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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoban Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, what's new pussycat. Washburn has chosen Magic Carpet Ride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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177 lbs
23 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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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
22 - 13 - 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
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hoban Washburn!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Washburn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Washburn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Washburn is defending well.
Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones wants to control from the top but Washburn keeps moving.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Washburn is keeping the position.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Washburn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washburn wants to sweep but no luck.
Washburn trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Washburn pulls Jones in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Washburn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Washburn is trying to hold Jones in close to prevent damage but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Washburn has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Washburn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Washburn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Washburn tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Washburn from improving his position.
Jones throwing shots but Washburn is blocking nicely.
Washburn tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jones has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Washburn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washburn postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Washburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Washburn wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
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.
Washburn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Washburn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones controlling the position.
Washburn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Washburn wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Washburn postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washburn has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Washburn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washburn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom 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.
Washburn gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Washburn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones decides to pull guard.
Washburn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Washburn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Washburn with a nice head shot there.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washburn chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Washburn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Washburn throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jones trying to control the position.
Washburn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washburn can do to turn this around?
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Washburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones gets control of Washburn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washburn.
Jones is trying to keep Washburn in close.
Washburn content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Washburn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tom Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three 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.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Washburn.
Washburn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Washburn striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Jones preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Washburn controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones clinches.
Jones prevents a body shot from Washburn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Washburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washburn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Washburn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Washburn fails with a takedown attempt.
Washburn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Washburn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Washburn.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Washburn is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Washburn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washburn is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Washburn shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Washburn instigates a clinch.
Washburn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Washburn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tom Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoban Washburn.
Jones clinches up with Washburn and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Washburn.
Washburn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands a takedown into guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
Washburn wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Washburn is working away.
Washburn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Washburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Washburn keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Washburn working a defensive guard here.
Washburn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Washburn.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Washburn blocks nicely.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Washburn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Washburn postures up.
Washburn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washburn.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Washburn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Washburn.
Washburn wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Washburn lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Washburn tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Washburn wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Washburn trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Washburn wants to sweep but no luck.
Washburn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Washburn is controlling Jones's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoban Washburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 Tom Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jones!
After the fight, Tom Jones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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