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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Black (ranked 4285 p4p, 3613 weight class) and Jerry Jankens (ranked 526 p4p, 454 weight class). Jerry Jankens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adonis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Jankens!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankens misses the shot to the body.
Black moves into range and clinches up with Jankens.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jankens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jankens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black tries to roll over but Jankens keeps him under control.
Black is not content to let Jankens control the position.
Jankens is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankens is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jankens to get the leverage.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jankens wants to get back to his feet.
Jankens perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jankens prevents Black from improving his position.
Jankens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Jankens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jankens clinches with his opponent.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jankens smiles and moves away.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Jankens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Jankens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jankens pinned against the cage. Jankens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Black avoids the body shot from Jankens.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Jankens avoids it well and moves away.
Jankens shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Black fails with the takedown.
Jankens changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jankens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black somewhat.
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.
Black tries to sprawl but Jankens drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Black is staying active underneath Jankens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jankens is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jankens.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Jankens dominated that round.
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.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Jankens, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Jankens against the cage but Jankens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jankens gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jankens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jankens wants to hit a sweep here but Black passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jankens there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankens is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens regains half guard.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jankens is not content to let Black control the position.
Black controlling the pace.
Jankens is trying is best to control the position here.
Jankens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jankens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jankens is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jankens avoid being mounted?
Black is controlling the pace.
Jankens gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankens 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.
Jankens looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Black is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jerry Jankens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jankens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jankens showed some decent athleticism there.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankens wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Jankens has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Black is proving hard to escape from.
Black is looking for a triangle but Jankens pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black working for a triangle but Jankens defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adonis Black will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Black wants to clinch.
Jankens fails with the takedown.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Jankens. Jankens gets slowly back to his feet.
Black gets tackled into the cage by Jankens. Jankens maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black tries to pull guard but Jankens won't allow it.
Jankens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adonis Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Jankens.
Jankens swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankens jumps into guard, dragging Black to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens pulls Black in to control the position.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jankens on the ground.
Jankens looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black passes into half guard.
Jankens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black drops an elbow to the side of Jankens's head.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jankens tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jankens keeps working.
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.
Jankens is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jankens avoid being mounted?
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jankens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Jankens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Jankens persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Jankens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black clinches up with Jankens and pushes him back against the cage.
Jankens pulls guard successfully.
Black cracks Jankens with a solid left hand.
Black is pushing down on Jankens's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jankens is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.
Black stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is pressing down on Jankens's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jankens is holding on for now.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jankens keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adonis Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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