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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Tice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and corey Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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198 cm
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260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimbo Tice! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, corey Harry! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tice drives through with a takedown into guard. Harry wants to get back to his feet but Tice is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Harry wants to sweep but no luck. Harry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Harry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Harry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harry wants to get back to his feet but Tice is in a dominant position and won't allow it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Tice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Tice scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Harry wants to stand but Tice is controlling the position. Tice is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harry is looking to stand up but Tice isn't so interested in that idea. Tice's corner is telling him to maintain position. Harry wants to sweep but no luck. Tice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Tice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tice wants to control from the top but Harry keeps moving.
That's two 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. Tice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jimbo Tice just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Tice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tice. Harry is looking to regain half guard here but Tice keeps moving and retains side control. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Tice advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tice controlling from the full mount. Tice is breathing heavily. A nice elbow there by Tice. Tice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Tice trying to control but he's not successful this time. Harry is desperately trying to improve his position but Tice has a good base and remains in mount. Harry wants to control but Tice is having none of it. Harry can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Harry wants to hold on but Tice pushes him away. Tice controlling the pace for now. Tice avoids the attempt from Harry to control. Tice is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Harry can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Harry is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Tice dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tice but Tice pushes him off and we're back to square one. Tice has Harry up against the cage in a clinch.
Harry manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tice, right into the meat.
Tice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Harry avoids the head kick by Tice.
Tice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harry swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jimbo Tice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tice with a lazy takedown attempt and Harry counters by clinching up. Tice blocks an elbow strike. Harry tries a knee to the head but Tice blocks it.
Harry breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tice. Tice feints and as Harry raises his hands in defense, Tice changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Harry wants to stand but Tice is controlling the position. Harry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Tice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Harry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tice manages to get himself to full guard.
Tice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Harry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Tice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Tice wants to sweep here but Harry controlling him for the moment. Harry gets to his feet - Tice follows without any prompting. Harry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tice dives in and grabs Harry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harry pushes down on Tice's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimbo Tice. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harry scores with a jab to the head.
Tice decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harry is looking for a sweep. Tice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Tice moves into full mount! Harry won't be happy about that! Harry wants to hold on but Tice pushes him away. Harry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harry is looking to escape. Tice controlling from the full mount. Harry is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Tice controlling the position easily from mount. Harry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Harry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Harry is squirming around, avoiding Tice's attempts to control the action. Harry is trying to stand. Harry is looking to improve his position but Tice isn't that keen on the idea. Harry is trying to get back to his feet but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Tice dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Harry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Harry on the wrong end of a nice hook. Harry tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Tice as Harry shoots in. Harry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Tice connects with a crisp jab. Harry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tice lands a jab. Harry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tice. Harry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tice feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Tice gets to his feet - Harry follows without any prompting. Tice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Tice passes Harry's left leg - he's now in half guard. Tice takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Harry wants to get back to his feet. Harry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Harry is looking for a sweep. Tice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Harry trying to control here.
Harry striking from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tice lands strikes from half guard. Jimbo Tice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Harry connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Tice darts in and clinches Harry up against the cage. Harry gets control of Tice's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Tice looking to sit in guard and control but Harry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Harry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harry has managed to get both his arms back between Tice's legs - danger averted. Tice wants to sweep but no luck. Tice trying to control the position.
Harry postures up in Tice's guard and throws a big left but Tice blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tice wriggles free and stands up. A head kick misses from Harry. Tice misses with a wild body shot. Harry leaves Tice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Harry throws a head kick that Tice semi-blocks.
Tice misses with the combination.
Tice throws a lazy right hand but Harry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harry keeps control of Tice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Tice tries to break free but Harry pushes him back against the cage. Harry jumps guard and drags Tice to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Harry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Harry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tice controls the pace. Tice trying to control the position from guard on top but Harry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Tice gets to his feet - Harry follows without any prompting. corey Harry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jimbo Tice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Harry clinches but Tice breaks the clinch and Tice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Jimbo Tice showed his dominance in that final round. Well Tice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimbo Tice!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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