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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esko Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabuba Mbele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jazz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Back in Black. Jabuba Mbele will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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200 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
4 - 2 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jabuba Mbele!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jazz misses with the combination.
Mbele is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jazz tries to clinch but Mbele moves out of range.
Mbele avoids the body shot from Jazz.
Jazz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mbele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Esko Jazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabuba Mbele.
Mbele throws a sloppy head kick and Jazz moves out of range easily.
Mbele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mbele closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jazz is looking for a sweep. Mbele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jazz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jazz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mbele regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jazz.
Mbele wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz being controlled here momentarily.
Jazz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mbele looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jazz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mbele is keeping the position for now.
Mbele keeping moving, preventing Jazz from controlling successfully.
Jazz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mbele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mbele escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jazz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mbele looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jazz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mbele wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jazz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jazz lands in his opponent's guard.
Jazz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jazz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mbele's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mbele has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jazz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mbele wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jazz works over Mbele with some ground and pound from guard.
Jazz chips away with some ground and pound.
Mbele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jazz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jazz postures up in Mbele's guard and throws a big left but Mbele blocks it.
Jazz postures up.
Jazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mbele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jazz won't allow Mbele to sweep him here.
Jazz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jazz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jazz.
Jazz stands up from Mbele's guard - Jazz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mbele with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jazz counters with a stiff right hand.
Jazz throws a sloppy head kick
and Mbele counters with a takedown into side control.
Jazz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mbele is looking to pass Jazz's guard but actually Jazz recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jazz striking off his back, scoring a few points.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Jazz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jazz throws a head kick but Mbele moves out of range.
Jazz misses with a head kick.
Mbele tries to clinch
and Jazz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jazz.
Jazz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jazz stands up and waves to Mbele to follow him.
A slow jab from Jazz misses its intended target.
Jazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Mbele gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mbele is trying to work for a kimura but Jazz is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbele prevents Jazz from improving his position.
Mbele trying to control the action but Jazz is working from the bottom.
Jazz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jazz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mbele has passed into half guard!
Esko Jazz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mbele is working for a kimura but Jazz is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two 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.
Jazz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mbele's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mbele's back!
Mbele tries to break free.
Jazz scores with punches to the body.
Jazz trying to control.
Jazz looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Jazz throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mbele could be in trouble here!
Jazz struggling to land strikes to the head as Mbele covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz wants to control the position but Mbele frees himself and scrambles - Jazz manages to regain control in side control.
Mbele is trying to control Jazz's posture but Jazz avoids it.
Jazz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mbele misses with a takedown attempt
and Jazz counters with a shoot takedown. Mbele fights it but they end up in guard.
Mbele trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jazz preventing the sweep.
Mbele has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jazz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mbele looking for a sweep. Not yet Mbele, not yet.
Jazz thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mbele has his foot on Jazz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jazz works his way back into a safe position though.
Jazz trying to control but Mbele is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Jazz does no damage.
Mbele has his takedown stuffed
and Jazz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mbele actively working from the bottom here.
Mbele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jazz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mbele's head.
Mbele tries to roll over but Jazz keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Jazz 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mbele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Jazz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mbele is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jazz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mbele keeping moving, preventing Jazz from controlling successfully.
Jazz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mbele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jazz pushes down on Mbele's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jazz slips a nice elbow through Mbele's hands, connecting with Mbele's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jazz connects with a nice short shot to Mbele's temple.
Mbele trying to hold on to Jazz's head to control him but Jazz postures up.
Jazz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mbele actively working from the bottom here.
Mbele tries to kick Jazz off but Jazz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mbele trying to hold on to Jazz's head to control him but Jazz postures up.
Jazz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mbele tries to kick Jazz off but Jazz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jazz instigates a clinch.
Mbele is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jazz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jazz can't get the takedown.
Jazz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mbele is trying to keep an underhook but Jazz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mbele regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jazz.
Mbele wants to sweep here but Jazz controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jazz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jazz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mbele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mbele has his foot on Jazz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jazz works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbele wants to sweep here but Jazz controlling him for the moment.
Jazz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jazz postures up.
Jazz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mbele is keeping the position for now.
Mbele controls Jazz momentarily but Jazz frees himself.
Jazz preventing the sweep.
Mbele is trying to keep Jazz in close.
Mbele looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mbele is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jazz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jazz throws a right and a left that Mbele avoids nicely.
Mbele throws a right and a left that Jazz avoids nicely.
Mbele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jazz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mbele!
Esko Jazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabuba Mbele.
Jazz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mbele hang on?
Mbele tries to lock up and control but Jazz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mbele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jazz lands a big shot there that rocks Mbele but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Jazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jazz 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Jazz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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