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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danu Jaya (ranked 4789 p4p, 4212 weight class) and Jim Lahey (ranked 588 p4p, 563 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danu Jaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Lahey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaya scores with a nice right hand.
Lahey lands with a cross.
Lahey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lahey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jaya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lahey looks to land a left hand but Jaya moved out of range nicely.
Jaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lahey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lahey throws a right hand that Jaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaya also avoids with ease.
Jaya appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lahey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lahey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaya manages to avoid it.
Lahey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey throws a body punch but Jaya moves out of range.
Lahey swinging wildly here.
No luck for Jaya with that takedown attempt.
Lahey thuds a left hand into Jaya's body.
Lahey throws a nice looking combination but Jaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Lahey is just out of range.
Jaya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaya lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lahey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaya cracks Lahey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lahey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Lahey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lahey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Jaya was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lahey.
Lahey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jaya on the side of the head.
Lahey misses with a body punch
and Jaya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lahey thinking.
Jaya shoots in and drives through. Lahey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danu Jaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lahey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lahey swivels and escapes.
Lahey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lahey scores with a three punch combo!
Jaya throws a nice looking combination but Lahey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaya lands the left hand.
Jaya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lahey is fending him off so far but Jaya persists. Nope, Lahey circles away and we're back to standing.
Lahey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaya counters with a left to the body.
Jaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lahey throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lahey.
Sloppy strikes from Lahey. Those never looked like landing.
Jaya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lahey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaya misses the target.
Lahey tries to bum rush Jaya with a series of wild strikes but Jaya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaya tries to move into range but Lahey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lahey throws a series of punches but Jaya moves out of range.
Lahey looks winded!
Jaya blocks a jab.
A combination from Lahey does no damage.
Lahey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lahey looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaya is just out of range.
Jaya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Jaya catches Lahey right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lahey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Lahey. Those never looked like landing.
Jim Lahey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lahey misses with a wild body shot.
Jaya is looking to counter the offense by Lahey and move into the clinch.
Jaya takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaya blocking some punches.
Jaya working aggressively here.
Jaya has Lahey pressed against the cage, preventing Lahey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lahey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaya tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lahey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Lahey dominated that round.
That's time! Jaya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jaya thuds a left hand into Lahey's body.
Lahey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaya manages to avoid it.
Jaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lahey throws a right hand that Jaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaya also avoids with ease.
Lahey misses with a hook.
Lahey takes a swing at Jaya's ribcage but misses.
Jaya half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lahey checks a leg kick.
Jaya dives in and grabs Lahey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lahey pushes down on Jaya's head and hops out.
Jaya slips a jab and a cross from Lahey.
Jim Lahey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaya tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jaya slips under a jab from Lahey.
Lahey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danu Jaya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaya shoots in for a takedown but Lahey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jaya 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lahey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaya moves in looking to clinch but Lahey pushes him off.
Jaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaya misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Lahey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lahey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaya counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaya misses with a takedown attempt - Lahey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danu Jaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaya scores with a hook.
Lahey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lahey misses.
Jaya tries to move into range but Lahey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lahey connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lahey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaya avoids the body shot from Lahey.
Jaya changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jaya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lahey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lahey works Jaya's body with a nice hook.
Lahey is breathing heavily.
Lahey jabs at Jaya's body.
Lahey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lahey dodges the punch combination from Jaya.
Lahey takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahey lands a nice looking body shot.
Jaya shoots in for a takedown but Lahey shows good takedown defense.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lahey!
Jaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lahey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jaya defends it well.
Jaya tries to move into range but Lahey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lahey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jim Lahey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lahey misses with a double jab.
Jaya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lahey jabs at Jaya's body.
Lahey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jaya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaya stands up over Lahey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jaya passes Lahey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Well, if Jaya is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jaya wants to pass to mount but Lahey is defending the position.
Jaya is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lahey sees it coming and defends easily.
Jaya prevents Lahey from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Lahey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lahey ducks right into an uppercut from Jaya.
Lahey throws a right hand that Jaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaya also avoids with ease.
Lahey lands a jab to the head.
Lahey drops his hands momentarily and Jaya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaya darts in looking for a takedown but Lahey gets double underhooks and turns Jaya into the cage.
Jaya is trying to pull guard but Lahey has him pressed against the cage.
Lahey is stalling here.
Jaya has clasped his hands together around Lahey's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lahey tries to buck Jaya off but Jaya is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaya slows the pace down.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lahey can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jaya is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lahey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jaya content just to control the position here.
Jaya with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jaya controlling from mount.
Lahey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jaya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaya quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Jaya but it's paid off an Lahey is forced to tap! Nice work by Jaya.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danu Jaya!
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energy
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hype
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