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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhayson Lianza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lianza's choice of entrance music: eye of the tiger. Jhayson Lianza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay Simpson's chin.
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170 lbs
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225 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jhayson Lianza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lianza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lianza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lianza closes the distance but Simpson moves to the side
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson fails with the takedown.
Simpson moves into the clinch successfully.
Lianza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lianza swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lianza throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lianza.
Lianza swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lianza has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson jumps guard.
Lianza throws and elbow that misses. Simpson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lianza's guard. Nice move by Simpson!
Lianza thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Simpson controlling from the top position.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lianza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lianza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lianza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jay Simpson just wasn't active enough.
Simpson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lianza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lianza tries to strike from the bottom.
Lianza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Simpson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lianza trying to strike off his back.
Simpson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jay Simpson.
Lianza slips a jab and a cross from Simpson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lianza instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lianza fails to land.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch but Lianza keeps him there for the moment.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Lianza.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lianza.
Lianza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lianza swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Lianza is controlling him.
Simpson is trying to drag Lianza to the mat but Lianza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Lianza prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lianza has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson is working for takedown but Lianza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lianza blocks an elbow strike.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Lianza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lianza misses with a punch on the inside.
Lianza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simpson blocking some punches.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lianza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lianza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lianza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lianza looks to clinch
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses.
Lianza wants to clinch
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Lianza avoids them all with ease.
Lianza wants to clinch but Simpson slips to the side
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lianza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lianza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lianza swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson blocking some punches.
Lianza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lianza fails to land.
Lianza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lianza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lianza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lianza misses with a punch on the inside.
Lianza pushes Simpson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four 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.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Lianza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simpson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lianza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Simpson controls the pace.
Simpson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lianza has wrist control.
Simpson won't allow Lianza to sweep him here.
Lianza is striking but Simpson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Lianza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Simpson wants to control but Lianza is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lianza punching from the bottom.
Simpson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Lianza.
Lianza throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Simpson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lianza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lianza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simpson clinches up with Lianza and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Lianza.
Lianza throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lianza.
Lianza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lianza throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson tightens his grip and picks Lianza up, before dumping him to the ground. Lianza manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson scoring with some ground and pound.
Simpson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lianza throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lianza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Simpson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Simpson stopping the sweep attempt from Lianza.
Lianza throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Lianza keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lianza throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lianza thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lianza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lianza thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lianza lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Simpson content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jay Simpson just wasn't active enough.
Lianza tries to clinch but Simpson moves away
and Simpson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simpson.
Lianza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson lands a right hand.
Simpson is leaning against Lianza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson wants the takedown. Lianza is fighting it off but Simpson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lianza's guard against the cage.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Lianza keeps moving.
Lianza trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lianza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lianza throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Simpson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jay Simpson just wasn't active enough.
Lianza tries to clinch up
and Simpson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simpson.
Simpson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lianza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lianza throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Lianza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lianza has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson is trying to stall.
Simpson is working for takedown but Lianza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lianza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Lianza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lianza misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lianza swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson breaks from the clinch.
Simpson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lianza darts in trying to clinch
and Simpson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lianza's guard now.
Lianza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Simpson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lianza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simpson.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lianza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay Simpson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lianza doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Lianza moves to clinch but Simpson breaks away
and Simpson moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lianza misses with some punches.
Simpson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lianza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lianza moves to clinch but Simpson breaks away
and Simpson counters with a three punch combo that has Lianza backing up. Lianza nods at Simpson to acknowledge the strikes.
Simpson throws a right hand that Lianza ducks under and follows up with a left that Lianza also avoids with ease.
Lianza wants to clinch.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lianza as he avoids it easily.
Lianza tries to clinch but Simpson moves away
and Simpson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lianza misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lianza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lianza has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lianza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lianza pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Simpson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lianza tries to clinch up
and Simpson counters with a single leg into guard. Lianza didn't expect that.
Lianza is striking from the bottom but Simpson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Simpson content to control rather than advance.
Lianza missing with punches from the bottom.
Simpson blocks the strikes from Lianza.
Lianza throws a strike from the bottom but Simpson passes into side control!
Simpson controlling the position from side mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lianza is looking for a sweep.
Simpson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Simpson controlling the position from side mount.
Lianza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Simpson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Simpson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Simpson just content to control the position.
Simpson takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Lianza to pass into mount.
Simpson trying to control but Lianza is having none of it.
Lianza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simpson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Simpson lands a heavy elbow.
Simpson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lianza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jay Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lianza is in a horrible position here. Simpson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lianza is looking to get to half guard.
Simpson controlling from the full mount.
Simpson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lianza throwing hammer fists to the chest of Simpson. What's that going to do exactly?
Lianza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simpson controlling from the full mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lianza throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Simpson controlling his opponent.
Lianza throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four 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.
Simpson with a couple of short strikes.
Simpson controlling his opponent.
Lianza flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Simpson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lianza flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Simpson looking to control but Lianza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lianza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jhayson Lianza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lianza throwing hammer fists to the chest of Simpson. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simpson, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Simpson!
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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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