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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Schimberlake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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188 cm
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Schimberlake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore moves in looking to clinch but Schimberlake pushes him off.
Kilgore tries to clinch there but Schimberlake circles away.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schimberlake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilgore tries to clinch but Schimberlake is having none of it.
Schimberlake scores with a takedown into Kilgore's guard.
Kilgore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schimberlake is controlling him.
Schimberlake is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilgore has wrist control.
Schimberlake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilgore is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schimberlake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schimberlake thows a big elbow that misses.
Schimberlake cracks Kilgore with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schimberlake won't allow Kilgore to get back to his feet.
Schimberlake throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilgore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schimberlake tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilgore is retaining full guard.
Schimberlake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schimberlake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kilgore wants to stand up but Schimberlake is controlling him.
Schimberlake throws and elbow that misses. Kilgore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schimberlake's guard. Nice move by Kilgore!
Schimberlake wants to stand and escape but Kilgore is having none of it.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kilgore is looking to clinch.
Schimberlake shoots in but Kilgore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kilgore tries to clinch there but Schimberlake circles away.
Schimberlake keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilgore is looking to clinch but Schimberlake is avoiding it.
Schimberlake keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilgore throws a nice looking combination but Schimberlake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch but Schimberlake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kilgore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schimberlake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schimberlake closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kilgore did well to prevent Schimberlake getting side control.
Schimberlake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kilgore's head.
Schimberlake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schimberlake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilgore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schimberlake.
Schimberlake throwing shots but Kilgore is blocking nicely.
Schimberlake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kilgore's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Schimberlake connects with a nice short shot to Kilgore's temple.
Kilgore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schimberlake.
Schimberlake is stalling here. Kilgore is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schimberlake seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kilgore has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Schimberlake is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kilgore is controlling him well.
Schimberlake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kilgore on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schimberlake trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kilgore laying and praying for a moment but Schimberlake takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kilgore tries to pass to full mount but Schimberlake defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilgore is keen to just control but Schimberlake is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Schimberlake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schimberlake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kilgore sprawls well initially but Schimberlake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schimberlake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schimberlake misses with a head shot. Kilgore uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kilgore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schimberlake distracts Kilgore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schimberlake throwing strikes but missing.
Schimberlake trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schimberlake is working Kilgore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schimberlake wants to control from the top but Kilgore keeps moving.
Schimberlake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schimberlake stops Kilgore from standing up.
Kilgore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schimberlake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kilgore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schimberlake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilgore has momentary wrist control but Schimberlake slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilgore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schimberlake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schimberlake landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schimberlake tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilgore is retaining full guard.
Schimberlake won't allow Kilgore to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schimberlake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kilgore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schimberlake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kilgore doesn't manage to clinch there - Schimberlake circles away.
Kilgore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schimberlake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schimberlake keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schimberlake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schimberlake shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kilgore is trying to defend but Schimberlake finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schimberlake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schimberlake thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kilgore to regain full guard.
Schimberlake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kilgore wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Schimberlake crashes against the mat.
Schimberlake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kilgore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schimberlake controlling the position.
Kilgore wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schimberlake throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Schimberlake dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Kilgore. No joy for Schimberlake on that attempt.
Kilgore tries to clinch there but Schimberlake circles away.
Kilgore wants to clinch.
James Kilgore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schimberlake shoots in and drives through. Kilgore sprawls well.
Schimberlake swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
Schimberlake shoots in and drives through. Kilgore sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Schimberlake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore tries to clinch there but Schimberlake circles away.
Kilgore tries to clinch up but Schimberlake circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilgore wants to clinch up but Schimberlake keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schimberlake swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
Kilgore is looking to clinch but Schimberlake is avoiding it.
Kilgore is looking to clinch.
Schimberlake slips a jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore wants to clinch.
Schimberlake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Schimberlake working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Schimberlake connects with a nice short shot to Kilgore's temple.
Schimberlake with the ground and pound but Kilgore uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schimberlake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schimberlake is working Kilgore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schimberlake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schimberlake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schimberlake trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schimberlake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schimberlake working some strikes from top position.
Schimberlake trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilgore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schimberlake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schimberlake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schimberlake throws a big right hand that misses.
Schimberlake throwing strikes from guard but Kilgore blocks nicely.
Schimberlake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schimberlake stops Kilgore from standing up.
Justin Schimberlake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kilgore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Schimberlake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schimberlake in side control, just content to control the action for now.
James Kilgore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An elbow from Schimberlake crashes against the mat.
Schimberlake scoring with punches from side control.
Schimberlake with the ground and pound but Kilgore regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Schimberlake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schimberlake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Schimberlake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schimberlake, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Schimberlake!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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