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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assange has chosen Eddie Van Halen - Eruption as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Assange!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assange fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assange closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assange won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Assange is trying to improve his position.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Assange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Assange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Assange wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones working the strikes but Assange uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Assange is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Assange has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones prevents Assange from improving his position.
Jones wants to take a breather but Assange is having none of it.
Assange is trying to control but can't.
Assange regains full guard. Nicely done.
Assange wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Assange keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luke Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones connects with a jab.
Assange blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Assange.
Assange avoids the body shot from Jones.
Assange takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assange throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assange misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Assange avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange throws a good cross that connects.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Assange.
Assange gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones trying to control but Assange is working from the bottom.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Assange is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Assange controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones trying to control but Assange is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Luke Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Assange works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Assange.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assange moves away.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a series of punches but Assange moves out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones looks for the body kick but Assange saw that one coming.
Assange fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assange misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Assange!
Assange is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Assange's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones dominated that 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.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Assange to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Assange.
Assange throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Assange counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assange at a distance.
Assange scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Assange cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
James Assange seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Assange.
Assange moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Assange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Assange throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Assange's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assange not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Assange is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones works his way into side control.
Assange wants to get back to his feet.
Jones moves into full mount!
Jones trying to control but Assange is having none of it.
Jones lands a couple of good shots and Assange has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Assange is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Assange hold on?
Can Assange hold on?! Jones is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jones.
Jones trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jones is looking for the choke from the back position but Assange is controlling his hands well.
Luke Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is hanging on to Assange's back as he tries to escape.
Assange is trying to stand back up.
Jones tries to keep control of the position but Assange is staying busy.
Assange is trying to remain composed but Jones is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with strikes from the back.
Assange tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
Assange rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Assange wants to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Assange is having none of it.
Assange looks like he's trying to stand up.
Assange is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Assange is defending well.
Jones is trying to control. Assange wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Assange is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is nestled in close to Assange, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange is trying to stand.
Assange wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
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 takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke 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.
Assange throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Assange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assange scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones looks for the body kick but Assange saw that one coming.
Assange moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assange manages to avoid it.
Assange connects with a looping right hand.
Assange takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones is looking to wear down Assange with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones tries to move into range but Assange moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Assange throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a head kick. Assange tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Assange throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Assange dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Assange sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assange manages to avoid it.
Jones staying out of range there.
Assange tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assange checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Assange.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Assange throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assange fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange avoids the body shot from Jones.
Assange is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assange lands a jab.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assange.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Assange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Assange saw that one coming.
James Assange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Assange does no damage.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
A lazy left from Assange finds it's target.
Assange tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Assange closes the distance and clinches.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assange lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones taking a breather.
Assange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assange working aggressively here.
Assange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Assange fails to land.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Assange pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assange tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assange misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Assange doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Assange misses with a double jab.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assange if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Assange. Assange circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Assange rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but James Assange just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assange checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Assange jabs at Jones's body.
Jones throws a hook but Assange avoids it easily.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Jones misses.
Assange on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Assange lands a body shot.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Assange's leg but Assange calmly moves out of range.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Assange takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Assange misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assange won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange is trying to improve his position.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones tries to move to mount but Assange blocks the move with his legs.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Assange is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones winds up and cracks Assange with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange is trying to stand.
Jones is looking to advance position but Assange won't allow it.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Assange for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is trying to control. Assange wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luke Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Assange works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assange gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Assange drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Assange's front leg but catches the back leg as Assange tries to avoid it.
Assange moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assange.
Assange tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Assange takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assange gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assange's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Assange.
Luke Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assange misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Assange looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Assange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assange gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Assange.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones had his way with James Assange in that 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Assange on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jones tests Assange's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones feints and then cracks Assange's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Assange down.
Assange takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Assange misses.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Assange sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Assange misses with some punches.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Assange lands a shot to the body.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Assange wants to stall.
Assange prevents a body shot from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Assange is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Assange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assange gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Assange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assange takes a shot to the head.
Assange pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assange can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Assange lands a shoulder strike.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assange.
Assange is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Assange scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assange lands with a light punch inside.
Assange lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones has hold of one of Assange's legs. Assange is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Assange is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Assange not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Assange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assange thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones trying to hold on to Assange's head to control him but Assange postures up.
Jones is trying is best to control the position here.
James Assange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assange.
Jones moves into full guard.
Assange wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones wants to sweep here but Assange controlling him for the moment.
Assange is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Assange loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
Assange working a defensive guard here.
Assange wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones takes a little break here. Assange wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Assange takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Assange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Jones!
Luke Jones is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Luke 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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