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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Keskisarja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Jones had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Keskisarja!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keskisarja blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Keskisarja is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Keskisarja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Keskisarja.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Keskisarja is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Keskisarja is trying to stall.
Jones leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jones gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nice elbow from Jones.
It looks like Kari Keskisarja has been cut.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keskisarja.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Keskisarja shrugs off.
Keskisarja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keskisarja's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Keskisarja shrugs off.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Keskisarja.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keskisarja's efforts to push away.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keskisarja blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja blocks a body shot from Jones.
Keskisarja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Keskisarja misses with the head strike.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Keskisarja being controlled against the ropes.
Keskisarja trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Keskisarja into the ropes.
Keskisarja looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Keskisarja defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Keskisarja takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keskisarja takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Keskisarja's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Keskisarja.
Jones wants to clinch up but Keskisarja keeps it at a distance.
Jones is looking to clinch but Keskisarja is avoiding it.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Keskisarja tries a head kick but it misses.
Keskisarja throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keskisarja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keskisarja is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keskisarja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Keskisarja struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Keskisarja tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Keskisarja takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keskisarja scores with a hook to the body.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keskisarja.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a push kick but Keskisarja slaps the foot to one side.
Keskisarja feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keskisarja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Keskisarja lands an overhand right.
It looks like Bubba Jones has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Keskisarja throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keskisarja circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bubba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones slips under a jab from Keskisarja.
Bubba Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Keskisarja swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Keskisarja's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keskisarja's defenses.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Keskisarja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Keskisarja avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Jones taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kari Keskisarja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Keskisarja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keskisarja scores with a shot to the body.
Keskisarja misses with a body shot.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bubba Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Keskisarja takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Keskisarja misses with some punches.
Keskisarja is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keskisarja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keskisarja wants to stall.
Keskisarja misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stalling against the ropes.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keskisarja blocks the elbow strike.
Keskisarja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Keskisarja is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Keskisarja.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keskisarja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones tries to circle away but Keskisarja has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keskisarja struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keskisarja's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keskisarja blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keskisarja is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Jones.
That has opened up Kari Keskisarja's cut even more.
Keskisarja misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keskisarja tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones keeps control of Keskisarja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
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 Bubba 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Bubba Jones!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Bubba Jones!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Bubba Jones!
Bubba Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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