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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen NYC Crack - Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Ivan Klitschko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julius Jenkins's chin.
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julius Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws a front kick aimed at Jenkins's knee but Jenkins avoids it well.
Klitschko misses with a body kick.
Jenkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Klitschko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Klitschko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Klitschko with a series of wild strikes but Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klitschko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klitschko moves away.
Klitschko lands with an uppercut that bounces Jenkins off the cage and back into range.
Klitschko throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Klitschko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitschko was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins cracks Klitschko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jenkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jenkins is rocked!
Klitschko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Klitschko finish him?
Jenkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klitschko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klitschko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Klitschko connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Klitschko.
Klitschko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a straight right.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Klitschko tries to land a leg kick but Jenkins saw it coming and moves away.
Ivan Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Klitschko misses with a body kick.
Klitschko wants to land a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Klitschko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins throws the kick towards the body but Klitschko avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Klitschko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jenkins takes one to the side of the head.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Klitschko moves out of range.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins shoots in and gets a takedown into Klitschko's guard.
Klitschko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klitschko is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins trying to control but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Klitschko.
Klitschko managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ivan Klitschko just wasn't active enough.
Klitschko lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab by Jenkins.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Klitschko.
Klitschko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klitschko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitschko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Klitschko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Klitschko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jenkins.
Klitschko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ivan Klitschko is winning the standup battle so far.
Klitschko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Klitschko throws a big shot that misses.
Klitschko misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Klitschko connects with a body shot that sends Jenkins's belly button to the back.
Jenkins cracks Klitschko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Klitschko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of Klitschko's head but Klitschko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klitschko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Klitschko thows a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins 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 one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Klitschko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Klitschko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jenkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Klitschko keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko wants to stand up but Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Klitschko 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.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Klitschko's body.
Jenkins moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Klitschko misses.
Jenkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klitschko.
Klitschko lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Klitschko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klitschko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klitschko misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klitschko circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins motions for Klitschko to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klitschko closes the distance and clinches.
Klitschko prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Klitschko is controlling him.
Klitschko scores with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Klitschko.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Klitschko is controlling him.
Klitschko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klitschko misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klitschko.
Klitschko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a shot to the head.
Klitschko throws a head punch that misses.
Klitschko lands a right hand.
Klitschko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jenkins is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Klitschko.
Klitschko lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jenkinss head.
Klitschko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klitschko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klitschko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jenkins up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins can't get the takedown.
Ivan Klitschko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Jenkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klitschko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Klitschko dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Klitschko lands a right hook to the body.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klitschko has managed to clinch.
Jenkins takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Klitschko as the two fighters clinch.
Klitschko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Klitschko drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jenkins right on the button. Jenkins goes down! Klitschko follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Klitschko gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Klitschko!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Klitschko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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