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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 1072 p4p, 2556 weight class) and Jaquon Jones (ranked 152 p4p, 324 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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8 - 3 - 0 |
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205
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaquon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
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.
Stalinovich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jaquon Jones has been cut.
Stalinovich closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Joseph Stalinovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalinovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stalinovich moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJones.
Stalinovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Stalinovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stalinovich thinking.
Stalinovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Jones lands with a hook. Stalinovich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stalinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stalinovich drops Jones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jones looks back up at him and smiles so Stalinovich waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That has opened up Jaquon Jones's cut even more.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stalinovich throws a shot to the body.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Stalinovich misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stalinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stalinovich misses with a body shot
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a body punch but Stalinovich moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stalinovich's head.
Stalinovich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stalinovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones drops Stalinovich with a beautiful combination! Stalinovich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Stalinovich is rocked!
It looks like Joseph Stalinovich has been cut.
Stalinovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Oh Stalinovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stalinovich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
A jab from Stalinovich does it's job there.
Stalinovich seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Stalinovich.
The cut above Jaquon Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A combination from Stalinovich does no damage.
Good exchange - Stalinovich coming out on top.
Stalinovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalinovich tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Stalinovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Stalinovich counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Stalinovich ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Stalinovich.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stalinovich tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Stalinovich crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalinovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stalinovich clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Stalinovich will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stalinovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stalinovich throws a leg kick that misses.
Stalinovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stalinovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Stalinovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stalinovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stalinovich misses with a wild body shot.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joseph Stalinovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stalinovich can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Stalinovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Stalinovich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones slips a straight right by Stalinovich.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Stalinovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Stalinovich jabs at Jones's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stalinovich takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalinovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones is trying to push Stalinovich away but Stalinovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Stalinovich keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalinovich presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to break free.
Stalinovich breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Stalinovich.
Jaquon Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaquon Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joseph Stalinovich!
After the fight, Joseph Stalinovich was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
47% |
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