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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joh Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adebisi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joh Jah's chin.
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208 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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212 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joh Jah!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jah moves out of range of the strikes.
Joh Jah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Simon Adebisi has been cut.
Jah misses the shot to the body.
Adebisi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jah connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebisi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adebisi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Adebisi. No joy for Jah on that attempt.
Adebisi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jah counter with a right hand.
Adebisi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jah to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jah is controlling him.
Jah is looking to work some ground and pound but Adebisi has wrist control.
Jah looking to pass the guard.
Jah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jah looking to sit in guard and control but Adebisi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jah pushes Adebisi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jah shoots for a takedown but Adebisi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jah swats away the attempt to clinch by Adebisi.
Jah throws a shot from downtown. Adebisi moves away and avoids it.
Jah fails with a takedown attempt.
Simon Adebisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joh Jah.
Jah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adebisi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jah misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Adebisi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adebisi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adebisi wants to clinch
and Jah counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi ducks under a wild hook from Jah.
Simon Adebisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Jah misses.
Jah misses with a straight right.
Jah thows a body shot but no joy.
Jah throws an overhand right that lands on Adebisi's shoulder, as Adebisi tries to avoid the shot.
Adebisi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adebisi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Adebisi.
Jah looks gassed!
Adebisi avoids the body shot from Jah.
Adebisi wants to clinch
and Jah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adebisi takes the fight into the clinch.
Jah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jah lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebisi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jah avoids it.
Jah is trying to push Adebisi away but Adebisi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adebisi throws an elbow that misses.
Adebisi is trying to stall.
Adebisi lands an elbow inside that Jah shrugs off.
Jah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jah jumps guard and drags Adebisi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jah pulls Adebisi in close to prevent any damage.
Adebisi trying to control but Jah is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jah working a defensive guard but Adebisi manages to pass into side control anyway.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jah wants to control but Adebisi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joh Jah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adebisi takes one on the button.
Adebisi tries to clinch there but Jah circles away.
Jah looks to score with a jab to the body but Adebisi is just out of range.
Jah cracks a nice hook into Adebisi's ribs.
Jah's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jah duly obliges.
Jah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adebisi manages to avoid it.
Adebisi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jah circles away.
Some wild striking there from Adebisi.
Jah gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jah misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Adebisi to see if he's OK.
Jah in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jah trying to control the action but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
Adebisi is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adebisi pushes Jah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adebisi down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jah working the ground and pound but Adebisi is defending the strikes.
Jah creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Adebisi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jah working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jah trying to control the position but Adebisi is working away.
Jah throws a strike aimed at the side of Adebisi's head but Adebisi avoids it well.
Jah moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Adebisi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is not content to let Jah control the position.
Adebisi struggling a bit here.
Adebisi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jah.
Adebisi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Adebisi prevents Jah from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adebisi keeps working.
Jah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adebisi is avoiding damage well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jah happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joh Jah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jah throws a leg kick but Adebisi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jah jabs at Adebisi's body.
Adebisi clinches but Jah breaks the clinch
so Jah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jah postures up in Adebisi's guard and throws a big left but Adebisi blocks it.
Adebisi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jah.
Jah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jah postures up and lands a big shot to Adebisi's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jah is stalling in the full guard.
Jah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joh Jah.
Adebisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jah.
Adebisi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adebisi ducks straight into an uppercut from Jah and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Adebisi manages to regain guard straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebisi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah throws a strike but Adebisi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jah pulls Adebisi in close to prevent any damage.
Jah throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adebisi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jah is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Adebisi is refusing to be controlled, as Jah sits in half guard.
Adebisi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jah.
Simon Adebisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jah is keen to just control but Adebisi is a slippery customer.
Jah is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi wants to get back to his feet.
Jah controlling the pace.
Jah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joh Jah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adebisi is in trouble now - Jah has advanced to mount!
Jah sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joh Jah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joh Jah!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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