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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jones (ranked 4336 p4p, 469 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 4230 p4p, 459 weight class). Lee has chosen Von Thronstahl - Dressed in black uniforms as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Lee swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones scores with a hook.
Russell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
A big right from Jones misses.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee misses with the combination.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Jones .
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Jones is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jones lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones .
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones . Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones with a nice cross.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones .
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones .
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Jones .
Jones misses with a body kick.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones . That one must have hurt.
Lee looks winded!
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones . Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones .
Lee working aggressively here.
Jones lands a right hand.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Lee misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Lee throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee slips a jab from Jones .
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Jones counters with a quick kick to the body but Lee blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones .
Lee throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee throws a counter combo.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones .
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones .
A left hand lands to the body for Jones .
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Jones pulls guard.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lee rolls with it to try and escape but Jones cranks on the arm and Lee is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russell Jones !
In his post fight interview, Russell Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Bruce Lee had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger than ever!'.
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hype
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