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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Federico Lovalente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Az Yet - Last Night as his entrance music. Federico Lovalente could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrone Jones's chin.
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197 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Lovalente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovalente goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Lovalente counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lovalente counters with an inside leg kick.
Lovalente on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lovalente circles away.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
That kick from Jones tenderised Lovalente's leg. Lovalente is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovalente checks a low kick from Jones.
Lovalente checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovalente connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lovalente is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Donk. Jones catches Lovalente right on the button with a cross.
Lovalente walks into a jab.
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!
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Lovalente pushes him off.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lovalente is avoiding it.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lovalente stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lovalente takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lovalente circles away.
Lovalente throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovalente misses with a hook.
Lovalente misses with a double jab.
Jones moves out of range as Lovalente strikes.
Lovalente keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones cracks the inside of Lovalente's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Lovalente blocks the low kick.
Lovalente keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovalente dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps Lovalente at a distance using the push kick.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Lovalente circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries a low kick but Lovalente avoids it.
A cross from Jones lands.
Lovalente throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Lovalente on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Lovalente pushes him off.
Lovalente steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up but Lovalente circles away and keeps his distance.
Lovalente ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lovalente circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones with a jab.
Jones gets a clinch.
Lovalente lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovalente tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovalente swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Lovalente escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
letting Lovalente counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Lovalente counters with a nice body kick.
Lovalente misses with a kick to the body.
Lovalente swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Lovalente counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lovalente misses with a wild combination.
Lovalente takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lovalente misses with a kick to the body
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Lovalente is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lovalente moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lovalente lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lovalente is looking to land body kicks.
Jones blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lovalente.
Lovalente thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lovalente's knee momentarily.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones darts in and clinches Lovalente up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones working Lovalente over with knees to the body.
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!
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lovalente in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Lovalente avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovalente backwards.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones cracks Lovalente with a good jab.
Jones drives through and clinches with Lovalente against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lovalente's defenses.
Jones blocks a body shot from Lovalente.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Lovalente gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Lovalente's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lovalente avoids it.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Lovalente can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Lovalente looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones gets through Lovalente's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lovalente tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lovalente on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovalente lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovalente works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lovalente in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovalente misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovalente.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Lovalente has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones prevents Lovalente from breaking the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Lovalente blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lovalente lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Lovalente on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lovalente.
Lovalente loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones closes the distance but Lovalente moves to the side
enabling Lovalente to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lovalente walks into a left hand.
Jones wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Lovalente on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Lovalente keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lovalente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones avoids the body shot from Lovalente.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Lovalente.
Lovalente struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Lovalente misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lovalente - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovalente up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovalente up against the cage.
Jones prevents a body shot from Lovalente.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to control Lovalente's arms but Lovalente gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Lovalente has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Tyrone Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lovalente tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lovalente as Jones tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lovalente, right into the meat.
Lovalente scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lovalente looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Lovalente takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Lovalente moves away and avoids it.
Lovalente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lovalente.
Federico Lovalente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lovalente lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lovalente.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones slips a straight right by Lovalente.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Lovalente counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovalente lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lovalente.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lovalente.
Tyrone Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lovalente, right into the meat.
Lovalente throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lovalente scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lovalente connects with an inside leg kick.
Lovalente throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Lovalente counters with a nice body kick.
A combination from Lovalente does no damage.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Lovalente counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lovalente feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lovalente.
Lovalente tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lovalente tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Lovalente misses
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Lovalente lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Lovalente misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovalente doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovalente lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is trying to stall.
Lovalente doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovalente blocks a body shot from Jones.
Lovalente's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lovalente connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovalente throws a body kick the misses
and Jones counters by clinching up.
A left hand lands to the body for Lovalente.
And that's the end of the fight!
Federico Lovalente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tyrone Jones!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tyrone Jones!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tyrone Jones!
Tyrone Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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