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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magnus Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Jane!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jane feints and as Jonsson raises his hands in defense, Jane changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jonsson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jane has picked Jonsson up and slammed him! Jonsson can't keep hold of the triangle and Jane manages to pass to side control!
Jane advances to mount.
Jonsson is trying to escape the mount.
Jonsson is working hard here to advance position.
Jane controlling his opponent.
Jonsson is just holding on here. Jane manages to take his back.
Jane is trying to stick to Jonsson's back but Jonsson is turning into Jane. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jane's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jonsson.
Jonsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jane is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jonsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jane wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jonsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jane on the ground.
Jonsson looking to pass the guard.
Jane has Jonsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Thomas Jane has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jonsson with a poor takedown
and Jane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jonsson won't be happy with that.
Jonsson wants to control but Jane postures up.
Jonsson is looking for a sweep.
Jonsson is breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jonsson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jane presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jane postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jonsson looks a forlorn figure.
Jonsson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jonsson rolls, trying to escape but Jane keeps control of the position.
Jane keeps control of the position easily here as Jonsson tries to buck him off.
Jane is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jonsson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jonsson for a finish.
Jane trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jonsson doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson trying to control the hands but Jane won't let him.
Jonsson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jane gets his way!
Jonsson trying to control the position but Jane manages to sink in the hooks.
Jane controls the position.
Jane is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jonsson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jonsson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jane.
Jane struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jane gets his hands free as Jonsson looks to control.
Jane is hanging on to Jonsson's back as he tries to escape.
Jane is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonsson trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonsson is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Jane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Jane. No joy for Jonsson on that attempt.
Jonsson shoots in and bounces Jane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jonsson is fighting to break Jane's control of his arms but Jane is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jonsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jonsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jonsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jane has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane is trying to keep Jonsson in close.
Jonsson trying to control but Jane is working from the bottom.
Jane pulls Jonsson in close to prevent any damage.
Jonsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jane is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jonsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jonsson won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A control attempt from Jonsson but he's now mounted!
Jonsson tries to lock up and control but Jane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jonsson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jane throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Jane is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jonsson is defending well though. Jane let's go of the attempt for now.
Jonsson is really stuck here.
Jonsson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jonsson is looking to control Jane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jonsson avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jane's back!
Jonsson not allowing Jane to control his hands.
Jonsson looking for the choke but no joy.
Jonsson gets his hands free as Jane looks to control.
Jonsson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jane is defending well though. Jonsson let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Jonsson 's hooks.
Jane working to try and regain half guard.
Jonsson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jane has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jane!
Jonsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thomas Jane has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jane 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.
A close second round but Thomas Jane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jane misses with a body kick.
Jane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jonsson!
Jonsson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
What can Jonsson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jane gets his hands free as Jonsson looks to control.
Jane doesn't have the hooks in and Jonsson manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jonsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jane won't allow Jonsson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jonsson wants to sweep here but Jane controlling him for the moment.
Jonsson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jane has passed into half guard!
Jane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane slows the pace down in half guard.
Jonsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Jane was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magnus Jonsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonsson shoots in for a takedown but Jane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Jonsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jane which made him look bad.
Jane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jonsson did well to prevent Jane getting side control.
Jane seems to be looking for submissions.
Jane trying to control the pace.
Magnus Jonsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson is looking to control Jane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jonsson avoid being mounted?
Jonsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jonsson is looking to control Jane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jonsson avoid being mounted?
Jonsson is staying active underneath Jane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonsson trying to control but Jane postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Magnus Jonsson.
Jane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jonsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Jane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Jane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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