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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Leeuwenhoek (ranked 827 p4p, 1690 weight class) and Rock Jay (ranked 100 p4p, 202 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rock Jay was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 cm 34 188 14 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm 29 195 9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jasper Leeuwenhoek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Jay! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leeuwenhoek dives in for a single leg takedown but Jay sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Leeuwenhoek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Leeuwenhoek prevents a body shot from Jay. Jay lands with a short shot to the head. Jay gets underhooks to prevent Leeuwenhoek's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leeuwenhoek. Jay blocking some punches.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
Leeuwenhoek wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Leeuwenhoek. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Leeuwenhoek wants a takedown.
Leeuwenhoek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay is pressed up against the cage. Leeuwenhoek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jay down to the mat. Jay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Jay misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Leeuwenhoek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeuwenhoek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jay pinned against the cage. Jay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Leeuwenhoek looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range. Jay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leeuwenhoek.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jay tries to avoid it but Leeuwenhoek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jay to the ground. Jay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leeuwenhoek rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Leeuwenhoek blocks a body shot from Jay. Leeuwenhoek has Jay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Jay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leeuwenhoek goes for a takedown attempt but Jay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jay loads up on a big right hand but Leeuwenhoek slips the punch. Leeuwenhoek is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Jay darts in and clinches Leeuwenhoek up against the cage. Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leeuwenhoek is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jay to keep the fight standing. Leeuwenhoek wants to take the fight to the mat but Jay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Jay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeuwenhoek blocks it with crossed arms. Jay lands a body shot. Jay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jay content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jay.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jay gets underhooks to prevent Leeuwenhoek's takedown attempt.
Jay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Leeuwenhoek is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jay tries a body shot but Leeuwenhoek blocks it.
Jay misses with a knee to the head. Jay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leeuwenhoek up against the cage. Leeuwenhoek goes for a takedown attempt but Jay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leeuwenhoek defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand. Leeuwenhoek jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rock Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Leeuwenhoek fails in his attempt to clinch. Jay is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Jay tries to clinch there but Leeuwenhoek circles away.
Leeuwenhoek tries to counter with a takedown but Jay is quick to defend against it. Jay lands a front kick. Jay misses the jab. Leeuwenhoek ducks right into an uppercut from Jay. Leeuwenhoek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jay jabbing away but nothing is landing. Leeuwenhoek half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Leeuwenhoek throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay. Leeuwenhoek is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Leeuwenhoek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Leeuwenhoek shoots and misses
and Jay counters by clinching up. Leeuwenhoek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leeuwenhoek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jay gets tackled into the cage by Leeuwenhoek. Leeuwenhoek maintains the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Leeuwenhoek. Jay lands a right hand. Jay misses with some punches.
Jay scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Jay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jay looking to throw knees to the head but Leeuwenhoek is blocking nicely.
Leeuwenhoek works on Jay's body with a couple of short punches. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leeuwenhoek. Jay lands an elbow inside that Leeuwenhoek shrugs off. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Leeuwenhoek is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jay is defending well. Jay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to take this one to the mat. Leeuwenhoek looking for a takedown. Jay pushes Leeuwenhoek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leeuwenhoek or not. Jay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leeuwenhoek. A knee to the head by Jay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Jay dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jay drops Leeuwenhoek with a beautiful combination! Leeuwenhoek stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jay is looking for the KO!
 Leeuwenhoek is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
 It looks like Jasper Leeuwenhoek has been cut. Leeuwenhoek throws the left hand but Jay avoids the punch easily. Oh Leeuwenhoek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Leeuwenhoek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Leeuwenhoek seems to have got his legs back now. Jay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leeuwenhoek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jay scores with a body shot.
Jay drives through and clinches with Leeuwenhoek against the cage.
A short left from Jay. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A shot in the inside from Jay. Jay has Leeuwenhoek pushed against the cage. Jay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leeuwenhoek. Jay has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Jay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeuwenhoek blocks it with crossed arms. Leeuwenhoek is looking to take this one to the mat. Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Leeuwenhoek tries to pull guard but Jay won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leeuwenhoek. Jay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek lands an uppercut. Leeuwenhoek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Leeuwenhoek. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Jay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeuwenhoek blocks it with crossed arms. Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Leeuwenhoek is trying to drag Jay to the mat but Jay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Jay lands a hook that snaps the head of Leeuwenhoek backwards. A head punch on the inside from Leeuwenhoek fails to land. Jay presses Leeuwenhoek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Jay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Leeuwenhoek working aggressively here.
Leeuwenhoek takes a shot to the head. Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Leeuwenhoek uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch on the inside from Leeuwenhoek fails to land.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jay is keeping busy. Jay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rock Jay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leeuwenhoek has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jay is trying to keep an underhook but Leeuwenhoek manages to get the takedown into half guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Leeuwenhoek prevents Jay from improving his position. Jay is still trying to improve position. Jay regains full guard. Nicely done. Leeuwenhoek wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Leeuwenhoek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jay looking for a sweep. Not yet Jay, not yet. Jay is controlling Leeuwenhoek's posture.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Leeuwenhoek tries to clinch but fails miserably and Jay counters with a stiff right hand.
Jay instigates a clinch. Jay looking to slow down the pace here. Leeuwenhoek tries to score a body lock takedown but Jay shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Jay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leeuwenhoek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jay throws a punch but it's blocked by Leeuwenhoek.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Jay.
Jay presses Leeuwenhoek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Leeuwenhoek throws a punch but it's blocked by Jay. Jay lands with a light punch inside. Jay tries to throw a body punch but Leeuwenhoek avoids it by throwing Jay back against the cage. Jay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leeuwenhoek.
Jay lands an uppercut. Jay struggles to land a body shot inside as Leeuwenhoek controls his hands.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Leeuwenhoek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leeuwenhoek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Jay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Jay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jasper Leeuwenhoek's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Leeuwenhoek tries to clinch but Jay is having none of it.
Jay darts in and clinches Leeuwenhoek up against the cage. Leeuwenhoek is trying to pull guard but Jay has him pressed against the cage. Leeuwenhoek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leeuwenhoek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jay scrambles back to his feet. Leeuwenhoek jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jay feints a counter leg kick.
Leeuwenhoek rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Leeuwenhoek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Jasper Leeuwenhoek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Leeuwenhoek. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jay lands a nice uppercut. Jay gets underhooks to prevent Leeuwenhoek's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jay misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jay gets underhooks to prevent Leeuwenhoek's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Jay scores with a nice short uppercut. Jay pushes Leeuwenhoek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jay misses with a body punch.
Jay is stalling here.
Jay pushes Leeuwenhoek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jay trying to land knees to the body.
Jay lands with a short shot to the head. Leeuwenhoek tries for a takedown but Jay manages to get underhooks.
Leeuwenhoek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jay pulls him back up using the underhooks. Jay misses with a body punch.
Leeuwenhoek wants to stall.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to take this one to the mat. Leeuwenhoek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jay prevents it.
Jay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leeuwenhoek backwards. Leeuwenhoek wants a takedown.
Jay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jay lands with a left to the head. Leeuwenhoek has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jay after a bit of a struggle. Jay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Leeuwenhoek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jay smiles and moves away.
Jay connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay has Leeuwenhoek up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Leeuwenhoek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jay tries to land a knee to the head but Leeuwenhoek blocks with his arms.
Jay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jay scores with a nice hook to the head. Jay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jay lands a right hand. Rock Jay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Leeuwenhoek is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jay is defending well. Jay scores with a shot to the side of Leeuwenhoek's head. Leeuwenhoek prevents a body shot from Jay. Jay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jay digs a right hand underneath Leeuwenhoek's ribcage. Leeuwenhoek let out a lung full of air as it connected. Leeuwenhoek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leeuwenhoek tries to keep at a distance but Jay has taken the fight into the clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek looking for a takedown. Jay digs a right hand into Leeuwenhoek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leeuwenhoek's gas tank. Leeuwenhoek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jay pulls him back up using the underhooks. Jay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Jay leaning against his opponent.
Leeuwenhoek takes a shot to the head. Leeuwenhoek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Jay is defending well against a takedown attempt. Leeuwenhoek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jay just stands there and leans against the cage. Jay lands a shoulder strike. Leeuwenhoek swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it. Jay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jay.
And that's the end of the fight! Rock Jay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Jay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Jay!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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