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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gio Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and small power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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160 cm
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130 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gio Jazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, small power!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jazz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in power's guard.
power wants to stand and escape but Jazz is having none of it.
Jazz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jazz stops power from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
power keeping moving, preventing Jazz from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jazz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jazz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jazz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jazz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Jazz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jazz tries to clinch but power moves out of range.
No joy there for Jazz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
power clinches up with Jazz and pushes him back against the cage.
power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jazz really is a fat lump.
power throws a right hand that Jazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Jazz also avoids with ease.
Jazz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Gio Jazz has been cut.
Jazz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. power looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
power is trying to buck Jazz off.
Jazz is looking to take a break and control but power is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jazz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. power knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
power regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
power is looking to improve his position.
Jazz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed power's head.
Jazz trying to control from half guard but power is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jazz.
power throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jazz counters with a three punch combo that has power backing up. power nods at Jazz to acknowledge the strikes.
power throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jazz.
power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Jazz as he checks the leg kick.
Jazz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jazz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jazz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
power wants to stand up but Jazz is controlling him.
power looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
power utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jazz prevents power from getting back to his feet.
Jazz stands up over power, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
power keeping moving, preventing Jazz from controlling successfully.
power is trying to keep Jazz in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
power keeping moving, preventing Jazz from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jazz misses with a takedown attempt - power sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Jazz with that takedown attempt.
Jazz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jazz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz cracks power with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
power wants to try and get back to his feet.
power is desperately trying to improve his position but Jazz has a good base and remains in mount.
Jazz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish power?
Jazz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jazz avoids the attempt from power to control.
power really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jazz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
power trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jazz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
power wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Jazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gio Jazz's cut.
That's time! Jazz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
power changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jazz tries to avoid it but power manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jazz to the ground. Jazz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jazz dodges the punch combination from power.
power looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jazz is fending him off so far but power persists. Nope, Jazz circles away and we're back to standing.
Jazz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jazz throws a head kick but power moves out of range.
power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jazz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as power blocks the leg kick.
Jazz shoots in and bounces power off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
power wants to get back to his feet but Jazz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jazz throws a big right hand that misses.
Jazz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
power is breathing heavily.
Jazz won't allow power to get back to his feet.
Jazz wants to control from the top but power keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
power utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jazz wants to control from the top but power keeps moving.
power is looking to stand up but Jazz isn't so interested in that idea.
Jazz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jazz scores with a body shot.
power gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
power keeping moving, preventing Jazz from controlling successfully.
Jazz is really struggling to control power but he's trying to hold on to the position.
power pushes Jazz off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jazz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
power gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jazz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for power on the ground.
power wriggles free and stands up.
Jazz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
power working to try and regain half guard.
Gio Jazz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jazz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
power wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jazz looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz is working for a guillotine from mount but power frees his head quite easily.
Jazz with shots to the head and body - power looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jazz prevents power from getting the reversal.
Jazz landing shots from mount.
Jazz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
power is trying desperately to improve position.
Jazz tries to control but power wriggling away.
Jazz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
power tries to lock up and control but Jazz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
power tries to buck Jazz off but he can't manage it.
power takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
power keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jazz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jazz landing strikes, looking to finish!
power defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jazz.
Jazz tries to control but power wriggling away.
power in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Jazz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gio Jazz'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!
No luck for Jazz with that takedown attempt.
power rushes Jazz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
power gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jazz regains guard.
power gets to his feet. Jazz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jazz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jazz tries to stand and escape but power is controlling the position.
power is defending against the submission attempts here by Jazz.
power is not content to let Jazz control the position.
Jazz is working for a kimura but power is defending it quite comfortably.
power moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
power lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jazz!
Jazz is trying to escape the mount.
power trying to control but Jazz is having none of it.
Jazz tries to hold on but power pushes him away.
power lands a heavy elbow.
Gio Jazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
power avoids the attempt from Jazz to control.
Jazz is wriggling around trying to escape.
power is landing with some decent strikes but Jazz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jazz is bucking up trying to escape but power cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jazz tries to hold on but power postures up.
power looking to control and managing it successfully.
power putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
power wants to control the pace but Jazz is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jazz is trying desperately to improve position.
power is working for a guillotine from mount but Jazz frees his head quite easily.
Jazz tries to lock up and control but power gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
power trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jazz is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
power wants to control the pace but Jazz is squirming around nicely.
small power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jazz tries to hold on but power pushes him away.
power has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jazz's face.
Jazz wants to hold on but power pushes him away.
Jazz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jazz tries to hold on but power pushes him away.
Jazz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
power scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jazz?
And that's the end of the fight!
small power comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jazz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gio Jazz!
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energy
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RATING
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