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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jardani Jovonovich (ranked 1400 p4p, 1025 weight class) and Richie Alaska (ranked 179 p4p, 142 weight class). Alaska has chosen A Long December - Counting Crows as his entrance music. Richie Alaska told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jardani Jovonovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Alaska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jovonovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Alaska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jovonovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Alaska circles away.
Alaska tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jovonovich closes the distance and pushes Alaska back into the cage.
Alaska stalling in the clinch.
Alaska manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jovonovich pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alaska dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaska stalling in the clinch but Jovonovich improves position.
Alaska pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richie Alaska.
Alaska dips to his left and cracks Jovonovich with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovonovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alaska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jovonovich wants to clinch up but Alaska keeps it at a distance.
Jovonovich clinches.
Alaska drags the fight down to the ground.
Jovonovich won't allow Alaska to sweep him here.
Alaska seems keen to control Jovonovich's posture.
Jovonovich will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jovonovich tries to free his leg and advance position but Alaska is retaining full guard.
Jovonovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jovonovich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alaska has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jovonovich has managed to get both his arms back between Alaska's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alaska is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaska is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jovonovich defends well.
Alaska managing to control the position.
Alaska keeping moving, preventing Jovonovich from controlling successfully.
Jovonovich looking to sit in guard and control but Alaska gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jovonovich is looking for a triangle but Alaska pushes his legs off easily.
Jovonovich working for submissions but it's allowed Alaska to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alaska content to control rather than advance.
Jovonovich is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alaska in particular looking to stall.
Alaska seems to be working for a kimura but Jovonovich defends the submission attempt.
Alaska is keen to just control but Jovonovich is a slippery customer.
Alaska trying to control the pace.
Jovonovich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alaska is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jovonovich is trying to get back to full guard.
Jovonovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Alaska.
Jovonovich wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alaska looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Alaska dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovonovich is just out of range.
Alaska has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jovonovich is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alaska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jovonovich at a distance.
Jovonovich has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alaska stalls.
Jovonovich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alaska is keeping busy.
Alaska pulls guard successfully.
Alaska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jovonovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jovonovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alaska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jovonovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jovonovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jovonovich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovonovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jovonovich is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alaska is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jovonovich tries to free his leg and advance position but Alaska is retaining full guard.
Alaska is looking for a triangle but Jovonovich pushes his legs off easily.
Jovonovich trying to control but Alaska is working from the bottom.
Jovonovich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alaska is trying to keep Jovonovich in close.
Jovonovich looking to pass the guard.
That's two 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.
Alaska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jovonovich wants to control from the top but Alaska keeps moving.
Alaska is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alaska is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovonovich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jovonovich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alaska defends well.
Alaska drops back looking for a leg! Jovonovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jovonovich manages to kick Alaska off! Alaska jumps back into Jovonovich's guard.
Jovonovich looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Alaska is defending well. Jovonovich quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Alaska has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jovonovich celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jardani Jovonovich!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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