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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class) and Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 12 p4p, 3 weight class). Tyrone Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Mahmoud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrone Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mahmoud tries to clinch up.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Mahmoud slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Tyrone Jones finds it's target.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Nice defenses there by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud unleashes a big counter combination but Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mahmoud throws a body kick that misses.
Tyrone Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Tyrone Jones lands.
Nice body punch from Tyrone Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Mahmoud throws out a powerful jab.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Mahmoud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyrone Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mahmoud takes one to the chin there.
Tyrone Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Mahmoud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyrone Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahmoud lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Mahmoud.
Tyrone Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Tyrone Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick but Mahmoud moves out of range easily.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahmoud! But no joy.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab.
Mahmoud sizes up Tyrone Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Mahmoud takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyrone Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahmoud.
Tyrone Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Mahmoud avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Mahmoud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahmoud lands a head shot.
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mahmoud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Mahmoud has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyrone Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahmoud's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud loads up on a big right hand but Tyrone Jones slips the punch.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mahmoud misses with a straight right.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones wants to slow Mahmoud down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones slips a jab from Mahmoud.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping right.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Mahmoud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahmoud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyrone Jones.
Mahmoud feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyrone Jones's calf.
Mahmoud scores with a jab.
Mahmoud has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmoud has time to react.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Mahmoud counters with a body kick.
Mahmoud tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good shot there by Tyrone Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahmoud. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud wants to counter with a clinch but Tyrone Jones pushes him away.
Tyrone Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Tyrone Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mahmoud takes one on the button.
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Mahmoud manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tyrone Jones with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmoud connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a combination but Mahmoud avoids it well.
Mahmoud throws out a counter right but Tyrone Jones avoids it with no problem.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahmoud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Mahmoud was well out of range.
Tyrone Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mahmoud eats them both and turns towards Tyrone Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyrone Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mahmoud doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell Tyrone Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahmoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tyrone Jones stands and throws Mahmoud's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mahmoud manages to get back to half guard.
Mahmoud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mahmoud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyrone Jones.
Mahmoud trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyrone Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyrone Jones is looking to advance position but Mahmoud won't allow it.
Tyrone Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyrone Jones wants to pass to mount but Mahmoud is defending the position.
Tyrone 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.
Tyrone Jones wants to control but Mahmoud is keeping him busy.
Tyrone Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyrone Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mahmoud keeps working.
Tyrone Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyrone Jones working Mahmoud over with strikes.
Mahmoud desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tyrone Jones trying to control from Mahmoud's half guard. Mahmoud has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyrone Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
Tyrone Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mahmoud has Tyrone Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but Mahmoud moved away.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrone Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahmoud can do to turn this around?
Mahmoud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyrone Jones slips a jab and a cross from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones dips to his left and cracks Mahmoud with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Mahmoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrone Jones tries to counter with a takedown but Mahmoud is quick to defend against it.
Tyrone Jones motions for Mahmoud to come forward. Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahmoud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmoud has time to react.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahmoud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyrone Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mahmoud tries to avoid it but Tyrone Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mahmoud to the ground. Mahmoud escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Mahmoud defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Mahmoud releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tyrone Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahmoud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahmoud walks into a stiff left hand from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahmoud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyrone Jones takes one on the button.
Tyrone Jones digs a good hook to Mahmoud's body.
Mahmoud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
It seemed like Mahmoud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Mahmoud was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones moves forwards but Mahmoud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahmoud walks into a left hand.
Tyrone Jones with a hook.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses with a low kick as Tyrone Jones jumps back.
Tyrone Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mahmoud looks to land a body kick but Tyrone Jones moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Tyrone Jones connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmoud forces Tyrone Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Tyrone Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyrone Jones avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyrone Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
Tyrone Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahmoud.
Tyrone Jones avoiding damage as Mahmoud throws knees to the body.
Mahmoud lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahmoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrone Jones or not.
A body shot lands from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones is leaning against Mahmoud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands with a right to the head.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyrone Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahmoud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrone Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahmoud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahmoud lands with a hook. Tyrone Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahmoud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Mahmoud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahmoud.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick which misses Mahmoud's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahmoud tries to avoid it.
Mahmoud throws a chopping leg kick but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mahmoud has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyrone Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahmoud's head.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Mahmoud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyrone Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahmoud throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones tries to counter with a takedown but Mahmoud is quick to defend against it.
An inside leg kick from Mahmoud misses.
Tyrone Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahmoud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice looking combination but Mahmoud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahmoud is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mahmoud throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones attempts a counter takedown but Mahmoud avoids it well and moves away.
Tyrone Jones connects with a body shot that sends Mahmoud's belly button to the back.
Mahmoud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
Sameh Mahmoud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahmoud's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyrone Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mahmoud scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mahmoud finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahmoud takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyrone Jones attempts a counter takedown but Mahmoud avoids it well and moves away.
Mahmoud cracks Tyrone Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyrone Jones feints and then cracks Mahmoud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahmoud down.
Tyrone Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mahmoud lands a really nice looking cross but Tyrone Jones seems unphased.
Tyrone Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmoud misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyrone Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick but Mahmoud avoids it.
Mahmoud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 Tyrone Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyrone Jones, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones retains his middleweight title!
Russell Tyrone Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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