Post by The Sandmen on May 20, 2014 17:06:14 GMT -5
Jon Jones looks very relaxed.
Houston Alexander looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Jon Jones comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Bones is holding Houston Alexander's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Houston Alexander loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Jones is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Bones's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bones's side.
Jon Jones is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alexander is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander
Alexander has given his back to Jon Jones who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Jones has one hook in!
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
Deep breaths from Houston Alexander who tries a hammer punch to Bones's ribs.
That hit Bones who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
Jon Jones isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Alexander Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Alexander locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Jon Jones unil he can pull his arm free! Bones lost his dominant position.
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Bones
Alexander tries to escape from the closed guard
Houston Alexander any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Jones looks to counter!
Alexander is in closed guard... Bones tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Houston Alexander!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Jon Jones is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Bones's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bones tries to cover his face,
Jon Jones is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Bones's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bones's side.
Jon Jones is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Jon Jones is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander manages to switch to full guard.
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to close his guard around Bones
He is not able to do it
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Bones tries to stand up!
Alexander doesn't allow him!
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Jon Jones doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Jon Jones. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Houston Alexander chases Bones and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Bones steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Alexander pushes Jon Jones and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
A right hand from Houston Alexander
makes Bones stumble back!
Houston Alexander tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bones won't budge, forcing Alexander to pull guard.
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Bones is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Jones uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bones is trying to counter now!
Bones leans back...
He clobbers Houston Alexander's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Alexander's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Bones's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bones's side.
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Bones's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bones tries to cover his face,
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Bones tries to escape from the closed guard
Bones succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alexander is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alexander is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alexander's Nose is beginning to swell
Alexander has a small cut in his Nose
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
Bones has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Alexander.
Nicely done! Bones now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with two hooks in
Jon Jones throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alexander's face with those brutal elbows! Alexander needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with two hooks in
Bones is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki has seen that!
Mario Yamasaki allows Alexander time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Alexander launches a hook to the body
Jon Jones moves aside looking for a counter...
Bones wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Bones moves forward and holds Alexander
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Bones is the winner of this round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Houston Alexander.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Jon Jones fakes a punch and launches himself over Alexander!
Nice move by Bones who clinches and pushes Alexander against the cage
Houston Alexander pushes away Bones trying to keep the fight at striking range
Bones doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Houston Alexander
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Jones slightly pushes Alexander into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Houston Alexander's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Jon Jones attempts a sweep single...
Jon Jones catches Houston Alexander's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Bones.
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Bones struggles on the ground and tries to break Houston Alexander's guard...
Jon Jones is in Alexander open guard now
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Bones can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Bones leans back...
He clobbers Houston Alexander's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Alexander was not intelligently defending himself!
Alexander's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Mouth
Winner is Jon Jones by TKO (GnP) at 0:58 Round 2
Statistics: Jon Jones
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/25 (76%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 232 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 232 s
Wow, okay I don't tihnk I can stress in words how unbelievably close Houston was to beating Jones. Like, he was doing BIG damage and Jones was feeling it. He was really close, guys. Really close. Very exciting fight.
Houston Alexander looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Jon Jones comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Bones is holding Houston Alexander's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Houston Alexander loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Jones is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Bones's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bones's side.
Jon Jones is in side mount over Houston Alexander
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alexander is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander
Alexander has given his back to Jon Jones who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Jones has one hook in!
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
Deep breaths from Houston Alexander who tries a hammer punch to Bones's ribs.
That hit Bones who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
Jon Jones isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Alexander Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
Alexander locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Jon Jones unil he can pull his arm free! Bones lost his dominant position.
Houston Alexander is in closed guard over Bones
Alexander tries to escape from the closed guard
Houston Alexander any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Jones looks to counter!
Alexander is in closed guard... Bones tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Houston Alexander!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Jon Jones is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Bones's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bones tries to cover his face,
Jon Jones is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Bones's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bones's side.
Jon Jones is in full mount over Houston Alexander
Alexander tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Jon Jones is in half guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander attempts to move to full guard
Houston Alexander manages to switch to full guard.
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander tries to close his guard around Bones
He is not able to do it
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Bones tries to stand up!
Alexander doesn't allow him!
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Jon Jones doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Jon Jones. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Houston Alexander chases Bones and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Bones steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Alexander pushes Jon Jones and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
A right hand from Houston Alexander
makes Bones stumble back!
Houston Alexander tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bones won't budge, forcing Alexander to pull guard.
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Bones is in closed guard... Alexander tries to roll on the ground!
Jon Jones uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bones is trying to counter now!
Bones leans back...
He clobbers Houston Alexander's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Alexander's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Alexander measures the resilience of Bones's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bones's side.
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Houston Alexander launches a few punches to Bones's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bones tries to cover his face,
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Bones tries to escape from the closed guard
Bones succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alexander is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alexander is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Alexander's Nose is beginning to swell
Alexander has a small cut in his Nose
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with one hook in
Bones has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Alexander.
Nicely done! Bones now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with two hooks in
Jon Jones throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Alexander's face with those brutal elbows! Alexander needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Alexander has a small cut in his Chin
Bones is in rear mount over Alexander with two hooks in
Bones is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki has seen that!
Mario Yamasaki allows Alexander time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Alexander launches a hook to the body
Jon Jones moves aside looking for a counter...
Bones wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Bones moves forward and holds Alexander
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Bones is the winner of this round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Houston Alexander.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Jon Jones fakes a punch and launches himself over Alexander!
Nice move by Bones who clinches and pushes Alexander against the cage
Houston Alexander pushes away Bones trying to keep the fight at striking range
Bones doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Houston Alexander
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Jones slightly pushes Alexander into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Houston Alexander's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Jon Jones attempts a sweep single...
Jon Jones catches Houston Alexander's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Bones.
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Alexander
Bones struggles on the ground and tries to break Houston Alexander's guard...
Jon Jones is in Alexander open guard now
Jon Jones is in open guard over Alexander
Alexander cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Bones can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Bones leans back...
He clobbers Houston Alexander's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Alexander was not intelligently defending himself!
Alexander's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Houston Alexander's Mouth
Winner is Jon Jones by TKO (GnP) at 0:58 Round 2
Statistics: Jon Jones
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/25 (76%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 232 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 232 s
Wow, okay I don't tihnk I can stress in words how unbelievably close Houston was to beating Jones. Like, he was doing BIG damage and Jones was feeling it. He was really close, guys. Really close. Very exciting fight.