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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konichiwa Jempsa (ranked 312 p4p, 487 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 54 p4p, 74 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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16 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Konichiwa Jempsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jempsa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tepes Iii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tepes Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jempsa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jempsa throwing strikes but missing.
Jempsa is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Tepes Iii keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Jempsa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Tepes Iii keeps moving.
Jempsa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jempsa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jempsa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
Jempsa wants to pass the guard but Tepes Iii is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tepes Iii working for a triangle but Jempsa defends it easily.
Tepes Iii is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jempsa throwing strikes from guard but Tepes Iii blocks nicely.
Jempsa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jempsa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jempsa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Tepes Iii - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tepes Iii.
It looks like Konichiwa Jempsa has been cut.
Tepes Iii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Jempsa.
Tepes Iii sizes up Jempsa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tepes Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes Iii thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jempsa if he has to take too many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Jempsa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jempsa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tepes Iii sprawls and moves away.
Jempsa moves out of range as Tepes Iii strikes.
Jempsa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tepes Iii avoids it really well and circles away.
Tepes Iii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jempsa misses with a wild body shot.
Jempsa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes Iii trying to control but Jempsa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa is looking for a kimura but Tepes Iii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jempsa to get the leverage.
Jempsa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jempsa passes to full mount!
Tepes Iii tries to hold on but Jempsa pushes him away.
Jempsa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jempsa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tepes Iii really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tepes Iii sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Konichiwa Jempsa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tepes Iii is looking to land body kicks.
Jempsa moves forwards but Tepes Iii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jempsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Jempsa.
Jempsa is looking to wear down Tepes Iii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jempsa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tepes Iii finds it's way round the side to connect with Jempsa's head.
Tepes Iii staying out of range there.
Tepes Iii shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tepes Iii misses with a leg kick
and Jempsa counters with a takedown into side control.
Jempsa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tepes Iii to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tepes Iii can't do much from the bottom here.
Jempsa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jempsa wants to control for a moment but Tepes Iii uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa prevents Tepes Iii from improving his position.
Tepes Iii gets back to full guard.
Jempsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Tepes Iii is retaining full guard.
Tepes Iii has Jempsa pulled in close to control his posture.
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Tepes Iii keeps moving.
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.
Jempsa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jempsa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
Jempsa looking to pass the guard.
Tepes Iii keeping moving, preventing Jempsa from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tepes Iii trying to keep a closed guard but Jempsa is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tepes Iii connects with a leg kick.
Vlad Tepes Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jempsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jempsa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jempsa showed some decent athleticism there.
Jempsa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tepes Iii is pressing down on Jempsa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jempsa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jempsa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes Iii can do to turn this around?
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Tepes Iii keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tepes Iii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tepes Iii seems keen to control Jempsa's posture.
Konichiwa Jempsa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jempsa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jempsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Tepes Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jempsa dives in for a single leg takedown but Tepes Iii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tepes Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jempsa with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tepes Iii tries to work over Jempsa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tepes Iii holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jempsa tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konichiwa Jempsa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tepes Iii stuffs the takedown.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jempsa staying out of range there.
Jempsa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tepes Iii swivels and escapes.
Jempsa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konichiwa Jempsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Jempsa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jempsa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tepes Iii scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa jabs at Tepes Iii's body.
Jempsa looks to land a combination but Tepes Iii avoids it well.
Tepes Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii scores with a body shot.
Jempsa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tepes Iii but Tepes Iii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Tepes Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jempsa dives in and grabs Tepes Iii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tepes Iii pushes down on Jempsa's head and hops out.
A big left from Jempsa misses.
Tepes Iii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jempsa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jempsa shoots and misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jempsa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tepes Iii tries a quick counter leg kick but Jempsa is wise to it.
Jempsa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jempsa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vlad Tepes Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa has his takedown stuffed
and Tepes Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes Iii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes Iii stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes Iii! But no joy.
Jempsa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tepes Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
Jempsa is rocked!
Tepes Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Jempsa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tepes Iii jabs Jempsa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Jempsa moves out of range.
Jempsa seems to have got his legs back now.
Jempsa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jempsa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tepes Iii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jempsa's head.
Konichiwa Jempsa's cut is getting worse.
Tepes Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jempsa.
Jempsa tries for a takedown but Tepes Iii circles away easily
and Tepes Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tepes Iii displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jempsa.
Tepes Iii swinging wildly here.
Jempsa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jempsa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jempsa showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tepes Iii manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tepes Iii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tepes Iii keeping moving, preventing Jempsa from controlling successfully.
Tepes Iii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jempsa cracks Tepes Iii with a solid left hand.
Tepes Iii throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Konichiwa Jempsa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jempsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tepes Iii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tepes Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jempsa 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konichiwa Jempsa!
A victorious Konichiwa Jempsa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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