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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KJ Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Nickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smelly Nickers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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170 cm
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, KJ Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smelly Nickers!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Nickers keeps moving.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Nickers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nickers throwing strikes but missing.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickers trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Nickers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nickers scoring with some ground and pound.
Nickers stops Jones from standing up.
Nickers thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones wants to sweep here but Nickers controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nickers fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nickers on the ground.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Nickers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping full guard, as Nickers tries to pass.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nickers postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nickers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nickers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nickers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Nickers fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickers looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nickers pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nickers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones is looking to stand up but Nickers won't let him.
Nickers keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones wants to control from the top but Nickers keeps moving.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nickers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but Nickers won't let him.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Nickers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nickers throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nickers tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickers is retaining full guard.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickers keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nickers tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Nickers holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nickers has him pressed against the cage.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
Nickers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones is looking to stand up but Nickers isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones keeping full guard, as Nickers tries to pass.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nickers is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickers postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nickers sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Nickers defends the submission attempt.
Nickers gets back to full guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Nickers blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickers has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smelly Nickers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nickers keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
KJ Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickers keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
KJ 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Jones!
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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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