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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crasy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God Gave Me Style . The key to victory for Jon Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crasy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Jones.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jones.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Jones is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jones.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Jones tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
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.
Silva defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jon Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Crasy Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crasy Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
Jon Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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