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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by God Gave Me Style . Jones has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Bob Sinclair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bob Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Sinclair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Sinclair shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones misses with the combination.
Sinclair clinches up against the cage.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sinclairs head.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sinclair throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Sinclair's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinclair tries to avoid it.
Sinclair has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sinclair to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sinclair stands up from Jones's guard - Sinclair perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sinclair.
Sinclair fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick but Sinclair moves out of range.
Sinclair is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Sinclair is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Sinclair blocks the strikes from Jones.
Sinclair content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sinclair is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bob Sinclair wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sinclair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sinclair somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sinclair dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinclair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinclair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Sinclair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Sinclair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinclair moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Sinclair looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinclair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sinclair.
Sinclair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Sinclair into the cage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones lands a head kick!
Jones leaves Sinclair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sinclair.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Sinclair, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Sinclair shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinclair moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinclair fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Sinclair off balance momentarily.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sinclair. That did some damage!
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinclair lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sinclair lands in his opponent's guard.
Sinclair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sinclair has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sinclair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sinclair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sinclair has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sinclair to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinclair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sinclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinclair fails with the takedown.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones avoids the head kick by Sinclair.
Jon Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinclair.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sinclair moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Sinclair tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Sinclair is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Sinclair throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones trying to control here.
Sinclair takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sinclair seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Sinclair is controlling him
Sinclair lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Sinclair is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura here.
Sinclair not doing much here.
Jones tries to roll over but Sinclair keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sinclair 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Sinclair!
Jon Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry for all my fans and i came stronger...'.
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