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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagestan Opasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dagestan Opasevich!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opasevich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Opasevich closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Opasevich pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Opasevich's head.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Opasevich moves out of range easily.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Opasevich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Opasevich punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Opasevich throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Opasevich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Opasevich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opasevich scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Opasevich misses with a head shot.
Opasevich misses with a head shot.
Jones wants to control but Opasevich is having none of it.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Opasevich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Opasevich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones avoids a strike by Opasevich and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Opasevich's guard! Fantastic escape!
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Opasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Opasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Opasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Opasevich is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesse Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Opasevich blocks a head kick by Jones.
A bone on bone clash there as Opasevich blocks the leg kick.
Jesse Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opasevich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Opasevich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Opasevich wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Opasevich with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Opasevich preventing the sweep.
Opasevich throwing strikes but missing.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagestan Opasevich 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.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Opasevich avoids the head kick by Jones.
Opasevich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Opasevich moved out of range nicely.
Opasevich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opasevich shoots in but no luck this time.
Opasevich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Opasevich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jesse Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dagestan Opasevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones lands a high kick!
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Opasevich moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Opasevich fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Opasevich on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opasevich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Opasevich shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Opasevich dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Opasevich's head and hops out.
Opasevich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Opasevich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Opasevich's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jesse Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Opasevich slips the punch.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Opasevich.
Opasevich avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Opasevich with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Opasevich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but Opasevich moves out of range.
Jesse Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Opasevich is defended easily by Jones.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Opasevich looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Opasevich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
Opasevich pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones is controlling Opasevich's trapped leg to prevent Opasevich from advancing to side control.
Opasevich prevents Jones from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Opasevich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Opasevich misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Opasevich looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones wants to control from the top but Opasevich keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Opasevich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Opasevich keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
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 Jesse Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dagestan Opasevich!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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