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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a hook but Nilsson avoids it easily.
Nilsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Nilsson on that attempt.
Nilsson lands a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nilsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nilsson fails with the takedown.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Pedro Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Nilsson.
Jones feints and as Nilsson raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nilsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nilsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Nilsson in his guard.
Jones has his feet on Nilsson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nilsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the head kick by Nilsson.
Nilsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Nilsson looks gassed!
Nilsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones wants to clinch.
Nilsson is looking to clinch.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nilsson.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilsson has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Nilsson keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Nilsson with that takedown attempt.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Nilsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nilsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones drives through and clinches with Nilsson against the cage.
Nilsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nilsson fails to pull guard.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Nilsson in a clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones rushes Nilsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nilsson is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Nilsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Nilsson is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsson wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones breaks from Nilsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Jones dominated that round.
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 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones drives through and clinches with Nilsson against the cage.
Nilsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Nilsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nilsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nilsson misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nilsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nilsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nilsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nilsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Nilsson in a clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Nilsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones forces Nilsson back against the cage and clinches.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Nilsson moves out of range.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nilsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pedro Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nilsson avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Nilsson is having none of it.
Nilsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilsson is just out of range.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilsson.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones rushes Nilsson and presses him up against the cage.
Nilsson has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nilsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Nilsson in a clinch.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nilsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nilsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nilsson.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones pushes Nilsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nilsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Nilsson has him pressed against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones digs a right hand into Nilsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nilsson's gas tank.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Nilsson down.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones darts in and clinches Nilsson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilsson has him pressed against the cage.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Nilsson.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Nilsson pushes him off.
Nilsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nilsson has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pedro Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Nilsson.
Nilsson manages to get to full guard.
Jones tries to stand but Nilsson is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones gets through Nilsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Nilsson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Nilsson has him pressed against the cage.
Nilsson lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsson tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Nilsson drops back down to his feet.
Jones wants to break free but Nilsson has control.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones works on Nilsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilsson has double underhooks.
Nilsson connects with a knee to the head.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Nilsson is looking to clinch.
Jones gets a clinch.
Nilsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pedro Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Nilsson.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nilsson has his takedown stuffed
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nilsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Nilsson blocks nicely.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nilsson's head.
Jones is in close to Nilsson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nilsson on the ground.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nilsson's head.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Nilsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nilsson can do to turn this around?
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nilsson is retaining full guard.
Nilsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Pedro 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.
Nilsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Both fighters circling a little - Nilsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones wants to clinch but Nilsson slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Nilsson jumps guard but Jones stands there with Nilsson around his waist. Nilsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nilsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones is looking to chop away at Nilsson's legs.
Nilsson shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Nilsson is looking for a sweep.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Nilsson tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Jones grinds an elbow into Nilsson's temple.
Jonny Nilsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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