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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dane Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Decent elbows
Big right hand
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dane Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi rushes Jones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mousasi is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Mousasi.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mousasi gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mousasi has him pressed against the ropes.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
Jones is looking to control Mousasi's arms but Mousasi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the ropes.
A short left from Mousasi.
Mousasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Mousasi scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
Mousasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones tries to clinch up but Mousasi circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Mousasi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mousasi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mousasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mousasi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones tries to circle away but Mousasi has him pinned against the ropes.
Mousasi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mousasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Dane Jones has been cut.
Mousasi scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
A short right from Mousasi on the inside.
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 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mousasi avoids it.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab.
Mousasi moves into the clinch.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Mousasi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mousasi lands a right hand.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Mousasi is controlling him.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mousasi has him pressed against the ropes.
Mousasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mousasi lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mousasi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A short right from Mousasi on the inside.
Mousasi working aggressively here.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dane Jones's cut.
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's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones wants to clinch.
Dane Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mousasi backs up against the ropes.
Jones clinches.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries to break free but Mousasi pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mousasi.
Mousasi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mousasi can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Mousasi misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mousasi.
Mousasi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mousasi working aggressively here.
Mousasi lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Mousasi lands with a short shot to the head.
Gegard Mousasi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mousasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mousasi.
Mousasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Mousasi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Mousasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mousasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Mousasi has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with the head strike.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mousasi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Mousasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Mousasi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mousasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mousasi scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Mousasi.
Mousasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mousasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones is rocked!
Mousasi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dane Jones's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Mousasi gets a clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Mousasi lands an uppercut.
Mousasi working aggressively here.
Mousasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mousasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Mousasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mousasi gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Mousasi.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Mousasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mousasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mousasi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mousasi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Mousasi has the dominant position.
Mousasi lands an uppercut.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mousasi misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mousasi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mousasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mousasi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
Jones tries to circle away but Mousasi has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
A short right from Mousasi on the inside.
Jones wants to break free but Mousasi has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mousasi has him pressed against the ropes.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mousasi.
Mousasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mousasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mousasi lands with a right to the head.
Mousasi lands with a right to the head.
Jones tries to break free but Mousasi pushes him back against the ropes.
Mousasi lands a left hand.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mousasi lands with a left to the head.
Dane Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gegard Mousasi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mousasi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Mousasi!
Our winner, Gegard Mousasi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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