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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Benedez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovani Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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185 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harold Benedez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovani Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedez.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedez tries to clinch up.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Benedez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benedez closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Benedez pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benedez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Benedez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benedez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Benedez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedez misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Benedez backing up. Benedez nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Benedez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones looks to land a combination but Benedez avoids it well.
Benedez misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Benedez will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jovani Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benedez misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedez dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Harold Benedez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedez.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Benedez moved out of range nicely.
Benedez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Benedez. Benedez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedez moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Benedez shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Benedez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benedez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benedez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Benedez is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Benedez from controlling successfully.
Benedez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benedez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benedez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benedez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benedez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benedez throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benedez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Benedez is trying to improve his position.
Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Benedez shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benedez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harold Benedez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Benedez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedez fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benedez eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Benedez shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benedez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Benedez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedez has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Benedez backing up. Benedez nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Benedez misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedez slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Benedez with a series of wild strikes but Benedez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jab by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Benedez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benedez avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Benedez moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jovani Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovani Jones!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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