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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Jones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body punch but Ardonia moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Ardonia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Ardonia is out of range.
Ardonia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Ardonia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Ardonia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ray Jones has been cut.
Jones throws a jab when Ardonia was well out of range.
Ardonia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ardonia lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ardonia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ardonia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ardonia connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardonia tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ardonia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ardonia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones works Ardonia's body with a nice hook.
Ardonia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Ardonia.
Ardonia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Ray Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ardonia circles away quickly and effectively.
Ardonia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Ardonia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Ardonia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ardonia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ardonia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabs Ardonia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones moves out of range as Ardonia strikes.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ardonia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ardonia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Ardonia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Ardonia.
Ardonia looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Ardonia lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Ardonia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ardonia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Ardonia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ardonia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ardonia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Ardonia throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ardonia swinging wildly here.
Jones clobbers Ardonia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ardonia throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Ardonia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Ardonia.
Ardonia letting Jones take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ardonia has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Ardonia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Ardonia.
Ardonia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Ardonia.
Ardonia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ardonia.
Ardonia misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Ardonia.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Ardonia.
Ardonia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ardonia. Those never looked like landing.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Ardonia moved out of range nicely.
Ardonia looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardonia avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ardonia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ardonia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Ardonia blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ardonia dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Ardonia.
Ardonia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Ardonia blocks the low kick.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ardonia doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jones misses.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ardonia.
Jones takes a swing at Ardonia's ribcage but misses.
Ardonia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ardonia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ardonia misses with a wild body shot.
Ardonia misses with a series of wild punches.
Ardonia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ardonia blocks a jab.
Ardonia throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Ardonia is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ardonia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Ardonia moved out of range.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones with a nice cross.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ardonia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ardonia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws a low kick but Ardonia avoids it.
A combination from Ardonia does no damage.
Jones thuds his right hand into Ardonia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ardonia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ardonia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ardonia manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ardonia looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ray Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ardonia fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ardonia scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jones in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ardonia avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Ardonia's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Ardonia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ardonia misses with an uppercut.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Ardonia.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardonia misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ardonia moves away.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Jones misses.
Ardonia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones takes a swing at Ardonia's ribcage but misses.
Ardonia throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Ardonia misses with a double jab.
Ardonia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Ardonia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Ardonia is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Ardonia.
Ardonia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ardonia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Ardonia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Ardonia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Ardonia fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a hook. Ardonia ducked under it nicely.
Ardonia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ardonia swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ardonia in his tracks.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ardonia doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones jabs Ardonia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ardonia's head.
Ardonia looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Ardonia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ardonia throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones punishes Ardonia's body with a nice straight punch.
Ardonia ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Ardonia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Ardonia does no damage.
Jones lands a jab to Ardonia's midsection.
Ardonia misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Ardonia is just out of range.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Ardonia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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