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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jenever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimpo has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Jenever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Chimpo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimpo tries to clinch up.
Johnny Chimpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Jenever.
Jenever wants to clinch.
Chimpo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenever shoots for a takedown but Chimpo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jenever scores with a sloppy right hand. Chimpo should have avoided that one.
It looks like Johnny Chimpo has been cut.
A big left from Chimpo misses.
Jenever shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chimpo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chimpo is looking to regain half guard here but Jenever keeps moving and retains side control.
Jenever working away.
Chimpo sneaks back into half guard.
Jenever seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chimpo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenever missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jenever throwing shots but Chimpo is blocking nicely.
Jenever not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Jenever.
Jenever thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chimpo's head.
Jenever wants to take a breather but Chimpo is having none of it.
Chimpo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jenever sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chimpo defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenever wants to pass the guard but Chimpo is defending well.
Jenever with the ground and pound but Chimpo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenever accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chimpo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chimpo scores with a sloppy right hand. Jenever should have avoided that one.
Chimpo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenever circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenever swings for the body but Chimpo moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Chimpo misses
and Jenever counters with a shoot takedown. Chimpo fights it but they end up in guard.
Jenever is pushing down on Chimpo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chimpo is fighting to maintain full guard but Jenever has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jenever prevents Chimpo from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenever is just content to waste time from the top position. Chimpo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenever wants to control from the top but Chimpo keeps moving.
Chimpo looking to control.
Chimpo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jenever sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jenever postures up in Chimpo's guard and throws a big left but Chimpo blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chimpo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chimpo misses with a body punch
and Jenever counters with a straight right hand.
Chimpo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenever was well out of range. Poor timing from Chimpo.
Chimpo swinging wilding here.
Jenever digs a good hook to Chimpo's body.
A shot to de liver by Chimpo. Beautiful body shot.
Jenever takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice jab there from Chimpo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chimpo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jenever scores with a takedown into Chimpo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jenever dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chimpo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jenever in his tracks.
Johnny Chimpo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenever blocks a head kick by Chimpo.
Jenever just misses with a punch to the body.
Chimpo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jenever looks for a takedown but Chimpo sprawls well.
Chimpo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jenever counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jenever trying to mount his opponent but Chimpo defends it.
Jenever wants to take a breather but Chimpo is having none of it.
Jenever is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chimpo is refusing to be controlled, as Jenever sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenever is looking to advance position but Chimpo won't allow it.
Jenever thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chimpo to regain full guard.
Jenever wants to control from the top but Chimpo keeps moving.
Chimpo has Jenever pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenever takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnny Chimpo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chimpo works the jab nicely.
Jenever blocks the body kick.
Chimpo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chimpo misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Chimpo misses.
Chimpo throws a lazy head kick
and Jenever counters with a thumping low kick.
Chimpo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenever manages to avoid it.
Jenever shoots in but no luck this time.
Jenever lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chimpo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenever throws out the jab.
Jenever connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jenever scores with a takedown into Chimpo's guard.
Jenever showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo wants to sweep here but Jenever controlling him for the moment.
Jenever has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jenever tries to free his leg and advance position but Chimpo is retaining full guard.
Tom Jenever overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chimpo looking for a sweep. Not yet Chimpo, not yet.
Jenever trying to control the position from guard on top but Chimpo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Chimpo pulls Jenever in close to prevent any damage.
Jenever postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chimpo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenever sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chimpo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chimpo, as that shot connected.
Chimpo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenever is just out of range.
Jenever looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenever scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jenever dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chimpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenever moves away.
Jenever slips a jab from Chimpo.
Chimpo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jenever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chimpo.
Chimpo scores with a shot to the body.
Jenever defending well as Chimpo loads up on a big left hand.
Chimpo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenever manages to avoid it.
Jenever blocks a head kick by Chimpo.
Chimpo misses with a double jab
and Jenever counters with a single leg into guard. Chimpo didn't expect that.
Jenever in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chimpo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chimpo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenever is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimpo looking to control.
Jenever wants to control from the top but Chimpo keeps moving.
Chimpo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chimpo keeping moving, preventing Jenever from controlling successfully.
Jenever won't allow Chimpo to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chimpo throws a head kick but Jenever moves out of range.
Chimpo takes one on the button.
Chimpo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenever.
Jenever showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chimpo.
Jenever showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chimpo.
Johnny Chimpo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chimpo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jenever counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jenever.
Chimpo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenever jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chimpo walks away with a smile on his face. Jenever gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jenever shoots in for a takedown but Chimpo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jenever. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenever tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chimpo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jenever somewhat.
Jenever is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chimpo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenever avoids the head kick by Chimpo.
Jenever swats away the attempt to clinch by Chimpo.
Jenever gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenever jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chimpo walks away with a smile on his face. Jenever gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Chimpo.
Jenever misses the jab.
Chimpo swings for the body but Jenever moves out of range.
Chimpo dodges the punch combination from Jenever.
Jenever tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chimpo throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenever counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jenever postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenever stopping the sweep attempt from Chimpo.
Johnny Chimpo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tom Jenever is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenever trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chimpo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Chimpo trying to control but Jenever is working from the bottom.
Chimpo stopping the sweep attempt from Jenever.
Jenever is looking for a triangle but Chimpo pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jenever showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenever, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jenever!
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