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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 1906 p4p, 2826 weight class) and Barry Jones (ranked 247 p4p, 344 weight class). Bronco comes to the cage accompanied by The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood - Slayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Bronco scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bronco does it's job there.
Bronco ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones swings for the body but Bronco moves out of range.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Bronco.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bronco counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Bronco walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronco lands a slapping body shot.
Bronco moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bronco drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bronco avoids the body shot from Jones.
Bronco moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Bronco just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bronco slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bronco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Bronco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronco attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Jones throws a hook but Bronco avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bronco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bronco slips the punch.
Bronco throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Bronco lands with a shot to the body.
Bronco slips under a jab.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones tests Bronco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronco clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Bronco has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broncos head.
Bronco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronco swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Bronco jumps guard.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Bronco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bronco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones is fighting to break Bronco's control of his arms but Bronco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Bronco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronco looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.
It looks like Jones is going to stand back up.
Jones prevents Bronco from improving his position.
Bronco actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronco wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Bronco has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
Bronco is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bronco is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bronco slips a jab from Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Bronco will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Bronco lands a nice looking body shot.
Bronco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnny Bronco is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronco with a jab.
A lazy left from Bronco finds it's target.
Jones swings for the body but Bronco moves out of range.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Bronco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
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 is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Bronco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Bronco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bronco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronco.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Bronco moved out of range nicely.
Barry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronco forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Bronco scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bronco fails to land.
Bronco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones pushes Bronco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones working aggressively here.
Bronco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronco is working Jones over against the cage.
Bronco pulls Jones into guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Bronco controlling Jones's posture.
Bronco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and waves to Bronco to follow him.
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bronco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Bronco darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Bronco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco lands with a right to the head.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Bronco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronco throws a head punch that misses.
Bronco fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnny Bronco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bronco misses with a punch to the body.
Bronco successfully pulls guard.
Bronco is controlling Jones's posture.
Bronco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones won't allow Bronco to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco trying to control the position here.
Jones wants to stand but Bronco is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bronco wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bronco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Bronco's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Bronco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bronco blocks a jab.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Bronco moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronco.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Bronco ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Jones misses.
Bronco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronco.
Nice cross by Bronco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bronco is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bronco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bronco misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bronco postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Bronco from controlling successfully.
Barry Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronco throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronco wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronco ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Bronco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones punishes Bronco's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronco manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Bronco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bronco in his tracks.
Jones throws a hook but Bronco avoids it easily.
Bronco throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Bronco lands a body shot.
Jones throws a hook but Bronco blocks it.
Jones throws the left hand but Bronco avoids the punch easily.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Barry Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronco moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with an uppercut
letting Bronco counter with a right hand.
Bronco looking to score a takedown here. Jones is defending well but Bronco drives through and ends up in Jones's guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Jones has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Bronco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronco postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Bronco sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bronco slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Bronco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronco.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronco misses the target.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Jones catches Bronco right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronco 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bronco!
A victorious Johnny Bronco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Barry Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I was paid well....'.
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