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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Jar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea comes to the cage accompanied by Young Folks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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280 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ralph Jar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastarrachea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastarrachea thuds his shin into the meat of Jar's side.
A bone on bone clash there as Jar blocks the leg kick.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but Jar is having none of it.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jar misses with a looping left.
Bastarrachea lands a front kick.
Jar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jar tries to keep at a distance but Bastarrachea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jar is defending well for now.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Jar's ribcage.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jar is defending well for now.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jar avoids it.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jar is defending well for now.
Jar managing to block the knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jar.
Jar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jar is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Jar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jar tries to circle away but Bastarrachea has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jar has had enough of the clinch but Bastarrachea keeps him there for the moment.
Jar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bastarrachea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jar jumps guard.
Jar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jar lands a nice short elbow.
Bastarrachea taking some punishment here, with Jar in his half guard.
Bastarrachea tries to kick Jar off but Jar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bastarrachea is not content to let Jar control the position.
Jar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bastarrachea's head.
Jar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jar throwing shots but Bastarrachea is blocking nicely.
Jar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bastarrachea is holding on to half guard well.
Jar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Jar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jar trying to control from half guard but Bastarrachea is working away.
Bastarrachea won't allow Jar to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Jar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bastarrachea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jar throws out the jab.
Jar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but Jar is having none of it.
Jar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Jar misses.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jar. That did some damage!
Bastarrachea is looking to slow Jar down with leg kicks.
Jar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick that knocks Jar off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jar.
A bone on bone clash there as Jar blocks the leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Jar semi-blocks.
Bastarrachea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jar misses with a straight left.
Bastarrachea throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bastarrachea fakes the leg kick and cracks Jar in the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bastarrachea - that will leave a mark!
Jar is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea doesn't manage to clinch there - Jar circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Bastarrachea.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bastarrachea here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jar. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bastarrachea.
That kick from Bastarrachea tenderised Jar's leg. Jar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastarrachea thows a body kick. Jar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bastarrachea scores with a spinning back kick!
Jar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Jar down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Jar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Jar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jar down.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Jar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jar tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Jar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bastarrachea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Bastarrachea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xavier Bastarrachea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jar avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands with a slapping head kick.
Bastarrachea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice body kick there by Bastarrachea.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jar misses with a straight left.
Bastarrachea scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastarrachea throws a front kick that sends Jar stumbling back into the cage.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bastarrachea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea connects with an inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea fakes the leg kick and cracks Jar in the body.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
Jar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bastarrachea thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jar if he has to take too many more of those.
Bastarrachea thuds his shin into the meat of Jar's side.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Jar semi-blocks.
Jar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Jar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jar tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Jar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Jar blocks the leg kick.
Xavier Bastarrachea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but Jar is having none of it.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Jar circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jar.
Jar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bastarrachea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch there but Jar circles away.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Jar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea doesn't manage to clinch there - Jar circles away.
A solid body kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a leg kick.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the temple. Jar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea lands a high kick!
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea pushes Jar away with a front kick.
Bastarrachea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastarrachea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jar's sensitive parts.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Jar circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastarrachea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jar.
Jar throws a hook but Bastarrachea blocks it.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea doesn't manage to clinch there - Jar circles away.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Jar's front leg.
Bastarrachea thumps Jar with a low kick.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Jar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jar down.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Jar's front leg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bastarrachea!
Bastarrachea throws a front kick that sends Jar stumbling back into the cage.
Jar avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Jar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jar down.
Jar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastarrachea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Jar's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Nice body kick from Bastarrachea.
Jar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch.
Bastarrachea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Bastarrachea thumps Jar with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastarrachea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jar, pushing him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea tries to land knees in the clinch but Jar avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea clearly takes that 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.
Bastarrachea throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Bastarrachea tenderised Jar's leg. Jar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bastarrachea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bastarrachea is looking to slow Jar down with leg kicks.
Xavier Bastarrachea is winning the standup battle so far.
Jar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jar moves out of range of the body kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a kick to the body.
Jar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastarrachea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea thows a body kick. Jar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick that knocks Jar off balance momentarily.
Jar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but Jar is having none of it.
Jar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bastarrachea lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch there but Jar circles away.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Jar semi-blocks.
Jar keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Jar down.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jar.
Bastarrachea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Jar semi-blocks.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Jar down.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a high kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a head kick. Jar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that half lands.
Jar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch but Jar is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Jar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jar blocks the body kick.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Jar's front leg.
Bastarrachea throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bastarrachea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bastarrachea lands a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bastarrachea. Jar shrugs it off though.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jar looks to land a left hand but Bastarrachea moved out of range nicely.
Jar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body kick there by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid body kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jar. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Bastarrachea.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Crunch! Bastarrachea slams his shin into Jar's torso.
Bastarrachea connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea is looking to slow Jar down with leg kicks.
Jar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bastarrachea moves into the clinch.
Jar avoiding damage as Bastarrachea throws knees to the body.
Jar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jar misses with the head strike.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Jar's ribcage.
Jar managing to block the knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jar.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jar avoids it.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Jar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bastarrachea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jar.
Jar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jar throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea had his way with Ralph Jar in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick and Jar moves out of range easily.
Jar avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastarrachea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastarrachea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bastarrachea scrambles back to his feet.
Jar avoids a kick to the body.
Jar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bastarrachea under the eye.
Jar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jar can do to turn this around?
A slapping body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Jar blocks a head kick by Bastarrachea.
Jar checks a leg kick nicely.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch there but Jar circles away.
Jar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Jar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bastarrachea. Jar shrugs it off though.
Jar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that misses.
Jar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
Jar fails with a takedown attempt.
Jar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bastarrachea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jar. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea has managed to clinch.
Jar managing to block the knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea missing with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea missing with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Xavier Bastarrachea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bastarrachea is trying to stall.
Jar avoiding damage as Bastarrachea throws knees to the body.
Jar avoiding damage as Bastarrachea throws knees to the body.
Jar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bastarrachea is stalling here.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastarrachea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the head but Jar blocks with his arms.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea stalling in the clinch but Jar improves position.
Jar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastarrachea backwards.
Good body shot from Jar.
Bastarrachea is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bastarrachea to the mat. Bastarrachea regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bastarrachea looking for a sweep. Not yet Bastarrachea, not yet.
Jar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bastarrachea keeping moving, preventing Jar from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bastarrachea kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea wants to stand but Jar is controlling the position.
Ralph Jar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastarrachea keeping moving, preventing Jar from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bastarrachea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bastarrachea, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:42
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:42
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bastarrachea!
Xavier Bastarrachea retains his heavyweight title!
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A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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