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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bangarang by Skrillex. Gareth Johns had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Johns !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns .
Jones cracks a nice hook into Johns 's ribs.
Johns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johns seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones throws a hook but Johns avoids it easily.
Jones moves away from the strike by Johns .
Jones throws the left hand but Johns avoids the punch easily.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Johns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones with a hook.
Johns moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johns .
Jones blocks a jab.
Johns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones blocks a jab.
Johns throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Johns moves out of range.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Johns is just out of range.
Johns moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Johns moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Johns 's ribs.
Johns misses with a wild combination.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Johns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johns 's hands.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johns was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Johns slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Johns walks into a jab.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johns 's head backwards.
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick but Johns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johns swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johns thinking.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Johns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses with a low kick as Johns jumps back.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns .
Johns tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones looks to throw the jab but Johns is out of range.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a hook
and Johns counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johns lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Johns backpedaling.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johns under the eye.
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones looks to land a left hand but Johns moved out of range nicely.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Johns is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Johns 's belly button to the back.
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 misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones thumps Johns with a low kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but Johns moves out of range.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johns manages to avoid it.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Johns 's defenses.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Johns blocks a jab.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johns .
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johns 's waist but Johns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Johns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch lands to the side of Johns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones throws a jab when Johns was well out of range.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Johns misses.
Jones takes a swing at Johns 's ribcage but misses.
Johns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones scores with 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 throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a right hand that Johns ducks under and follows up with a left that Johns also avoids with ease.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Johns 's head but Johns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johns was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johns throws out the jab.
Johns misses with a looping right.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johns 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johns duly obliges.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws the left hand but Johns avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a jab when Johns was well out of range.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Johns should have avoided that one.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Johns slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns moves away from the strike by Jones.
Johns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Johns .
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johns counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johns back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johns misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samson Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Johns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gareth Johns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Johns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws the left hand but Johns avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johns on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Johns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Johns counters with a straight right hand.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Johns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones throws a hook but Johns blocks it.
Johns misses with the combination.
Jones throws a right and a left that Johns avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jones.
Johns slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Johns slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Samson Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a right and a left that Johns avoids nicely.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johns connects with a crisp jab.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jones misses.
Johns fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Johns thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Johns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Johns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johns slips a straight right by Jones.
Johns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones cracks Johns with an open hand slap.
Jones throws a hook but Johns avoids it easily.
Johns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a combination
and Johns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Johns counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones is rocked!
Jones swings for the body but Johns moves out of range.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Johns finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Johns slips a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones lands a jab.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Samson Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns throws a head kick that misses.
Gareth Johns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johns slips under a jab from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gareth Johns .
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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Jones!
Samson Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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