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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Nwamadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emmanuel Nwamadi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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219 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Emmanuel Nwamadi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nwamadi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bones.
Nwamadi closes the distance and clinches.
Bones struggles to land a body shot inside as Nwamadi controls his hands.
Bones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Nwamadi.
No luck for Bones with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Nwamadi. Those never looked like landing.
Emmanuel Nwamadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bones scores with a push kick.
Nwamadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Bones slams his shin into Nwamadi's torso.
Nwamadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bones was well out of range. Poor timing from Nwamadi.
Bones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bones has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An inside leg kick lands from Bones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nwamadi finds it's way through Bones's defenses.
It looks like Jon Bones has been cut.
Nwamadi throws a body punch but Bones moves out of range.
Bones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Bones.
Bones shoots in for a takedown but Nwamadi shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Nwamadi does no damage.
Nwamadi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nwamadi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nwamadi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bones. That's going to slow Nwamadi down.
Nwamadi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bones rather than just go for the knockout.
Nwamadi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nwamadi fails to land with a series of punches.
Bones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bones lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones postures up.
Bones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bones working some strikes from top position.
Bones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bones distracts Nwamadi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nwamadi's head.
Nwamadi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bones.
Nwamadi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nwamadi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nwamadi pulls Bones in close to prevent any damage.
Bones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nwamadi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bones wants to control from the top but Nwamadi keeps moving.
Bones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nwamadi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nwamadi wants to control the position but Bones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bones is looking to advance position but Nwamadi won't allow it.
Bones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nwamadi's head.
Still in half guard, Bones seems content to control.
Bones throwing shots but Nwamadi is blocking nicely.
Bones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nwamadi has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Bones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nwamadi blocks a head kick by Bones.
Nwamadi misses the jab.
Bones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nwamadi sprawls and moves away.
Nwamadi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jon Bones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nwamadi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nwamadi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bones throws a body shot but no joy.
Nwamadi missing with a left hand there. Bones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nwamadi tries to counter with a clinch but Bones shakes him off and moves away.
Nwamadi is looking to clinch.
Bones has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones swings for the body but Nwamadi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones shoots in and drives through. Nwamadi sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Nwamadi.
Nwamadi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bones is defended easily by Nwamadi.
Nwamadi takes the fight into the clinch.
Bones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bones is standing up over Nwamadi. Nwamadi looks to escape but Bones dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nwamadi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ground and pound from Bones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nwamadi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bones.
Bones scoring with punches from side control.
Bones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nwamadi down.
Jon Bones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nwamadi struggling a bit here.
Nwamadi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones working the ground and pound.
Bones working the head with strikes.
Nwamadi tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bones presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nwamadi can do to turn this around?
Bones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nwamadi looks a forlorn figure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nwamadi can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee warns Nwamadi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bones tries to control but Nwamadi wriggling away.
Nwamadi is in a horrible position here. Bones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nwamadi hang on?
Bones lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Bones.
Bones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nwamadi is looking to escape.
Bones lands a big shot there that rocks Nwamadi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bones is landing with some decent strikes but Nwamadi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bones tries to control but Nwamadi wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Bones's cut.
That's time! Bones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nwamadi scores with a punch to the head.
Bones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nwamadi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nwamadi! But no joy.
Nwamadi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bones's head.
Bones keeps Nwamadi at a distance using the push kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bones.
Nice defenses there by Bones.
Bones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nwamadi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones misses with a low kick as Nwamadi jumps back.
Emmanuel Nwamadi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nwamadi throws a body punch but Bones moves out of range.
Bones attempts a counter takedown but Nwamadi avoids it well and moves away.
Bones takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones shoots in and drives through. Nwamadi sprawls well.
A nice side step and Nwamadi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch combination from Nwamadi misses.
Nwamadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nwamadi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nwamadi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bones's hands.
Bones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nwamadi.
Nwamadi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bones feints and then cracks Nwamadi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nwamadi down.
Nwamadi throws a body punch but Bones moves out of range.
Nwamadi swings for the body but Bones moves out of range.
Nwamadi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jon Bones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones cracks the inside of Nwamadi's front leg.
Bones misses with a body punch
letting Nwamadi counter with a right hand.
Nwamadi gets caught flat footed, as Bones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones content to stall in guard here.
Bones won't allow Nwamadi to sweep him here.
Emmanuel Nwamadi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones throwing strikes but missing.
Bones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nwamadi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nwamadi for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nwamadi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nwamadi pulls Bones in close to his closed guard and prevents Bones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nwamadi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nwamadi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Nwamadi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bones 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Bones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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