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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dace Javis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javis comes to the cage accompanied by Highwayman. Foster is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Friggin In The Riggin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dace Javis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Foster!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Javis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Javis.
Foster shoots in and drives through. Javis sprawls well.
Javis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Foster shoots in but no luck this time.
Foster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Javis. Foster does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Javis lands.
Javis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Javis throws an overhand right that lands on Foster's shoulder, as Foster tries to avoid the shot.
Javis missing with a left hand there. Foster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Javis takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Javis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Javis tries to land a front kick but Foster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Javis scores with a leg kick.
Javis swinging wildly here.
Javis stuffs the takedown.
Dace Javis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Foster.
Foster is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Javis.
Javis scores with a nice right hand.
Javis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foster momentarily.
A jab from Javis does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster misses with a straight right.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Javis gets caught flat footed, as Foster shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Foster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foster looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Javis trying to control the position.
Javis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Foster manages to get himself to full guard.
Javis postures up.
Foster might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Javis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Javis advances position into side control!
Javis wants to control but Foster is keeping him busy.
Foster prevents Javis from improving position.
Foster wants to control but Javis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Javis advances to mount.
Javis prevents Foster from getting the reversal.
Javis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Foster has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Foster!
Javis pulls Foster in close to prevent any damage.
Foster is looking to work some ground and pound but Javis has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Javis wants to sweep but no luck.
Javis trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Javis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Javis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster preventing the sweep.
Javis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Foster lands with a nice body punch.
Foster avoids a kick to the body.
Dace Javis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Javis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foster.
Foster is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Javis defends it well.
Javis is looking to control Foster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Javis avoid being mounted?
Javis is refusing to be controlled, as Foster sits in half guard.
Javis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster working over Javis with some ground and pound. Javis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Javis won't allow Foster to pass to mount.
Javis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foster.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Javis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foster.
A big left from Javis misses.
Javis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Javis misses with a straight right.
Foster takes a swing at Javis's ribcage but misses.
Javis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Foster counters with a shoot takedown. Javis fights it but they end up in guard.
Javis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster advances position into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foster scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Javis to see if he's OK.
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 Dace Javis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Javis scores with a punch to the head.
Foster fails with the takedown.
Javis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Javis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Foster somewhat.
Javis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Javis seems keen to control Foster's posture.
Javis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Javis trying to control the position.
Foster thows a big elbow that misses.
Foster postures up in Javis's guard and throws a big left but Javis blocks it.
Foster wants to control from the top but Javis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Javis holds on and takes a little breather.
Javis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Javis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Javis but Javis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dace Javis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Foster.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Javis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Foster fails to land the takedown.
Javis throws a head kick but Foster moves out of range.
Javis throws a wild body kick that Foster sees coming a mile off.
Javis throws the kick towards the body but Foster avoids it.
Javis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Javis lands with an uppercut that bounces Foster off the cage and back into rage.
Javis moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Javis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Foster is out of range.
Javis throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Javis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Javis cracks Foster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Javis is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foster slips under a jab from Javis.
An inside leg kick from Javis misses.
Javis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Javis as he avoids it easily.
Javis lands a nice looking body shot.
Foster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Javis stuffs the takedown.
Foster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Javis throws a body punch but Foster moves out of range.
Dace Javis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Javis.
A cross from Javis lands.
Javis lands a jab to Foster's midsection.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Javis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foster circles away quickly and effectively.
Javis cracks Foster with an open hand slap.
Javis stalks Foster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Foster's face. Foster staggers backwards, shaken.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Javis tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis misses with a few strikes there.
Foster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Javis sprawls well. Javis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foster gets slowly back to his feet.
Foster moves out of range of the strikes.
Javis tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Javis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Javis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dace Javis is winning the standup battle so far.
Javis scores with a body shot.
Javis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Javis lands a nice hook to Foster's body. Foster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Foster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Javis lands a front kick.
Dace Javis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Javis.
Javis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Javis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves out of range of the body kick from Javis.
Javis lands a slapping body shot.
Foster takes one to the side of the head.
Foster takes one to the side of the head.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but Javis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Foster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Javis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Javis tries a head kick but it misses.
Javis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Javis clinches with his opponent.
Foster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Javis.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Javis throws a head punch that misses.
Javis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Javis.
Javis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Javis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Javis slowing the pace effectively.
Javis misses with a punch to the body.
Foster jumps guard but Javis stands there with Foster around his waist. Foster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Javis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foster.
Javis tries to work over Foster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dace Javis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Javis misses with a wild combination.
Javis sizes up Foster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Javis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Javis.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foster counters with a takedown into side control.
Foster lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Javis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Javis is looking for a sweep.
Foster lands a few punches from side control.
Javis isn't going anywhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Javis is not content to let Foster control the position.
Javis defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis gets back to half guard.
Javis is trying to control but can't.
Jeremy Foster has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foster thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Javis to regain full guard.
Javis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Foster manages to get himself to full guard.
Foster is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Javis is looking for a sweep. Foster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Foster there.
Javis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Foster preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Foster tries to free his leg and advance position but Javis is retaining full guard.
Javis managing to control the position.
Foster scoring with some ground and pound.
Foster landing with the ground and pound.
Javis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Javis looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
Javis is trying to keep Foster in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Javis looking to control.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Javis has momentary wrist control but Foster slips an elbow through the middle.
Foster wants to control from the top but Javis keeps moving.
Foster showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Javis trying to control the position.
Foster connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Javis 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.
Foster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Javis.
Javis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Javis looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
Javis controls Foster momentarily but Foster frees himself.
Foster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Foster looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Foster really dominated that round.
That's time! Javis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Javis misses with a looping right.
Javis tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Javis connects with a looping right hand.
Javis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foster drives through with a takedown into guard.
Javis wants to stand up but Foster is controlling him.
Javis trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
Foster wants to control from the top but Javis keeps moving.
Javis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster wants to pass the guard but Javis is keeping the position.
Javis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
Foster is looking to work some ground and pound but Javis has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slapping leg kick lands for Javis.
Nice sprawl there from Javis as Foster shoots in.
Javis tries to score with a low kick but Foster moves his leg out of the way.
Foster looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Javis is trying to stand back up but Foster is controlling him
The fighters are battling for position here. Javis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Foster throws a big right hand that misses.
Foster being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
Javis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
Foster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Javis working for a triangle but Foster defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A clash of legs there as Foster blocks the low kick.
Javis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Javis wants it to stay on the feet.
Javis with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foster.
Dace Javis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Foster.
Nice sprawl there from Javis as Foster shoots in.
Javis throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.
Javis has managed to clinch.
Foster has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Javis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Javis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Javis.
Javis lands a shot to the body.
Javis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Javis lands a body shot.
Javis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Javis.
Javis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Javis prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javis misses with a punch to the body.
Javis pushes off an throws an elbow but Foster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Javis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Javis can't find room to land a body shot as Foster controls the action.
Foster tries to score a body lock takedown but Javis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Javis.
A head punch on the inside from Javis fails to land.
Javis lands a shot to the body.
Javis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Foster manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Javis tries to free his leg and advance position but Foster is retaining full guard.
Javis advances to half guard.
Foster is trying to get back to full guard.
Javis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Foster knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Foster works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dace Javis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Javis instigates a clinch.
Javis is leaning against Foster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foster decides to pull guard.
Javis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foster wants to sweep here but Javis controlling him for the moment.
Javis drops back looking for a leg! Foster is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Foster manages to kick Javis off! Javis jumps back into Foster's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster is trying to keep Javis in close.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Javis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Javis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Foster is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Foster has escaped and now he's on top!
Foster postures up.
Foster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Javis controlling the position.
Foster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Javis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foster showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis working a defensive guard but Foster manages to pass into side control anyway.
Javis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Foster moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Foster cracks Javis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Foster tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Foster has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Foster cracks Javis with a big right hand but Javis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Javis is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Foster.
Foster lands some shots froms side control.
Foster working the head with strikes.
Javis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Foster scores with a couple of short elbows.
Foster scoring with punches from side control.
Javis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Javis wants to get back to full guard.
Javis is trying to control but can't.
Javis tries to roll over but Foster keeps him under control.
Javis has his hands clasped together around Foster's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Javis wants to control but Foster is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Javis trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Foster lands a big shot there that rocks Javis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Javis tries to hold on but Foster postures up.
Foster working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Javis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jeremy Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dace Javis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Foster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Javis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dace Javis!
Dace Javis is the new light heavyweight champion!
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