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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Jurevicious (ranked 3862 p4p, 460 weight class) and Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 2553 p4p, 345 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jurevicious might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Love- Death Grips. Sturridge has chosen 0 Eight - By: Sap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Jurevicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sturridge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut
and Jurevicious counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sturridge wants to get back to full guard.
Jurevicious thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sturridge's head.
Ground and pound from Jurevicious.
Jurevicious thows a huge punch but Sturridge dodges it nicely.
Sturridge controlling the position well.
Jurevicious misses with a head shot. Sturridge uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sturridge controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurevicious throwing strikes but missing.
Jurevicious working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jurevicious trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sturridge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jurevicious manages to get himself to full guard.
Sturridge is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jurevicious is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jurevicious has escaped and now he's on top!
Sturridge has Jurevicious pulled in close to control his posture.
Sturridge's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sturridge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jurevicious landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurevicious connects with a couple of short punches.
Jurevicious thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sturridge looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jurevicious works over Sturridge with some ground and pound from guard.
Sturridge seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurevicious throws a big elbow that misses.
Jurevicious is looking to work some ground and pound but Sturridge has wrist control.
Jurevicious landing some decent shots from guard.
Sturridge seems keen to control Jurevicious's posture.
Sturridge is continuing to stall.
Jurevicious in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jurevicious trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturridge wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sturridge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jurevicious is fighting to break Sturridge's control of his arms but Sturridge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jurevicious walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jurevicious moves out of range as Sturridge strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sturridge connects with the punch.
Sturridge throws a head kick that misses
and Jurevicious counters with a straight right hand.
Jurevicious checks a low kick from Sturridge.
Jurevicious avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jurevicious feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Jurevicious dominated that round.
That's time! Jurevicious's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jurevicious keeps the fight on the outside.
Jurevicious ducks right into an uppercut from Sturridge.
Jab, jab by Sturridge - just one landing.
Sturridge looks to land a left hand but Jurevicious moved out of range nicely.
Jurevicious appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sturridge looks to throw the jab but Jurevicious is out of range.
Jurevicious looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jurevicious moves out of range of the strikes.
Jurevicious drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sturridge sprawls and moves away.
Sturridge looks to land a left hand but Jurevicious moved out of range nicely.
Sturridge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jurevicious takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jurevicious drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jurevicious has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sturridge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jurevicious with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sturridge looking for a sweep. Not yet Sturridge, not yet.
Sturridge controlling Jurevicious's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sturridge seems to be working for a kimura but Jurevicious defends the submission attempt.
Sturridge is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jurevicious is just riding it out for now. Sturridge eventually gives up the hold.
Sturridge wants to control but Jurevicious is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sturridge is trying to work for a kimura but Jurevicious is defending well.
Sturridge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sturridge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sturridge moves into full mount! Jurevicious won't be happy about that!
Sturridge fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jurevicious wants to control but Sturridge is having none of it.
Sturridge jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jurevicious is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jurevicious and Sturridge has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sturridge swings around for an armbar but Jurevicious sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sturridge's guard.
Sturridge looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurevicious lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge trying to control the position here.
Jurevicious throws a big right hand that misses.
Sturridge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sturridge trying to control the position here.
Jurevicious distracts Sturridge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jurevicious trying to control but Sturridge is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sturridge is on top in guard.
Sturridge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jurevicious keeping full guard, as Sturridge tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Sturridge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jurevicious's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jurevicious is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sturridge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sturridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurevicious.
Jurevicious moves out of range as Sturridge strikes.
Jurevicious moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sturridge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturridge thows a body kick. Jurevicious tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sturridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sturridge throws a right hand that misses
and Jurevicious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Sturridge misses.
Good work by Jurevicious as he checks the leg kick.
Isaiah Sturridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jurevicious feinted with a counter takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturridge.
Jurevicious uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
Sturridge looks to land a left hand but Jurevicious moved out of range nicely.
Jurevicious has a takedown stuffed.
Sturridge connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturridge lands with a straight right. Jurevicious didn't see that one coming.
Sturridge misses the shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sturridge enables Jurevicious to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sturridge manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sturridge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sturridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jurevicious defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge is working for a kimura but Jurevicious is defending it quite comfortably.
Sturridge is working for a submission of some sort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturridge is trying to work for a kimura but Jurevicious is defending well.
Jurevicious is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jurevicious has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jurevicious manages to get to full guard.
Jurevicious lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sturridge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jurevicious with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darius Jurevicious overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sturridge wants to sweep here but Jurevicious controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge trying to control the position.
Sturridge has control of Jurevicious's left arm, preventing Jurevicious from doing any damage.
Jurevicious working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jurevicious missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jurevicious trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jurevicious works over Sturridge with some ground and pound from guard.
Jurevicious landing some decent shots from guard.
Jurevicious postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jurevicious with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaiah Sturridge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sturridge 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaiah Sturridge!
After winning the bout, Isaiah Sturridge 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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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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