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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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199 lbs
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World class 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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Ivanov takes one on the button.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Ivanov which made him look bad.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones stuns Ivanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones shoots in and bounces Ivanov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones postures up.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ivanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivanov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ivanov is on top in guard.
Ivanov stops Jones from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanov trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
Ivanov has an active guard here but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Ivanov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jones trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov trying to control the position.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ivanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Ivanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aleksander Ivanov.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ivanov to the ground. Jones is now in Ivanov's guard.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ivanov pushes a forearm under Jones's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jones is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aleksander Ivanov!
After winning the bout, Aleksander Ivanov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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