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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frank owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as frank owens enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Jennings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, frank owens!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
owens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
owens throwing strikes here but Jennings is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
owens thowing shots but they're missing.
owens moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jennings has worked his arm free - good work by Jennings!
Jennings struggling a bit here.
owens trying to control the position but Jennings is working away.
owens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
owens in side control, throwing shots but Jennings defends.
Jennings is trying to control owens's posture but owens avoids it.
owens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
owens throwing strikes but Jennings manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jennings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from owens.
Jennings lands with an overhand left.
It looks like frank owens has been cut.
owens fails with a takedown attempt.
Jennings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jennings throws a head kick that misses.
Jennings looking to land some kicks to the body here.
owens blocks a head kick by Jennings.
owens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jennings but Jennings pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arthur Jennings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
owens dodges the punch combination from Jennings.
owens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jennings tries a head kick but it misses.
owens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arthur Jennings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of frank owens.
Jennings moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
owens looks gassed!
Jennings looks to land a combination but owens avoids it well.
Jennings throws the kick towards the body but owens avoids it.
Jennings sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks owens to the ground! Jennings dives into full mount looking to finish!
owens is rocked!
owens tries to reverse the position but Jennings maintains control.
owens is still in real trouble! Can Jennings finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. owens looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
owens working to try and regain half guard.
owens seems to have recovered his senses.
owens throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jennings landing shots from mount.
owens tries to reverse the position but Jennings maintains control.
Jennings looking to control but owens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jennings looking to secure an arm triangle but owens defends it well.
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.
owens defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jennings.
owens slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
owens is staying active underneath Jennings, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jennings is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so owens is just riding it out for now. Jennings eventually gives up the hold.
Jennings is trying to control the action in half guard but owens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Jennings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on frank owens's cut.
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.
owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
owens fails with a takedown attempt.
Jennings fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. owens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
owens takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jennings drops owens with a left right combo! Jennings follows him down to the ground into side control.
Jennings gets to mount! owens was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jennings is working for a guillotine from mount but owens frees his head quite easily.
Jennings wants to control the pace but owens is squirming around nicely.
Jennings dominating with strikes here.
owens is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
owens is looking to improve his position but Jennings isn't that keen on the idea.
Jennings trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jennings lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jennings manages to capitalize on a mistake by owens to take his back!
Jennings trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
owens is in bad spot here.
owens trying to control the position but Jennings manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jennings is hanging on to owens's back as he tries to escape.
owens manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jennings's guard. Nice work there by owens.
owens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jennings is keeping the position for now.
owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Jennings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jennings thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Jennings does no damage.
owens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
owens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
owens landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on owens's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
owens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jennings sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
owens trying to control the position but Jennings is working away.
owens decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jennings to his feet.
Jennings gets caught flat footed, as owens shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
owens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jennings looking to control.
Jennings wants to sweep here but owens controlling him for the moment.
Jennings working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jennings wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jennings is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
owens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jennings lands a front kick.
owens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jennings moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Jennings scores with a hook to the body. owens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Jennings dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on frank owens's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jennings misses with a body kick.
owens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jennings throws a chopping leg kick but owens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
owens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
owens takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jennings tries to close the distance and clinch but owens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
owens moves out of range as Jennings throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jennings.
owens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jennings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
owens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jennings's waist but Jennings gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing owens off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jennings.
Jennings circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! owens drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jennings follows owens to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Jennings!
Arthur Jennings retains his light heavyweight title!
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