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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rafkatovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brody Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen "Grease Box" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Rafkatovich!
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, Brody Jones!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rafkatovich tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Rafkatovich gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rafkatovich decides to stand back up.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Rafkatovich counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Rafkatovich slips the punch.
Rafkatovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rafkatovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brody Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafkatovich slips a jab from Jones.
Jones drives through and clinches with Rafkatovich against the cage.
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!
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Timur Rafkatovich has been cut.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Rafkatovich moved out of range nicely.
Rafkatovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Rafkatovich closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Rafkatovich pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafkatovich closes the distance and clinches.
Rafkatovich could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rafkatovich prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rafkatovich keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Rafkatovich.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rafkatovich has him pressed against the cage.
Rafkatovich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rafkatovich.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Rafkatovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafkatovich is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rafkatovich goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rafkatovich throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones rushes Rafkatovich and presses him up against the cage.
Rafkatovich has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Rafkatovich keeps him there for the moment.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rafkatovich prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafkatovich tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Rafkatovich.
Rafkatovich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Rafkatovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Rafkatovich keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Rafkatovich is controlling him.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Rafkatovich is controlling him.
Jones prevents Rafkatovich from breaking the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Rafkatovich has him pressed against the cage.
Rafkatovich fails to pull guard.
Rafkatovich keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to circle away but Rafkatovich has him pinned against the cage.
Jones wants to break free but Rafkatovich has control.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafkatovich prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Rafkatovich has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Rafkatovich has double underhooks.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Rafkatovich has double underhooks.
Jones wants to break free but Rafkatovich has control.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rafkatovich slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Rafkatovich counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Rafkatovich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones dives in and grabs Rafkatovich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rafkatovich pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Rafkatovich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Rafkatovich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rafkatovich is looking to clinch.
Rafkatovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timur Rafkatovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rafkatovich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Rafkatovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Rafkatovich's head but Rafkatovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Rafkatovich keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones wants to break free but Rafkatovich has control.
Rafkatovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Rafkatovich keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Rafkatovich is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafkatovich prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Brody Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Rafkatovich jumps guard.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones is in close to Rafkatovich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Rafkatovich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Rafkatovich!
Jones is looking to stand up but Rafkatovich isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones wants to stand up but Rafkatovich is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafkatovich trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is striking from the bottom but Rafkatovich uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Rafkatovich prevents Jones from standing back up.
Rafkatovich trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones tries to kick Rafkatovich off but Rafkatovich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rafkatovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Rafkatovich ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Rafkatovich's shoulder, as Rafkatovich tries to avoid the shot.
Jones clobbers Rafkatovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Rafkatovich dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Timur Rafkatovich's cut is getting worse.
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!
Rafkatovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Rafkatovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Rafkatovich falls backwards - clearly groggy! Jones dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brody Jones!
A less than humble Brody Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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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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