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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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192 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Blachowicz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Jones! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blachowicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to clinch but Blachowicz is having none of it. Blachowicz throws a nice inside leg kick. Blachowicz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away. Blachowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Blachowicz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Blachowicz shows good takedown defense. Blachowicz misses with a left hand and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Blachowicz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Jones stops a takedown attempt from Blachowicz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Blachowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blachowicz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Blachowicz as Jones shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blachowicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Blachowicz tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on. Blachowicz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Jones fails in his attempt to clinch. Blachowicz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Blachowicz wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance. Blachowicz leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Blachowicz down. Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Blachowicz fails in his attempt to clinch. Blachowicz digs a good hook to Jones's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blachowicz misses with a body shot.
Blachowicz throws a big shot that misses. Blachowicz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. A looping hook to the body misses from Blachowicz. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones. Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blachowicz 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. Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jones fails with a takedown attempt. Blachowicz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts. A good leg kick by Jones. Jones has Blachowicz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blachowicz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones tries to work over Blachowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jones is trying to force a seperation but Blachowicz has the dominant position. Blachowicz is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now. Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Blachowicz won't allow it.
Blachowicz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks. Blachowicz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Blachowicz is breathing heavily. Blachowicz is looking for a takedown. Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blachowicz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Blachowicz successfully pulls guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blachowicz is keeping the position for now. Jones drops back looking for a leg! Blachowicz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blachowicz manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Blachowicz's guard. Blachowicz keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. Blachowicz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blachowicz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blachowicz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Blachowicz 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.
Blachowicz stuffs the takedown. Blachowicz misses the shot to the body. Jones throws a combination that misses and Blachowicz counters with a lovely shot to the body. Blachowicz throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Blachowicz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Blachowicz is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Blachowicz is looking to take this one to the mat. Blachowicz avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
Blachowicz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Blachowicz throwing strikes but missing. Jones is trying to control the position but Blachowicz postures up. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blachowicz landing some decent shots from guard. Blachowicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blachowicz 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. Blachowicz distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blachowicz is one step ahead there. Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blachowicz lands a couple of decent looking shots. Blachowicz is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows. Blachowicz with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blachowicz scores with a decent looking elbow strike. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blachowicz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Blachowicz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jones throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blachowicz uses it to pass to side control.
Blachowicz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Blachowicz scores with punches from side control. Blachowicz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Blachowicz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones is rocked! Blachowicz in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jones looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Blachowicz turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Blachowicz!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
54% |
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