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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kory Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 cm
26
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jax Delgado! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kory Jones! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably and Delgado counters with a left to the body. Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delgado as he jumps to the side. Jones moves to clinch but Delgado breaks away and Delgado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Delgado avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably and Delgado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delgado was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones. Nice sprawl there from Delgado as Jones shoots in. Delgado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Delgado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Jax Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kory Jones. Delgado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively. The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Delgado to score with a decent uppercut. Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Delgado swivels and escapes. Jones fails with the takedown and Delgado counters with a stiff right hand. Jones fails with the takedown. Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Delgado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat. Delgado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delgado cracks Jones with a good jab. Jones tries to clinch but Delgado moves away and Delgado counters with a nice uppercut. Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delgado as he jumps to the side. Delgado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Delgado scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Delgado digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Delgado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Delgado leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. A shot to the liver by Delgado. Beautiful body shot. Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Delgado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Delgado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones. Delgado misses with a wild body shot. Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Delgado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet. Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Delgado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Delgado wants it to stay on the feet. Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Jones darts in trying to clinch and Delgado counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Delgado leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Delgado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Delgado is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Delgado circles away and we're back to standing. Jones tries to clinch but Delgado is having none of it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Delgado digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs. Delgado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Jones wants to clinch and Delgado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Delgado dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Delgado lands a body shot.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kory Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A combination from Delgado does no damage. Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Jones has a takedown stuffed. Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Delgado counter with a right hand. Delgado lands with an overhand left. Delgado dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delgado. Delgado lands a head shot. Jax Delgado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delgado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Delgado misses with a two punch combination.
Jax Delgado is winning the standup battle so far. Delgado throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease. Delgado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Delgado throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it. Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delgado moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Delgado misses the shot to the body. Delgado scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Jones tries for a takedown but Delgado circles away easily and Delgado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones throws a right and a left that Delgado avoids nicely. Delgado lands with an overhand left. Delgado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delgado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Jax Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kory Jones. Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Delgado as he avoids it easily. Jones looks to clinch and Delgado counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt. Delgado takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses. Jones dives in and grabs Delgado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delgado pushes down on Jones's head and hops out. Jones is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Delgado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delgado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Delgado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Jones looking to pass the guard. Delgado has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Delgado has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up. Delgado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones wants to control from the top but Delgado keeps moving. Jones prevents Delgado from getting back to his feet.
Kory Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Jones shoots in for a takedown but Delgado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Delgado is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! 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 Jax Delgado will probably get the nod. 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. This is the final round!
Delgado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Delgado slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat. Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delgado counters with a one-two to the body. Delgado connects with the punch. Jones wants to clinch and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Delgado misses with a few strikes there.
Delgado misses with a few strikes there.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delgado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Delgado. Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Delgado avoids it really well and circles away. Delgado tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Jax Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kory Jones. Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delgado blocks a jab. Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Delgado circles away.
Jones defending well as Delgado loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones. Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delgado sprawls well. Delgado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet. Delgado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Delgado finds it's target. Delgado looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range. Jones tries to clinch and Delgado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Delgado lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Jones shoots in for a takedown but Delgado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Nice shot by Delgado. A left and a right from Delgado both land. Nice combination. Jones misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Jones misses and Delgado counters with a nice uppercut. Delgado scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Delgado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delgado jabs at Jones's body. Delgado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Delgado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delgado sprawls well. Delgado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet. Nice takedown defense from Delgado. No joy for Jones on that attempt. Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delgado as he jumps to the side. Jones avoids the body shot from Delgado.
Delgado lands a jab. Kory Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight! Jax Delgado showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Delgado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Delgado!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
35% |
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