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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferey Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferey Gump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jefferey Gump!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump misses with a few strikes there.
Balls gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balls looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balls shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Balls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gump is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gump told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Balls is pressing down on Gump's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gump is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gump still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gump has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
You can see the frustration on Balls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gump controlling the position from side mount.
Gump's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump is looking to take a break and control but Balls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gump controls the position.
Balls is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gump has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Balls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gump controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jefferey Gump.
Balls swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gump counters with a thumping low kick.
Gump misses with a series of wild punches.
Balls showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gump.
Balls slips a jab and a cross from Gump.
Gump misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Gump. No joy for Balls on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls has his takedown stuffed
and Gump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balls dodges the punch combination from Gump.
Balls fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gump to the ground. Balls is now in Gump's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balls is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gump is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gump has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jefferey Gump will probably get the nod.
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.
Gump throws a series of punches but Balls moves out of range.
Balls changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gump tries to avoid it but Balls manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gump to the ground. Gump escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gump sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jefferey Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balls stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balls.
Jefferey Gump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Gump, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balls gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gump.
Balls misses with a takedown attempt - Gump sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gump's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gump duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gump throws a right and a left that Balls avoids nicely.
Balls gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balls moves out of range as Gump throws a body kick.
Balls shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gump defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump throws a nice looking combination but Balls bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gump swinging wildly here.
Bubba Balls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gump stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gump wants it to stay on the feet.
Gump slaps away a takedown attempt from Balls, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gump misses with a series of wild punches.
Balls looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gump. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferey Gump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balls shoots for a takedown but Gump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Balls shoots for a double leg takedown but Gump sprawls well. He's pushed Balls's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balls with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gump throws a body kick that misses.
Gump misses with a wild combination.
Gump misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump tries to sprawl but Balls drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gump regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Balls.
Gump preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balls drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gump looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gump looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gump!
Gump trying to control the action but Balls is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump taking a breather here.
Balls is not content to let Gump control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Gump stalls from top position.
Jefferey Gump has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balls is defended easily by Gump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Balls.
Gump throws a series of punches but Balls avoids them all with ease.
Bubba Balls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gump scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferey Gump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gump has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferey Gump!
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