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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pens Julver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Gaarlandt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pens Julver!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt has Julver up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaarlandt successfully pulls guard.
Julver prevents Gaarlandt from getting back to his feet.
Julver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaarlandt working a defensive guard here.
Julver preventing the sweep.
Gaarlandt pushes Julver off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gaarlandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gaarlandt tries to pull guard but Julver won't allow it.
Julver wants to stall.
Gaarlandt jumps guard but Julver stands there with Gaarlandt around his waist. Gaarlandt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Julver misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julver tries a body shot but Gaarlandt blocks it.
Julver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaarlandt moves into range and clinches up with Julver.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaarlandt defending well as Julver loads up on a big left hand.
Gaarlandt throws a leg kick that misses.
Gaarlandt drives through and clinches with Julver against the cage.
Gaarlandt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Julver smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Gaarlandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaarlandt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Julver looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gaarlandt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Julver!
Gaarlandt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Julver controls the position.
Julver is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt trying to control but Julver is having none of it.
Gaarlandt wants to take Julver's back here but Julver is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Julver trying to control.
Julver looks gassed!
Julver is not going to allow Gaarlandt to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt prevents Julver from getting a body triangle.
Gaarlandt turns into Julver and is now in his guard.
Julver working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaarlandt has a takedown stuffed.
Julver wants to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Julver won't be happy with that.
Gaarlandt moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaarlandt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gaarlandt tries to move to mount but Julver blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gaarlandt wants to control but Julver is keeping him busy.
Julver prevents Gaarlandt from improving position.
Gaarlandt tries for a kimura but Julver is defending well.
Gaarlandt trying to control the action but Julver is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gaarlandt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gaarlandt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gaarlandt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gaarlandt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Julver is staying active underneath Gaarlandt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaarlandt stands up from half guard.
Gaarlandt closes the distance and clinches.
Gaarlandt pulls guard.
Gaarlandt wants to sweep but no luck.
Gaarlandt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Julver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaarlandt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Julver is one step ahead there.
Gaarlandt is trying to keep Julver in close.
Julver is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gaarlandt trying to control the position.
Gaarlandt is looking for a triangle but Julver pushes his legs off easily.
Gaarlandt has an active guard here but Julver has managed to pass into half guard.
Gaarlandt is trying to stand back up but Julver is controlling him
Gaarlandt tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Julver manages to move to mount!
Gaarlandt is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Julver stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Gaarlandt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pens Julver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaarlandt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaarlandt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Julver throws the left hand but Gaarlandt avoids the punch easily.
Jeff Gaarlandt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaarlandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Julver throws a right hand that misses
and Gaarlandt counters with a good low kick that Julver was not able to check.
Julver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Julver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gaarlandt wants to control from the top but Julver keeps moving.
Gaarlandt advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt wants to control but Julver is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julver tries to roll over but Gaarlandt keeps him under control.
Gaarlandt is working for a kimura but Julver is defending it quite comfortably.
Jeff Gaarlandt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gaarlandt tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Julver.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Julver throws an off balance right hand
and Gaarlandt counters by clinching up.
Gaarlandt manages to pull guard.
Julver wants to control from the top but Gaarlandt keeps moving.
Julver slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gaarlandt is controlling Julver's trapped leg to prevent Julver from advancing to side control.
Julver lands with a punch from half guard.
Gaarlandt is pressing down on Julver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gaarlandt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Julver's guard.
Julver being controlled here, momentarily.
Julver has control of Gaarlandt's left arm, preventing Gaarlandt from doing any damage.
Julver keeping moving, preventing Gaarlandt from controlling successfully.
Gaarlandt wants to stand but Julver has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gaarlandt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gaarlandt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Julver wants to sweep here but Gaarlandt controlling him for the moment.
Gaarlandt wants to stand and escape but instead Julver has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gaarlandt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaarlandt trying to strike off his back.
Julver tries to stand but Gaarlandt is controlling from the bottom.
Gaarlandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaarlandt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julver wants to control from the top but Gaarlandt keeps moving.
Gaarlandt is looking to sweep but instead, Julver has passed into half guard.
Gaarlandt tries to roll over but Julver keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Julver throws a right hand that misses
and Gaarlandt counters by clinching up.
Julver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaarlandt manages to pull guard.
Julver won't allow Gaarlandt to get back to his feet.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaarlandt looking to control.
Julver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaarlandt looking for a guillotine here but Julver defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gaarlandt trying to control the position.
Gaarlandt is looking for a triangle but Julver pushes his legs off easily.
Gaarlandt pulls Julver in close to prevent any damage.
Gaarlandt trying to control the position.
Gaarlandt wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt is trying to keep Julver in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeff Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julver as he avoids it easily.
Gaarlandt misses with a takedown attempt - Julver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaarlandt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Julver!
Gaarlandt jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Julver manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Julver can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gaarlandt trying to control the position but Julver is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julver gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gaarlandt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gaarlandt wants to control but Julver is keeping him busy.
Gaarlandt is really struggling to control Julver but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeff Gaarlandt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Gaarlandt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gaarlandt, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Gaarlandt!
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