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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soaring Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jenkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Buster Rhymes - Break Ya Neck. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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196 cm
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220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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205 cm
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265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buster Jenkins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Soaring Eagle! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eagle throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Eagle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins. Eagle misses with an uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A lazy left from Eagle finds it's target. Eagle swings widly with a right hand
and Eagle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Eagle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Jenkins lands a jab to Eagle's midsection. Eagle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins. Eagle misses with a left hand and Jenkins counters with a left and a right that stings Eagle. Eagle throws the left hand but Jenkins avoids the punch easily. Jenkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eagle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eagle. Eagle throws a poor cross that misses
and Jenkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jenkins obliges. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Eagle blocking some punches.
Jenkins lands with a short shot to the head. Jenkins digs a right hand underneath Eagle's ribcage. Eagle let out a lung full of air as it connected. Eagle looks gassed! A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jenkins prevents Eagle from breaking the clinch. Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jenkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eagle backwards. Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards. Jenkins lands an elbow just above Eagle 's eye. Jenkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eagle tumbles to the floor! Jenkins threw a big shot that dropped him and now Jenkins is on top looking to finish! Eagle has guard but can he survive?!
Eagle is rocked! Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Eagle is still in real trouble! Can Jenkins finish him? Eagle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Jenkins forces his way into half guard. Eagle seems to have recovered his senses. Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Jenkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Eagle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Eagle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Jenkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eagle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Jenkins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Eagle! Jenkins looking to control but Eagle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Jenkins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Jenkins misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Jenkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Jenkins jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Eagle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Eagle and Jenkins has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Eagle is not content to let Jenkins control the position. Jenkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eagle, who protects the arm well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Jenkins dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eagle throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkins's shoulder, as Jenkins tries to avoid the shot. Eagle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eagle lands the left hand. Jenkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Eagle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jenkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Jenkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eagle backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenkins. Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it. Jenkins lands a body punch. Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut. Nice body punch from Jenkins. Jenkins scores with an uppercut up the middle. Buster Jenkins has scored more points in the clinch so far. Eagle is breathing heavily. Jenkins lands an elbow just above Eagle 's eye.
It looks like Soaring Eagle has been cut. Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eagle avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eagle takes a shot to the head. Jenkins scores with a hook to the body. Jenkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eagle backwards. Jenkins scores with a shoulder strike. A shot in the inside from Jenkins. Eagle avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the cage.
Jenkins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. A left hand lands to the body for Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a right hand. A shot in the inside from Jenkins. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eagle is defending well for now. Jenkins is working Eagle over against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jenkins lands a nice knee to the body. Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards. Jenkins lands with a light punch inside. Jenkins lands a big right hand that drops Eagle! The killer instinct kicks in and Jenkins finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jenkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Jenkins!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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