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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SJ Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlon Jones Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with SJ Mitchell 's chin.
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186 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, SJ Mitchell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlon Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Jones Jr does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Jones Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Jones Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones Jr scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones Jr lands with a right hand.
Jones Jr misses with a left hand
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones Jr slips under a jab.
Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell .
Mitchell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mitchell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mitchell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mitchell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones Jr tries to escape but Mitchell is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr is trying to control Mitchell 's posture but Mitchell avoids it.
Jones Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Mitchell seems to be working for a kimura but Jones Jr defends the submission attempt.
Mitchell is working for a kimura but Jones Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Mitchell working Jones Jr over with strikes.
Jones Jr actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mitchell lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell working Jones Jr over with strikes.
Jones Jr tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Mitchell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Mitchell is thwarting Jones Jr's attempts to control the position.
Mitchell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mitchell .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones Jr tries to roll over but Mitchell keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking for a kimura but Jones Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mitchell to get the leverage.
Jones Jr won't allow Mitchell to pass to mount.
Jones Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Jones Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mitchell controlling the pace.
Jones Jr manages to get to full guard.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Jones Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mitchell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mitchell is in close to Jones Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones Jr's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitchell won't allow Jones Jr to sweep him here.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mitchell stands up over Jones Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mitchell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchell is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that SJ Mitchell will probably get the nod.
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 Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Mitchell .
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitchell throws out a powerful jab.
Jones Jr misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell .
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones Jr's waist but Jones Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones Jr scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mitchell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Mitchell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones Jr scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jones Jr.
Mitchell lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones Jr throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
A jab from Jones Jr does it's job there.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones Jr.
No luck for Mitchell with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SJ Mitchell . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchell .
Marlon Jones Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Mitchell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Jones Jr ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr cracks Mitchell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell throws a hook but Jones Jr avoids it easily.
Jones Jr avoids the body shot from Mitchell .
Jones Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell .
Jones Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Jones Jr avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones Jr is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Jones Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Mitchell is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr dances in with a quick combination. Mitchell is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Jones Jr snaps Mitchell 's head back. Mitchell stumbles backwards against the cage. Jones Jr steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Mitchell 's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Mitchell just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marlon Jones Jr!
A very excited looking Marlon Jones Jr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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RATING
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