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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Jcool (ranked 25176 p4p, 23866 weight class) and Jaz Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jcool comes into the arena with Eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. Jaz Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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7 - 8 - 0 |
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8 - 49 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdul Jcool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 49 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaz Moore!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moore looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jcool tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jcool to the ground. Jcool escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jcool scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jcool works his way into side control.
Jcool controls the position from side control.
Moore is trying to control Jcool's posture but Jcool avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jcool is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moore has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jcool wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moore, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jcool wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Jcool decides to stand back up.
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jcool swivels and escapes.
Abdul Jcool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaz Moore.
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jcool counters with a single leg into guard. Moore didn't expect that.
Jcool seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Moore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jcool gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jcool is pushing down on Moore's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moore is fighting to maintain full guard but Jcool has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jcool looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moore is defending against the submission attempts here by Jcool.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jcool passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jcool lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jcool punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jcool lands a big elbow.
Jcool stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Jcool throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moore's waist but Moore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jcool off to one side.
Moore with a poor takedown
and Jcool counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jcool dives in for a single leg takedown but Moore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moore tries to pull guard but Jcool holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Jcool has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jcool breaks from the clinch.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jcool is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moore.
Jcool shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moore but Moore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Despite the aggression on Moore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jcool shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moore as he avoids it easily.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up with Jcool, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes Jcool against the cage but Jcool circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jcool tries to counter with a takedown but Moore is quick to defend against it.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Jcool sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jcool tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moore manages to circle out of the way.
Jcool looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jcool fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moore avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Jcool dominated that round.
That's time! Jcool's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moore or perhaps it was just good defense by Jcool, which made it look bad.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Jcool sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Abdul Jcool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaz Moore.
Jcool shoots in and gets a takedown into Moore's guard.
Jcool working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jcool advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jcool connects with a decent elbow.
Jcool scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moore to see if he's OK.
Jcool is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jcool looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jcool working Moore over with strikes here.
Jcool controlling from the full mount.
Jcool has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jcool wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely.
Jcool is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Moore is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jcool is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Jcool tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Jcool's attempts to control the action.
Jcool looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jcool raining down shots from the mount!
Jcool lands with some strikes.
Moore taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jcool pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jcool can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
Jcool postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moore looks a forlorn figure.
Jcool working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Moore taking shots to the head.
Moore tries to reverse the position but Jcool maintains control.
Abdul Jcool overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jcool has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moore's face.
BOOM! Jcool connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Jcool's attempts to control the action.
Moore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jcool looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jcool avoids the attempt from Moore to control.
Moore is trying to escape the mount.
Jcool looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Jcool dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Jcool keeps the fight on the outside.
Jcool shoots in but Moore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moore.
Jcool closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moore's guard.
Moore throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've been informed that Moore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jcool postures up and lands a big shot to Moore's brow.
Jcool landing some decent shots from guard.
Jcool working some strikes from top position.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jcool 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.
Jcool trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moore's guard.
Moore is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jcool defends well.
Jcool gets to his feet. Moore looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jcool drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jcool pushes down on Moore's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jcool 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.
Jcool trying to control from half guard but Moore is working away.
Moore trying to hold on to Jcool's head to control him but Jcool postures up.
Jcool looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jaz Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jcool is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Jcool eventually gives up the hold.
Jcool lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jcool is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jcool looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jcool looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jcool seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moore looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jcool lands a nice short elbow.
Jcool is taking a breather. Moore says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jcool trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jcool pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Jcool showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jcool has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Jcool!
Abdul Jcool decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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