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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Djigurda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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292 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikita Djigurda!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Djigurda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Djigurda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Jones takes a little break here. Djigurda wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djigurda is not content to let Jones control the position.
Djigurda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones is putting a hurting on Djigurda here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones stands up.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Djigurda did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djigurda is trying to stand.
Djigurda is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Djigurda avoid being mounted?
Jones wants to control but Djigurda is keeping him busy.
Jones moves into full mount! Djigurda won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones wants to control the pace but Djigurda is squirming around nicely.
Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Djigurda has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the attempt from Djigurda to control.
Djigurda throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
Djigurda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Djigurda squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Djigurda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Djigurda looks winded!
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Djigurda because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones has control of Djigurda's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Djigurda regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djigurda blocking the ground and pound.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Djigurda is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Djigurda did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Djigurda actively working from the bottom here.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Djigurda's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Djigurda is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones has hold of Djigurda's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Djigurda manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control the pace but Djigurda is squirming around nicely.
Jones blocks Djigurda's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Djigurda wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones looking to finish Djigurda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Djigurda!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Djigurda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Djigurda is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones landing punches.
Jones manages to capitalize on a mistake by Djigurda to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Jones.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Djigurda for as long as he can get away with.
Djigurda is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jones gets his way!
Jones misses with punches from the back.
Jones is looking for the choke from the back position but Djigurda is controlling his hands well.
Jones controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working for the choke.
Jones has the hooks in. Djigurda is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Djigurda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Djigurda is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jones gets his way!
Jones trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Djigurda doesn't escape.
Jones is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Djigurda has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Jones.
Jones working for the choke.
Djigurda is trying to get back to his feet but Jones has full control of the position and if anything, Djigurda has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jones working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jones trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Djigurda doesn't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djigurda is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jones gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Jones 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones looking to score a takedown here. Djigurda is defending well but Jones drives through and ends up in Djigurda's guard.
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Djigurda looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Djigurda looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Djigurda!
Djigurda is trying to move to mount but Jones reverses beautifully and ends up in Djigurda's guard.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Djigurda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sambo Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djigurda tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Djigurda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones throwing shots but Djigurda is blocking nicely.
Djigurda is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Djigurda is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Djigurda is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Djigurda can do to turn this around?
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Djigurda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Djigurda has an active guard here but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Djigurda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Djigurda!
Djigurda is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Djigurda to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Djigurda shrugs it off.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Djigurda is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nikita Djigurda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sambo Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sambo Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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