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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Lamoureux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hell's Bells- AC/DC. Cain Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spencer Lamoureux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cain Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Lamoureux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Lamoureux sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Lamoureux.
Lamoureux throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Lamoureux connects with the punch.
Jones staying out of range there.
Lamoureux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Lamoureux scores with a hook.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Lamoureux with an uppercut!
We've been hearing reports that Lamoureux has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamoureux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones cracks Lamoureux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamoureux moves away.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamoureux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamoureux misses with an uppercut.
Spencer Lamoureux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamoureux throws out the jab.
Jones feints and as Lamoureux raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamoureux has wrist control.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamoureux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lamoureux looking for a sweep. Not yet Lamoureux, not yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux seems keen to control Jones's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lamoureux is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lamoureux's head.
Jones is keen to just control but Lamoureux is a slippery customer.
Lamoureux makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lamoureux swivels and escapes.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lamoureux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lamoureux defends well and Jones ends up having to push Lamoureux into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lamoureux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spencer Lamoureux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamoureux misses with an uppercut.
Lamoureux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Lamoureux.
Jones has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lamoureux missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamoureux misses with a wild combination.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamoureux throws out the jab.
Lamoureux swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Lamoureux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones takes a swing at Lamoureux's ribcage but misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lamoureux.
Jones throws a right hand that Lamoureux ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamoureux also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamoureux cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lamoureux throws a big shot that misses.
Lamoureux takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
A swing and a miss from Lamoureux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lamoureux is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Lamoureux circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a jab when Lamoureux was well out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lamoureux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamoureux looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamoureux lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamoureux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamoureux lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Lamoureux dominated 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.
Lamoureux throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Lamoureux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamoureux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Cain Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Lamoureux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamoureux misses the target.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lamoureux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamoureux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lamoureux.
Lamoureux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamoureux with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Lamoureux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamoureux lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Lamoureux misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice uppercut there from Lamoureux.
Jones slips a jab from Lamoureux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones staying out of range there.
Lamoureux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamoureux should have avoided that one.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lamoureux to the mat! Lamoureux manages to get full guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Lamoureux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lamoureux looking to pass the guard.
Lamoureux is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Lamoureux is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones 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.
Lamoureux slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lamoureux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lamoureux is one step ahead there.
Lamoureux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lamoureux tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Lamoureux seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lamoureux throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamoureux throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Lamoureux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamoureux.
Lamoureux has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lamoureux connects with a body shot.
Lamoureux takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Lamoureux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones misses the jab.
Lamoureux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamoureux throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lamoureux fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamoureux slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamoureux throws a big shot that misses.
Lamoureux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamoureux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lamoureux cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Lamoureux misses with a looping left.
Lamoureux throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Lamoureux missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Lamoureux misses.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cain Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Lamoureux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Lamoureux.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Lamoureux moved out of range.
Lamoureux looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Lamoureux misses with a looping left.
Lamoureux swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lamoureux's head.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lamoureux.
Jones swings for the body but Lamoureux moves out of range.
Lamoureux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a body punch but Lamoureux moves out of range.
Lamoureux is looking to counter punch.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Lamoureux's shoulder, as Lamoureux tries to avoid the shot.
Lamoureux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lamoureux.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Lamoureux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones cracks Lamoureux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamoureux is just out of range.
Lamoureux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones connects with a jab.
Lamoureux looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Lamoureux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamoureux looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Lamoureux misses with a straight right.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamoureux tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamoureux misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Lamoureux counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamoureux misses with a wild body shot.
Lamoureux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones goes for a double leg but Lamoureux avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lamoureux continues to drive forward.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamoureux under the eye.
Lamoureux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Lamoureux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lamoureux avoids it really well and circles away.
Spencer Lamoureux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones works over Lamoureux's head and body with a nice combination.
Lamoureux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamoureux looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Lamoureux scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones scores with a takedown into Lamoureux's guard.
Jones won't allow Lamoureux to sweep him here.
Lamoureux is controlling Jones's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lamoureux is on top in guard.
Lamoureux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lamoureux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamoureux controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones keeping full guard, as Lamoureux tries to pass.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamoureux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones wants to sweep here but Lamoureux controlling him for the moment.
Lamoureux's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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 Spencer Lamoureux.
Well Lamoureux 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Lamoureux!
After winning the bout, Spencer Lamoureux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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