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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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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 Hilo, Richard Wellington! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Jenkins! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wellington.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown. Jenkins slips a straight right by Wellington. Wellington jabs Jenkins right on the nose. Jenkins blinks but takes it well. Wellington throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it. Wellington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins. Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wellington. Wellington misses with a straight left. Jenkins tries for a takedown but Wellington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Jenkins defending well as Wellington loads up on a big left hand. Wellington loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch. Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes. Wellington misses with a hook. Nice takedown defense from Wellington. No joy for Jenkins on that attempt. Richard Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jenkins. Wellington misses with a hook. Jenkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Jenkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Wellington is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Jenkins postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jenkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Wellington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Wellington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Jenkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Jenkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wellington defends it nicely. Wellington thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Wellington misses the jab. Wellington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Danga de danga de dang - Wellington scores with a four punch combination! Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jenkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wellington did well to prevent Jenkins getting side control. Jenkins with the ground and pound but Wellington uses the opportunity to regain guard. Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Wellington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss. Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jenkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Wellington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Wellington throws the left hand but Jenkins avoids the punch easily. Wellington misses with a straight left. Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Jenkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wellington looks a forlorn figure.
Jenkins looking to ground and pound but Wellington is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wellington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jenkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jenkins avoids the attempt from Wellington to control. Jenkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jenkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jenkins scoring with strikes but Wellington is staying in there. Jenkins is in the full mount, landing strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Jenkins dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wellington slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenkins, before circling back to the center of the mat. A big left from Wellington misses. Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Wellington misses its intended target. Wellington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. A telegraphed right hand from Wellington misses the target. Wellington misses with an uppercut. Wellington looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range. Richard Wellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wellington looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Wellington.
Wellington throws a hook but Jenkins avoids it easily. Jenkins dives in and grabs Wellington's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wellington pushes down on Jenkins's head and hops out. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice defenses there by Jenkins. Jenkins works Wellington's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Jenkins. Jenkins moves away from the strike by Wellington. Jenkins moves out of range as Wellington strikes. Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Richard Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jenkins. Wellington thows a left - swing and a miss! Jenkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wellington's waist but Wellington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jenkins off to one side. Wellington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wellington misses with a straight right. Wellington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jenkins. Wellington missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jenkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wellington but Wellington pushes him off and we're back to square one. Wellington just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. A big left from Wellington misses. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins. Wellington swings and misses with a shot to the body and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wellington won't be happy with that. An elbow from Jenkins crashes against the mat.
Wellington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jenkins on the ground. Jenkins in side control, throwing shots but Wellington defends. Jenkins throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wellington works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. Jenkins misses with a head shot. Wellington uses the momentum to regain guard. Jenkins scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jenkins landing some decent shots from guard. Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound. Jenkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jenkins throwing strikes but missing. Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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. Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Jenkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss. Jenkins throwing strikes from guard but Wellington blocks nicely. Wellington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Wellington pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wellington throws a jab when Jenkins was well out of range. Jenkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wellington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Wellington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wellington cracks Jenkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A jab from Wellington misses. Wellington misses with the combination.
Wellington throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease. Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Wellington takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Jenkins landing strikes from the mount and Wellington is in trouble! Jenkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wellington wants to control but Jenkins is having none of it. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jenkins with the ground and pound from mount. Jenkins working Wellington over with strikes here. Jenkins punching from mount but Wellington doing a good job of avoiding damage. Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wellington?
Wellington avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jenkins.
Wellington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wellington tries to get out of the position. Jenkins landing strikes from the mount. Jenkins working the ground and pound effectively.
Jenkins throws some wild stikes that Wellington manages to avoid easily.
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. Poor strikes thrown by Jenkins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wellington is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jenkins thowing shots but they're missing. Jenkins punching from mount but Wellington doing a good job of avoiding damage. Jenkins is in the full mount, landing strikes. Jenkins throwing strikes here but Wellington is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Jenkins unloads with some shots from mount but Wellington bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jenkins thowing shots but they're missing. The referee warns Wellington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wellington taking shots to the head. Wellington is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wellington is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jenkins avoids the attempt from Wellington to control. Lee Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far. Jenkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wellington because Jenkins loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jenkins raining down shots from the mount! Jenkins punching from mount but Wellington doing a good job of avoiding damage. A nice elbow there by Jenkins. Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jenkins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Jenkins throwing strikes here but Wellington is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jenkins working away from the top, dropping strikes. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wellington is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Richard Wellington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jenkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight! Lee Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Jenkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Jenkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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