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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Klum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
3 - 13 - 0 |
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194 cm
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220 lbs
17 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grant Klum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Jones!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klum misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Klum in his tracks momentarily.
Klum throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Klum tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klum blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klum tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Klum tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones presses Klum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Klum is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones pushes Klum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones works on Klum's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones wants the takedown. Klum is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Klum's guard against the cage.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klum throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Klum throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Klum throws a head kick that misses.
Klum misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Klum was not able to check.
Klum misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Klum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a right hand into Klum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klum's gas tank.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Klum controls the action.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones cracks Klum with a nice body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Klum prevents a body shot from Jones.
Klum gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Klum controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klum avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Klum throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Klum. Those never looked like landing.
Grant Klum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klum tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klum. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klum misses with a low kick.
Klum misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Klum controls his hands.
Jones tries a body shot but Klum blocks it.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klum backwards.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Klum's head.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Klum's ribcage. Klum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klum.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
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!
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klum backwards.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klum backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones slows down the pace here.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones works on Klum's body with a couple of short punches.
Klum being controlled against the cage.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Klum's ribcage. Klum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones pushes Klum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones stalls.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Klum avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones avoiding damage.
Klum prevents a body shot from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Klum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klum's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klum backwards.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Klum shrugs off.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Klum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Klum is rocked!
It looks like Grant Klum has been cut.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Klum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones has Klum pushed against the cage.
Klum seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Klum prevents it.
Klum blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Klum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jones manages to end up in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Klum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones grinds an elbow into Klum's temple.
Adam Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klum is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position.
Adam Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Klum tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones gets through Klum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones gets through Klum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Jones.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klum backwards.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones cracks Klum with a nice body shot.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grant Klum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones pushes Klum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Jones!
After winning the bout, Adam Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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