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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between amanda jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Gustafsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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126 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, amanda jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson jabs jones right on the nose. jones blinks but takes it well.
Gustafsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustafsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
jones throws out a leg kick but Gustafsson moves out of range and jones only half commits.
Gustafsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gustafsson showed some decent athleticism there.
jones is trying to stand up here but Gustafsson is controlling him well.
jones is staying active underneath Gustafsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
jones is looking to get back to is feet but Gustafsson passes into side control.
jones tries to escape but Gustafsson is in control.
Gustafsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear jones down.
Gustafsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
jones is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson cracks jones with a big right hand but jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Gustafsson dominates the positioning.
jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gustafsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gustafsson is looking to take a break and control but jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
jones is pushing Gustafsson's head away, looking to escape. Gustafsson manages to hold on to the position though.
jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gustafsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
jones tries to escape but Gustafsson is in control.
Gustafsson working the ground and pound from side control.
Gustafsson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gustafsson is chipping away with strikes.
jones is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson cracks jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gustafsson cracks jones with a big elbow.
Gustafsson cracks jones with a big right hand but jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gustafsson prevents jones from escaping the position.
Gustafsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
jones wants to get back to his feet but Gustafsson is dominant here and he's now got jones's back!
A lull in the action here.
jones is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gustafsson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
jones is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gustafsson on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Can jones hold on?! Gustafsson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Gustafsson controlling the position well here. jones rolled but Gustafsson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gustafsson landing with strikes.
Gustafsson lands shots from the back.
Gustafsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
jones holding both Gustafsson 's hands and preventing any damage.
Gustafsson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften jones up.
Gustafsson punishes jones with strikes from the back mount.
Gustafsson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Gustafsson scores with punches from the back.
Gustafsson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Can jones hold on?! Gustafsson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Well, with Gustafsson on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before jones is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gustafsson is working the ground and pound. Can jones escape?
Can jones hold on?! Gustafsson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Gustafsson scores with punches and elbows.
Gustafsson lands punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson controls the action.
The referee is taking a good look at jones as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Gustafsson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustafsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gustafsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Gustafsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. jones doesn't seem phased though.
Gustafsson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Gustafsson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gustafsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gustafsson trying to control but jones is working from the bottom.
Gustafsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustafsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gustafsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustafsson throws and elbow that misses. jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustafsson's guard. Nice move by jones!
That's one minute gone in the round.
jones stopping the sweep attempt from Gustafsson.
Alexander Gustafsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gustafsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gustafsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gustafsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gustafsson prevents jones from standing back up.
Gustafsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
jones wants to get back to his feet.
Gustafsson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gustafsson.
jones is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gustafsson in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Gustafsson connects with a nice short shot to jones's temple.
Gustafsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gustafsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gustafsson trying to control the pace.
Gustafsson is trying to work for a kimura but jones is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gustafsson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gustafsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
jones taking shots to the head.
Gustafsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Gustafsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
jones is in a horrible position here. Gustafsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gustafsson controlling from mount.
jones is in a horrible position here. Gustafsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
jones is trying to escape the mount.
jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gustafsson controlling from mount.
Gustafsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Gustafsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gustafsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Gustafsson is landing with some decent strikes but jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gustafsson landing shots from mount.
Gustafsson lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustafsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between jones's hands.
Gustafsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
amanda jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Gustafsson.
jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
jones misses with a body kick.
jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
jones is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gustafsson dives into side control.
jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson is chipping away with strikes.
Gustafsson cracks jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Gustafsson lands an elbow.
Gustafsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
jones is rocked!
Gustafsson taking a breather here.
Gustafsson scoring with punches from side control.
Oh jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustafsson controls the position.
jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Gustafsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gustafsson landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gustafsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gustafsson taking a breather here.
Gustafsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gustafsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
jones tries to improve position but can't.
Gustafsson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for jones!
Gustafsson controlling his opponent.
Gustafsson avoids the attempt from jones to control.
Gustafsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. jones looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson controlling the position easily from mount.
jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gustafsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gustafsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gustafsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gustafsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Gustafsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Alexander Gustafsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gustafsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gustafsson controlling from mount.
amanda jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustafsson landing strikes from the mount and jones is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustafsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gustafsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gustafsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gustafsson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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