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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valentinov's choice of entrance music: Triamer-Krasnodar. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Boris Valentinov enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Valentinov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinov has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Valentinov lands with a left to the head.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Valentinov misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valentinov is keeping busy.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones tries to stall but Valentinov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Boris Valentinov has been cut.
Valentinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valentinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentinov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valentinov lands a shoulder strike.
Valentinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Valentinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentinov.
Valentinov lands with a right to the head.
Valentinov avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
A short left from Valentinov.
Valentinov lands a shoulder strike.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valentinov lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentinov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valentinov blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
A short left from Valentinov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinov.
Valentinov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Valentinov blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Valentinov improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valentinov as Jones tries to tie him up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to stall.
Valentinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valentinov throws a head punch that misses.
Valentinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones is trying to stall.
A short left from Valentinov.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Valentinov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Valentinov.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Valentinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Valentinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentinov.
Jones blocking some punches.
Valentinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentinov lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Valentinov improves position.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valentinov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Valentinov lands with a light punch inside.
Valentinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Valentinov lands a nice uppercut.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Valentinov in his tracks for a moment.
Valentinov lands a right hand.
Jones is looking to control Valentinov's arms but Valentinov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
A short right from Valentinov on the inside.
A short uppercut from Valentinov.
Jones wants to stall.
Valentinov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinov lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentinov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valentinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Valentinov.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentinov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Valentinov.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentinov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Valentinov lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Valentinov.
Valentinov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Valentinov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valentinov has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Valentinov gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Valentinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Valentinov's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valentinov instigates a clinch.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Valentinov improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentinov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valentinov misses with the head strike.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentinov avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valentinov lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Valentinov blocks the elbow strike.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valentinov dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Valentinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Valentinov fails to land.
Valentinov has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A nice left hand lands by Valentinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinov working aggressively here.
Valentinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Valentinov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Valentinov has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valentinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Valentinov lands with a left to the head.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Valentinov fails to land.
Valentinov dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valentinov lands a right hand.
Valentinov scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Valentinov misses with some punches.
Valentinov throws a head punch that misses.
Valentinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valentinov has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Valentinov on the inside.
Valentinov blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Valentinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentinov blocks the elbow strike.
Jones looking to stall.
Valentinov blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Valentinov lands a left hand.
Valentinov blocks the elbow strike.
Valentinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentinov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentinov.
Valentinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valentinov misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentinov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valentinov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Valentinov avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones trying to stall but Valentinov improves his position.
Valentinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentinov lands an uppercut.
Valentinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Valentinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valentinov blocks the elbow strike.
Valentinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentinov avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Valentinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinov.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Valentinov gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Boris Valentinov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valentinov lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentinov.
A shot in the inside from Valentinov.
Valentinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valentinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Valentinov.
Valentinov lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Valentinov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentinov lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Valentinov on the inside.
Valentinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Valentinov on the inside.
Valentinov lands a nice uppercut.
Valentinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Valentinov lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentinov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valentinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valentinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentinov lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Valentinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Valentinov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Valentinov has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentinov's brow.
Valentinov lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinov.
Valentinov takes an elbow to the temple.
Valentinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valentinov dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Valentinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentinov misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Valentinov fails to land.
Jones trying to stall but Valentinov improves his position.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valentinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Valentinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentinov misses with the head strike.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valentinov is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Valentinov.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Jones.
Valentinov moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valentinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Valentinov gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Valentinov pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentinov.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Valentinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valentinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valentinov lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Valentinov blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valentinov blocks the elbow strike.
Valentinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valentinov dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Valentinov lands with a left to the head.
Jones looking to stall.
Valentinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
A nice left hand lands by Valentinov.
Valentinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov lands with a light punch inside.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentinov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valentinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentinov lands with a light punch inside.
Valentinov gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valentinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Valentinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Valentinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valentinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Valentinov scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Valentinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentinov lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Valentinov.
A short right from Valentinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentinov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentinov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Valentinov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinov.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Valentinov gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Valentinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Valentinov on the inside.
A short left from Valentinov.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Valentinov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valentinov scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Valentinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Valentinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Valentinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valentinov 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Valentinov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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