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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lauzier (ranked 1352 p4p, 3709 weight class) and Samuel Jones (ranked 170 p4p, 424 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Lauzier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body punch but Lauzier moves out of range.
Gabriel Lauzier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Lauzier.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Lauzier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones slips under a jab from Lauzier.
Lauzier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Lauzier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lauzier missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Lauzier pushes him away.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Jab from Lauzier.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Lauzier seems unphased.
Jones throws the left hand but Lauzier avoids the punch easily.
Lauzier throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones slips under a jab from Lauzier.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lauzier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Lauzier seems unphased.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lauzier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lauzier throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones throws out a counter right but Lauzier avoids it with no problem.
Jones throws a hook but Lauzier avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones clinches.
Lauzier is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Lauzier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones has Lauzier pressed against the cage, preventing Lauzier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lauzier has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Lauzier is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lauzier backwards.
Lauzier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lauzier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Jones.
Lauzier working hard to break the clinch.
Lauzier breaks the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Lauzier's head back.
It looks like Gabriel Lauzier has been cut.
Lauzier throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Lauzier misses the jab.
Lauzier avoids the body shot from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lauzier manages to avoid it.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Lauzier.
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!
Lauzier misses with a straight right.
Lauzier staying out of range there.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Lauzier moved out of range.
Lauzier throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Lauzier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Lauzier takes one to the side of the head.
Jones swings for the body but Lauzier moves out of range.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lauzier.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Lauzier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lauzier.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lauzier.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Lauzier moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lauzier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Lauzier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Lauzier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Lauzier blocks a jab.
Lauzier throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Lauzier lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Lauzier lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Lauzier misses its intended target.
Lauzier slips under a jab.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lauzier circles away quickly and effectively.
Lauzier moves away from the strike by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauzier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lauzier.
Lauzier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a good body shot into Lauzier's ribs.
Lauzier misses with a straight left.
Lauzier throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Lauzier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lauzier blocking some punches.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lauzier avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lauzier's efforts to push away.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lauzier manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Lauzier throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Lauzier moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lauzier misses the target.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Lauzier there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lauzier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lauzier looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones moves out of range as Lauzier strikes.
Lauzier sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Lauzier avoids it this time.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Lauzier looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Lauzier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lauzier.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lauzier.
Good standup being displayed there by Lauzier as he connects with a hook.
Jones works Lauzier's body with a nice hook.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lauzier.
Samuel Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Lauzier throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Lauzier misses with a hook.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Lauzier throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lauzier moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzier tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Lauzier back against the cage.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lauzier tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lauzier is trying to break free.
Lauzier wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lauzier has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Lauzier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lauzier backwards.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lauzier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lauzier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lauzier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lauzier counter with a right hand.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lauzier loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Lauzier moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Lauzier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Lauzier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lauzier was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut.
Lauzier throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Jones misses.
Lauzier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lauzier throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lauzier misses with a looping right.
Lauzier misses with a looping left.
A big left from Jones misses.
Lauzier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Lauzier pushes him away.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lauzier.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Lauzier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lauzier throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lauzier.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Lauzier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a hook.
Lauzier moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Jones slips under a jab from Lauzier.
Lauzier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Lauzier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lauzier throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lauzier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Lauzier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lauzier cracks Jones with a good jab.
Lauzier scores with a jab.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Lauzier's head.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lauzier moves away.
Lauzier throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lauzier manages to avoid it.
Jones tries to move into range but Lauzier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lauzier to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lauzier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lauzier loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones cracks Lauzier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones rushes Lauzier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samuel Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lauzier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lauzier scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Lauzier misses.
Jones takes a swing at Lauzier's ribcage but misses.
Jones takes one on the button.
Lauzier throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Lauzier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lauzier misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lauzier is just out of range.
Lauzier is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Lauzier misses its intended target.
Jones moves out of range as Lauzier strikes.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Jones misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauzier scores with a hook.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a hook. Lauzier ducked under it nicely.
Lauzier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Lauzier.
Lauzier lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Lauzier misses.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lauzier manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lauzier.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Lauzier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lauzier lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lauzier gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Samuel Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lauzier wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones connects with a right hand. Lauzier shakes it off.
Jones slips under a jab.
Lauzier has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gabriel Lauzier's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Lauzier throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lauzier.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Lauzier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lauzier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Lauzier misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lauzier with a nice cross.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lauzier misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lauzier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lauzier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Lauzier's head.
Lauzier cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Lauzier misses the jab.
Lauzier throws a big shot that misses.
Lauzier throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lauzier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones gets through Lauzier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones works on Lauzier's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Lauzier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samuel Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lauzier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lauzier working hard to break the clinch.
Jones has Lauzier pressed against the cage, preventing Lauzier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lauzier wants to break free but Jones has control.
A frustrated look appears on Lauzier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones lands a body shot.
Lauzier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lauzier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lauzier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lauzier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Lauzier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones takes a swing at Lauzier's ribcage but misses.
Jones slips a straight right by Lauzier.
Lauzier looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones slips a jab from Lauzier.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones looks to land a combination but Lauzier avoids it well.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones moves out of range as Lauzier strikes.
Lauzier throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gabriel Lauzier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lauzier looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Jones.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Jones!
In his post fight interview, Samuel Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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