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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jens Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Champman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Champman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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176 cm
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161 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jens Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Champman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen tries to clinch there but Champman circles away.
Jensen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Champman tries to bum rush Jensen with a series of wild strikes but Jensen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jensen throws the left hand but Champman avoids the punch easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jensen.
Champman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jensen off and has taken his back!
Jensen trying to control the hands but Champman breaks the grip.
Jensen is keeping busy.
Champman is trying to stick to Jensen's back but Jensen is turning into Champman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Champman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jensen.
Jensen looking to sit in guard and control but Champman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jensen is trying to keep Champman in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen has his foot on Champman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Champman works his way back into a safe position though.
Champman stopping the sweep attempt from Jensen.
Jensen looking to control.
Jensen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Champman controls the pace.
Jensen trying to keep a closed guard but Champman is proving a slippery customer.
Jensen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Champman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jensen is staying active underneath Champman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Champman keeps the fight on the outside.
Champman tries to keep at a distance but Jensen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jensen looking for a takedown.
Jensen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Champman prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jens Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jensen is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Champman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Champman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jensen is keeping busy.
Champman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jensen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Champman working hard to break the clinch.
Champman tries to pull guard but Jensen won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Champman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Champman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Champman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Champman throws a series of punches but Jensen avoids them all with ease.
Champman keeps the fight on the outside.
Jensen wants to clinch up but Champman keeps it at a distance.
Jensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Champman swivels and escapes.
Jensen misses with a takedown attempt - Champman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Champman keeps the fight on the outside.
Jensen takes a swing at Champman's ribcage but misses.
Jensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jensen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Champman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Champman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jensen.
Champman defending against the ground and pound.
Jensen throws an elbow but Champman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Champman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Champman's head.
Jensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jensen prevents Champman from improving his position.
Champman works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Jensen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Champman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jensen throws a leg kick but Champman moved away.
Jensen wants to clinch.
Jensen fails with the takedown.
Champman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Champman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Champman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jensen shoots for a takedown but Champman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jens Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jensen tries to clinch but Champman moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Champman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Champman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Champman swivels and escapes.
Champman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jensen shoots for a takedown but Champman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Champman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jensen fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Jensen looks for a takedown but Champman sprawls well.
Jensen clinches with his opponent.
Champman is looking to control Jensen's arms but Jensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Champman has his back to the ropes.
Jensen goes for a takedown attempt but Champman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Champman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champman's waist but Champman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jensen off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Jensen or perhaps it was just good defense by Champman which made him look bad.
Jensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Champman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jensen somewhat.
Jensen moves forwards but Champman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Champman as he jumps to the side.
Champman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jensen.
Jensen throws a hook but Champman avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen misses the shot to the body.
Jensen cracks Champman with an open hand slap.
A big right from Jensen misses.
Jensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jensen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Champman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jensen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jensen lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Champman is breathing heavily.
Champman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Champman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Jensen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Champman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Champman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Champman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jensen is looking to clinch but Champman is avoiding it.
Jensen tries to clinch but Champman moves out of range.
Jensen wants to clinch.
No joy there for Champman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jensen moves in looking to clinch but Champman pushes him off.
Jensen throws a combination that misses
and Champman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jensen looks to clinch
and Champman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Champman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jensen.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Champman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robert Champman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Champman works the jab nicely.
Jensen shoots for a double leg takedown but Champman sprawls well. He's pushed Jensen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jensen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jens Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to clinch
and Champman counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Jensen is predictable there
and Champman counters with a big head kick but Jensen shrugs it off.
Jensen clinches but Champman breaks the clinch
and Jensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen motions for Champman to come forward. Jensen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jensen wants to clinch but Champman slips to the side
and Champman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jensen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Champman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Champman dodges the ground and pound from Jensen.
Jensen in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champman sneaks back into half guard.
Champman taking some punishment here, with Jensen in his half guard.
Jensen lands strikes from half guard.
Champman trying to control from the bottom.
Jensen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Champman tries to get to full guard but Jensen has control of the leg.
Champman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jensen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jensen working over Champman with some ground and pound. Champman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champman is trying to control but can't.
Jensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jensen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Jensen.
Jensen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jens Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jensen slips a nice elbow through Champman's hands, connecting with Champman's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Champman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jensen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jensen working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Champman.
I think Jensen 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Robert Champman!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jens Jensen!
The fight ends as a 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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RATING
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