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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Mubango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by It's not unusual. Mubango has chosen Jessie J - Bang Bang as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Mubango!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mubango scores with a shot to the body.
Mubango takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mubango slips a jab from Jones.
Mubango clinches with his opponent.
Mubango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mubango takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mubango throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones misses with a hook. Mubango ducked under it nicely.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mubango.
Jones digs a good hook to Mubango's body.
Mubango shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Mubango moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mubango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Mubango moves away and avoids it.
Mubango throws a leg kick
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubango thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Mubango misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mubango misses with a low kick.
Mubango moves out of range of the strikes.
Mubango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Mubango scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Mubango ducks down to avoid it.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mubango on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Mubango misses with a body shot.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mubango.
Mubango is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Mubango tries to clinch up
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mubango does no damage.
Jones throws a hook but Mubango avoids it easily.
Mubango scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mubango looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mubango has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mubango lands with a good body shot.
Mubango fails to land the takedown.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mubango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Mubango feints the counter takedown.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Mubango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubango moves into the clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mubango.
Mubango swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Tom Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mubango scores with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Mubango.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Mubango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mubango with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Mubango throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mubango moves out of range of the strikes.
Mubango paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mubango takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mubango darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubango moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Mubango tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Mubango tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Mubango has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Mubango manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to escape back to his feet but Mubango uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mubango working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mubango wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Mubango working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mubango fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mubango scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Jones will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mubango was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Mubango fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Mubango persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Mubango is controlling him well.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mubango on the ground.
Mubango drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Mubango prevents Jones from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Mubango seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mubango stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Mubango landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones is trying to stand.
Mubango trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones is not content to let Mubango control the position.
Mubango seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubango uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mubango lands a nice shot to the head.
Mubango wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Mubango connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mubango working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mubango putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mubango looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones tries to buck Mubango off but he can't manage it.
Mubango wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Mubango landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Mubango lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Christian Mubango has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubango breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones is rocked!
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mubango drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jones! More shots from Mubango and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Mubango!
A very excited looking Christian Mubango rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Tom Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't fight my fight tonight. Sorry I let down the fans. I would like a rematch if Tradition will book it.'.
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