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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spack Jarrow (ranked 3818 p4p, 3757 weight class) and Nick Sax (ranked 90 p4p, 89 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm 18 190 0 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm 18 207 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spack Jarrow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Sax! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sax closes the distance and pushes Jarrow back into the cage. Sax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sax throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Jarrow misses with a head kick.
Sax looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Jarrow fails in his attempt to clinch. A nice side step and Sax releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Sax clinches up against the cage. Sax breaks from the clinch.
Jarrow shoots for a takedown but Sax saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Sax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jarrow shoots and misses and Sax counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sax. Jarrow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sax walks away with a smile on his face. Jarrow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spack Jarrow. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fight stays on the outside here - Sax looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jarrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sax swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jarrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jarrow wants it to stay on the feet. Jarrow is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sax.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sax tries to keep at a distance but Jarrow has taken the fight into the clinch. Sax holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jarrow is trying to pull guard but Sax has him pressed against the cage. Jarrow gets a trip takedown into half guard. Sax is refusing to be controlled, as Jarrow sits in half guard. Sax wants to control but Jarrow is keeping busy.
Sax is pressing down on Jarrow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Sax has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jarrow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jarrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Sax wants to sweep but no luck. Jarrow wants to control from the top but Sax keeps moving. Jarrow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jarrow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Sax scores with a nice shot. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jarrow stays in close to Sax's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Nick Sax. I think Sax has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 9:10 Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 9:10 Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Sax! A relieved looking Nick Sax thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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C
A |
G |
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C
B |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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