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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milani's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Armin Van Buuren-Sail. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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220 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jakes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jakes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Milani closes the distance and clinches.
Milani is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jakes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jakes pulls Milani into guard.
Jakes keeping moving, preventing Milani from controlling successfully.
Jakes has his hands on Milani's head, controlling the position.
Jakes wants to stand but Milani is controlling the position.
Milani sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jakes's guard.
Milani frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jakes wants to control but Milani is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani wants to control the pace but Jakes is squirming around nicely.
Milani blocks Jakes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Milani with shots to the head and body - Jakes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jakes can't escape the position.
Milani working Jakes over with strikes here.
Milani trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jakes tries to hold on but Milani pushes him away.
Milani takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Milani looking to control but Jakes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jakes is looking to get to half guard.
Milani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Milani tries to control but Jakes wriggling away.
Milani get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Milani tries to clinch but Jakes moves out of range.
Milani throws a head kick but Jakes moves out of range.
Milani tries to clinch but Jakes is having none of it.
Jakes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jakes showed some decent athleticism there.
Milani gets full guard.
Milani is breathing heavily.
Milani controls Jakes momentarily but Jakes frees himself.
Jakes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Milani's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Milani is pulling down on Jakes's head. It's preventing any offense from Jakes, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milani wants to stand but Jakes is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani being controlled here, momentarily.
Milani uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jakes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jakes lands in his opponent's guard.
Milani is trying to keep Jakes in close.
Jakes wants to stand but Milani has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mauricio Milani will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Milani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jakes shoots in for a takedown but Milani shows good takedown defense.
Jakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jakes throws a lazy head kick
and Milani counters with a one-two to the body.
Milani tries to clinch up
and Jakes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jakes.
Milani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Milani trying to keep a closed guard but Jakes is proving a slippery customer.
Jakes postures up in Milani's guard and throws a big left but Milani blocks it.
Jakes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milani controls Jakes momentarily but Jakes frees himself.
Jakes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Milani trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani wants to stand up but Jakes is controlling him.
Milani has his hands on Jakes's head, controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jakes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Milani at a distance.
Jakes shoots in but Milani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Milani clinches with his opponent.
Milani throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Milani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jakes smiles and moves away.
Milani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milani clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mauricio Milani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakes gets a clinch.
Jakes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milani's elbow.
Milani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Milani tries for a takedown but Jakes manages to get underhooks.
Jakes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jakes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Milani's guard.
Milani is looking for a triangle but Jakes pushes his legs off easily.
Jakes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Milani looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jakes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Milani is looking to control Jakes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Milani avoid being mounted?
Jakes stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakes wants to pass the guard but Milani is defending well.
Jakes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Milani is refusing to be controlled, as Jakes sits in half guard.
Jakes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Milani is trying to control but can't.
Jakes is nestled in close to Milani, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Milani trying to control from the bottom.
Milani manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jakes wanted to stand there but Milani had control of the position.
Milani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jakes stands up from Milani's guard - Jakes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Milani fails with the takedown
and Jakes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Milani!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Milani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakes landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milani wants to control but Jakes is having none of it.
Jakes working Milani over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jakes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good work by Milani as he checks the leg kick.
Milani darts in and clinches Jakes up against the cage.
Milani takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jakes stalling in the clinch.
Milani fails to pull guard.
Milani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jakes is keeping busy.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jakes has eaten all the pies!
Jakes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jakes can't find room to land a body shot as Milani controls the action.
Jakes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Milani prevents Jakes from breaking the clinch.
Jakes trying to stall but Milani improves his position.
Jakes pulls guard effortlessly.
Jakes is looking to sweep but instead, Milani has passed into half guard.
Jakes tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Milani manages to move to mount!
Milani content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakes is squirming around, avoiding Milani's attempts to control the action.
Milani breaks from Jakes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Milani is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jakes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jakes is trying to escape the mount.
Milani controlling the pace for now.
Jakes can't escape the position.
That's two 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.
Jakes regains half guard.
Jakes wants to improve his position but Milani is controlling well.
Jakes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Milani is working away from the top position though.
Milani is keen to just control but Jakes is a slippery customer.
Milani wants to stand up but Jakes manages to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jakes looking for a sweep. Not yet Jakes, not yet.
Milani trying to control but Jakes is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milani scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Milani trying to control the pace.
Milani looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani controlling the action here.
Milani seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jakes for as long as he can get away with.
Milani trying to pass the guard but Jakes defending well.
Milani is keen to just control but Jakes is a slippery customer.
Milani postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jakes to stand up.
Jakes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jakes throwing strikes from guard but Milani blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mauricio Milani.
I think Milani has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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