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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esko Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Forio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jazz comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Back in Black. Esko Jazz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Forio's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Jazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Forio!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jon Forio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jazz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jazz tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Forio lands.
Jazz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Forio swivels and escapes.
Jazz tries to clinch but Forio moves out of range.
Forio misses with a body kick.
Forio avoids the head kick by Jazz.
Forio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jazz counters with a shoot takedown. Forio fights it but they end up in guard.
Jazz throws and elbow that misses. Forio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jazz's guard. Nice move by Forio!
Forio won't allow Jazz to sweep him here.
Forio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Forio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz being controlled here, momentarily.
Jazz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Forio is one step ahead there.
Jazz is working hard here to advance position.
Jazz keeping moving, preventing Forio from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Forio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Forio misses with a two punch combination.
Jazz misses with a head kick.
Forio scores with a head kick.
Forio throws a combination that misses
and Jazz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Forio's guard now.
Jazz trying to control but Forio is working from the bottom.
Forio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jazz!
Jazz is squirming around, avoiding Forio's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forio prevents Jazz from getting the reversal.
Jazz is breathing heavily.
Forio landing strikes from the mount.
Jazz tries to reverse the position but Forio maintains control.
Jazz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jazz is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Forio.
Forio has control of Jazz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jazz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Forio is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jazz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forio breaks from Jazz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jazz is looking to improve his position but Forio isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Jazz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forio avoids the attempt from Jazz to control.
Forio is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jazz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Forio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Forio misses the body punch
and Jazz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Forio!
Forio is squirming around, avoiding Jazz's attempts to control the action.
Jazz avoids the attempt from Forio to control.
Jazz with shots to the head and body - Forio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Forio taking shots to the head.
Forio throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jazz. What's that going to do exactly?
Jazz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Forio is in a horrible position here. Jazz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Forio holds on for dear life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jazz working the ground and pound effectively.
Jazz lands a nice shot to the head.
Jazz working the ground and pound effectively.
Jazz dominating with strikes here.
Jazz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Forio?
Forio can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Jazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forio regains half guard.
Jazz lands strikes from half guard.
Forio wants to control but Jazz is keeping busy.
Forio manages to get to full guard.
Forio looking to control.
Jazz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Esko Jazz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Forio trying to keep a closed guard but Jazz is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Forio looking for a guillotine here but Jazz defends easily.
Forio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jazz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jazz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jazz is in close to Forio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jazz tries to free his leg and advance position but Forio is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Forio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Forio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Forio is looking for a triangle but Jazz pushes his legs off easily.
Forio is looking for a triangle but Jazz pushes his legs off easily.
Jazz chips away with some ground and pound.
Forio controls Jazz momentarily but Jazz frees himself.
Forio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Jazz dominated that second round.
That's time! Jazz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jazz gets the takedown into side control.
Jazz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Forio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Forio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Forio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Forio working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jazz has passed into half guard!
Forio is looking to improve his position.
Forio is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jazz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jazz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Forio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forio manages to get to full guard.
Jazz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Forio trying to control the position.
Forio pushes Jazz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jazz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jazz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Forio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jazz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Forio missing with punches from the bottom.
Jazz wants to take a breather but Forio is having none of it.
Jazz working the head and body with strikes.
Jazz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jazz.
Forio is rocked!
Forio wants to get back to full guard.
Jazz working Forio over with strikes.
Forio wants to get back to full guard.
Forio moves into full guard.
Jazz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Forio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jazz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jazz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Forio regains guard.
Forio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Forio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Forio is trying to keep Jazz in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Forio is on top in guard.
Jazz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Jazz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jazz 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Jazz!
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FIGHT
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