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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Hendricks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Hendricks turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face as Hendricks controls the position.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hendricks advances to full mount.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Hendricks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hendricks's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Hendricks.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Hendricks gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hendricks advances position into side control!
Hendricks is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Hendricks might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Hendricks.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hendricks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hendricks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Hendricks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hendricks controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Hendricks controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Hendricks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hendricks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hendricks showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Hendricks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Hendricks on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hendricks tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hendricks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Hendricks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hendricks dominated that round.
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.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendricks.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Hendricks moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendricks manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Hendricks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendricks is aware though and is defending well.
Hendricks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Hendricks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hendricks pinned against the cage. Hendricks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hendricks.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendricks gets a takedown into half guard.
Hendricks works his way into side control.
Hendricks taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Hendricks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hendricks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hendricks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John Hendricks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hendricks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hendricks is in Jones's guard.
Hendricks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Hendricks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Hendricks.
Hendricks drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hendricks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hendricks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hendricks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hendricks content to control rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
John Hendricks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hendricks misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Hendricks is now in Jones's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Hendricks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hendricks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hendricks remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Hendricks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hendricks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendricks is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Hendricks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
John Hendricks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hendricks manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Hendricks controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hendricks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Hendricks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hendricks scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendricks controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hendricks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hendricks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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