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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Juntunen (ranked 2094 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Billy Goat Jones (ranked 236 p4p, 277 weight class). Billy Goat Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Juntunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Goat Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juntunen.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juntunen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Juntunen throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a head kick but Juntunen moves out of range.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Juntunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Juntunen.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones thuds a left hand into Juntunen's body.
Jones clinches.
Juntunen dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juntunen is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Juntunen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juntunen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a push kick but Juntunen slaps the foot to one side.
Decent striking displayed by Juntunen there.
Juntunen misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Juntunen misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Juntunen throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Juntunen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Juntunen throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Juntunen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones clinches up with Juntunen and pushes him back against the cage.
Juntunen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juntunen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Juntunen backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Juntunen manages to avoid it all.
Jones staying out of range there.
Juntunen misses with a few strikes there.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen avoids the body shot from Jones.
Juntunen checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juntunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to clinch there but Juntunen circles away.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick lands for Juntunen.
Juntunen throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntunen connects with a looping right hand.
Jones tries to clinch but Juntunen moves out of range.
Juntunen looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Juntunen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juntunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juntunen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Juntunen looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones slips under a jab from Juntunen.
Sami Juntunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen lands the left hand.
Juntunen misses with a hook.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juntunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones forces Juntunen back against the cage and clinches.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sami Juntunen has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juntunen's brow.
Juntunen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juntunen misses with a body punch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Juntunen controls the action.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries a body shot but Juntunen blocks it.
Juntunen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juntunen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Juntunen lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Juntunen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Juntunen finish him?
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juntunen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones forces Juntunen back against the cage and clinches.
Juntunen manages to break the clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Juntunen shows good takedown defense.
Juntunen looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Juntunen throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Juntunen moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Juntunen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Juntunen. Juntunen gets slowly back to his feet.
Juntunen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Juntunen moved out of range nicely.
Jones is looking to clinch but Juntunen is avoiding it.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntunen.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juntunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Juntunen connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Juntunen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Juntunen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Juntunen digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juntunen throws out the jab.
Jones swings for the body but Juntunen moves out of range.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones clinches up with Juntunen and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juntunen's defenses.
Juntunen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones leaves Juntunen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a hook. Juntunen ducked under it nicely.
Juntunen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sami Juntunen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juntunen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juntunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones wants to clinch up but Juntunen keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juntunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juntunen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Juntunen's ribs.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Juntunen tries a head kick but it misses.
Juntunen sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Juntunen avoids it this time.
Juntunen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Juntunen throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juntunen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Juntunen is now in Jones's guard.
Juntunen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Juntunen trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones pulls Juntunen in close to his closed guard and prevents Juntunen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Juntunen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Juntunen wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Juntunen pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Juntunen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Juntunen is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones trying to control here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Juntunen to pass to mount.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Juntunen has control of the leg.
Juntunen slows the pace down in half guard.
Juntunen trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Juntunen misses with a straight right.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Juntunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones looks for the body kick but Juntunen saw that one coming.
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 tries to clinch up but Juntunen circles away and keeps his distance.
Juntunen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Juntunen moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Juntunen moved away.
Juntunen throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntunen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Juntunen moved away.
Juntunen with a hook.
Juntunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Juntunen lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Juntunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Juntunen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juntunen lands an uppercut.
Juntunen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juntunen throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Juntunen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sami Juntunen's cut.
That's time! Juntunen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juntunen misses with a body shot.
Juntunen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Juntunen defends well.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Juntunen defends well.
Juntunen stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Juntunen keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Juntunen's best efforts.
Juntunen is looking for a kimura here.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juntunen is working away from the top position though.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Juntunen has control of the leg.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Juntunen sits in half guard.
Billy Goat Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Jones trying to hold on to Juntunen's head to control him but Juntunen postures up.
Juntunen is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Juntunen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Juntunen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Juntunen wants to control but Jones postures up.
Juntunen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Juntunen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones working away.
Juntunen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Sami Juntunen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sami Juntunen's cut is getting worse.
Billy Goat Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones tries for a kimura but Juntunen is defending well.
Juntunen is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones is putting a hurting on Juntunen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sami Juntunen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Juntunen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jeez, Sami Juntunen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sami Juntunen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Goat Jones!
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hype
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