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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tone Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Stock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Hold Us. 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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186 cm
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209 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
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207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tone Black! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Stock! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away. Stock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Stock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Black wants to stand up but Stock is controlling him. Black keeping moving, preventing Stock from controlling successfully. Stock wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position. Stock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stock trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Black dives in and scores a takedown into Stock's guard. Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Black with a flurry of punches that miss. Stock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well. Stock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Black is working Stock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Stock has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle. Black is in close to Stock's body, working some short punches and elbows. Stock has his foot on Black's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black works his way back into a safe position though. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Black wants to control from the top but Stock keeps moving. Black stands up over Stock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Stock keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully. Stock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Black landing some decent shots from guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stock looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stock on the ground. Black decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stock, up you get! The fight stays on the outside here - Stock looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jon Stock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Black shoots in and gets a takedown into Stock's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black throwing strikes from guard but Stock blocks nicely. Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stock looks winded! Black chips away with some ground and pound. Black connects with a couple of short punches. Black wanted to stand there but Stock had control of the position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Stock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Black landing with the ground and pound. Stock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Black is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Black distracts Stock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Black postures up in Stock's guard and throws a big left but Stock blocks it. Stock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black. Black throws a strike but Stock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Stock trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tone Black dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Stock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the cage. Black holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stock regains guard.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Stock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well. Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stock is keeping the position for now. Stock wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment. Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Stock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Black landing some decent shots from guard. Black wants to control from the top but Stock keeps moving. Black postures up and lands a big shot to Stock's brow. Black trying to control but Stock is working from the bottom. Stock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stock is trying to control the position but Black postures up. Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Stock is trying to keep Black in close.
Black wants to control from the top but Stock keeps moving. Stock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Stock looking to control.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body. Stock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Black defends it easily. Stock is breathing heavily. Black is in close to Stock's body, working some short punches and elbows. Black trying to control but Stock is working from the bottom. Black stands up over Stock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Black cracks Stock with a solid left hand. Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Stock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Tone Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Stock keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass. Black works over Stock with some ground and pound from guard. Stock looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Stock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stock works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Stock wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment. Stock has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle. Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stock's head. Stock controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself. Black landing some decent shots from guard. Black landing some decent shots from guard. Stock is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Black working some strikes from top position. Black trying to control but Stock is working from the bottom. Black stands and steps away. Stock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Stock does a little dance to reset his feet. Stock just misses with a punch to the body.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stock. Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch. Stock is trying to break free. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A nice right hand lands inside from Black. Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Stock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tone Black dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Stock avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Stock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tone Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Black dodges the punch combination from Stock.
Stock tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Stock throws a big shot that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stock closes the distance and clinches. Stock decides to pull guard. Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Stock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Black connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Black trying to control but Stock is working from the bottom. Stock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there. Black makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Black wants to control from the top but Stock keeps moving. Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stock is keeping the position for now. Black throws a big right hand that misses. Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stock works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Black is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Stock has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Black is looking to defend but Stock has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Black! Stock pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Black taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jon Stock! After the big win, Jon Stock made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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