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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tjorben Voorhoofd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tjorben Voorhoofd will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tjorben Voorhoofd!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Teller misses the target.
A cross from Voorhoofd lands.
Voorhoofd tries to land a leg kick but Teller saw it coming and moves away.
Voorhoofd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Voorhoofd slips a straight right by Teller.
Voorhoofd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Teller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Voorhoofd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Teller throws a lazy right hand but Voorhoofd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voorhoofd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Teller.
Voorhoofd swings for the body but Teller moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorhoofd blocks a jab.
Voorhoofd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teller.
Teller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voorhoofd.
Voorhoofd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voorhoofd.
Voorhoofd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teller. That did some damage!
Teller throws a body punch but Voorhoofd moves out of range.
Teller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teller throws a jab when Voorhoofd was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voorhoofd! But no joy.
Voorhoofd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teller misses with a hook
and Voorhoofd counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller loads up on a big right hand but Voorhoofd slips the punch.
Voorhoofd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voorhoofd digs a good hook to Teller's body.
Voorhoofd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Teller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller misses with a hook
and Voorhoofd counters with a left to the body.
Voorhoofd moves forwards but Teller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Voorhoofd slips a jab from Teller.
Teller keeps the fight on the outside.
Teller swings for the body but Voorhoofd moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Voorhoofd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teller throws a big shot that misses.
Voorhoofd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller digs a good body shot into Voorhoofd's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Teller, as that shot connected.
Voorhoofd tried to score with a low kick but Teller checks it.
The fighters circling - Voorhoofd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Voorhoofd.
Nice defenses there by Voorhoofd.
Voorhoofd tries to work over Teller's front leg with a kick but Teller checks it.
Teller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teller staying out of range there.
Teller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Voorhoofd.
Teller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teller misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voorhoofd throws a low kick, looking for Teller's leg but Teller calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Teller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Teller throws a shot from downtown. Voorhoofd moves away and avoids it.
Teller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Voorhoofd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Voorhoofd is looking to clinch.
Teller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voorhoofd digs a good body shot into Teller's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voorhoofd throws a shot from downtown. Teller moves away and avoids it.
Teller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tjorben Voorhoofd will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Voorhoofd fails to land with a series of punches.
Voorhoofd swings widly with a right hand
and Teller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Teller throws out a loose jab but Voorhoofd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teller slips under a jab.
Teller loads up on a big right hand but Voorhoofd slips the punch.
Teller looks to land a left hand but Voorhoofd moved out of range nicely.
Teller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorhoofd throws a big shot that misses.
Voorhoofd throws a lazy right hand but Teller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teller misses with a right hand
and Voorhoofd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorhoofd misses with a jab to the body
and Teller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Teller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Teller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Voorhoofd up against the cage.
Voorhoofd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Teller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Voorhoofd letting Teller take a breather here.
Teller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Teller misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Teller fails to land.
Teller misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Teller fails to land.
Voorhoofd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teller scores with a shot to the side of Voorhoofd's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voorhoofd blocks an uppercut.
Teller working aggressively here.
Voorhoofd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Teller is keeping busy.
Teller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teller lands a body shot.
Teller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voorhoofd backwards.
Voorhoofd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voorhoofd being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voorhoofd.
Voorhoofd swings wildly with an uppercut but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Voorhoofd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Teller.
A short body shot lands from Teller as the two fighters clinch.
Voorhoofd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voorhoofd stalling in the clinch but Teller improves position.
Jax Teller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Teller lands a left hand.
Teller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voorhoofds head.
Voorhoofd lands with a right to the head.
Voorhoofd looking to slow down the pace here.
Voorhoofd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voorhoofd working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teller.
Teller tries a body shot but Voorhoofd blocks it.
Voorhoofd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Teller fails to land.
Voorhoofd looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teller avoids the elbow strike from Voorhoofd, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voorhoofd is looking to control Teller's arms but Teller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Voorhoofd has his back to the cage.
Teller stalling in the clinch.
Voorhoofd throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Teller.
Voorhoofd missing with knees to the body.
Teller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voorhoofd looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voorhoofd is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teller.
Voorhoofd is still on wobbly legs! Can Teller finish him?
Teller misses with some punches.
Voorhoofd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teller working aggressively here.
Voorhoofd trying to land knees to the body.
Teller throws a punch but it's blocked by Voorhoofd.
Teller has a couple of punches blocked by Voorhoofd.
Teller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voorhoofd can do to turn this around?
Teller misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teller.
Teller throws a head punch that misses.
Teller misses with a punch on the inside.
Voorhoofd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Teller dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Voorhoofd misses with a double jab.
Voorhoofd seems to have recovered his senses.
Teller scores with a shot to the body.
Teller throws an overhand right that lands on Voorhoofd's shoulder, as Voorhoofd tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voorhoofd! But no joy.
Teller misses with a right hand
enabling Voorhoofd to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Teller.
Voorhoofd sizes up Teller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Teller throws a body punch but Voorhoofd moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorhoofd looks to throw the jab but Teller is out of range.
Good exchange - Voorhoofd coming out on top.
Teller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voorhoofd throws out the jab.
It looked like Teller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Voorhoofd.
Teller throws a lazy right hand but Voorhoofd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voorhoofd lands a lovely overhand right.
Teller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teller throws an off balance right hand
enabling Voorhoofd to counter with a crisp jab.
Voorhoofd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voorhoofd manages to avoid it.
Teller throws a hook to the side of Voorhoofd's head but Voorhoofd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Voorhoofd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab from Voorhoofd.
Teller misses with a straight right.
Tjorben Voorhoofd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a jab but it's blocked by Voorhoofd.
Voorhoofd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teller throws out the jab.
Teller with a nice cross.
Voorhoofd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teller.
Tjorben Voorhoofd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voorhoofd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voorhoofd steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voorhoofd was well out of range. Poor timing from Teller.
Teller misses with a looping left.
Voorhoofd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a poor cross that misses
letting Voorhoofd counter with a right hand.
Voorhoofd connects with a body shot that sends Teller's belly button to the back.
Teller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Voorhoofd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teller scrambles back to his feet.
Voorhoofd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voorhoofd misses with an uppercut. Teller saw that one coming.
Teller tries to counter by clinching up but Voorhoofd breaks away and moves out of range.
Teller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voorhoofd is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Voorhoofd throws a leg kick but Teller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Voorhoofd throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Teller counter with a right hand.
Voorhoofd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voorhoofd! But no joy.
Teller throws a big shot that misses.
Voorhoofd throws out a counter right but Teller avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Voorhoofd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Voorhoofd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voorhoofd misses with a shot to the body
and Teller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Teller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Voorhoofd throws a body shot but no joy.
Teller misses the jab.
Voorhoofd looks to land a left hand but Teller moved out of range nicely.
Teller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tjorben Voorhoofd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Voorhoofd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jax Teller!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jax Teller!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jax Teller!
Jax Teller wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Jax Teller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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