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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jesus comes to the cage accompanied by agi agi song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
23
211 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee De Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jesus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walcott circles away.
Walcott tries to clinch there but De Jesus circles away.
Walcott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walcott doesn't manage to clinch there - De Jesus circles away.
Walcott is looking to clinch but De Jesus is avoiding it.
De Jesus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walcott manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Jesus thows a big elbow that misses.
Walcott wants to stand up but De Jesus is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Walcott holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Jesus throwing strikes but missing.
Walcott looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De Jesus 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Jesus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Jesus throws and elbow that misses. Walcott uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Jesus's guard. Nice move by Walcott!
Walcott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Jesus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walcott is controlling him.
De Jesus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walcott manages to get himself to full guard.
De Jesus lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walcott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Jesus won't allow Walcott to sweep him here.
Walcott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Jesus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walcott is keeping the position for now.
De Jesus is working Walcott over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walcott is controlling De Jesus's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Jesus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walcott wants to get back to his feet but De Jesus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Jesus trying to control but Walcott is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Jesus is in close to Walcott's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Jesus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Jesus throwing strikes from guard but Walcott blocks nicely.
Walcott trying to keep a closed guard but De Jesus is proving a slippery customer.
Walcott has his hands on De Jesus's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Jesus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Jesus is fighting to break Walcott's control of his arms but Walcott is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Jesus chips away with some ground and pound.
De Jesus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Jesus is working Walcott over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Jesus prevents Walcott from getting back to his feet.
Walcott looks gassed!
De Jesus is in close to Walcott's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee De Jesus dominated that 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.
Walcott wants to clinch up but De Jesus keeps it at a distance.
De Jesus shoots in looking for a takedown. Walcott tries to sprawl out of it but De Jesus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walcott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Jesus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walcott is looking to clinch but De Jesus is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walcott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Jesus counters with a nice body shot.
De Jesus fails with the takedown
and Walcott counters with a single leg into guard. De Jesus didn't expect that.
Walcott is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walcott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Jesus is looking for a triangle but Walcott pushes his legs off easily.
Walcott thows a big elbow that misses.
Walcott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Jesus wants to sweep here but Walcott controlling him for the moment.
Walcott throws a strike but De Jesus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walcott is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walcott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Jesus is trying to keep Walcott in close.
De Jesus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walcott's guard.
De Jesus throwing strikes but missing.
Walcott controls De Jesus momentarily but De Jesus frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Jesus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jesus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Jesus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Jesus stands up over Walcott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Jesus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Jesus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Jesus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walcott is looking to stand up but De Jesus isn't so interested in that idea.
Walcott trying to keep a closed guard but De Jesus is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walcott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walcott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Jesus.
Walcott wants to stand and escape but De Jesus is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Jesus feints and as Walcott raises his hands in defense, De Jesus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Jesus postures up in Walcott's guard and throws a big left but Walcott blocks it.
De Jesus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Jesus throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lee De Jesus will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Jesus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Jesus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
De Jesus working the ground and pound.
Walcott is trying to control De Jesus's posture but De Jesus avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Jesus decides to stand up, so the ref orders Walcott to his feet.
De Jesus throws a right and a left that Walcott avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott tries to clinch
and De Jesus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Walcott is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walcott looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walcott can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Jesus wants to control from the top but Walcott keeps moving.
De Jesus throwing strikes from guard but Walcott blocks nicely.
De Jesus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jesus trying to control but Walcott is working from the bottom.
De Jesus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Jesus postures up and lands a big shot to Walcott's brow.
Walcott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Jesus manages to get himself to full guard.
De Jesus manages to escape and get back to his feet.
De Jesus misses with a takedown
and Walcott counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott throwing shots but De Jesus is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jesus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Walcott.
De Jesus wants to stand up but Walcott is controlling him.
De Jesus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walcott.
Walcott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Jesus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walcott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walcott passes De Jesus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Jesus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walcott.
Walcott thows a huge punch but De Jesus dodges it nicely.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Jesus shoots in for a takedown but Walcott shows good takedown defense.
Walcott tries to clinch
and De Jesus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walcott's guard.
De Jesus looking to pass the guard.
De Jesus won't allow Walcott to get back to his feet.
De Jesus won't allow Walcott to sweep him here.
De Jesus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Jesus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Jesus chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee De Jesus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Jesus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Lee De Jesus!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Lee De Jesus!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Lee De Jesus!
Lee De Jesus wins by unanimous decision!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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