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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Segey Golovko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Segey Golovko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Golovko tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones is trying to drag Golovko to the mat but Golovko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Golovko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Golovko throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Golovko is out of range.
Golovko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Golovko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Golovko is controlling the position.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Golovko's head.
Jones throwing shots but Golovko is blocking nicely.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but Golovko is blocking nicely.
Golovko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Golovko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones thows a huge punch but Golovko dodges it nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones wants to clinch up but Golovko keeps it at a distance.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Golovko, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Golovko against the cage but Golovko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Golovko throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Golovko scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Golovko has managed to clinch.
Golovko tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Golovko scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Golovko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Golovko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Golovko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Golovko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Golovko lands a jab-cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Golovko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Golovko.
Golovko misses with a two punch combination.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Golovko has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Golovko is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Golovko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Golovko.
A right hand to the body from Golovko.
Golovko can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Golovko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovko has wrist control.
Jones trying to control but Golovko is working from the bottom.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones postures up in Golovko's guard and throws a big left but Golovko blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Golovko keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Golovko forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Golovko lands a shot to the body.
Golovko pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones cracks Golovko with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Segey Golovko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is looking to pass Golovko's guard but actually Golovko recovers to full guard.
Golovko pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Golovko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets to his feet - Golovko follows without any prompting.
Jones wants to clinch up but Golovko keeps it at a distance.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Golovko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Golovko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Golovko throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Golovko is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Golovko working Jones over with strikes here.
Golovko throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones wants to hold on but Golovko pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Golovko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Golovko loaded up on that one.
Golovko looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones wants to hold on but Golovko pushes him away.
Golovko scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Golovko looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Golovko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Golovko has control of the leg.
Golovko thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Golovko wants to stand but Jones has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Golovko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Golovko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four 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.
Golovko throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Golovko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Golovko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Golovko.
Jones controlling the position.
Golovko wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones tries to clinch there but Golovko circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Golovko swinging wildly here.
Golovko darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Golovko won't be happy with that.
Jones swings around for an armbar but Golovko sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jones's guard.
Golovko postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Golovko throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones wants to control from the top but Golovko keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones advances to half guard.
Golovko is holding on to half guard well.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Golovko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones stops Golovko from getting back to his feet.
Jones not doing much here.
That's two 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.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Golovko is defending the position.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Golovko was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Golovko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Golovko throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Golovko is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four 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 wants to sweep here but Golovko controlling him for the moment.
Jones looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Golovko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Golovko regains guard immediately.
Golovko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Golovko blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Jones!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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