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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Stubbs (ranked 4988 p4p, 5090 weight class) and Marco Jay (ranked 532 p4p, 536 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Stubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Jay!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stubbs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stubbs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stubbs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stubbs there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick lands for Stubbs.
Jay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stubbs rushes Jay and presses him up against the cage.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
Stubbs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stubbs misses with a knee strike.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stubbs throws a sloppy head kick
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stubbs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stubbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stubbs is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay misses with a wild combination.
Stubbs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stubbs has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jay misses with some punches.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Stubbs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stubbs misses with a knee strike.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Stubbs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stubbs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jay presses Stubbs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stubbs blocks a body shot from Jay.
Stubbs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Stubbs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Jay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
Stubbs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stubbs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stubbs working Jay over with knees to the body.
Jay looks winded!
Stubbs landing knees to the head.
It looks like Marco Jay has been cut.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Stubbs landing knees to the body.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs crunches a lovely knee into Jay's ribcage.
Stubbs scores with a knee to the head.
Stubbs lands a good knee to the midsection. Jay won't want to take too many of those.
Stubbs lands a knee to the body.
Stubbs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stubbs working Jay over with knees to the body.
Stubbs crunches a lovely knee into Jay's ribcage.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stubbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Jay lands a nice uppercut.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Jay tries to break free but Stubbs pushes him back against the cage.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stubbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but Jay blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a body punch.
Stubbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs landing knees to the head.
Stubbs misses with a knee strike.
Jay lands a nice shot to the body.
Stubbs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jay.
Stubbs blocking some punches.
Stubbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Stubbs.
Stubbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stubbs tries to clinch up.
Jay looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jay swats away the attempt to clinch by Stubbs.
Stubbs drops his hands momentarily and Jay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Jay.
Stubbs wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Stubbs.
Jay appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jay looks to land a left hand but Stubbs moved out of range nicely.
Stubbs darts in trying to clinch
and Jay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs moves into the clinch.
Jay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stubbs backwards.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jay is trying to break free.
Jay lands with a left to the head.
Jay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jay lands a right hand.
Jay misses with a body punch.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stubbs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stubbs moves in looking to clinch but Jay pushes him off.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jay misses with a body kick.
Stubbs moves into the clinch successfully.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stubbs throws a head kick that misses.
Stubbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stubbs tries to clinch but Jay moves away
and Jay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stubbs tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jay!
Stubbs clinches up against the cage.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stubbs is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Stubbs avoids a kick to the body.
Stubbs throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Jay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stubbs wants to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs walks into a left hand.
Jay lands a nice hook to Stubbs's body. Stubbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stubbs throws a head kick that misses.
Stubbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jay appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stubbs tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Jay tests Stubbs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stubbs.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Jessie Stubbs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marco Jay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stubbs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stubbs misses with a head kick.
Jessie Stubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stubbs closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the cage.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jay has had enough of the clinch but Stubbs keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stubbs blocking some punches.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Stubbs blocks an uppercut.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jay.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Stubbs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stubbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jay misses with a few strikes there.
Stubbs throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Stubbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stubbs tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay tried to score with a low kick but Stubbs checks it.
Stubbs moves out of range of the body kick from Jay.
Jay misses with a low kick.
Stubbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stubbs is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Jay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stubbs tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Jay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marco Jay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stubbs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jay, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but Jay blocks with his arms.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stubbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay presses Stubbs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stubbs blocks a body shot from Jay.
A short left from Jay.
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stubbs scores with a knee to the head.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stubbs prevents a body shot from Jay.
Stubbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Jay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stubbs misses with a knee strike.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs prevents a body shot from Jay.
Jay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Jay misses.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stubbs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jay counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stubbs is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stubbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Jay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stubbs.
Jay lands with a straight right. Stubbs didn't see that one coming.
Stubbs clinches with his opponent.
Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs has Jay up against the cage in a clinch.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Stubbs controls the action.
Stubbs with a knee to the head.
Stubbs has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Jay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Jay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Jay - that landed with a thud.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Jay tries a body shot but Stubbs blocks it.
Jay misses with the head strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Jay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stubbs obliges.
Stubbs landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but Jay blocks with his arms.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jay.
Jessie Stubbs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jay.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Stubbs lands with a nice body kick.
Stubbs is looking to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stubbs obliges.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs looking to throw knees to the head but Jay is blocking nicely.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jay lands a right hand.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubbs's elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stubbs blocks a body shot from Jay.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stubbs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jay blocks it with crossed arms.
Jay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stubbs backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stubbs prevents a body shot from Jay.
Jay lands a shoulder strike.
Stubbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jay pushes Stubbs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jay tries to work over Stubbs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
Jay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a head kick that Stubbs semi-blocks.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stubbs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stubbs throws a low kick, looking for Jay's leg but Jay calmly moves out of range.
Jay lands a nice hook to Stubbs's body. Stubbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stubbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stubbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stubbs moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Jay.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Marco Jay!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Marco Jay!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight as a draw!
Marco Jay wins by majority decision!
In his post fight interview, Marco Jay started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RATING
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