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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arial Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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222 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arial Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones clinches.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones pulls guard.
Jones is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Jones is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Jones wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
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!
Silva working Jones over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones can't escape the position.
Silva wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Silva lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Silva throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jones!
Silva is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jones up.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jones breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Jones wants to hit a switch here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reginaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Jones jabs at Silva's body.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Silva throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones avoids the body shot from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Jones scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva controlling the position.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Silva has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arial Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Silva. Oh but Jones has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Silva goes limp - he's gone! Jones jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arial 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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