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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bastard's choice of entrance music: soul survivor. Crazy Bastard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darnell Jefferson's chin.
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194 cm
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198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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191 cm
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192 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darnell Jefferson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crazy Bastard! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bastard fails to land the takedown. Jefferson takes a swing at Bastard's ribcage but misses. Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Jefferson cracks Bastard with a good jab. Bastard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bastard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Jefferson tries to get back to half guard but can't. Bastard landing strikes from the mount. Bastard wants to control the pace but Jefferson is squirming around nicely. Jefferson is trying desperately to improve position. Bastard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jefferson is looking to escape. Bastard avoids the attempt from Jefferson to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jefferson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Jefferson is looking to control Bastard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jefferson avoid being mounted? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jefferson controlling the position well. Jefferson is trying to get back to full guard. Jefferson looking for submissions off his back. Jefferson wants to improve his position but Bastard is controlling well.
Jefferson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bastard.
Jefferson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jefferson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bastard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Jefferson trying to control the position.
Jefferson is breathing heavily. Jefferson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bastard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Bastard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jefferson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bastard has managed to get both his arms back between Jefferson's legs - danger averted. Bastard drops back looking for a leg! Jefferson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jefferson manages to kick Bastard off! Bastard jumps back into Jefferson's guard. Jefferson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Jefferson keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jefferson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Jefferson is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Bastard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Nice body kick there by Jefferson. The fight moves into the clinch position. Bastard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bastard is looking to control Jefferson's arms but Jefferson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bastard has his back to the cage. Jefferson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Crazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bastard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jefferson pinned against the cage. Jefferson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Darnell Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Bastard. Bastard shoots in and drives through. Jefferson sprawls well.
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. Jefferson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bastard is trying to defend but Jefferson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Bastard manages to get to full guard.
Jefferson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jefferson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Bastard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jefferson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jefferson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Bastard keeping full guard, as Jefferson tries to pass. Bastard keeping moving, preventing Jefferson from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Jefferson dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bastard tries for a takedown but Jefferson circles away easily letting Jefferson counter with a right hand. Bastard with a lazy takedown attempt and Jefferson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bastard's guard now. Jefferson is in close to Bastard's body, working some short punches and elbows. Jefferson is in close to Bastard's body, working some short punches and elbows. Jefferson controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Bastard is looking for a triangle here but Jefferson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bastard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jefferson lands with a punch from half guard. Bastard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Jefferson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Bastard is in trouble now - Jefferson has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Jefferson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jefferson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bastard is looking to escape. The referee warns Bastard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jefferson looking for a guillotine from mount but Bastard is having none of it. Jefferson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Bastard is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darnell Jefferson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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