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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Foster Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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147 lbs
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175 cm
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Foster Sullivan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Jambo! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sullivan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sullivan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Sullivan controlling from mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sullivan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jambo is squirming around, avoiding Sullivan's attempts to control the action. Sullivan looking to secure an arm triangle but Jambo defends it well. Sullivan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Jambo tries to get back to half guard but can't. Sullivan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jambo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sullivan trying to control but Jambo is having none of it. Sullivan unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round. Sullivan has hold of Jambo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jambo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sullivan with the ground and pound from mount. Jambo wants to control but Sullivan is having none of it. Sullivan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jambo is now in Sullivan's guard. A big mistake from Sullivan there, giving up the dominant position! Jambo scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Sullivan wants to sweep here but Jambo controlling him for the moment. Jambo wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving. Jambo prevents Sullivan from getting back to his feet. Sullivan is breathing heavily. Sullivan tries to land a sweep but no joy. Jambo trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom. Sullivan is controlling Jambo's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jambo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Sullivan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Jambo tries for a takedown but Sullivan circles away easily and Sullivan moves into the clinch. Jambo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jambo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sullivan wants to break free but Jambo has control.
Jambo jumps guard and drags Sullivan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jambo is retaining full guard. Sullivan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Jambo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Sullivan is trying to get back to full guard. Jambo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sullivan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Jambo prevents Sullivan from standing back up.
Sullivan throws a strike from the bottom but Jambo passes into side control!
Sullivan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jambo off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jambo showing good submission defense here.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body. Sullivan scores with punches and elbows. Sullivan controlling well, preventing Jambo from escaping the position.
Jambo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sullivan. Sullivan loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jambo hold on?
Sullivan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Jambo takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Jambo turns into Sullivan and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sullivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jambo is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jambo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet. Sullivan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jambo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Jambo drops back looking for a leg! Sullivan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sullivan manages to kick Jambo off! Jambo jumps back into Sullivan's guard. Jambo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sullivan's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Jambo wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance. Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt - Jambo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Foster Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jambo, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foster Sullivan dominated that round. That's time! Sullivan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Jambo.
Jambo lands with a nice body punch. Jambo shoots in for a double leg but Sullivan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Sullivan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Sullivan tries to clinch but fails miserably and Jambo counters with a nice uppercut. No luck for Jambo with that takedown attempt. Foster Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sullivan tries to clinch up. A nice leg kick lands there from Jambo. Sullivan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jambo! Sullivan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sullivan is landing with some decent strikes but Jambo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Sullivan trying to control but he's not successful this time. Jambo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sullivan wants to control the pace but Jambo is squirming around nicely. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jambo wants to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jambo is looking to get to half guard. Sullivan lands a nice shot to the head. Sullivan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Jambo taking shots to the head. Jambo manages to regain half guard. Good work. The fighters are battling for position here. Jambo manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Sullivan 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. Sullivan is pushing down on Jambo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jambo is fighting to maintain full guard but Sullivan has managed to sneak the leg through. Sullivan is nestled in close to Jambo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Sullivan stands up from half guard. Jambo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Foster Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jambo keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sullivan stops Jambo from standing up. Jambo 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. Sullivan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Sullivan tests Jambo's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jambo with a lazy takedown attempt and Sullivan counters with a takedown into side control. Foster Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimbo Jambo. 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! Sullivan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Sullivan trying to control the action but Jambo is working from the bottom. Sullivan throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Jambo tries to strike but it doesn't land. Jambo tries to buck Sullivan off but Sullivan is having none of it. Sullivan avoids the strikes from the bottom by Jambo. Sullivan wants to control but Jambo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jambo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Sullivan is in trouble now - Jambo has advanced to mount! Jambo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sullivan is looking to escape. Sullivan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Sullivan tries to get back to half guard but can't. Sullivan wants to control but Jambo is having none of it. Sullivan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Sullivan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jambo avoids the attempt from Sullivan to control. Sullivan is looking to improve his position but Jambo isn't that keen on the idea. Sullivan tries to hold on but Jambo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Sullivan working to try and regain half guard.
Sullivan tries to hold on but Jambo pushes him away. Sullivan tries to get back to half guard but can't. Jambo looking to control but Sullivan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Jambo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sullivan is surviving well by controlling Jambo's body position as best he can. Sullivan tries to hold on but Jambo postures up. Sullivan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Sullivan tries to lock up and control but Jambo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Jambo's attempts to control the action. Sullivan is working to get back to half guard.
Jambo working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Sullivan turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jambo off and cradles Sullivan's limp body as Jambo celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jimbo Jambo!
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