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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Moshkovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Moshkovitz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moshkovitz but Moshkovitz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones shoots in but Moshkovitz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moshkovitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moshkovitz clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Moshkovitz missing with knees to the body.
Moshkovitz breaks from the clinch.
Moshkovitz throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones is rocked!
Moshkovitz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moshkovitz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazarus Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moshkovitz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moshkovitz tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Moshkovitz circles away.
Moshkovitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Moshkovitz which made him look bad.
Moshkovitz fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshkovitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Moshkovitz wants to get back to full guard.
Moshkovitz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moshkovitz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control but Moshkovitz is keeping him busy.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Moshkovitz is defending well.
Moshkovitz is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Andrew Moshkovitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Moshkovitz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moshkovitz drops Jones with a left and a right! Oh, Jones is hurt - Moshkovitz dives into side control looking to finish!
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moshkovitz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is doing well to control the position and prevent Moshkovitz from advancing to side control.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones wants to control but Moshkovitz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Moshkovitz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones has his hands on Moshkovitz's head, controlling the position.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Moshkovitz dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones tries to clinch up but Moshkovitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moshkovitz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moshkovitz is not content to let Jones control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moshkovitz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Moshkovitz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Moshkovitz struggling a bit here.
Jones in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Moshkovitz wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Moshkovitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moshkovitz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moshkovitz pinned against the cage. Moshkovitz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Moshkovitz as Jones shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moshkovitz is looking to clinch.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moshkovitz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones working away.
You can see the frustration on Moshkovitz's face as Jones controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshkovitz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moshkovitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moshkovitz's guard.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Moshkovitz is working from the bottom.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones trying to control but Moshkovitz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazarus Jones dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jones throws a series of punches but Moshkovitz moves out of range.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Moshkovitz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones taking a breather here.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moshkovitz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Moshkovitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moshkovitz is trying to buck Jones off.
Jones trying to control the position but Moshkovitz is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jones trying to control the position but Moshkovitz is working away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lazarus Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Moshkovitz tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moshkovitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lazarus Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moshkovitz tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshkovitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moshkovitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown but Moshkovitz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazarus Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moshkovitz misses with a double jab.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones controlling the position.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moshkovitz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moshkovitz has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying calm.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moshkovitz for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones trying to control the action but Moshkovitz is working from the bottom.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazarus Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazarus Jones!
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RATING
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