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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris John (ranked 328 p4p, 171 weight class) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 47 p4p, 21 weight class). John comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Me Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 cm 26 160 17 - 3 - 1 |
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180 cm 34 165 29 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jaegerjaquez takes one on the button. Jaegerjaquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range. John appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but John moves out of range. John misses with a lunging right hand
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jaegerjaquez throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaegerjaquez thinking. John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Jaegerjaquez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick. John is looking to counter punch. John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John throws a head kick that misses. Jaegerjaquez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Jaegerjaquez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Donk. John catches Jaegerjaquez right on the button with a cross. John misses with a wild body shot. Jaegerjaquez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. John throws a body shot but no joy. Jaegerjaquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action! Jaegerjaquez connects with a single shot there. John missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jaegerjaquez looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range. John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. John throws a wild body kick that Jaegerjaquez sees coming a mile off. Jaegerjaquez tries a head kick but it misses.
John misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it. Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Jaegerjaquez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Jaegerjaquez is looking to clinch. Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it. Good shot there by John. John tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a good body shot. John pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez is out of range and John settles back down. John throws a body shot but no joy. John misses with a wild body shot. Jaegerjaquez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. John moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaegerjaquez. Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. John dips down and scores with a jab to the body. John throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range. John tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaegerjaquez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jaegerjaquez closes the distance and pushes John back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaegerjaquez gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaegerjaquezs head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John. Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaegerjaquez has double underhooks. John leaning his opponent against the cage. John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John misses with the head strike.
John scores with a hook to the body. John blocks a body shot from Jaegerjaquez. John breaks the clinch.
John scores with a hook to the body. Jaegerjaquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. John throws a series of punches but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range. Jaegerjaquez avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. John throws a lazy right hand but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. John misses with a right hand letting Jaegerjaquez counter with a right hand. John blocks a jab. Jaegerjaquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. John jabbing away but nothing is landing. John throws a shot from downtown. Jaegerjaquez moves away and avoids it. John throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaegerjaquez on the side of the head. Jaegerjaquez lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping right. John misses the jab. John's corner calls for a 1-2. John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. John cracks Jaegerjaquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. John swings away with a leg kick that misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes. Jaegerjaquez tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it. John lands with a cross. John thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaegerjaquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. John lands a big head kick that sends Jaegerjaquez tumbling to the mat! John takes a step backwards and waves Jaegerjaquez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jaegerjaquez is rocked! A jab from Jaegerjaquez does it's job there. Jaegerjaquez is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him? Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot. John is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaegerjaquez seems to have recovered his senses. Jaegerjaquez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Jaegerjaquez tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Jaegerjaquez lands a jab to John's midsection. John blocks the body kick.
John connects with an inside leg kick. John throws a front kick aimed at Jaegerjaquez's knee but Jaegerjaquez avoids it well. Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the jaw. John drops his hands momentarily and Jaegerjaquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Jaegerjaquez moves out of range as John strikes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A telegraphed right hand from Jaegerjaquez misses the target. And John counters with a quick kick to the body but Jaegerjaquez blocks it. John misses with a straight right. John loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch. Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round. That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut. Jaegerjaquez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. John slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Jaegerjaquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. John pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jaegerjaquez is looking to land body kicks. Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away. John throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. John throws a body shot but no joy. Jaegerjaquez slips a jab from John. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A clash of legs there as Jaegerjaquez blocks the low kick. Jaegerjaquez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot. John tries a head kick but it misses.
John misses with an uppercut. John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaegerjaquez. That did some damage! A swing and a miss from John.
That's one minute gone in the round. John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
John throws a big shot that misses. John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaegerjaquez. John slips under a jab. Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab. Jaegerjaquez checks a low kick from John. John backing away here, and Jaegerjaquez unleashes a leg kick that just misses. John throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jaegerjaquez to counter with a crisp jab. Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body. Jaegerjaquez throws a big shot that misses. A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Jaegerjaquez down. Chris John is winning the standup battle so far. Jaegerjaquez darts in and out, connecting with a jab. John swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaegerjaquez. John pushing out the jab but it's not landing. John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaegerjaquez. John swings for the body but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice body punch. John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaegerjaquez can do to turn this around? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jaegerjaquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round. John misses the shot to the body. John throws an overhand right that lands on Jaegerjaquez's shoulder, as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid the shot. Jaegerjaquez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by John. And Jaegerjaquez responds with a good body kick, but John manages to step out the way in time. John throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez blocks it. Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight left. Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by John. John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. An inside leg kick lands from Jaegerjaquez. Jaegerjaquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping left. A clash of legs there as Jaegerjaquez blocks the low kick. John throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez avoids it easily. Jaegerjaquez scores with a kick to the midsection. John throws a body shot but no joy. John wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab lands there for Jaegerjaquez. Jaegerjaquez moves away from the strike by John. John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaegerjaquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet. John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaegerjaquez. John lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jaegerjaquez will feel that in the morning. Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A decent looking cross lands there for Jaegerjaquez. Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John. John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaegerjaquez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Jaegerjaquez misses with a body kick. Jaegerjaquez connects with a leg kick. Jaegerjaquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John. Jaegerjaquez looks to throw the jab but John is out of range. John misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaegerjaquez doesn't seem bothered though. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Jaegerjaquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but John moves out of range. John throws a wild body kick that Jaegerjaquez sees coming a mile off. John moves out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by John. A good leg kick by John. Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John scores with a head kick. Jaegerjaquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Jaegerjaquez. A swing and a miss from John. John misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jaegerjaquez counter with a right hand. John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaegerjaquez. 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 Chris John will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! John misses with a low kick.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jaegerjaquez tries to move into range but John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. John throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jaegerjaquez's head. Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John. Jaegerjaquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John. John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Donk. John catches Jaegerjaquez right on the button with a cross. John misses with a straight left. John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick. John is looking to slow Jaegerjaquez down with leg kicks. Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from John. Jaegerjaquez scores with a decent looking hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Jaegerjaquez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaegerjaquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaegerjaquez. John swings widly with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaegerjaquez! But no joy. John just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one. John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. John looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range. John misses with a hook. Jaegerjaquez ducked under it nicely. Jaegerjaquez connects with an inside leg kick. Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. John lands with a good body shot. Good leg kick by Jaegerjaquez. John misses with an uppercut. Jaegerjaquez saw that one coming. John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. John connects with a leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jaegerjaquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from John misses. Jaegerjaquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John. John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaegerjaquez. Jaegerjaquez lands with a straight right. John didn't see that one coming. Jaegerjaquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. John misses with a low kick. Jaegerjaquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Jaegerjaquez throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it. John appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Jaegerjaquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaegerjaquez at a distance.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab but it's blocked by John. Jaegerjaquez throws a hook but John blocks it. John on the wrong end of a nice jab. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaegerjaquez. John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. John scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John thows a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jaegerjaquez with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick that misses. John just misses with a punch to the body.
John clobbers Jaegerjaquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Chris John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. John missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jaegerjaquez swings for the body but John moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target. Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch
and John counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaegerjaquez's knee momentarily. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaegerjaquez - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action! Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaegerjaquez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Jaegerjaquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook. John staying out of range there. Jaegerjaquez misses with an attempted mid kick.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Jaegerjaquez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily. John thinks about countering with a head kick. Jaegerjaquez swings away with a body shot that misses
and John counters with a head kick. Jaegerjaquez lands a slapping body shot.
Jaegerjaquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. John lands a jab. John lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Chris John showed his dominance in that final round. Well John has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John! A less than humble Chris John misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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