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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dummy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Kiptanui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kiptanui's choice of entrance music: Uniikki - Pojat On Poikii feat: Elastinen & Spekti . Dummy Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Kiptanui's chin.
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dummy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Kiptanui!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiptanui tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiptanui moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Dummy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Kiptanui moves his leg out of the way.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Kiptanui gets the takedown into side control.
Kiptanui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones parries the strikes from Kiptanui easily there. Kiptanui is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Kiptanui controls the position from side control.
Jones prevents Kiptanui from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Kiptanui is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kiptanui thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kiptanui wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Kiptanui is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiptanui wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kiptanui tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kiptanui has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kiptanui thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kiptanui is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jones rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kiptanui's guard! Nice work there by Jones!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kiptanui controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kiptanui looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kiptanui has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Kiptanui working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kiptanui missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kiptanui is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones is looking to control Kiptanui's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Kiptanui is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kiptanui is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones is not content to let Kiptanui control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiptanui looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Kiptanui dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kiptanui on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kiptanui.
Kiptanui throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a low kick as Kiptanui jumps back.
Jones blocks a head kick by Kiptanui.
Kiptanui is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones clobbers Kiptanui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiptanui shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiptanui.
Kiptanui connects with a high kick.
Kiptanui scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Kiptanui.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Kiptanui moves away and avoids it.
Jones scores with a jab.
Kiptanui is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Kiptanui punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiptanui connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiptanui tries to clinch up.
Kiptanui tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Kiptanui blocks the body kick.
Kiptanui misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dummy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Kiptanui.
Kiptanui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but Kiptanui avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Kiptanui down.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kiptanui.
Kiptanui avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kiptanui under the eye.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Kiptanui on that attempt.
Kiptanui tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiptanui blocks the leg kick.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones throws a leg kick but Kiptanui checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiptanui.
Kiptanui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Kiptanui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kiptanui will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones throws a leg kick but Kiptanui checks it.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick but Kiptanui sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kiptanui throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones tries to move into range but Kiptanui moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Kiptanui misses with a head kick.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kiptanui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones with the ground and pound but Kiptanui uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kiptanui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gabriel Kiptanui has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kiptanui escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Kiptanui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kiptanui tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dummy Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiptanui.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Kiptanui throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Kiptanui there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiptanui stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiptanui misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiptanui tries to clinch up.
Kiptanui misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws a leg kick but Kiptanui sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kiptanui avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiptanui counters with a body kick.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiptanui.
Kiptanui tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiptanui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiptanui shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dummy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Kiptanui.
Kiptanui avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Kiptanui stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiptanui crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Kiptanui gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Kiptanui manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Kiptanui down.
Kiptanui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Kiptanui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kiptanui controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones managing to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiptanui scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones is pulling down on Kiptanui's head to control his posture.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiptanui's guard.
Kiptanui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kiptanui not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kiptanui working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiptanui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiptanui has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiptanui is on top in guard.
Kiptanui trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiptanui tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Kiptanui throws a big elbow that misses.
Kiptanui tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiptanui advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiptanui is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Kiptanui.
I think Kiptanui 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Kiptanui!
Our winner, Gabriel Kiptanui, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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