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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Armor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen Kanye West-Only One as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jon Armor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Armor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Weber!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Armor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Armor trying to control the position but Weber is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Armor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Weber is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Armor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Armor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armor is looking to take a break and control but Weber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weber is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Armor has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armor stands up and beckons Weber to his feet.
Good shot there by Weber.
Armor tries to clinch but Weber moves out of range.
Weber scores with a jab. Armor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Jon Armor has been cut.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weber closes the distance and clinches up with Armor , looking for a takedown. Weber pushes Armor against the cage but Armor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Weber looks winded!
Armor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Armor swats away the attempt to clinch by Weber.
Weber stuffs the takedown attempt from Armor . Armor gets slowly back to his feet.
Weber throws a lazy uppercut
and Armor counters by clinching up.
Armor breaks from the clinch.
Weber shoots in but no luck this time.
Armor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Weber takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber shoots and misses
and Armor counters with a left and a right that stings Weber.
Jon Armor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Weber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Armor .
Armor moves into the clinch.
Armor working Weber over with knees to the body.
Armor breaks the clinch.
Armor tries to clinch but Weber moves out of range.
Armor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Armor shoots in for a takedown but Weber shows good takedown defense.
Weber throws a jab but it's blocked by Armor .
Weber shoots in looking for a takedown. Armor tries to sprawl out of it but Weber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Armor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armor clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armor breaks the clinch.
Weber clinches up with Armor and pushes him back against the cage.
Armor blocking some punches.
Armor pulls Weber into guard.
Weber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Weber has eaten all the pies!
Armor wants to stand up but Weber is controlling him.
Weber is in close to Armor 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Weber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Armor controls Weber momentarily but Weber frees himself.
Armor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armor has momentary wrist control but Weber slips an elbow through the middle.
Weber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Weber connects with a couple of short punches.
Weber working some strikes from top position.
Weber postures up.
Armor wants to sweep here but Weber controlling him for the moment.
Weber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Weber throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Armor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Armor 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Armor moves away from the strike by Weber.
Armor slips a jab and a cross from Weber.
Armor slips a jab and a cross from Weber.
Armor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Armor drives through and clinches with Weber against the cage.
I was talking to Armor 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Weber is looking to control Armor 's arms but Armor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weber has his back to the cage.
Armor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Armor has Weber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Weber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Armor drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armor looking to control.
Armor has momentary wrist control but Weber slips an elbow through the middle.
Armor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weber can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber is looking to work some ground and pound but Armor has wrist control.
Weber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Weber throwing strikes from guard but Armor blocks nicely.
Weber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weber distracts Armor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Weber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Weber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Armor controls Weber momentarily but Weber frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weber forces Armor back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weber tries for a takedown but Armor manages to get underhooks.
Armor jumps guard.
Weber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Armor is looking for a triangle but Weber pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber throwing strikes but missing.
Weber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Weber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Weber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber is in close to Armor 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Weber works over Armor with some ground and pound from guard.
Armor wants to stand up but Weber is controlling him.
Weber landing some decent shots from guard.
Weber works over Armor with some ground and pound from guard.
Weber throwing strikes but missing.
Weber throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Armor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weber.
Armor misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Weber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weber or perhaps it was just good defense by Armor , which made it look bad.
Weber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Armor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jon Armor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Weber.
Armor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armor wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Weber closes the distance and clinches.
Armor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Weber clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Weber is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Armor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Armor 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Weber rushes Armor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Armor breaks the clinch.
Armor wants to clinch.
A combination from Armor does no damage.
Armor misses with a head kick.
Jon Armor is winning the standup battle so far.
Armor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Armor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Armor , pushing him back against the cage.
Jon Armor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Armor gets underhooks to prevent Weber's takedown attempt.
Weber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Armor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Armor turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Armor manages to end up in side control.
Weber wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber is looking to get back to his feet here but Armor is keeping cool and he's managed to take Weber's back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weber is trying to remain composed but Armor is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Weber wants to get back to his feet.
Armor is persistently looking for the submission but Weber is defending it well.
Weber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armor is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Weber wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armor tries to keep control of the position but Weber is staying busy.
Can Weber hold on?! Armor is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Weber trying to get back to his feet but Armor is in full control for now.
Armor working for a choke but Weber is defending well.
Weber trying to get back to his feet but Armor is in full control for now.
Armor lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Armor scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Weber is looking for a way out.
Armor is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Weber defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber is trying to stand back up.
Armor is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Weber is defending well though. Armor let's go of the attempt for now.
Armor has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weber is trying to get back to his feet but Armor has full control of the position and if anything, Weber has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Weber is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee is taking a good look at Weber as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Armor !
Weber wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Armor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weber covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Armor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Armor 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Armor !
In defeat, Jack Weber stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back better than ever this is just a bump in the road. I wanna thank Ray Longo, Matt Serra and all of LIMMA.'.
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hype
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