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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mertis Falandas (ranked 627 p4p, 800 weight class) and Toe Jam (ranked 86 p4p, 111 weight class). Falandas comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Machine. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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21 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falandas throws the left hand but Jam avoids the punch easily.
Falandas misses with a wild body shot.
Falandas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jam at a distance.
Jam connects with the punch.
Jam throws an overhand right that lands on Falandas's shoulder, as Falandas tries to avoid the shot.
Jam misses with a straight left.
Falandas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
Falandas tries to counter by clinching up but Jam breaks away and moves out of range.
Falandas staying out of range there.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
As Jam tries to get set, Falandas tries to push him back and clinch up but Jam manages to avoid the attempt.
Falandas avoids the body shot from Jam.
Jam moves out of range as Falandas throws a body kick.
Jam digs a good body shot into Falandas's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Falandas is just out of range.
Falandas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jam works Falandas's body with a nice hook.
Jam thuds his right hand into Falandas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Falandas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falandas.
Falandas doesn't manage to clinch there - Jam circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam missing with a left hand there. Falandas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. Falandas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falandas is looking to counter the offense by Jam and move into the clinch.
Jam slips a straight right by Falandas.
Falandas blocks a jab.
Jam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falandas was well out of range. Poor timing from Jam.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falandas manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jam checks a leg kick.
Jam loads up on a big right hand but Falandas slips the punch.
As Jam tries to get set, Falandas tries to push him back and clinch up but Jam manages to avoid the attempt.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Falandas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falandas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falandas tests Jam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falandas manages to avoid it.
Falandas defending well as Jam loads up on a big left hand.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
Jam scores with a body shot.
A big right from Falandas misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam throws a body punch but Falandas moves out of range.
Falandas throws a front kick aimed at Jam's knee but Jam avoids it well.
Falandas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Jam tries to get set, Falandas tries to push him back and clinch up but Jam manages to avoid the attempt.
Jam misses with a straight left.
Jam misses with a hook.
Falandas jabs Jam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Falandas moved out of range nicely.
Jam 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.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Falandas saw that one coming.
Jam fails to land with a series of punches.
Falandas wants to clinch up but Jam keeps it at a distance.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Falandas is out of range.
Jam throws a hook but Falandas blocks it.
Falandas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jam scores with a hook to the body. Falandas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falandas throws the kick towards the body but Jam avoids it.
Jam lands with a straight right. Falandas didn't see that one coming.
Jam slips a straight right by Falandas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falandas throws the left hand but Jam avoids the punch easily.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Jab from Falandas.
Falandas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jam throws a right and a left that Falandas avoids nicely.
Falandas looks to land a body kick but Jam moved away.
Falandas gets a clinch.
Jam breaks from the clinch.
Falandas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Jam throws a hook but Falandas avoids it easily.
Falandas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falandas.
Falandas scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falandas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Falandas ducks down to avoid it.
Falandas drops his hands momentarily and Jam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Falandas lands a leg kick that knocks Jam off balance momentarily.
Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falandas.
Falandas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Falandas moves away and avoids it.
Falandas slips under a jab.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Falandas moved out of range nicely.
Jam throws a lazy uppercut
and Falandas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jam breaks from the clinch.
Falandas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jam.
Falandas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jam manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Falandas.
Jam lands the left hand.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
Jam throws a body punch but Falandas moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jam there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Jam dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Falandas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Falandas is out of range.
Falandas throws a jab but it's blocked by Jam.
Jam throws a body punch but Falandas moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jam. Those never looked like landing.
Falandas closes the distance and clinches.
Jam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falandas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jam backwards.
Falandas misses with a knee to the head.
Jam blocks an uppercut.
Jam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falandas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falandas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jam stacks Falandas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jam!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falandas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam wants to stand but Falandas is controlling his arm.
Falandas is trying to improve his position.
Jam tries to stand but Falandas is controlling his head.
Falandas tries to improve position but can't.
Falandas sneaks back into half guard.
Jam prevents Falandas from improving his position.
Jam wants to stand but Falandas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Falandas tries to get to full guard but Jam has control of the leg.
Jam wants to stand but Falandas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jam throws a hook but Falandas blocks it.
Falandas defending well as Jam loads up on a big left hand.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Falandas is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jam blocks the leg kick.
Falandas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Falandas is looking to counter the offense by Jam and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Falandas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jam misses with a looping right.
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Falandas ducks down to avoid it.
Falandas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Falandas.
Falandas throws a jab when Jam was well out of range.
A nice side step and Jam releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Falandas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falandas clobbers Jam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falandas lands a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Jam.
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
Falandas takes one on the button.
Jam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Falandas slips under a jab from Jam.
Falandas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Falandas.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Falandas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Falandas moved out of range nicely.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
Falandas misses with a looping right.
Falandas thows a body kick. Jam tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jam misses with a straight left.
Falandas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jam moves out of range as Falandas throws a body kick.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Falandas is looking to counter the offense by Jam and move into the clinch.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Falandas moved out of range nicely.
Jam's corner calls for a 1-2. Jam obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Jam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falandas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Falandas with the inside leg kick.
Jam misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Falandas.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Falandas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Falandas clinches up with Jam and pushes him back against the cage.
Jam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falandas or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falandas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falandas is trying to pull guard but Jam has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Jam.
Good body shot from Jam.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Jam on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jam - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falandas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jam lands with a left to the head.
Falandas lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Jam on the inside.
Jam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falandass head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jam.
Jam pushes Falandas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jam takes a swing at Falandas's ribcage but misses.
Jam lands with a right hand.
Jam throws a jab but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas tries to counter by clinching up but Jam breaks away and moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jam scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Falandas staying out of range there.
Falandas closes the distance and pushes Jam back into the cage.
Jam scores with a shoulder strike.
Falandas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Falandas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toe Jam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Falandas has a couple of punches blocked by Jam.
Mertis Falandas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toe Jam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
Falandas pulls Jam into guard.
Falandas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jam has picked Falandas up and slammed him! Falandas can't keep hold of the triangle and Jam manages to pass to side control!
Jam tries to stand but Falandas is controlling his head.
Falandas tries to improve position but can't.
Jam wants to stand but Falandas has his arm trapped.
Falandas is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam wants to stand but Falandas is controlling his arm.
Falandas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jam wants to stand but Falandas has his arm trapped.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falandas.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falandas connects with a nice looking jab.
Falandas slips under a jab.
Jam thuds his right hand into Falandas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Falandas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toe Jam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falandas throws a leg kick but Jam moved away.
Falandas defending well as Jam loads up on a big left hand.
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Falandas ducks down to avoid it.
Falandas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam moves away from the strike by Falandas.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Falandas moved out of range.
Falandas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Falandas's head backwards.
Falandas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Falandas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jam scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jam connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toe Jam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toe Jam!
Toe Jam very nearly forgot to thank Northern Zombie amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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