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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Niekonieczny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let's Scrap. Jeremey Toney has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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164 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremey Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janusz Niekonieczny!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney throws the left hand but Niekonieczny avoids the punch easily.
Niekonieczny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toney but Toney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niekonieczny moves away.
Toney throws a shot from downtown. Niekonieczny moves away and avoids it.
Toney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niekonieczny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niekonieczny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Niekonieczny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jeremey Toney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janusz Niekonieczny.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niekonieczny shoots in looking for a takedown. Toney tries to sprawl out of it but Niekonieczny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Niekonieczny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toney.
Niekonieczny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Toney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niekonieczny takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Janusz Niekonieczny has been cut.
Niekonieczny has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Niekonieczny checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niekonieczny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toney checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Toney is predictable there
and Niekonieczny decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toney's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niekonieczny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Niekonieczny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Niekonieczny drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Toney dives on top into guard.
Toney stopping the sweep attempt from Niekonieczny.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Niekonieczny shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toney as he avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toney.
A clash of legs there as Toney blocks the low kick.
Toney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Toney misses.
Toney tries a low kick but Niekonieczny avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toney, right into the meat.
Niekonieczny avoids the head kick by Toney.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toney.
Nice shot lands for Toney.
Niekonieczny misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niekonieczny's calf.
Toney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Niekonieczny.
Niekonieczny looks gassed!
Toney throws a nice looking combination but Niekonieczny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jeremey Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toney checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Niekonieczny shoots in looking for a takedown. Toney tries to sprawl out of it but Niekonieczny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toney lands a front kick.
Toney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Niekonieczny counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Niekonieczny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Toney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niekonieczny shoots in and bounces Toney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Niekonieczny wants to control from the top but Toney keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niekonieczny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janusz Niekonieczny's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Niekonieczny.
Toney throws and low kick but Niekonieczny moves out of range easily.
Toney swings for the body but Niekonieczny moves out of range.
Toney tries to land a leg kick but Niekonieczny saw it coming and moves away.
Toney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toney's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Toney duly obliges.
Jeremey Toney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niekonieczny shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Toney is trying to defend but Niekonieczny finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Niekonieczny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Toney sees it coming and defends easily.
Niekonieczny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Toney makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Toney thows a body shot but no joy.
Niekonieczny wants to land a leg kick but Toney is out of range.
Jab from Toney.
A combination from Toney does no damage.
Niekonieczny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Toney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Toney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Niekonieczny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Niekonieczny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Niekonieczny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Niekonieczny is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Toney prevents Niekonieczny from moving into mount.
Niekonieczny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Toney can't do much from the bottom here.
Niekonieczny working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Toney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Niekonieczny has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Niekonieczny there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Niekonieczny goes for an armbar but Toney turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Toney.
Toney is looking to stand up but Niekonieczny won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toney trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Toney wants to stand and escape but instead Niekonieczny has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Niekonieczny looking to sit in guard and control but Toney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toney wants to stand and escape but instead Niekonieczny has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Niekonieczny 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.
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 Jeremey Toney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Janusz Niekonieczny's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Niekonieczny moves out of range of the leg kick from Toney.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toney throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Toney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niekonieczny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niekonieczny looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toney is fending him off so far but Niekonieczny persists. Nope, Toney circles away and we're back to standing.
Toney throws a series of punches but Niekonieczny moves out of range.
Toney throws a nice looking combination but Niekonieczny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niekonieczny shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niekonieczny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Niekonieczny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Toney is refusing to be controlled, as Niekonieczny sits in half guard.
Niekonieczny slows the pace down in half guard.
Niekonieczny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Niekonieczny is trying to work for a kimura but Toney is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Toney is looking to control Niekonieczny's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toney avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Toney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toney fails to land with a series of punches.
Toney tries to keep at a distance but Niekonieczny has taken the fight into the clinch.
Niekonieczny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Niekonieczny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toney smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Niekonieczny.
Jeremey Toney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janusz Niekonieczny.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney fails to land with a series of punches.
Niekonieczny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toney avoids it really well and circles away.
Toney lands a jab-cross combination.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niekonieczny is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Toney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toney.
A combination from Toney does no damage.
Toney throws a head kick that misses.
Toney connects with the punch.
Niekonieczny wants to land a leg kick but Toney is out of range.
Jeremey Toney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Niekonieczny misses.
Niekonieczny tries to clinch but Toney is having none of it.
Jeremey Toney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toney throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Niekonieczny checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niekonieczny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toney throws a leg kick but Niekonieczny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jeremey Toney is winning the standup battle so far.
Toney missing with a left hand there. Niekonieczny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niekonieczny takes a kick to the side of the head.
Niekonieczny scores with a takedown into Toney's guard.
Niekonieczny postures up in Toney's guard and throws a big left but Toney blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremey Toney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toney, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremey Toney!
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hype
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