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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aadil Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aadil Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aadil Jones!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Petrov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones checks a low kick from Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Petrov throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vladimir Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones has Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Petrov back into the cage.
Jones pulls guard successfully.
Petrov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Jones trying to control the position here.
Petrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Petrov from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones avoids the head kick by Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrov's efforts to push away.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petrov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vladimir Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aadil Jones.
Petrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones jumps guard and drags Petrov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Petrov wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Petrov stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones looks gassed!
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Petrov lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones slips under a jab from Petrov.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones jumps guard but Petrov stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aadil Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Petrov to the mat! Petrov manages to get full guard.
Petrov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
Petrov wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones gets to his feet - Petrov follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Petrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrov throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Petrov throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A right-left combo lands from Petrov.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Vladimir Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Petrov misses with a double jab
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones tries to pull guard but Petrov holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Vladimir Petrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Jones blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
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.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov connects with the punch.
Petrov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Petrov keeps him there for the moment.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aadil Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Petrov swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Petrov backing up. Petrov nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrov is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Petrov circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Petrov wants it to stay on the feet.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov with a jab.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Petrov cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
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.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Jones tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Petrov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Petrov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Petrov coming out on top.
Petrov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petrov.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrov's waist but Petrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Vladimir Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aadil Jones.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Vladimir Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aadil Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aadil Jones!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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