Mason Jones takes decision in bloody win over Axel Sola at UFC London

Fireworks erupted early between lightweights Mason Jones and previously unbeaten Axel Sola in the fight of the night at UFC London on Saturday.

Jones, a winner by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28), improved to 18-2 and both fighters left the octagon bloodied.

Jones was knocked down with a spinning elbow in the first round and absorbed multiple direct blows. He had a cut above his right eye and under his nose when his hand was raised, but Sola (11-1-1) had at least three cuts and was covered in blood at the final bell.

"I just like fighting people. Axel wanted to fight. I took it to him," Jones said. "I opened him up. There was fear in his eyes at the end of the first round. There was fear in his eyes in the end."

In a featherweight match, Nathaniel Wood (11-3) got his fourth consecutive win and dealt Losene Keita his first loss in a split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28). Keita was 5-0 in the past three years and now has a 16-2 record overall in mixed martial arts.

Michael Page (25-3), who questioned whether he'd upset UFC officials because of the low-level spot on the card and his relatively anonymous opponent, defeated Sam Patterson (14-3-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) in a welterweight match. "MVP" had more to say post-fight about a bout that drew plenty of pro fighting critics on social media for a lack of action.

"It's getting more and more difficult when nobody really wants to engage. Everyone's on the back foot," Page said. "He knew how to frustrate me by not wanting to engage. It's more difficult to fight somebody that doesn't want to fight than fight someone difficult that wants to fight."

Light heavyweight Iwo Baraniewski (8-0) struck Austen Lane, a former NFL defensive lineman, with a quick left