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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. Reginald Lewis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Travis Knight's chin.
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270 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Knight struggling a bit here.
Lewis working the head with strikes.
Lewis landing strikes.
Lewis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knight down.
Knight taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big shot lands for Lewis! That's hurt Knight! Will he recover? Lewis fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reginald Lewis!
Reginald Lewis very nearly forgot to thank Reggieland amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Macon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Lewis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd Macon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macon misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Macon!
Macon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lewis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Macon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lewis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Macon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis lands a big left to the face of Macon, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Lewis and another - Macon is out! Lewis stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steven Lewis!
Steven Lewis is the new middleweight champion!
Steven Lewis very nearly forgot to thank Reggieland amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quaron Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Jacobs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quaron Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Jacobs looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobs is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jacobs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jacobs being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Thomas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Thomas might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Quaron Thomas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobs which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas clinches up with Jacobs and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jacobs is keeping busy.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jacobs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Jacobs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jimmy Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quaron Thomas.
Jacobs prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jacobs after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas avoiding damage.
Thomas continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas wants to take the fight to the mat but Jacobs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jacobs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thomas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Jacobs controlling him for the moment.
Thomas has Jacobs pulled in close to control his posture.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jacobs leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jacobs pinned against the cage. Jacobs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quaron Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jacobs tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacobs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacobs checks the leg kick.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobs.
Thomas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jacobs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thomas has his hands on Jacobs's head, controlling the position.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs reaches up to try and control the position but Thomas seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Jacobs rolls and tries to escape and now Thomas has his back!
Thomas controlling the position well here. Jacobs rolled but Thomas kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thomas lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jacobs hold on?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control.
Thomas has Jacobs flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jacobs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
Thomas controlling from the back.
Thomas trying to control momentarily.
Thomas is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Jacobs has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Thomas has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Jacobs taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Thomas doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Quaron Thomas! Quaron Thomas retains his welterweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Witten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Witten has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juri Boyka's chin.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juri Boyka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Witten!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Witten fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boyka landing knees to the head.
It looks like Mark Witten has been cut.
Boyka with a knee to the head.
Witten jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boyka walks away with a smile on his face. Witten gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boyka slips a straight right by Witten.
Witten gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boyka counters with an outside leg kick.
Witten looks winded!
Boyka moves into range and clinches up with Witten.
Boyka lands a good knee to the midsection. Witten won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka lands a knee to the head.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Witten lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyka is working Witten over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Witten is out! One big shot and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Juri Boyka!
Juri Boyka is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Juri Boyka thanked Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khan Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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295 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khan Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole darts in and clinches Jennings up against the cage.
Cole has had enough of the clinch but Jennings keeps him there for the moment.
Jennings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jennings.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jennings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jennings closes the distance and clinches.
Jennings manages to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jennings wants to get back to his feet but Cole is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jennings keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jennings had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cole defends it easily.
Cole is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Cole wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jennings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jennings misses with a takedown attempt
and Cole counters with a nice leg kick.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole swats away the attempt to clinch by Jennings.
Cole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jennings looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cole looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jennings is trying to buck Cole off.
Cole in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole trying to control the action but Jennings is working from the bottom.
Cole is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jennings will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jennings is looking to regain half guard here but Cole keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jennings keeps working.
Jennings is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole stands up and beckons Jennings to his feet.
Cole rushes Jennings and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cole jumps guard but Jennings turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jennings has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
Cole slowing the pace effectively.
Jennings gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings thows a huge punch but Cole dodges it nicely.
Jennings wants to control but Cole is keeping him busy.
Jennings tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cole on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cole tries to get out of the position.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Jennings from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jennings engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Cole dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cole shoots in looking for a takedown. Jennings tries to sprawl out of it but Cole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jennings manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jennings slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
Jennings scores with a jab to the body.
Jennings closes the distance and clinches up with Cole, looking for a takedown. Jennings pushes Cole against the cage but Cole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adam Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jennings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jennings swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cole lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adam Cole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cole engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cole stands up over Jennings, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cole drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jennings dives on top into guard.
Jennings forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to get back to full guard.
Cole is working hard here to advance position.
Cole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jennings is working away from the top position though.
Jennings perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cole is looking for a sweep. Jennings is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jennings stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jennings darts in and clinches Cole up against the cage.
Jennings changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cole fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jennings moves into the clinch successfully.
Cole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jennings to keep the fight standing.
Jennings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jennings ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jennings no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jennings kicks Cole off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jennings quickly recovers to half guard.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jennings is pressing down on Cole's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cole looking to pass the guard.
Jennings working for submissions but it's allowed Cole to get to half guard.
Jennings is breathing heavily.
Cole is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Adam Cole will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jennings doesn't manage to clinch there - Cole circles away.
Cole closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cole throws an elbow but Jennings slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jennings struggling a bit here.
Jennings is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jennings regains half guard.
Cole wants to control but Jennings is keeping him busy.
Jennings is looking to control Cole's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jennings avoid being mounted?
Cole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings is trying to control but can't.
Jennings tries to roll over but Cole keeps him under control.
Cole is trying to control the action in half guard but Jennings is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cole prevents Jennings from improving his position.
Cole is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cole controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is working for a kimura but Jennings is defending it quite comfortably.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jennings keeps working.
Cole wants to stand but Jennings has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jennings trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cole tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jennings.
Cole wants to free his trapped foot but Jennings is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cole seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Cole wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cole throws a series of punches but Jennings moves out of range.
Cole swats away the attempt to clinch by Jennings.
Jennings tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cole sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jennings somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jennings tries to clinch there but Cole circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Cole clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jennings looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jennings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jennings is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cole decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jennings misses with a few strikes there.
Jennings thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole shoots in and bounces Jennings off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole trying to control but Jennings is working from the bottom.
Jennings is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to stand but Jennings is controlling from the bottom.
Jennings working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cole has passed into half guard!
Cole is looking for a kimura here.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jennings keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jennings is looking to control Cole's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jennings avoid being mounted?
Jennings throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cole seems to be looking for submissions.
Cole is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cole has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jennings keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jennings regains half guard.
Cole is pressing down on Jennings's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jennings is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jennings does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cole is trying to work for a kimura but Jennings is defending well.
Jennings wants to improve his position but Cole is controlling well.
Cole seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jennings tries to lock up and control but Cole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Cole had his way with Khan Jennings in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jennings changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cole tries to avoid it but Jennings manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cole to the ground. Cole escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jennings has closed the distance and engaged Cole in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jennings's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jennings prevents Cole from breaking the clinch.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jennings walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
Jennings tries to clinch
and Cole counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cole.
Cole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jennings is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cole tries to free his leg and advance position but Jennings is retaining full guard.
Jennings is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cole postures up.
Cole tries to free his leg and advance position but Jennings is retaining full guard.
Cole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Adam Cole has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cole wants to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cole.
Jennings is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is working Jennings over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cole controls the position from side control.
Jennings is not content to let Cole control the position.
Jennings manages to get back to half guard.
Cole stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings wants to clinch
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Jennings tries for a takedown but Cole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cole keeps the fight on the outside.
Jennings tries to clinch but Cole is having none of it.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but Jennings shows good takedown defense.
Cole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jennings.
Adam Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khan Jennings.
Cole closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Jennings's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings is trying to escape the position but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jennings's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cole trying to control the position but Jennings is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole tries to move to mount but Jennings blocks the move with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cole, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Cole!
Adam Cole is the new super heavyweight champion!
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