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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Leen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leen comes to the cage accompanied by Marine Corps Hymn. Russell Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Leen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Leen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leen can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones .
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Leen.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones working aggressively here.
Leen can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jones .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones tries a body shot but Leen blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Leen fails to land.
Leen wants to stall.
Leen pressing his opponent against the cage.
I was talking to Leen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Leen controls the action.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leen blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Leen tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Leen throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Leen only half commits.
Leen throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones blocks a head kick by Leen.
A low kick from Leen is predictable there
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leen misses with a straight left.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leen thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leen misses with a body kick.
Leen takes a swing at Jones 's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones ! But no joy.
Jim Leen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leen moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leen can pounce on him.
Leen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Leen as he connects with a hook.
Leen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Leen is wise to it.
Leen slips a jab from Jones .
Leen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leen looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Leen punishes Jones 's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones swings for the body but Leen moves out of range.
Leen looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Leen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones .
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Leen.
Leen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones .
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Leen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leen tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russell Jones will probably get the nod.
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.
Leen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leen throws a head kick that misses.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leen can pounce on him.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Jones .
Leen tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to work over Leen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Leen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Jones .
Jones tries to work over Leen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leen tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Leen avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leen misses with the head strike.
Russell Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jones .
Leen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leen backwards.
Leen breaks the clinch.
Leen looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Leen lands a high kick!
Leen blocks a jab.
Leen throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Leen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leen throws a good cross that connects.
Jim Leen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a hook.
Leen thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a leg kick but Leen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leen.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones swings for the body but Leen moves out of range.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Leen slams his shin into Jones 's torso.
Leen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones 's sensitive parts.
Leen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leen scrambles back to his feet.
Leen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones .
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leen.
Jones jabs Leen right on the nose. Leen blinks but takes it well.
Leen scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Leen tenderised Jones 's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leen moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones .
Leen connects with a solid leg kick.
Leen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones .
Leen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones has Leen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones presses Leen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Leen backwards.
Leen working hard to break the clinch.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leen backwards.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leen misses with a body kick.
Leen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones .
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leen throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leen throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Leen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Leen moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Leen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leen misses with a kick to the body.
Leen throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leen throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Leen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones .
Jones throws a hook but Leen avoids it easily.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leen throws a leg kick
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leen ducks right into an uppercut from Jones .
A chopping leg kick lands by Leen.
Leen misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Leen.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Leen moved out of range nicely.
Leen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Leen tries to land a body kick
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Leen backing up. Leen nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Jones .
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Leen settles back down.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leen to score with a decent uppercut.
Leen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Leen.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones .
Leen throws a sloppy head kick
and Leen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leen. That's going to slow Jones down.
Leen lands a head shot.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leen scores with a leg kick.
Leen throws a front kick aimed at Jones 's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jim Leen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Leen.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Leen slips under a jab from Jones .
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Leen misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leen scores with a shot to the body.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leen tries to work over Jones 's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Leen throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones avoids the head kick by Leen.
Leen slips a jab from Jones .
Leen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones lands with a straight right. Leen didn't see that one coming.
Jones feints and then cracks Leen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leen down.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Leen is just out of range.
It looked like Leen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leen throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leen misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Jones .
Leen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Leen.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones .
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones !
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Leen's defenses.
Leen walks into a stiff left hand from Jones .
Leen tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leen missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Leen's knee but Leen avoids it well.
Leen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones . Leen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leen throws a body kick that misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Leen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Russell Jones !
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Russell Jones !
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Russell Jones !
Russell Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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