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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Juntta (ranked 628 p4p, 2420 weight class) and Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 81 p4p, 298 weight class). Aziz has chosen Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman as his entrance music. Jesse Juntta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jalaluddin Aziz's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jalaluddin Aziz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta lands a really nice looking cross but Aziz seems unphased.
Aziz scores with a sloppy right hand. Juntta should have avoided that one.
Juntta throws a leg kick but Aziz checks it.
Juntta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aziz scores with the left hand. Juntta knows he should have avoided that one.
Aziz throws a shot to the body.
Aziz cracks a nice hook into Juntta's ribs.
Juntta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Juntta thumps Aziz with a low kick.
Juntta avoids the body shot from Aziz.
Aziz wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Juntta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aziz throws a combination that misses
and Juntta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aziz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntta throws a low kick but Aziz avoids it.
Aziz cracks Juntta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juntta drives through and clinches with Aziz against the cage.
Juntta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jalaluddin Aziz has been cut.
Juntta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Aziz blocks an elbow strike from Juntta.
Juntta misses with an elbow over the top.
Juntta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aziz's elbow.
Juntta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aziz takes a shot to the head.
Juntta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juntta throws an elbow but misses.
Juntta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juntta prevents a body shot from Aziz.
Juntta pushes Aziz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Juntta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aziz.
Aziz takes a shot to the head.
Juntta struggles to land a body shot inside as Aziz controls his hands.
Aziz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntta pushes Aziz off looking to stand but Aziz dives back in and keeps control.
Aziz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aziz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Juntta to regain full guard.
Aziz wants to pass the guard but Juntta is keeping the position.
Aziz stops Juntta from standing up.
Aziz looking to sit in guard and control but Juntta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aziz is looking for a triangle but Juntta pushes his legs off easily.
Juntta stands up from Aziz's guard - Juntta perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta tries to clinch up.
Juntta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aziz.
Juntta scores with a leg kick.
Juntta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aziz misses with a wild combination.
Aziz scores with a nice right hand.
Juntta connects with a right hand. Aziz shakes it off.
Aziz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juntta throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Juntta.
Juntta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Juntta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aziz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta lands with an uppercut that bounces Aziz off the cage and back into range.
Aziz lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aziz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntta.
Aziz throws out a counter right but Juntta avoids it with no problem.
Juntta tries to score with a low kick but Aziz moves his leg out of the way.
Juntta throws a series of punches but Aziz avoids them all with ease.
Aziz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juntta.
Juntta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aziz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aziz.
Juntta cracks a nice hook into Aziz's ribs.
Juntta scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Juntta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jalaluddin Aziz's cut.
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.
Aziz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntta.
Juntta throws a body punch but Aziz moves out of range.
Juntta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juntta tries to clinch but Aziz moves out of range.
Aziz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntta.
Aziz misses with a lunging right hand
and Juntta counters with a right hand to the body.
Aziz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesse Juntta is winning the standup battle so far.
Juntta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
Aziz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Juntta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
Aziz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Juntta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aziz with the counter takedown but Juntta avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz throws the left hand but Juntta avoids the punch easily.
Juntta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Juntta cracks a nice hook into Aziz's ribs.
Juntta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
Aziz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Juntta to the mat! Juntta manages to get full guard.
Juntta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aziz can do to turn this around?
Aziz won't allow Juntta to get back to his feet.
Aziz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juntta keeping moving, preventing Aziz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aziz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aziz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Juntta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Juntta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aziz ducks under a wild hook from Juntta.
And Aziz tries to counter it with a takedown but Juntta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Juntta lands a lovely overhand right.
Aziz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aziz slips a jab from Juntta.
As Juntta backs off Aziz throws a huge counter combo but Juntta manages to avoid it all.
Juntta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz walks into a left hand.
Juntta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aziz tries to bum rush Juntta with a series of wild strikes but Juntta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juntta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aziz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Juntta scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Juntta.
Aziz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Juntta.
Jesse Juntta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aziz shoots in but Juntta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Juntta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juntta lands a nice shot to the body.
Juntta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aziz looks to land a left hand but Juntta moved out of range nicely.
Juntta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aziz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aziz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aziz wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
Aziz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aziz connects with a couple of short punches.
Aziz trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juntta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aziz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juntta scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Juntta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jalaluddin Aziz's cut.
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!
Juntta scores with a push kick.
Juntta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aziz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juntta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juntta staying out of range there.
Juntta clinches up against the cage.
Juntta misses with an elbow strike.
Aziz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aziz blocks a body shot from Juntta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz is trying to break the clinch but Juntta has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juntta throws an elbow but misses.
Juntta throws a punch but it's blocked by Aziz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aziz.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juntta misses with a body punch.
Juntta misses with the head strike.
Juntta lands an elbow inside that Aziz shrugs off.
Juntta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juntta lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Juntta.
Aziz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Juntta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Juntta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aziz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Juntta defends it well.
Aziz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aziz dodges the punch combination from Juntta.
A little jabbing left from Aziz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aziz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juntta.
Aziz lands a jab to the head.
Juntta thows a leg kick but Aziz checks it
and Aziz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juntta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jalaluddin Aziz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Juntta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Juntta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Aziz misses.
Juntta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aziz avoids a kick to the body.
Juntta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aziz.
Juntta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aziz missing with a left hand there. Juntta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aziz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aziz throws a big shot that misses.
Aziz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Juntta has managed to clinch.
Aziz working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juntta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aziz's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta keeps control of Aziz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juntta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juntta gets underhooks to prevent Aziz's takedown attempt.
Jesse Juntta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalaluddin Aziz.
Aziz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juntta misses with a hook. Aziz ducked under it nicely.
Juntta throws a sloppy head kick and Aziz moves out of range easily.
Juntta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Juntta misses with a body shot.
Jesse Juntta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juntta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juntta tries to clinch but Aziz moves away
and Aziz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juntta throws a poor cross that misses
and Aziz counters with a left hand that sends Juntta to the canvas!
Juntta is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aziz throws a strike but Juntta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oh Juntta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aziz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Juntta has picked Aziz up and slammed him! Aziz can't keep hold of the triangle and Juntta manages to pass to side control!
Aziz is looking for a sweep.
Aziz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Juntta's best efforts.
Aziz is looking to control Juntta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aziz avoid being mounted?
Juntta seems to have got his legs back now.
Juntta stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Juntta throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Juntta. Aziz shrugs it off though.
A punch combination from Aziz misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Juntta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juntta, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Juntta!
After winning the bout, Jesse Juntta 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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hype
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