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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Weapon of Choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Emelianenko's choice of entrance music: You are the best around. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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183 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
Andrei Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucifer Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones blocks a jab.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones stalks Emelianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelianenko's face. Emelianenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Emelianenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Emelianenko has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Emelianenko won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Emelianenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones won't allow Emelianenko to pass to mount.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emelianenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lucifer Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Emelianenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emelianenko is proving hard to escape from.
Jones trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Emelianenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Jones.
Emelianenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Emelianenko wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.
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.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Emelianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a double jab.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelianenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lucifer Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Emelianenko.
Emelianenko clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones stalks Emelianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelianenko's face. Emelianenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones wants to clinch.
Emelianenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko's calf.
Lucifer Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones tries to clinch
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucifer Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucifer Jones!
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energy
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