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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selmy comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X Gon Give It To Ya . Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kid Rock - Cocky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
26
236 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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195 cm
27
282 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arstan Selmy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Jones! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Selmy fails in his attempt to clinch. Selmy takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Arstan Selmy has been cut. Jones throws a hook to the side of Selmy's head but Selmy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Selmy clinches up against the cage. Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses. Selmy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt. Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Selmy. Selmy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Selmy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Selmy wants to clinch and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jones throws the left hand but Selmy avoids the punch easily. Jones misses with an uppercut. Arstan Selmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Selmy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Selmy gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arstan Selmy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Selmy walks into a jab. Selmy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Selmy tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Jones throws a lazy right hand but Selmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Selmy's shoulder, as Selmy tries to avoid the shot. Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Selmy. Selmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Selmy ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Selmy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Jones is pressed up against the cage. Selmy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Jones missing with a left hand there. Selmy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jones keeps the fight on the outside. Selmy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selmy. Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Selmy shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Selmy fails with a takedown attempt. Selmy shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Selmy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Selmy is breathing heavily. Selmy shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones misses with a straight left. Jones lands with an overhand left.
Arstan Selmy's cut is getting worse. The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jones missing with a left hand there. Selmy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A decent looking cross lands there for Jones. Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Selmy's head. Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Jones stuffs the takedown. Selmy fails with the takedown. Jones tests Selmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arstan Selmy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Jones has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far. Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet. Selmy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side. Jones swings for the body but Selmy moves out of range.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Selmy is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Selmy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Selmy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Selmy fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Jones is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Selmy like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Selmy from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Jones! Nathan Jones really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
52% |
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