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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Gribov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Weapon of Choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
30 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Gribov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gribov slips under a jab.
Jones throws a body punch but Gribov moves out of range.
Sergey Gribov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gribov moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Gribov takes a shot to the head.
Gribov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Gribov pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gribov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Gribov's takedown attempt.
Gribov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lucifer Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Gribov.
Gribov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribov can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gribov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gribov walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gribov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Gribov tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gribov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Gribov tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Gribov slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gribov lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribov tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Gribov shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Gribov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gribov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gribov throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Gribov wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones thuds his right hand into Gribov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gribov throws out the jab.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gribov lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gribov.
Gribov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Gribov throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Gribov lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gribov is able to avoid easily.
Gribov misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones is looking to wear down Gribov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones just leaning against Gribov, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gribov wants a takedown.
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!
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones has Gribov pressed against the cage, preventing Gribov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gribov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Gribov gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gribov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lucifer Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gribov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gribov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gribov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gribov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Gribov throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Gribov throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Good exchange - Gribov coming out on top.
A punch combination from Gribov misses.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Lucifer Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Gribov just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Gribov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gribov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gribov looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Gribov tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gribov, pushing him back against the cage.
Gribov trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gribov into the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Gribov blocks it.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones tries to work over Gribov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gribov lands a body punch.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gribov has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Gribov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gribov has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones lands a body punch.
Gribov avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Gribov blocks a body shot from Jones.
Gribov misses with the head strike.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Gribov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucifer Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gribov is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gribov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gribov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones looking to control.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
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!
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Gribov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones cracks Gribov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gribov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Gribov blocks a leg kick.
Gribov shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Jones dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gribov throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones avoids the body shot from Gribov.
Gribov works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Gribov misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gribov misses the jab.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gribov moves away.
Gribov throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick from Gribov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gribov tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gribov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gribov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gribov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Gribov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gribov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gribov shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gribov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tries to bum rush Gribov with a series of wild strikes but Gribov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gribov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gribov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Gribov throws a combination that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Sergey Gribov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tests Gribov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gribov at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gribov.
Gribov checks a leg kick.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Gribov is rocked!
Gribov misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gribov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gribov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Gribov is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Gribov's head back.
Sergey Gribov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucifer Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gribov looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Gribov looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jones lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gribov. Jones pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucifer Jones!
An out of breath Lucifer Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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