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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balunk Salim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Balunk Salim could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oscar Jones's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balunk Salim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar Jones!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Salim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Salim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salim blocks a jab.
Salim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Salim should have avoided that one.
Salim lands the left hand.
Salim moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Salim throws a big shot that misses.
Oscar Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salim's half guard.
Salim looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones throwing shots but Salim is blocking nicely.
Jones stops Salim from getting back to his feet.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salim is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones throwing shots but Salim is blocking nicely.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to control. Salim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but Salim is blocking nicely.
Salim wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Salim's hands, connecting with Salim's forehead.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is keen to just control but Salim is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salim defending well though.
Salim pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones stops Salim from getting back to his feet.
Salim trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take a breather but Salim is having none of it.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salim's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Salim wants to get back to his feet.
Jones with the ground and pound but Salim uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salim keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones stops Salim from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Salim scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Salim defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Salim ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salim moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Salim does it's job there.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Salim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Salim's head back.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salim scores with a hook.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salim cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Salim lands a jab.
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Oscar Jones has been cut.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Salim defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balunk Salim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Salim tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves forwards but Salim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salim looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Salim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balunk Salim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salim moves away.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salim's head.
Salim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salim misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salim on the side of the head.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones slips under a jab from Salim.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Salim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salim misses with a wild body shot.
Salim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salim misses with a wild body shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salim wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Salim has wrist control.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Salim wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Salim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a strike but Salim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salim stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balunk Salim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Jones misses.
Salim misses with a looping right.
Salim misses with a looping right.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones misses with a hook.
Balunk Salim is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones swings for the body but Salim moves out of range.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Salim's guard.
Oscar Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Salim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Salim's head but Salim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salim throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Salim.
Salim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Salim slips the punch.
Salim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salim moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Salim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Salim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salim looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
A slow jab from Salim misses its intended target.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones throws a hook but Salim blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Salim misses the target.
Salim looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Salim throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salim misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Salim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salim throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salim looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Salim misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Salim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salim.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salim throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oscar Jones.
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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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