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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larson Krue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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198 lbs
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185 cm
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201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larson Krue!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krue blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Krue's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Krue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krue counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones jabs at Krue's body.
Krue ducks under a wild hook from Jones .
Krue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Krue avoids the body shot from Jones .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Krue misses its intended target.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Krue's defenses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krue.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krue manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krue misses with a looping right.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Krue looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krue misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Krue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Krue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Krue takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krue, pushing him back against the cage.
Krue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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 lands a jab.
Krue has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Krue throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Krue moved out of range nicely.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krue looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krue throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips under a jab from Krue.
Krue drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krue throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones moves out of range as Krue strikes.
Krue takes one to the side of the head.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krue is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Krue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krue! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krue moves away.
Jones lands a jab to Krue's midsection.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Krue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones takes a swing at Krue's ribcage but misses.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a jab when Krue was well out of range.
Jones misses with a hook. Krue ducked under it nicely.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krue ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krue scores with a punch to the head.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Krue moved out of range nicely.
Krue looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Russell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krue ducks under a wild hook from Jones .
Krue misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krue misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws the left hand but Krue avoids the punch easily.
Russell Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Krue rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krue jabs at Jones 's body.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krue's head backwards.
Krue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones jabs Krue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Krue tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Krue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krue misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones sizes up Krue with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Krue lands a nice shot that snaps Jones 's head back.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Krue counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Krue tries to counter by closing the distance.
Krue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones .
A big left from Jones misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabs Krue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krue.
Jones thuds a left hand into Krue's body.
Jones digs a good hook to Krue's body.
Krue misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Krue moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krue was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones .
It seemed like Krue was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krue might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Krue was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krue cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krue cracks Jones with a good jab.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Krue on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Krue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones sets himself, and Krue steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krue counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Krue lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krue throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larson Krue will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krue digs a good hook to Jones 's body.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Krue's head but Krue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krue misses with a straight left.
Krue lands a body shot.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krue looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Krue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Krue's head but Krue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with an uppercut
enabling Krue to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Jones misses.
Krue steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jones .
Krue throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Krue lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Krue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Krue looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Krue misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krue.
Krue is looking for the big counter here.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones , as that shot connected.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krue gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Jones misses.
Krue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones 's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the body punch
and Krue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krue shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Krue misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Krue looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Krue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones .
Krue takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
It seemed like Krue was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones .
Krue looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krue connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Krue.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
letting Krue counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Russell Jones .
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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RATING
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