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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Augustus Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenny Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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173 cm
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155 lbs
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158 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Emanuel Augustus Jr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jenny Jones! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Augustus Jr throws a big shot that misses. Augustus Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Jones is looking to clinch. Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Jones checks a leg kick. Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Augustus Jr keeps it at a distance. Jones ducks under a wild hook from Augustus Jr. Jones throws a shot from downtown. Augustus Jr moves away and avoids it. The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jones closes the distance and clinches. Augustus Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards. Jones tries to break the clinch but Augustus Jr is controlling the position. Augustus Jr breaks the clinch.
Augustus Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Augustus Jr looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely. Jones slips a jab from Augustus Jr. Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round. Augustus Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augustus Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Augustus Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Augustus Jr throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jones shoots in but no luck this time. Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Augustus Jr lands a two punch combo.
Augustus Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses. Jones throws a front kick aimed at Augustus Jr's knee but Augustus Jr avoids it well. Augustus Jr throws a hook but Jones blocks it. Jones checks a low kick from Augustus Jr. Jones misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jones looks to land a body kick but Augustus Jr moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Augustus Jr swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Augustus Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Augustus Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it. 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! Augustus Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Augustus Jr misses. Augustus Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing. Augustus Jr punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch. Augustus Jr misses with a looping left. Jones throws a jab when Augustus Jr was well out of range. Augustus Jr lands with an overhand left. Augustus Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Augustus Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily. A telegraphed right hand from Augustus Jr misses the target. Jones forces Augustus Jr back against the cage and clinches. Augustus Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Augustus Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A short left from Jones. Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Augustus Jr avoids it. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Jones seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Augustus Jr fails to land. Jones blocks an uppercut.
Augustus Jr is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Augustus Jr tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage. Jones lands a body shot. Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch. Augustus Jr misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Augustus Jr, pushing him back against the cage. Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Augustus Jr blocks an uppercut.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Augustus Jr misses with the head strike.
Augustus Jr trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Augustus Jr into the cage. Augustus Jr tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Augustus Jr back against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Augustus Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. 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 Emanuel Augustus Jr will probably get the nod. That's time! Augustus Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Augustus Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones. Augustus Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Augustus Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Augustus Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Augustus Jr. That's going to slow Jones down. Augustus Jr keeps the fight on the outside. Augustus Jr misses with a leg kick. Emanuel Augustus Jr is winning the standup battle so far. Augustus Jr misses with a wild body shot. Jenny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones throws a wild body kick that Augustus Jr sees coming a mile off. Augustus Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it. Augustus Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Augustus Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Augustus Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Augustus Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus Jr misses with a hook from the clinch. We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Jones blocking some punches.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Jones prevents Augustus Jr from breaking the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Augustus Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones. Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Augustus Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Augustus Jr effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones taking a breather. A hook to the body from Jones.
Augustus Jr avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Augustus Jr lands a nice shot to the body. Augustus Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jones tries to clinch but Augustus Jr is having none of it. Jones misses with a low kick. Nice body kick from Jones. Augustus Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action! A punch combination from Jones misses. Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jones closes the distance and pushes Augustus Jr back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Augustus Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Augustus Jr lands a jab. Jenny Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jones scores with a nice head shot. Augustus Jr throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range. Jones tries to clinch up. Augustus Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one. Augustus Jr throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Augustus Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Augustus Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Jones tries to clinch and Augustus Jr counters with a thumping low kick. Augustus Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Augustus Jr. Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Augustus Jr circles away.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss. Augustus Jr avoids the head kick by Jones.
Augustus Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it. Jones scores with a jab to the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Augustus Jr motions for Jones to come forward. Augustus Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Augustus Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Augustus Jr. Augustus Jr misses the shot to the body. Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A leg kick checked by Augustus Jr. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jones misses with an uppercut. Jones looks for the body kick but Augustus Jr saw that one coming. Augustus Jr moves into range and clinches up with Jones. Augustus Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jenny Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Augustus Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Augustus Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Augustus Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage. Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Augustus Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Augustus Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Augustus Jr tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Augustus Jr stalls. Augustus Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round. Augustus Jr lands with a short shot to the head. Jones lands with a short shot to the head. Jones blocks an uppercut.
Augustus Jr digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected. Augustus Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A frustrated look appears on Augustus Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch. Augustus Jr working aggressively here.
Augustus Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage. Augustus Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones tries to throw a body punch but Augustus Jr avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage. Emanuel Augustus Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far. Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Jones has clasped his hands together around Augustus Jr's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Augustus Jr is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position. Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jones scoring with punches from side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Augustus Jr defending against the ground and pound. Augustus Jr tries to improve position but can't. Jones has knee on belly and moves into mount. Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Augustus Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Augustus Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight! Jenny Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jenny Jones! A less than humble Jenny Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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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
62% |
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