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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman - Metallica. Royer has chosen Speak Militant- Sabac Red as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
30 - 12 - 0 |
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180 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
Royer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Royer lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Royer takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Lazarus Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Royer's knee but Royer avoids it well.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Royer.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Royer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones clobbers Royer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Royer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones stuns Royer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Royer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Royer counters with a body kick.
Jones throws the left hand but Royer avoids the punch easily.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Royer.
Jones wants to clinch but Royer slips to the side
letting Royer counter with a right hand.
Royer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Royer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
enabling Royer to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Royer blocks the leg kick.
Royer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Royer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Royer's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Royer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Royer looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Royer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Royer throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Royer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Royer counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Royer. Those never looked like landing.
Royer scores with a kick to the body.
Jones cracks Royer with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer is looking to land body kicks.
Lazarus Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Royer.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Royer checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Royer.
Jones throws a body punch but Royer moves out of range.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Royer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick
and Royer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Royer counters with a nice body kick.
Royer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Royer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Royer slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Royer blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Royer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royer throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Royer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazarus Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Royer counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Royer slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Royer tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royer.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Royer slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Royer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Royer moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Royer looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Royer counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones motions for Royer to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Royer.
Royer scores with a leg kick.
Royer misses with a leg kick.
Royer staying out of range there.
Royer slips a straight right by Jones.
Royer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Royer's guard.
Royer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones trying to control but Royer is working from the bottom.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Royer is keeping the position.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Royer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Royer controlling Jones's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Royer counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Royer misses the target.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Royer saw that one coming.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Royer throws out the jab.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazarus Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lazarus Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Royer walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Dakota Royer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royer is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones avoids the head kick by Royer.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Royer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Royer misses with a body shot.
Jones cracks the inside of Royer's front leg.
Royer looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Royer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones throws a jab when Royer was well out of range.
Royer misses with an uppercut.
Jones pushes Royer away with a front kick.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Royer is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Royer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Royer is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Royer is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Royer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royer keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Royer, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Royer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Royer is avoiding damage well.
Jones tries to advance to mount but Royer denies him.
Royer tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazarus Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazarus Jones!
Lazarus Jones took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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