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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zbynek Taticzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taticzek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Feuer Frei. Arial Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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183 cm
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184 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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188 cm
32
191 lbs
17 - 4 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zbynek Taticzek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arial Jones! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taticzek lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones. Jones lands a head kick!
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taticzek in his tracks. Taticzek cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
It looks like Arial Jones has been cut. Donk. Taticzek catches Jones right on the button with a cross. Taticzek thows a left - swing and a miss! Taticzek feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down. Arial Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A slow jab from Taticzek misses its intended target. Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jones misses with a body punch
and Taticzek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Jones swings for the body but Taticzek moves out of range.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Taticzek counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taticzek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Taticzek pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Taticzek misses the shot to the body. Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Taticzek checks a low kick from Jones. Taticzek slips under a jab from Jones. Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses. Jones misses with a head kick.
Taticzek darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taticzek lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Taticzek thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A counter left hand to the body from Taticzek misses its target. Taticzek has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taticzek has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Taticzek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Taticzek controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Taticzek. Taticzek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones lands a left hand.
Taticzek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tightens his grip and picks Taticzek up, before dumping him to the ground. Taticzek manages to land in guard. Jones throwing strikes but missing. Taticzek is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea. Jones wants to control from the top but Taticzek keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Taticzek keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jones scoring with some ground and pound. Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Taticzek wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Jones preventing the sweep. Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Taticzek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Taticzek wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taticzek. Jones misses with a hook. Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taticzek moves away. Jones thuds his right hand into Taticzek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Jones lands a big right hand that sends Taticzek crashing to the mat! Jones stays standing though and waves Taticzek back to his feet!
Taticzek is rocked! Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taticzek manages to avoid it. Oh Taticzek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jones misses with the body kick and Taticzek counters with a two punch combo.
That has opened up Arial Jones's cut even more. We've been told by Taticzek's head coaches at German Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Jones throws a shot from downtown. Taticzek moves away and avoids it. Taticzek seems to have got his legs back now. Taticzek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Taticzek blocks a head kick by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jones misses with a kick to the body letting Taticzek counter with a right hand. Jones misses with a hook
and Taticzek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Arial Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Taticzek misses with a low kick. 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 Zbynek Taticzek will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Arial Jones's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Taticzek misses. Taticzek avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taticzek is able to avoid easily. Jones scores with a spinning back kick! Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Taticzek counters with a lovely straight right hand! Taticzek slips a straight right by Jones. Jones throws a head kick that misses. A little feinted left hand from Taticzek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Taticzek throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely. Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jones thuds a left hand into Taticzek's body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Taticzek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones tries to land a body kick and Taticzek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Zbynek Taticzek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick by Jones misses and Taticzek counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Taticzek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a big counter head kick but Taticzek avoids it with no problem. A punch lands to the side of Taticzek 's head but he takes it in his stride. Taticzek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jones lands a left and a right that send Taticzek crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Zbynek Taticzek has been cut. A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Taticzek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. This has been an exciting period of action! Jones throws the kick towards the body but Taticzek avoids it. Taticzek moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Taticzek counters with a nice uppercut. Taticzek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Taticzek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Jones throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taticzek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jones drops Taticzek with a huge uppercut! Taticzek drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Jones is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arial Jones! During a confident post fight interview, Arial Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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