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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byron Brainz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brainz's entrance music is Oy, To Ne Vecher (Fedor's Theme). A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Byron Brainz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tests Brainz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brainz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Brainz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brainz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Brainz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Brainz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brainz tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Brainz throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brainz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Brainz avoids them all with ease.
Brainz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Byron Brainz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Brainz.
Brainz thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brainz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones prevents Brainz from escaping the position.
Jones tries for a kimura but Brainz is defending well.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brainz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but Brainz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Jones wants to control but Brainz postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brainz stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Brainz. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Brainz lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brainz lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Brainz.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Brainz avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Brainz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Brainz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brainz blocks a jab.
Brainz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brainz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brainz.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brainz.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Brainz, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Brainz against the cage but Brainz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Byron Brainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Jones checks a low kick from Brainz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brainz misses with a head kick.
Brainz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brainz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Byron Brainz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brainz connects with an inside leg kick.
Brainz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brainz connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones looks winded!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Brainz lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
That kick from Brainz tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones blocks a head kick by Brainz.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brainz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brainz cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Brainz misses with a head kick.
Brainz moves out of range as Jones strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Brainz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brainz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brian Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a right and a left that Brainz avoids nicely.
Brainz throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Brainz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brainz. That one must have hurt.
Brainz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brainz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brainz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brainz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brainz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a jab when Brainz was well out of range.
Brainz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brainz slips under a jab.
Brainz tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brainz throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brainz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brainz slips a jab from Jones.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brainz. Brainz obviously looking to wear him down.
Brainz closes the distance and clinches.
Brainz throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brainz lands a nice elbow.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Brainz throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brainz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brainz lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brainz tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Brainz moved out of range nicely.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brainz as he jumps to the side.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Byron Brainz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brainz.
Brainz has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Brainz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Brainz.
Brainz misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Brainz, against the cage.
Brainz throws an elbow that misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brainz misses with an elbow strike.
Brainz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brainz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brainz working Jones over with knees to the body.
Brainz lands an elbow inside.
Jones is working for takedown but Brainz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Byron Brainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Brainz.
Brainz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brainz missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Brainz.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brainz misses with a low kick.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Brainz is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones avoids the head kick by Brainz.
Brainz ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brainz.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brainz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Brainz moves away and avoids it.
Brainz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brainz can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Brainz dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brainz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brainz misses with a body kick.
Brainz gets a clinch.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Brainz, against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz misses with an elbow strike.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Brainz, against the cage.
Brainz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brainz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brainz misses with an elbow strike.
Brainz misses with a knee to the head.
Brainz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Brainz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz misses with an elbow over the top.
Brainz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Brainz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brainz missing with knees to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Brainz.
Brainz throws an elbow but it misses.
Brainz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brainz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Brainz lands an elbow inside.
Brainz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brainz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brainz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Byron Brainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Brainz throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brainz looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Brainz'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.
Brainz throws an elbow but it misses.
Brainz misses with a knee strike.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brainz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brainz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones avoiding damage as Brainz throws knees to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Brainz misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is trying to drag Brainz to the mat but Brainz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones is trying to drag Brainz to the mat but Brainz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brainz lands a nice knee to the body.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brainz scores with a knee to the head.
Brainz throws an elbow that misses.
Brainz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brainz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brainz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brainz landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brainz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brainz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Byron Brainz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Brainz.
Brainz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Brainz won't allow it.
Brainz misses with an elbow strike.
Jones wants to break free but Brainz has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Brainz trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Brainz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brainz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Brainz!
A victorious Byron Brainz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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