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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall has chosen Nico Vega - Beast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jon Jones had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Hall circles away.
Jones wants to clinch but Van Hall slips to the side
and Van Hall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Van Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Van Hall counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Van Hall in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks it.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Van Hall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hall is blocking nicely.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hall's defenses.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Van Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands an elbow just above Van Hall 's eye.
Van Hall has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Hall can turn it around.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to work over Van Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks it.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van Hall is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Van Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Van Hall is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Hall prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks it.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Van Hall breaks the clinch.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Van Hall pushes him off.
Jones moves to clinch but Van Hall breaks away
and Van Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Van Hall counters with a two punch combo.
Jones tries to clinch there but Van Hall circles away.
Jones wants to clinch
and Van Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones works the jab nicely.
Van Hall misses with a hook.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Van Hall tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Hall prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Hall's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to stall but Van Hall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hall is blocking nicely.
Jon Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Van Hall fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Hall as Jones tries to tie him up.
Van Hall breaks the clinch.
Jones clinches up with Van Hall and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Van Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Hall.
Jones tries to clinch but Van Hall moves away
and Van Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones throws a hook but Van Hall avoids it easily.
Ruud Van Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones looks to clinch
and Van Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones tries to clinch up but Van Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to work over Van Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Van Hall in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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 Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Van Hall pushes him off.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Hall with a hook.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hall's brow.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hall is blocking nicely.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones prevents Van Hall from breaking the clinch.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
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 Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to stall.
Van Hall working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Van Hall dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Hall is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Van Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Van Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Van Hall controls the action.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Van Hall is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hall is blocking nicely.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Ruud Van Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Van Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
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