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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jes Ahlers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Child O'Mine. Ahlers has chosen Wait and Bleed as his entrance music. Dean Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jes Ahlers!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahlers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahlers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ahlers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ahlers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahlers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahlers shoots in for a takedown and gets it, with a heavy slam. That will score well with the judges.
Ahlers stands up and waves to Black to follow him.
Ahlers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black drops his hands momentarily and Ahlers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Dean Black has been cut.
Ahlers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Ahlers gets a takedown into half guard.
Black is rocked!
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahlers stands up from half guard.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ahlers finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahlers scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ahlers is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahlers won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Ahlers postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Black is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ahlers, into his guard.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black wants to pass the guard but Ahlers is keeping the position.
Black wanted to stand there but Ahlers had control of the position.
Ahlers has his foot on Black's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahlers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black preventing the sweep.
Ahlers keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Ahlers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahlers keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ahlers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dean Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jes Ahlers.
Ahlers throws a body kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Black!
Ahlers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ahlers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Ahlers shows good takedown defense.
Jes Ahlers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ahlers shoots in but no luck this time.
Black takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black gets caught flat footed, as Ahlers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ahlers gets to his feet. Black looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ahlers shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Ahlers swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black moves away from the strike by Ahlers.
Black misses with a low kick.
Ahlers fails with the takedown.
Ahlers fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahlers throws a combination that misses
and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahlers kicks Black off and gets back to his feet.
Black shoots in and bounces Ahlers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ahlers wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jes Ahlers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Black's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ahlers dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
Black moves out of range as Ahlers throws a body kick.
Ahlers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Ahlers tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ahlers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Ahlers shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ahlers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dean Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Ahlers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ahlers. That's going to slow Black down.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Ahlers pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahlers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Ahlers didn't expect that.
Dean Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jes Ahlers.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Black throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ahlers's head.
Ahlers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Ahlers.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ahlers wants to get up but he can't break Black's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jes Ahlers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black prevents Ahlers from standing back up.
Black postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ahlers to stand up.
Ahlers waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Black.
Ahlers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Ahlers does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
Ahlers with a hook.
Black looks to land a combination but Ahlers avoids it well.
Ahlers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Black trying to hold on to Ahlers's head to control him but Ahlers postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahlers escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ahlers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ahlers misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Ahlers slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Ahlers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ahlers moves out of range of the body kick.
Black blocks a head kick by Ahlers.
Ahlers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Ahlers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Ahlers on that attempt.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahlers looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Ahlers shows good takedown defense.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Ahlers misses
and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ahlers looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black stands up and waves to Ahlers to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Black lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahlers wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Black's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ahlers swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahlers.
Ahlers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ahlers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black tries to clinch but Ahlers moves out of range.
Black's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Black duly obliges.
Black is looking to clinch but Ahlers is avoiding it.
Black throws a series of punches but Ahlers avoids them all with ease.
Ahlers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Black has a closed guard, preventing Ahlers from standing up.
Ahlers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ahlers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Black sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Ahlers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to stand.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahlers seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
Ahlers stands up from half guard.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahlers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahlers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahlers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
Black shoots for a takedown but Ahlers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
Ahlers throws a good cross that connects.
Ahlers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a left and a right that stings Ahlers.
Black takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A left and a right from Black both land. Nice combination.
Black on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ahlers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ahlers decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ahlers gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahlers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ahlers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Ahlers on that attempt.
Dean Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jes Ahlers.
Ahlers keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahlers misses with a combination
and Black counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Black.
Ahlers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahlers circles away.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black swinging wilding here.
Ahlers fails with the takedown.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ahlers won't allow Black to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ahlers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Black, up you get!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahlers misses with a kick to the body.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.
Black misses with an uppercut. Ahlers saw that one coming.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahlers fails with the takedown.
Black tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahlers gets the takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jes Ahlers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ahlers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jes Ahlers!
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hype
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