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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Woods (ranked 4114 p4p, 3613 weight class) and Ted Jones (ranked 389 p4p, 361 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Jones!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Woods swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Woods doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Woods has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Woods has a takedown stuffed.
As Woods backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Woods manages to avoid it all.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.
Woods throws a counter high kick but Jones was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Woods with that takedown attempt.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones is not content to let Woods control the position.
Jones sneaks out the side door and pushes Woods away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a wild body kick that Woods sees coming a mile off.
Jones throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.
Woods dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones scores with a one two! Woods had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Woods fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Woods with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Woods backing up. Woods nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Woods tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Woods shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is trying to stand back up but Woods is controlling him
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Woods sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Woods prevents Jones from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Woods looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Woods passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones wants to try and get back to his feet.
Woods takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Woods thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Woods controlling the pace for now.
Woods looking to finish with strikes here!
Woods throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Woods controlling from the full mount.
Woods sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods controlling his opponent.
Woods lands a big elbow.
Woods controlling the position easily from mount.
Woods misses with a head shot.
Woods tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Woods looking to finish with strikes here!
Woods is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ted Jones will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ted Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woods shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.
Woods tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Woods ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Woods has control.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to sprawl but Woods drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Woods in particular looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to escape.
Woods performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Woods has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Woods controlling the position easily from mount.
Woods looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Jakob Woods overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Woods controlling the position easily from mount.
Woods throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Woods sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Woods looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Woods looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Woods tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Woods misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Woods 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.
Woods tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Woods tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Woods has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Woods content just to control the position here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Jones really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Woods throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Woods. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Woods controlling from the full mount.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Woods.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woods throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Woods landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Woods dominated that second round.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woods is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Woods somewhat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Woods.
Woods cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jones is trying to buck Woods off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods just content to control the position.
Woods working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones prevents Woods from moving into mount.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Woods throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones prevents Woods from moving into mount.
Woods content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Woods seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Woods trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Woods 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.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Woods takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woods drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Woods passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Woods controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Woods shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Woods.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Woods has a takedown stuffed.
Woods fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woods has time to react.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Woods pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jakob Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Woods is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Woods seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Woods trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones pushes Woods away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Woods gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Woods creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones is being controlled here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ted Jones!
Ted Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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