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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jodi Joe Fjera (ranked 2707 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Harris Jr (ranked 2963 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjera comes into the arena with Tito & Tarantula blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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186 cm
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225 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jodi Joe Fjera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Harris Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjera throws a lazy right hand but Harris Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fjera tries to keep at a distance but Harris Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fjera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fjera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harris Jr.
Fjera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fjera scores with the left hand. Harris Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Butch Harris Jr has been cut.
Fjera gets the takedown into side control.
Harris Jr explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fjera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Harris Jr. No joy for Fjera on that attempt.
Harris Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris Jr throws a lazy body kick
letting Fjera counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Fjera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fjera.
Nice takedown defense from Harris Jr. No joy for Fjera on that attempt.
Harris Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Harris Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fjera tries to work over Harris Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris Jr.
Harris Jr has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fjera clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I've been told that Harris Jr has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Harris Jr slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Fjera is trying to break free.
Fjera trying to control the hands but Harris Jr breaks the grip.
Harris Jr really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fjera.
Fjera looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr trying to control momentarily.
Fjera fending off the submission attempt from Harris Jr.
What can Fjera do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Fjera prevents Harris Jr from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr controlling well, preventing Fjera from escaping the position.
Harris Jr slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Fjera tries to escape but Harris Jr has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Harris Jr controlling from the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fjera just trying to survive but Harris Jr is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fjera is covering up but some of the strikes from Harris Jr are getting through and doing damage.
Fjera trying to control the action but Harris Jr just sinks the hooks in.
Fjera rolls, trying to escape but Harris Jr keeps control of the position.
Harris Jr scores with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera tries to roll but Harris Jr sticks to his back.
Fjera is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fjera wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fjera rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Harris Jr decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Harris Jr rushes Fjera and presses him up against the cage.
Fjera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fjera tries to work over Harris Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Harris Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Butch Harris Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fjera shoots in but Harris Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Fjera catches Harris Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fjera tries to clinch but Harris Jr is having none of it.
Fjera swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris Jr.
Fjera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fjera scores with a shot to the body.
Harris Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Fjera attempts a counter takedown but Harris Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Jodi Joe Fjera is winning the standup battle so far.
Fjera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris Jr as he jumps to the side.
Harris Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris Jr darts in and clinches Fjera up against the cage.
Fjera is trying to break the clinch but Harris Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Fjera throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fjera is looking to slow Harris Jr down with leg kicks.
Harris Jr tries to clinch up.
Harris Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Fjera.
Fjera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris Jr throws a series of punches but Fjera moves out of range.
Harris Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fjera misses with a double jab.
Fjera avoids the body shot from Harris Jr.
Jodi Joe Fjera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Fjera
and Harris Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harris Jr.
Harris Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fjera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fjera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjera looking to sit in guard and control but Harris Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fjera is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Harris Jr frees his head nicely. Oh but Fjera has switched to an armbar! Harris Jr is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jodi Joe Fjera!
A very excited looking Jodi Joe Fjera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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