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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 556 p4p, 713 weight class) and Samuel Jones (ranked 74 p4p, 95 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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14 - 7 - 0 |
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4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonioli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Tonioli lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Tonioli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tonioli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tonioli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Tonioli catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Tonioli.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tonioli to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones looks to land a combination but Tonioli avoids it well.
It looked like Tonioli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a jab when Tonioli was well out of range.
Tonioli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Tonioli moved out of range.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonioli manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Tonioli.
Tonioli slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonioli lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Tonioli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Tonioli.
Tonioli lands with a light punch inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tonioli.
Tonioli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonioli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tonioli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonioli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonioli can't break the clinch.
Tonioli lands with a short shot to the head.
Tonioli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Tonioli lands a body punch.
Tonioli stalls.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tonioli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
Tonioli blocking some punches.
Tonioli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Tonioli on the inside.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tonioli after a bit of a struggle.
Jones tries to work over Tonioli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonioli clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tonioli swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Tonioli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tonioli clinches with his opponent.
Jones misses with some punches.
Tonioli blocks a body shot from Jones.
Tonioli breaks the clinch.
Tonioli scores with a hook.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tonioli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonioli circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonioli connects with a leg kick.
Jones rushes Tonioli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tonioli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonioli lands with a light punch inside.
Tonioli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonioli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonioli lands a right hand.
Tonioli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tonioli.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Tonioli breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonioli.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonioli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Tonioli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Tonioli.
Jones thuds a left hand into Tonioli's body.
Tonioli staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonioli. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samuel Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonioli. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Tonioli's head but Tonioli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonioli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tonioli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones darts in and clinches Tonioli up against the cage.
Tonioli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonioli is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
A short right from Tonioli on the inside.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Tonioli's head.
It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonioli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Tonioli stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vinicius Tonioli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Tonioli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tonioli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tonioli misses with the head strike.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Tonioli.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to work over Tonioli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonioli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tonioli tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Tonioli.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonioli breaks from the clinch.
Tonioli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Tonioli's head but Tonioli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tonioli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones connects with a right hand. Tonioli shakes it off.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Tonioli is out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonioli connects with a body shot.
Jones stuns Tonioli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tonioli counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Tonioli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Tonioli misses its intended target.
Tonioli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonioli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Tonioli is stalling here.
Tonioli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vinicius Tonioli is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonioli slips a jab from Jones.
Tonioli tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lunges at Tonioli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tonioli's hand.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonioli was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Tonioli misses the shot to the body.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonioli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonioli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Tonioli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tonioli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones looks to land a combination. Tonioli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonioli was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Tonioli is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Tonioli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tonioli misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Tonioli throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Tonioli takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Tonioli does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonioli tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Tonioli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Tonioli. That snapped Jones's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Tonioli. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tonioli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tonioli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tonioli doesn't seem phased though.
Tonioli is rocked!
Vinicius Tonioli's cut is getting worse.
Jones walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tonioli drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jones swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tonioli's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Jones!
Samuel Jones is the new middleweight champion!
Samuel Jones decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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