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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgios Finlitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgios Finlitis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgios Finlitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Finlitis is trying to control but can't.
Finlitis manages to get to full guard.
Jones postures up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Finlitis keeps moving.
Finlitis looking to control.
Jones won't allow Finlitis to sweep him here.
Finlitis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Finlitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finlitis preventing the sweep.
Finlitis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Finlitis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Finlitis wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Finlitis pushes his legs off easily.
Finlitis looking to pass the guard.
Finlitis landing with the ground and pound.
Finlitis tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Finlitis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Finlitis from controlling successfully.
Finlitis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finlitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finlitis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finlitis shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown but Finlitis circles away easily
and Finlitis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finlitis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones is staying active underneath Finlitis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Finlitis is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Finlitis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones looks gassed!
Finlitis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Finlitis wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Finlitis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Finlitis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Finlitis is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Finlitis landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Finlitis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Finlitis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Finlitis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlitis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgios Finlitis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Finlitis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finlitis trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgios Finlitis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finlitis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Finlitis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jones!
Jones tries to lock up and control but Finlitis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Finlitis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Finlitis landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Finlitis 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.
Finlitis wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Finlitis working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Finlitis trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Finlitis looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Giorgios Finlitis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlitis wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones wants to control but Finlitis is having none of it.
Finlitis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Finlitis landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones tries to hold on but Finlitis pushes him away.
Finlitis controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Finlitis's attempts to control the action.
Jones can't escape the position.
Finlitis controlling the position easily from mount.
Finlitis 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgios Finlitis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Finlitis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Finlitis wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Finlitis tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Finlitis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Finlitis keeps him under control.
Finlitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finlitis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Finlitis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis controlling the action here.
Finlitis prevents Jones from improving his position.
Finlitis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Finlitis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgios Finlitis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Finlitis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Finlitis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Finlitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finlitis stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finlitis looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlitis wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Finlitis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Finlitis trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Finlitis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Finlitis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Finlitis is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Finlitis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finlitis works his way into full mount!
Finlitis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgios Finlitis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Finlitis gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Finlitis moves nicely into side control.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Finlitis is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a strike from the bottom.
Finlitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Finlitis is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Finlitis wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Finlitis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jones!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Finlitis's attempts to control the action.
Jones tries to hold on but Finlitis postures up.
Dr Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Finlitis with the ground and pound from mount.
Finlitis content just to control the position here.
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Finlitis controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgios Finlitis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Finlitis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Finlitis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgios Finlitis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finlitis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgios Finlitis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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