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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Jones (ranked 728 p4p, 108 weight class) and Aapo Jukola (ranked 569 p4p, 82 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood - Slayer. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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206 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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218 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aapo Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Jukola's belly button to the back.
Jukola throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jukola jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jukola throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jukola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jukola.
Jukola throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jukola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Jukola manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jukola.
Jukola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Jukola's belly button to the back.
Jukola misses with a hook.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jukola. That one must have hurt.
Jukola blocks a jab.
Jones misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Jones misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jukola swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jukola punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Jukola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jukola throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jukola throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jukola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Jukola misses.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jukola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukola counters with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jukola looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jukola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jukola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Good exchange - Jukola coming out on top.
Jukola lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jukola lands a jab to the nose.
Jones cracks Jukola with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukola.
Jukola scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jukola misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Jukola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jukola.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones slips under a jab from Jukola.
Jones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 Barry Jones will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jukola.
Jukola throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jukola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones stuns Jukola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jukola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jukola momentarily.
Jukola lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola lands with an overhand left.
Jukola lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Aapo Jukola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukola throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jukola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jukola.
Jukola loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jukola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jukola!
Jukola lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Aapo Jukola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukola.
Jukola walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukola.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jukola throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jukola dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones scores with the left hand. Jukola knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jukola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jukola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Jukola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jukola throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Jukola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jukola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jukola gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jukola with a jab.
Jukola lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukola.
Jukola lands with a nice body punch.
Jukola throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukola is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jukola is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jukola scores with a shot to the body.
Jukola seems to have recovered his senses.
Jukola slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jukola steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aapo Jukola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Jukola throws a body kick that misses.
Jukola swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jukola throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jukola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jukola throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a crisp right that sends Jukola to the canvas! Jones follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Jones!
Barry Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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