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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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206 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Crane is just out of range.
Jones takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Crane has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Crane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Crane avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
Crane blocking some punches.
Crane misses with a punch to the body.
Crane tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crane's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Crane for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Crane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Crane.
Crane gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Crane misses with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane lands a shoulder strike.
Crane misses with a body punch.
Crane prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Crane.
I was talking to Crane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Crane.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones tries to work over Crane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Crane.
Crane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones looks winded!
Crane digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crane.
Crane misses with an elbow over the top.
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane has Jones pushed against the ropes.
Jones has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
A short uppercut from Crane.
Crane working Jones over with knees to the body.
Crane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Crane.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crane rushes Jones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
That's time! Crane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crane is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ichabod Crane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Crane scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Crane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Crane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crane with a knee to the head.
Crane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Crane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Crane - that landed with a thud.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane blocks an elbow strike.
Crane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crane, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Crane rushes Jones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crane blocks an elbow strike.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crane struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Crane slowing the pace effectively.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane'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.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones clinches up against the ropes.
Crane digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
Crane scores with a hook to the body.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Crane is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Crane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crane blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane closes the distance and clinches.
Crane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane landing knees to the body.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Crane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the ropes.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Crane lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Crane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane throws a head kick that misses.
Crane throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Crane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane presses Jones against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane drives through and clinches with Jones against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Crane.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Crane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Crane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Crane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crane scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones pushes Crane back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crane lands with a right to the head.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crane clinches with his opponent.
Come on Crane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane lands a nice shot to the body.
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Crane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crane looking to stall.
Crane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Crane trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Crane avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Crane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crane avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Crane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Crane lands a nice uppercut.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Crane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Crane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones is trying to stall.
Crane takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
Jones avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane had his way with Jon Jones in that round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Crane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Crane.
Crane struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Crane controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Crane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Crane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crane lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Crane pushes Jones back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Crane misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Crane scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane pushes Jones back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Crane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crane cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Crane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crane.
Crane lands a shot to the body.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crane lands a nice knee to the body.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Crane is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crane has his back to the ropes.
Crane lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Crane can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Crane taking a breather.
Crane connects with a knee to the head.
Crane throws an elbow that misses.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Crane's ribcage.
Crane is struggling to control the position.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crane 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
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