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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Mikhailov (ranked 23445 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Jones (ranked 5249 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Mikhailov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Mikhailov has wrist control.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Mikhailov is retaining full guard.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mikhailov wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Mikhailov is keeping the position.
Mikhailov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones postures up in Mikhailov's guard and throws a big left but Mikhailov blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stays in close to Mikhailov's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mikhailov's guard.
Mikhailov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mikhailov is breathing heavily.
Jones pushes down on Mikhailov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mikhailov defending well though.
Jones works his way into side control.
Jones lands an elbow.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Mikhailov's head but Mikhailov avoids it well.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Mikhailov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mikhailov is letting Jones control him for a moment.
Jones throws an elbow but Mikhailov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones throws an elbow but Mikhailov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Mikhailov defends.
Jones moves into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mikhailov blocking the ground and pound.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones looking to ground and pound but Mikhailov is blocking nicely.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones throwing strikes here but Mikhailov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mikhailov gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Mikhailov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mikhailov's head.
Mikhailov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones passes to side control.
Jones throws an elbow but Mikhailov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones taking a breather here.
Mikhailov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Mikhailov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mikhailov seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
Jones working the ground and pound but Mikhailov is defending the strikes.
Jones is staying tight to Mikhailov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Barry Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mikhailov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Mikhailov defends.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jones advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones landing punches.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones lands a couple of good shots and Mikhailov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones misses with punches from the back.
Jones biding his time, looking for the opening.
Mikhailov covering up well under a series of strikes from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mikhailov on his heels. He'll look to pass Mikhailov's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mikhailov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mikhailov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mikhailov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mikhailov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Mikhailov has wrist control.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mikhailov on his heels. He'll look to pass Mikhailov's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones is pushing down on Mikhailov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mikhailov is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mikhailov defending well though.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones controlling the pace.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Mikhailov is defending the position.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mikhailov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones lands a couple of good shots and Mikhailov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of the position easily here as Mikhailov tries to buck him off.
Jones misses with a punch to the head.
Jones biding his time, controlling Mikhailov.
Jones somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jones is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Jones missing with strikes.
Barry Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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