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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magzhan Magzhanbai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magzhan Magzhanbai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 cm
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200 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
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194 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magzhan Magzhanbai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones misses with an uppercut. Magzhanbai looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Magzhanbai's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Jones throwing strikes from guard but Magzhanbai blocks nicely. Magzhanbai has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle. Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Jones lands a couple of elbows. Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Magzhanbai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Magzhanbai working a defensive guard here.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones working some strikes from top position. Magzhanbai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well. Magzhanbai has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Magzhanbai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jones is in close to Magzhanbai's body, working some short punches and elbows. Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Magzhanbai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Jones is working Magzhanbai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Jones throws a big right hand that misses. Jones stands up over Magzhanbai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magzhanbai's head. Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Jones looking to pass the guard. Magzhanbai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Magzhanbai is retaining full guard. Jones wants to control from the top but Magzhanbai keeps moving. This has been an exciting period of action! Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jones works over Magzhanbai with some ground and pound from guard. Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Jones throwing strikes from guard but Magzhanbai blocks nicely. Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Jones throwing strikes from guard but Magzhanbai blocks nicely. Jones with a flurry of punches that miss. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Magzhanbai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Magzhanbai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jones scoring with some ground and pound. Jones connects with a couple of short punches. Magzhanbai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magzhanbai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Magzhanbai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones works over Magzhanbai with some ground and pound from guard. Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Magzhanbai is retaining full guard. Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Magzhanbai has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle. Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magzhanbai's head. Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Jones with a nice head shot there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magzhanbai works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Jones throws a big elbow that misses. Magzhanbai has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle. Jones scoring with punches to the head and body. Magzhanbai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones. Magzhanbai throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones looking to pass the guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jones throwing strikes from guard but Magzhanbai blocks nicely. Magzhanbai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magzhanbai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut. Jones fails in his attempt to clinch. Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Magzhanbai sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Magzhanbai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots. Jones is nestled in close to Magzhanbai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Jones thows a huge punch but Magzhanbai dodges it nicely.
Jones working the head and body with strikes. Magzhanbai has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow. Magzhanbai wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Magzhanbai's temple. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Jones lands with a punch from half guard. Jon Jones has got the better of the ground game so far. Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Magzhanbai is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Oh Magzhanbai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Ground and pound from Jones. Jones working the head and body with strikes. Jones lands a big elbow - Magzhanbai is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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