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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Juntta (ranked 892 p4p, 799 weight class) and Elazar Shalit (ranked 113 p4p, 102 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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9 - 10 - 1 |
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170 cm
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158
7 - 3 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta misses with a wild body shot.
Shalit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shalit throws a looping overhand right but Juntta ducks down to avoid it.
Shalit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juntta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Shalit is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Juntta jabs Shalit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Elazar Shalit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shalit clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Juntta fails to land.
Juntta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shalit struggles to land a body shot inside as Juntta controls his hands.
Shalit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juntta lands an elbow inside.
Juntta lands a hook that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juntta lands an elbow that stopped Shalit in his tracks for a moment.
Juntta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Elazar Shalit has been cut.
Shalit misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta can't find room to land a body shot as Shalit controls the action.
Shalit misses with a body punch.
Juntta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalit lands a shoulder strike.
Juntta misses with an elbow over the top.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Juntta.
Juntta scores with a hook to the body.
Juntta can't find room to land a body shot as Shalit controls the action.
Juntta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shalits head.
Juntta lands a nice elbow.
Shalit misses with a punch to the body.
Shalit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
Shalit avoids a wild elbow strike from Juntta.
Shalit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Juntta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shalit misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juntta.
Shalit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shalit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shalit misses with a punch on the inside.
Juntta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shalit or not.
Nice elbow from Juntta.
Juntta tries a body shot but Shalit blocks it.
Nice body punch from Shalit - that landed with a thud.
Shalit scores with a hook to the body.
Juntta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Juntta.
Shalit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Juntta.
Juntta misses with a punch to the body.
Shalit working aggressively here.
Juntta blocks a body shot from Shalit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
Shalit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juntta seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shalit can turn it around.
Shalit blocks an elbow strike.
Juntta lands an elbow just above Shalit 's eye.
That has opened up Elazar Shalit's cut even more.
Juntta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shalit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juntta lands a hook that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Juntta misses with some punches.
Shalit has a couple of punches blocked by Juntta.
Juntta swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juntta lands a right hand.
Shalit scores with a shot to the side of Juntta's head.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta lands a damaging elbow.
Juntta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shalit's elbow.
Shalit swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta prevents Shalit from breaking the clinch.
Shalit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
Juntta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juntta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shalit avoids the elbow strike from Juntta, against the cage.
Juntta blocks a body shot from Shalit.
Shalit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shalit is leaning against Juntta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Juntta pushes off an throws an elbow but Shalit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juntta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shalit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juntta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juntta takes a shot to the head.
Juntta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juntta lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juntta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta pushes off an throws an elbow but Shalit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shalit lands a shoulder strike.
Juntta presses Shalit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Juntta takes a shot to the head.
Juntta lands an elbow inside that Shalit shrugs off.
Shalit is rocked!
Juntta lands an elbow inside that Shalit shrugs off.
Shalit is still on wobbly legs! Can Juntta finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Juntta lands a big elbow that drops Shalit! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Shalit is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Juntta!
Jesse Juntta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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