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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Jefferson (ranked 5427 p4p, 2808 weight class) and Sam Wylie (ranked 0 p4p, 360 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geoff Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Wylie!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylie punishes Jefferson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wylie moves into range and clinches up with Jefferson.
Wylie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wylie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wylie lands a shoulder strike.
Wylie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wylie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wylie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jefferson gets tackled into the cage by Wylie. Wylie maintains the clinch.
Wylie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jefferson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wylie is pressed up against the cage. Jefferson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wylie down to the mat. Wylie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoff Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wylie throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylie misses with a body punch
and Jefferson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wylie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wylie is trying to maintain the position but Jefferson is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wylie is pressing down on Jefferson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wylie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jefferson's guard.
Jefferson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wylie is aware though and is defending well.
Jefferson keeping full guard, as Wylie tries to pass.
Wylie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jefferson's guard.
Jefferson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wylie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wylie is trying to control the action in half guard but Jefferson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jefferson looking for submissions off his back.
Jefferson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jefferson is breathing heavily.
Wylie is trying to control. Jefferson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jefferson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jefferson is not content to let Wylie control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wylie lands a nice short elbow.
Wylie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jefferson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wylie winds up and cracks Jefferson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jefferson is refusing to be controlled, as Wylie sits in half guard.
Wylie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jefferson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
A nice elbow there by Wylie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jefferson is working hard here to advance position.
Wylie tries to control but Jefferson wriggling away.
Wylie raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Wylie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wylie content just to control the position here.
Wylie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wylie landing punches.
Wylie with a couple of short strikes.
Wylie scoring with strikes but Jefferson is staying in there.
Jefferson is looking to get to half guard.
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!
Wylie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jefferson is looking to escape.
Wylie landing punches.
Jefferson is desperately trying to improve his position but Wylie has a good base and remains in mount.
Wylie landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wylie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wylie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jefferson?
Jefferson working to try and regain half guard.
Wylie tries to control but Jefferson wriggling away.
Wylie content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Jefferson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wylie lands a couple of good shots and Jefferson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jefferson staying busy and making it hard for Wylie to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wylie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wylie closes the distance and pushes Jefferson back into the cage.
Wylie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jefferson needs to keep his hands up - Wylie had a free shot at his head there.
Wylie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wylie looks to land a left hand but Jefferson moved out of range nicely.
Wylie takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
Wylie throws a jab but it's blocked by Jefferson.
Jefferson tries to counter with a takedown but Wylie is quick to defend against it.
Wylie catches Jefferson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jefferson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wylie is trying to defend but Jefferson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jefferson is keen to just control but Wylie is a slippery customer.
Wylie is looking to control Jefferson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wylie avoid being mounted?
Wylie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylie wants to control but Jefferson is keeping busy.
Jefferson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wylie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wylie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jefferson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jefferson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wylie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jefferson defends well.
Wylie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jefferson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wylie is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jefferson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jefferson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wylie dives on top into guard.
Wylie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jefferson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wylie has managed to get both his arms back between Jefferson's legs - danger averted.
Wylie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jefferson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wylie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wylie wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylie wants to pass the guard but Jefferson is keeping the position.
Wylie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wylie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wylie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jefferson gets back to half guard.
Wylie moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jefferson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wylie tries to stand but Jefferson is controlling his head.
Jefferson tries to buck Wylie off but Wylie is having none of it.
Wylie staying calm.
Sam Wylie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jefferson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wylie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jefferson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wylie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wylie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wylie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wylie is keen to just control but Jefferson is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jefferson is in trouble now - Wylie has advanced to mount!
Wylie looking to finish Jefferson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jefferson!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wylie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wylie tries to sprawl but Jefferson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wylie trying to hold on to Jefferson's head to control him but Jefferson postures up.
Jefferson trying to control the action but Wylie is working from the bottom.
Jefferson seems to be looking for submissions.
Wylie has his hands clasped together around Jefferson's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylie is staying active underneath Jefferson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jefferson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wylie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jefferson trying to pass the guard but Wylie defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wylie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wylie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jefferson's guard.
Jefferson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wylie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jefferson is tightening it up a little... Wylie has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Wylie reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Wylie taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jefferson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Geoff Jefferson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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