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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neven Gojak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neven Gojak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Jumper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jumper has Gojak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jumper gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jumper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gojak could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gojak wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jumper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jumper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jumper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jumper tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jumper cracks Gojak with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jumper tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jumper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jumper wants to control but Gojak is keeping him busy.
Gojak tries to escape but Jumper is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jumper staying calm.
Gojak looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gojak pushes Jumper away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jumper gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four 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.
Jumper is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gojak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jumper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jumper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jumper clinches up against the ropes.
Jumper has Gojak pressed against the ropes, preventing Gojak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jumper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Jumper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jumper misses with a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the body from Gojak misses
and Jumper counters with a left and a right that stings Gojak.
Jumper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jumper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jumper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jumper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mark Jumper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jumper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jumper prevents Gojak from standing back up.
Gojak taking some punishment here, with Jumper in his half guard.
Jumper stops Gojak from getting back to his feet.
Gojak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jumper on the ground.
Jumper is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jumper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gojak keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumper works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jumper swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gojak is now in Jumper's guard. A big mistake from Jumper there, giving up the dominant position!
Gojak has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jumper is proving hard to escape from.
Mark Jumper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jumper is trying to control the position but Gojak postures up.
Gojak wanted to stand there but Jumper had control of the position.
Jumper has his foot on Gojak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gojak works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jumper is trying to keep Gojak in close.
Jumper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gojak wants to stand but Jumper has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jumper wants to sweep here but Gojak controlling him for the moment.
Gojak wants to get up but he can't break Jumper's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gojak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gojak lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jumper shoots in but no luck this time.
A left and a right from Gojak both land. Nice combination.
Neven Gojak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gojak throws a series of punches but Jumper moves out of range.
Jumper throws a counter combo.
Jumper slips a jab from Gojak.
Gojak misses with a left hand
and Jumper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jumper.
Jumper jumps guard but Gojak stands there with Jumper around his waist. Jumper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jumper is breathing heavily.
Jumper wants a takedown.
Neven Gojak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jumper.
Jumper has Gojak pressed against the ropes, preventing Gojak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gojak tries to break free but Jumper pushes him back against the ropes.
Jumper taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gojak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jumper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jumper throws a head punch that misses.
Gojak wants to break free but Jumper has control.
Jumper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gojak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jumper is trying to pull guard but Gojak has him pressed against the ropes.
Gojak can't break the clinch.
Jumper keeps control of Gojak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neven Gojak dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gojak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gojak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gojak duly obliges.
Jumper throws a series of punches but Gojak avoids them all with ease.
Gojak throws a series of punches but Jumper avoids them all with ease.
Jumper closes the distance and clinches.
Jumper breaks from the clinch.
Jumper pushes Gojak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jumper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Gojak.
Gojak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jumper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gojak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gojak looks to land a right hand but Jumper moved out of range.
Jumper is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Gojak misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gojak misses with a hook.
Jumper feints the counter takedown.
Jumper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gojak.
Gojak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gojak lands with a slapping head kick.
Gojak throws a hook to the side of Jumper's head but Jumper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jumper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jumper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gojak sprawls well initially but Jumper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gojak tries to kick Jumper off but Jumper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gojak is in trouble now - Jumper has advanced to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jumper controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gojak wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Jumper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gojak is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Jumper content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gojak tries to buck Jumper off but he can't manage it.
Jumper is landing with some decent strikes but Gojak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Jumper.
Jumper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jumper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jumper is landing with some decent strikes but Gojak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jumper trying to control but Gojak is having none of it.
Gojak tries to buck Jumper off but he can't manage it.
Jumper controlling the pace for now.
Jumper with the ground and pound from mount.
Jumper controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neven Gojak.
I think Gojak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neven Gojak!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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