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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Hardin (ranked 6694 p4p, 498 weight class) and Bubba Jones (ranked 5664 p4p, 462 weight class). John Hardin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 cm
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189 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hardin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Jones! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a leg kick and Hardin counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardin scores with a jab.
It looks like Bubba Jones has been cut. Hardin scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one. Hardin throws a jab when Jones was well out of range. Jones feints the counter takedown. 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! Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardin keeps working. Jones scores with punches from side control. Hardin is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control. Jones scoring with punches and elbows. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hardin sneaks back into half guard. Hardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Jones lands with a punch from half guard. Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Jones trying to mount his opponent but Hardin defends it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones prevents Hardin from improving his position. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Hardin's temple. Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head. Jones is trying to control. Hardin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Jones working over Hardin with some ground and pound. Hardin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Jones drops an elbow to the side of Hardin's head.
Hardin is rocked! Hardin won't allow Jones to pass to mount. Jones lands strikes from half guard. Oh Hardin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Hardin wants to get back to full guard. Hardin seems to have got his legs back now. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow. Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Hardin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots. Jones lands a big elbow - Hardin is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Jones!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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