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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joh Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
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212 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joh Jah!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumonte throws a solid leg kick but Jah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dumonte.
Jah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jah slips a jab from Dumonte.
Dumonte looks to throw the jab but Jah is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Jah.
Dumonte throws a series of punches but Jah moves out of range.
Dumonte tries to bum rush Jah with a series of wild strikes but Jah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dumonte throws a series of punches but Jah avoids them all with ease.
Dumonte misses with a head kick.
Jah throws a series of strikes that have Dumonte backpedaling.
Dumonte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jah counters with a nice uppercut.
Jah thumps Dumonte with a low kick.
Paul Dumonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumonte takes one on the button.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the body
and Jah counters with a stiff right hand.
Jah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumonte.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with an uppercut.
Dumonte scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with a hook.
Jah misses with an uppercut. Dumonte saw that one coming.
Dumonte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dumonte scores with a jab.
Dumonte misses with an uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jah - that will leave a mark!
Jah avoids the head kick by Dumonte.
Jah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dumonte swivels and escapes.
Dumonte connects with a single shot there.
Jah checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dumonte misses the target.
Jah thows a leg kick but Dumonte checks it
and Dumonte counters with a good low kick that Jah was not able to check.
Dumonte throws a lazy head kick
enabling Jah to counter with a crisp jab.
Dumonte misses the body punch
and Jah counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumonte misses with a low kick.
Dumonte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jah.
Jah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul Dumonte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jah defending well as Dumonte loads up on a big left hand.
Dumonte looks to land a right hand but Jah moved out of range.
Dumonte checks a leg kick nicely.
Jah throws a right and a left that Dumonte avoids nicely.
Dumonte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dumonte throws a leg kick
and Jah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dumonte.
Dumonte misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah fails to land with a series of punches.
Jah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dumonte.
Jah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.
Jah throws a combination that misses
and Dumonte counters with a left to the body.
Dumonte cracks a nice hook into Jah's ribs.
Dumonte defending well as Jah loads up on a big left hand.
Jah ducks right into an uppercut from Dumonte.
Dumonte lunges at Jah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jah's hand.
Dumonte lands with a nice body punch.
Jah looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dumonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jah was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with a jab to the body
and Jah counters with a left and a right that stings Dumonte.
Dumonte looks to land a left hand but Jah moved out of range nicely.
Dumonte loads up on a big right hand but Jah slips the punch.
Dumonte throws a series of punches but Jah moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte lands an overhand right.
Dumonte lands a head shot.
Dumonte lands a jab to Jah's midsection.
Dumonte thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumonte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dumonte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dumonte lands with a nice body punch.
Dumonte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte tries a low kick but Jah avoids it.
A jab from Jah misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dumonte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dumonte loads up on a big right hand but Jah slips the punch.
Dumonte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Dumonte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dumonte fails to land with a series of punches.
Joh Jah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Dumonte misses the target.
Jah scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Dumonte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Jah does it's job there.
Jah digs a good hook to Dumonte's body.
Jah ducks under a wild hook from Dumonte.
A punch combination from Dumonte misses.
Jah digs a good hook to Dumonte's body.
Jah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jah ducks under a wild hook from Dumonte.
Jah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with a body shot
enabling Jah to counter with a crisp jab.
Dumonte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jah checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah swings for the body but Dumonte moves out of range.
Jah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dumonte counters with a three punch combo that has Jah backing up. Jah nods at Dumonte to acknowledge the strikes.
Jah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumonte misses with a hook to the body
and Jah counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dumonte. Jah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jah moves forwards but Dumonte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dumonte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dumonte misses with the combination.
Dumonte misses with a body shot.
Jah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jah is breathing heavily.
Jah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dumonte doesn't seem bothered though.
Jah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumonte scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte ducks under a wild hook from Jah.
Dumonte throws a hook but Jah avoids it easily.
Jah wants to slow Dumonte down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab lands there for Dumonte.
Dumonte lands with a nice combination. Jah backs away looking to recover.
Jah thuds his shin into the meat of Dumonte's side.
Jah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Jah or perhaps it was just good defense by Dumonte which made him look bad.
Dumonte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jah manages to avoid it.
A combination from Dumonte does no damage.
Dumonte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah cracks Dumonte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dumonte throws a shot from downtown. Jah moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dumonte - the referee stops the clock and Jah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dumonte. Jah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dumonte misses with a combination
and Jah counters with a one-two to the body.
Jah loads up on a big right hand but Dumonte slips the punch.
Dumonte throws a sloppy body shot
and Jah counters with a nice uppercut.
Dumonte looks to throw the jab but Jah is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dumonte has got the better of the exchanges.
Jah defending well as Dumonte loads up on a big left hand.
Dumonte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dumonte misses with a hook to the body
and Jah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dumonte misses with a hook. Jah ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jah misses with a two punch combination.
Dumonte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jah.
Dumonte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dumonte loads up on a big right hand but Jah slips the punch.
A big left from Dumonte misses.
A swing and a miss from Jah.
Dumonte loads up on a big right hand but Jah slips the punch.
A big left from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dumonte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jah.
Jah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dumonte.
Jah fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Dumonte dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jah misses with a wild combination.
Dumonte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dumonte cracks Jah with an open hand slap.
Paul Dumonte is winning the standup battle so far.
Dumonte throws out a powerful jab.
Dumonte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jah.
Dumonte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jah.
Dumonte swings for the body but Jah moves out of range.
Jah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jah scores with a nice right hand.
Dumonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jah was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumonte.
Dumonte thows a leg kick but Jah checks it
and Jah counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte thuds a left hand into Jah's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dumonte.
Jah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dumonte is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch combination from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jah can do to turn this around?
Dumonte looks to land a combination but Jah avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Jah.
Dumonte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dumonte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dumonte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dumonte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dumonte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jah looks for a takedown but Dumonte sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dumonte.
Dumonte scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jah scores with a three punch combo!
Jah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice cross by Dumonte.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dumonte. Jah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jah finds it's target.
Dumonte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jah checks a low kick from Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a leg kick
and Jah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dumonte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dumonte throws out the jab.
Jah throws a hook to the side of Dumonte's head but Dumonte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dumonte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dumonte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Jah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dumonte counters with a two punch combo.
Jah takes one to the chin there.
Jah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Dumonte misses.
A jab from Dumonte misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Dumonte. That snapped Jah's head back.
Jah scores with a jab to the body.
Jah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dumonte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dumonte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dumonte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Dumonte clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dumonte. Jah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dumonte misses with a jab to the body
and Jah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dumonte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jah.
Dumonte looks to throw the jab but Jah is out of range.
Dumonte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jah.
Dumonte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dumonte throws and low kick but Jah moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Dumonte coming out on top.
Jah fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Dumonte.
Dumonte lands with a straight right. Jah didn't see that one coming.
Dumonte misses with a body punch
and Jah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dumonte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Jah to counter with a crisp jab.
Jah is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Dumonte misses its intended target.
Jah lands a head shot.
No joy there for Jah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dumonte misses with a combination
and Jah counters with a left to the body.
Dumonte walks into a jab.
Dumonte just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Dumonte misses.
Jah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dumonte slips a jab and a cross from Jah.
Jah misses with a hook. Dumonte ducked under it nicely.
That's two 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.
Dumonte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dumonte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jah.
Jah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jah shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dumonte is trying to defend but Jah finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dumonte trying to control here.
Dumonte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dumonte manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dumonte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dumonte working a defensive guard here.
Dumonte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dumonte to score with a decent uppercut.
Jah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dumonte throws the left hand but Jah avoids the punch easily.
Dumonte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jah.
Jah wants to slow Dumonte down by chopping away at his legs.
Dumonte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jah.
Jah moves out of range as Dumonte strikes.
Jah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dumonte throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Dumonte misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jah.
Dumonte swings for the body but Jah moves out of range.
Dumonte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joh Jah dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dumonte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dumonte misses the shot to the body.
Jah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dumonte counters with a left to the body.
Jah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dumonte on the side of the head.
Dumonte looks to land a combination but Jah avoids it well.
Dumonte misses with a leg kick.
Jah slips under a jab from Dumonte.
Dumonte lands a jab to the head.
Dumonte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dumonte thinking.
Jah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dumonte defends it nicely.
Dumonte throws a solid leg kick but Jah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dumonte.
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.
Dumonte throws a shot from downtown. Jah moves away and avoids it.
Dumonte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jah misses with the combination.
Jah stalks Dumonte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dumonte's face. Dumonte staggers backwards, shaken.
A low kick from Dumonte misses
and Jah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dumonte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dumonte misses with an uppercut.
Jah misses with a looping left.
Dumonte jabs at Jah's body.
A combination from Jah does no damage.
Dumonte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dumonte throws the left hand but Jah avoids the punch easily.
Joh Jah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dumonte's calf.
Dumonte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dumonte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dumonte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dumonte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dumonte throws a chopping leg kick but Jah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dumonte misses with a body shot
and Jah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dumonte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jah.
Jah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dumonte throws out the jab.
Dumonte throws a sloppy body shot
and Jah counters with a nice body shot.
Jah blocks a leg kick.
Dumonte throws a head kick but Jah moves out of range.
Jah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dumonte misses with a combination
and Jah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dumonte loads up on a big right hand but Jah slips the punch.
Dumonte misses with a straight right.
Jah slips a straight right by Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with a straight right.
Jah moves out of range as Dumonte strikes.
Jah throws a shot from downtown. Dumonte moves away and avoids it.
Dumonte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jah lands a nice shot that snaps Dumonte's head back.
Dumonte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jah with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dumonte.
Dumonte throws the left hand but Jah avoids the punch easily.
Dumonte misses with a looping left.
Jah misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Jah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dumonte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jah in his tracks.
Jah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jah staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dumonte.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joh Jah.
I think Dumonte 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Dumonte!
Paul Dumonte retains his light heavyweight title!
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