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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to what's new pussycat. Ivanov has chosen HINO RUSSO as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
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180 cm
33
182 lbs
20 - 14 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones pushes Ivanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ivanov takes a shot to the head.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
Ivanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
Ivanov is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Ivanov trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones tries to pull guard but Ivanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones jumps guard and drags Ivanov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
Ivanov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sergei Ivanov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones is looking to clinch but Ivanov is avoiding it.
Ivanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones wants to clinch
and Ivanov counters with a nice body shot.
Jones tries to clinch there but Ivanov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.
Ivanov scores with a push kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivanov misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands with an overhand left.
Ivanov instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
Ivanov pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ivanov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
Well, if Ivanov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sergei Ivanov.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones pushes Ivanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivanov taking a breather.
Jones jumps into guard, dragging Ivanov to the mat.
Ivanov wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Jones controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones darts in and clinches Ivanov up against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ivanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones has Ivanov pressed against the cage, preventing Ivanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivanov tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones has picked Ivanov up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jones is thwarting Ivanov's attempts to control the position.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones winds up and cracks Ivanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thows a huge punch but Ivanov dodges it nicely.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Ivanov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Tom Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ivanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Ivanov controlling the position for now.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones throwing shots but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
Ivanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Ivanov wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 works his way into full mount!
Ivanov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ivanov tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Ivanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ivanov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Ivanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Ivanov is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Ivanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Ivanov is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ivanov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Sergei Ivanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ivanov is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Jones looking to finish Ivanov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ivanov!
Sergei Ivanov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergei Ivanov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Jones!
Tom Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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