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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Montgomery (ranked 4127 p4p, 5311 weight class) and Semaj Onfrey (ranked 390 p4p, 440 weight class). Onfrey has chosen Tummy Tuck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Semaj Onfrey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery fails to land with a series of punches.
Onfrey closes the distance and clinches up with Montgomery, looking for a takedown. Onfrey pushes Montgomery against the cage but Montgomery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Onfrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Onfrey slips a jab from Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montgomery displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Montgomery does no damage.
Montgomery loads up on a big right hand but Onfrey slips the punch.
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Onfrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onfrey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Montgomery lands with an overhand left.
Onfrey ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a series of punches but Onfrey moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montgomery lands the left hand.
Montgomery connects with the punch.
Montgomery throws a combination that misses
and Onfrey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Onfrey.
Onfrey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montgomery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Onfrey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery is trying to keep Onfrey in close.
Onfrey sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montgomery wants to hit a sweep here but Onfrey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Montgomery there!
Onfrey controlling from the full mount.
Montgomery wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two 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.
Montgomery gets back to half guard.
Montgomery regains full guard. Nicely done.
Onfrey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Onfrey controls the position.
Montgomery gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montgomery wants to get back to full guard.
Onfrey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet.
Onfrey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Montgomery is trying to get back to full guard.
Onfrey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Montgomery is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Onfrey or perhaps it was just good defense by Montgomery, which made it look bad.
Montgomery looks to land a left hand but Onfrey moved out of range nicely.
Onfrey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Montgomery with a body shot.
We've been informed that Onfrey has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Montgomery misses with a looping right.
Montgomery scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Montgomery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Onfrey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Onfrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Montgomery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Onfrey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Montgomery dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Onfrey manages to avoid it.
A combination from Montgomery does no damage.
Montgomery misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Onfrey misses.
Montgomery looks to land a combination but Onfrey avoids it well.
Onfrey throws a hook but Montgomery avoids it easily.
Montgomery fails to land with a series of punches.
And Onfrey tries to counter it with a takedown but Montgomery pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jake Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery throws a jab when Onfrey was well out of range.
Montgomery misses with a combination
and Onfrey counters with a shoot takedown. Montgomery fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montgomery keeping moving, preventing Onfrey from controlling successfully.
Montgomery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Onfrey can do to turn this around?
Montgomery not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to strike from the bottom.
Montgomery is looking to stand up but Onfrey isn't so interested in that idea.
Onfrey controlling from the top position.
Onfrey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Onfrey wants to pass the guard but Montgomery is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut. Onfrey saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Montgomery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montgomery throws a right and a left that Onfrey avoids nicely.
Onfrey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Onfrey.
Onfrey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montgomery defends it nicely.
Montgomery scores with a hook to the body. Onfrey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montgomery throws a right and a left that both miss.
Onfrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montgomery moves away.
Jake Montgomery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montgomery looks to land a combination but Onfrey avoids it well.
Onfrey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Montgomery fails to land with a series of punches.
Montgomery misses with a hook
and Onfrey counters with a shoot takedown. Montgomery fights it but they end up in guard.
Montgomery wants to sweep here but Onfrey controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onfrey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Montgomery bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Onfrey's guard.
Onfrey keeping moving, preventing Montgomery from controlling successfully.
Onfrey managing to control the position.
Montgomery trying to control the position from guard on top but Onfrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Onfrey trying to control the position.
Montgomery wants to control from the top but Onfrey keeps moving.
Montgomery is really struggling to control Onfrey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Onfrey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Onfrey managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
Onfrey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montgomery throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Montgomery dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Onfrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Montgomery misses.
A swing and a miss from Montgomery.
Jake Montgomery is winning the standup battle so far.
Montgomery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onfrey.
Onfrey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montgomery's waist but Montgomery gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Onfrey off to one side.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montgomery throws a right hand that Onfrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Onfrey also avoids with ease.
Onfrey ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Onfrey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Montgomery defends it well.
Montgomery misses with a few strikes there.
Onfrey feints the counter takedown.
Montgomery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onfrey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Onfrey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Onfrey feints and as Montgomery raises his hands in defense, Onfrey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Montgomery doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Montgomery can't keep his opponent in guard - Onfrey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onfrey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Montgomery trying to hold on to Onfrey's head to control him but Onfrey postures up.
Onfrey slows the pace down in half guard.
Montgomery wants to improve his position but Onfrey is controlling well.
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.
Montgomery scores with a few weak punches.
Onfrey content to control rather than advance.
Onfrey is trying to control. Montgomery wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Montgomery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montgomery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Montgomery finds it's way through Onfrey's defenses.
A big right from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Montgomery wants it to stay on the feet.
Montgomery throws a series of strikes that have Onfrey backpedaling.
Onfrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery lands with a nice combination. Onfrey backs away looking to recover.
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
Montgomery misses with a straight left.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Onfrey fails with the takedown.
Jake Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Semaj Onfrey.
Montgomery fails to land with a series of punches.
Onfrey dodges the punch combination from Montgomery.
Onfrey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Onfrey scoring with punches and elbows.
Montgomery is trying to control Onfrey's posture but Onfrey avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Montgomery tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Onfrey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Montgomery is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Onfrey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Semaj Onfrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Montgomery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Onfrey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Montgomery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Montgomery, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Montgomery!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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