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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BillBob Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alphonse Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BillBob Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins goes for a double leg but Foley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Foley continues to drive forward.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Foley won't allow it.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Foley won't allow it.
Jenkins stalls.
Jenkins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jenkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jenkins prevents Foley from improving his position.
Foley moves into full guard.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenkins gets to his feet - Foley follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins clinches with his opponent.
Foley is pressed up against the cage. Jenkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Foley down to the mat. Foley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alphonse Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BillBob Jenkins.
Jenkins has closed the distance and engaged Foley in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Foley holds him up against the cage and eventually Jenkins drops back down to his feet.
Come on Foley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Foley is trying to stall.
Foley successfully pulls guard.
Foley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Foley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jenkins defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley working for submissions but it's allowed Jenkins to get to half guard.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foley looking for submissions off his back.
Foley is looking for a sweep. Jenkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jenkins controlling the pace.
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!
Foley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley wants to get back to his feet.
Foley is looking to improve his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jenkins in particular looking to stall.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. BillBob Jenkins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt - Foley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Foley sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jenkins misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Foley circles away.
Jenkins tests Foley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foley, pushing him back against the cage.
Foley wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Jenkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Foley throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Foley from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BillBob Jenkins dominated that 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.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Jenkins is predictable there
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Foley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jenkins is looking to clinch but Foley is avoiding it.
Foley is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Jenkins with a poor takedown
and Foley counters with a nice body kick.
Jenkins wants to clinch.
Jenkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Foley is having none of it.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Foley slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alphonse Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BillBob Jenkins.
Foley tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Foley.
BillBob Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins wants to clinch.
Foley tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Foley circles away.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foley dives in and grabs Jenkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes down on Foley's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jenkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Foley, which made it look bad.
Foley throws a body kick that misses.
Foley wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jenkins. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins clinches.
Foley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Foley circles away easily
and Foley counters with an outside leg kick.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Foley tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Foley darts in trying to clinch
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Foley tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jenkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Foley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Foley wants to clinch.
Foley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Foley stuffs the takedown.
Foley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foley lands in his opponent's guard.
Jenkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Foley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alphonse Foley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Foley, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Foley against the cage but Foley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Foley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Jenkins clinches up with Foley and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foley breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins shoots for a takedown but Foley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Foley. No joy for Jenkins on that attempt.
Alphonse Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BillBob Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foley's waist but Foley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jenkins off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Foley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Foley counters with a good, hard body kick but Jenkins shrugs it off.
Foley drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
Foley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Foley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins dives in and grabs Foley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Foley pushes down on Jenkins's head and hops out.
Foley tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Foley thuds his right hand into Jenkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Foley darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the cage.
Foley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jenkins uses from the top position.
Foley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jenkins has picked Foley up and slammed him! Foley can't keep hold of the triangle and Jenkins manages to pass to side control!
Foley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jenkins has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jenkins takes a little break here. Foley wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley throws Jenkins to one side and escapes!
Foley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jenkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foley slows down the pace here.
Jenkins jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foley trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Foley stands up and waves to Jenkins to follow him.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Foley counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley shoots in but Jenkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jenkins scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Alphonse Foley has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Foley.
Foley avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foley lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Foley darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alphonse Foley.
I think Foley 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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