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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Huff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Huff has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Huff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Huff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Huff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Jones shoots in for a takedown but Huff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Huff moves out of range of the strikes. Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Huff is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now. Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huff is looking for a sweep. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Huff some visible discomfort.
Huff is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now. Jones trying to control the action but Huff is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bit of a lull in the action here. Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Huff rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Huff! Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huff. Jones is trying to keep Huff in close.
Huff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Huff is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huff controls from within his opponent's guard. Huff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Jones pulls Huff in to control the position. Huff controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Huff stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Huff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Jones has Huff pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Huff's guard. Huff working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Huff keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Huff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jones preventing the sweep. Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Huff is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Huff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Jones wants to pass the guard but Huff is keeping the position. Jones wants to control from the top but Huff keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Jones will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Jones. Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Jones thows a huge punch but Huff dodges it nicely.
Huff is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position. Jones trying to control from half guard but Huff is working away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huff is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huff avoid being mounted? Huff slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huff is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment. Huff keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. Huff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Jones working some strikes from top position. Huff keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. Huff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well. Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Jones has gone for a leg lock! Huff slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard. Huff is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huff manages to get himself to full guard.
Huff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Huff is trying to control the position but Jones postures up. Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Huff is retaining full guard. Huff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Huff slows the pace down in half guard. Jones wants to improve his position but Huff is controlling well.
Huff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head. Jones wants to control but Huff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Huff slows the pace down in half guard. Jones trying to get back to full guard but Huff takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Huff cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Huff will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones clinches. Huff stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Huff breaks from the clinch.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Huff. Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Huff shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Huff leaning against his opponent.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones shoots in but Huff avoids the takedown attempt easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jones moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Huff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that. Pedro Huff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones. Huff cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty. Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Huff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Huff is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping. Jones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Huff. Jones regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huff thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Huff thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones wants to improve his position but Huff is controlling well.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Huff is working away from the top position though. Huff slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead. Jones is looking for a sweep. Huff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Jones trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Huff looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Huff perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Huff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huff wants it to stay on the feet. Huff is looking for a counter combo. Pedro Huff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Huff! The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Huff manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huff. Huff sitting and controlling from the half guard. Huff working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Huff takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Huff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head. Huff stalling. Huff scores with a couple of good hammerfists. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Huff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight! Pedro Huff showed his dominance in that final round. I think Huff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Huff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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