moment. Lavonia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with. Lavonia has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Lavonia controlling the action here. Lavonia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That has opened up Mark Jones's cut even more. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lavonia moves into full mount! Jones won't be happy about that! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Lavonia dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mark Jones's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lavonia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The cut above Mark Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Lavonia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye. Lavonia throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Lavonia counters with a head kick that drops Jones to the mat! Jones scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Jones is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Lavonia finish him? Lavonia moves in close and cracks Jones with a massive right hand! Jones, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Lavonia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitri Lavonia! A relieved looking Dimitri Lavonia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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