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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Younes Fekar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Younes Fekar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fekar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones looks gassed!
Fekar wants to clinch.
Fekar shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Fekar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a head kick but Fekar moves out of range.
Fekar avoids the head kick by Jones.
Fekar thows a body shot but no joy.
Fekar misses with a body kick.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fekar.
Fekar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fekar misses with a body kick.
Fekar tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fekar lands a right hook to the body.
Fekar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fekar doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Fekar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fekar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Fekar with that takedown attempt.
Fekar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Younes Fekar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fekar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
A combination from Fekar does no damage.
Fekar blocks a head kick by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fekar misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones leaves Fekar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Fekar in a clinch.
Fekar is struggling to control the position.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Fekar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fekar has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fekar tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones prevents Fekar from breaking the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Fekar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones prevents Fekar from breaking the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fekar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike.
Fekar avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Fekar is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Fekar is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fekar is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Fekar blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fekar's efforts to push away.
Fekar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Fekar tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones prevents Fekar from breaking the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fekar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fekar tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
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.
Fekar is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Fekar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fekar wants to stall.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fekar is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Fekar is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fekar working hard to break the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fekar stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fekar blocks the elbow strike.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Fekar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fekar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fekar tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Fekar back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Younes Fekar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fekar darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a big head kick but Fekar shrugs it off.
Fekar wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fekar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Fekar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fekar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Fekar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fekar throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fekar clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fekar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fekar can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Fekar wants to break free but Jones has control.
Fekar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fekar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Younes Fekar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fekar blocks the elbow strike.
Fekar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Fekar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fekar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fekar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fekar blocks the elbow strike.
Fekar dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike.
Jones keeps control of Fekar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Fekar can't break the clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Fekar avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Fekar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fekar takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Fekar tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Fekar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fekar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fekar is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Fekar shoots in.
Fekar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fekar off to one side.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fekar fails to land the takedown.
Fekar avoids the head kick by Jones.
Fekar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fekar.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fekar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fekar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fekar.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Fekar cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fekar looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Fekar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fekar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones gets to his feet - Fekar follows without any prompting.
Fekar avoids the head kick by Jones.
Fekar dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Fekar's head and hops out.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fekar.
Marcus Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fekar avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a big head kick but Fekar shrugs it off.
Fekar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Fekar getting side control.
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 Younes Fekar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fekar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Younes Fekar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fekar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Fekar misses
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fekar misses with a punch to the body.
Fekar dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Fekar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fekar tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fekar working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fekar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Fekar shrugs off.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike.
Fekar is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Fekar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fekar is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fekar has his back to the cage.
Fekar has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Fekar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fekar is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Fekar tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Fekar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fekar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones throws a head kick but Fekar moves out of range.
Fekar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fekar has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones prevents Fekar from breaking the clinch.
Fekar is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones lands an elbow just above Fekar 's eye.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Younes Fekar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Fekar shrugs off.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Fekar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fekar blocks the elbow strike.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Fekar wants a takedown but no success here.
Fekar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fekar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fekar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Fekar dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fekar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fekar tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Fekar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones has Fekar pressed against the cage, preventing Fekar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Fekar is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fekar blocks the elbow strike.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Fekar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones prevents a body shot from Fekar.
Fekar tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Fekar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones has Fekar pressed against the cage, preventing Fekar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Fekar is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Fekar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Fekar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fekar shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
That's four 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 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fekar wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Fekar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fekar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones prevents Fekar from breaking the clinch.
Fekar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fekar blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fekar goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fekar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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