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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustus Cole will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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265 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Augustus Cole!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jelani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Cole jabs Jelani right on the nose. Jelani blinks but takes it well.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Jelani misses.
Cole scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
Jelani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jelani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole throws a right hand that misses
and Jelani counters with a single leg into guard. Cole didn't expect that.
Jelani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jelani stands and throws Cole's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cole looking for a sweep but Jelani has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cole wants to control but Jelani is having none of it.
Jelani dominating with strikes here.
Cole regains half guard.
Cole gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelani wants to pass the guard but Cole is keeping the position.
Cole wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jelani manages to pass to side control.
Cole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jelani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole gets back to full guard.
Cole has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jelani's guard.
Cole scoring with some ground and pound.
Jelani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jelani is pulling down on Cole's head to control his posture.
Cole must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cole is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Jelani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Jelani should have avoided that one.
Augustus Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jelani.
Cole tried to score with a low kick but Jelani checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole tries to score with a low kick but Jelani moves his leg out of the way.
Jelani moves away from the strike by Cole.
Jelani scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jelani counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Augustus Cole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jabari Jelani's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jelani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jelani misses with a low kick.
Cole throws a right and a left that Jelani avoids nicely.
Jelani closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cole's guard.
Cole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cole looking to control but Jelani passes into half guard.
Cole wants to sweep but Jelani has passed to side control!
Cole is looking for a sweep.
Jelani working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani misses with the ground and pound.
Jelani 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.
You can see the frustration on Cole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cole can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cole tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jelani easily slips into full mount!
Jelani postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cole looks a forlorn figure.
Cole is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to buck Jelani off but he can't manage it.
Jelani prevents Cole from getting the reversal.
Cole wants to hold on but Jelani pushes him away.
Cole can't escape the position.
Jelani in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Augustus Cole has been cut.
Cole is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelani lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That has opened up Augustus Cole's cut even more.
Jelani dominating with strikes here.
Cole is rocked!
The cut above Augustus Cole's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jelani connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cole is still in real trouble! Can Jelani finish him?
Cole can't escape the position.
Cole seems to have recovered his senses.
Jelani looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cole covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jabari Jelani!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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