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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Tavares. Beautiful body shot.
Marcos Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares misses with an uppercut.
Tavares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Tavares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Tavares lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tavares misses with a hook.
Tavares cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Tavares shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JunJun Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tavares was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Tavares to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tavares can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tavares is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tavares tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tavares cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tavares pinned against the cage. Tavares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tavares's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Tavares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tavares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tavares working a defensive guard here.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Tavares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Tavares's brow.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tavares tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JunJun Jones 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.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tavares is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Tavares is looking to improve his position.
Jones stands up from half guard.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Tavares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tavares.
Tavares throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tavares as he avoids it easily.
Jones looks to land a combination but Tavares avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tavares connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tavares trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tavares to get to his feet.
Marcos Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Tavares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tavares looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Tavares misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a double jab.
Jones moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tavares pinned against the cage. Tavares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JunJun Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tavares's waist but Tavares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Tavares does no damage.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tavares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones throws a right hand that Tavares ducks under and follows up with a left that Tavares also avoids with ease.
Tavares misses with a double jab.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tavares throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Tavares throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Tavares works the jab nicely.
Tavares cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Tavares misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tavares's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones gets control of Tavares's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tavares being controlled here momentarily.
Tavares looking to pass the guard.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JunJun Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones dives in and grabs Tavares's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tavares pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Tavares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones tries to clinch but Tavares is having none of it.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tavares to the mat! Tavares manages to get full guard.
Tavares is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Tavares is looking to sweep but instead, Jones has passed into half guard.
Tavares is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jones jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Tavares is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tavares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tavares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Jones has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tavares!
Tavares wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones breaks from Tavares's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tavares tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
JunJun Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tavares is working to get back to half guard.
Tavares wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls the action.
Jones avoiding Tavares 's attempts to control his hands.
Jones gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Tavares tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Marcos Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JunJun Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I really don't envy Tavares right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
JunJun Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JunJun Jones!
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