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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Jolley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Firnanda Talha's chin.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jolley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Firnanda Talha!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolley misses the shot to the body.
Talha dives in and grabs Jolley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jolley pushes down on Talha's head and hops out.
Talha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Talha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James Jolley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Firnanda Talha.
Jolley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jolley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Talha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Talha wants to get back to full guard.
Talha flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Talha wants to get back to full guard.
Talha is refusing to be controlled, as Jolley sits in half guard.
Jolley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jolley wants to control the pace but Talha is squirming around nicely.
Talha tries to reverse the position but Jolley maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolley content just to control the position here.
Jolley looking to control but Talha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Talha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jolley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talha is trying to stand.
Jolley controlling from the full mount.
Talha is squirming around, avoiding Jolley's attempts to control the action.
Jolley controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Jolley just wasn't active enough.
Jolley lands with a hook. Talha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jolley lands an overhand right.
Jolley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talha.
Talha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jolley pinned against the cage. Jolley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Talha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jolley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Jolley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talha looks for a takedown but Jolley sprawls well.
Talha shoots for a double leg takedown but Jolley sprawls well. He's pushed Talha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Talha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Talha gets caught flat footed, as Jolley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolley stands and throws Talha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jolley trying to control the action but Talha is working from the bottom.
Jolley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jolley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Talha, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jolley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Talha has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jolley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talha keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jolley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jolley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice cross by Jolley.
Talha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jolley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Talha moves forwards but Jolley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jolley cracks Talha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Talha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jolley as he jumps to the side.
Jolley scores with the left hand. Talha knows he should have avoided that one.
James Jolley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha dodges the punch combination from Jolley.
Jolley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talha was well out of range. Poor timing from Jolley.
Talha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jolley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Talha blocks a jab.
Talha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James Jolley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Firnanda Talha.
Talha misses with a takedown
and Jolley counters with a series of strikes that sends Talha to the canvas! Jolley follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Talha is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jolley looking to pass the guard.
Talha is still in real trouble! Can Jolley finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jolley actively working from the bottom here.
Jolley trying to control here.
Talha seems to have recovered his senses.
Jolley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Talha pulls his head out easily.
Jolley is trying to maintain the position but Talha is very close to passing his half guard.
Jolley moves into full guard.
Talha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jolley is keeping the position for now.
Jolley has his foot on Talha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Talha works his way back into a safe position though.
Talha wants to control from the top but Jolley keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jolley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Talha is looking to work some ground and pound but Jolley has wrist control.
Jolley looking to control.
Talha landing some decent shots from guard.
Talha stands up over Jolley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jolley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Talha landing with the ground and pound.
Jolley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jolley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jolley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Talha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Talha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talha postures up.
Talha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jolley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Talha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Talha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jolley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Talha defends it easily.
Jolley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jolley has his foot on Talha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Talha works his way back into a safe position though.
Jolley looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jolley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jolley throws a big shot that misses.
Talha staying out of range there.
Talha moves out of range of the strikes.
Jolley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jolley lands a right hook to the body.
Talha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jolley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jolley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talha can do to turn this around?
Talha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Jolley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jolley stops Talha from passing to mount.
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That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolley is trying to control Talha's posture but Talha avoids it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Talha working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Jolley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jolley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jolley is trying to get back to half guard.
Talha working away.
Jolley is trying to get back to half guard.
Talha working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jolley keeps working.
Jolley manages to get back to half guard.
James Jolley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jolley is trying to maintain the position but Talha is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jolley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jolley wants to control but Talha is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jolley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jolley is trying to maintain the position but Talha is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha working over Jolley with some ground and pound. Jolley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jolley is looking to control Talha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jolley avoid being mounted?
Jolley tries to roll over but Talha keeps him under control.
Jolley gets back to full guard.
Jolley controls Talha momentarily but Talha frees himself.
Talha with a nice head shot there.
Talha postures up.
Talha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jolley's head.
Talha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Talha is fighting to break Jolley's control of his arms but Jolley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jolley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Talha defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jolley working for a triangle but Talha defends it easily.
Talha lands a couple of digs.
Talha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Talha stands up over Jolley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Talha with a nice head shot there.
Talha trying to control the position from guard on top but Jolley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talha postures up and lands a big shot to Jolley's brow.
Talha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jolley controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Firnanda Talha just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jolley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jolley swats away the attempt to clinch by Talha.
Jolley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talha swivels and escapes.
Talha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jolley throws a shot from downtown. Talha moves away and avoids it.
Talha stuffs the takedown.
Jolley with a jab.
Jolley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jolley wants it to stay on the feet.
Talha slips under a jab from Jolley.
Talha shoots for a takedown but Jolley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James Jolley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Firnanda Talha.
Jolley misses with an uppercut.
Jolley swings for the body but Talha moves out of range.
Talha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jolley, pushing him back against the cage.
Talha has Jolley pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Talha pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jolley tumbling to the mat - Talha dives into Jolley's guard.
Jolley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Talha defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talha throwing strikes from guard but Jolley blocks nicely.
Jolley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jolley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Talha throws a big elbow that misses.
Talha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jolley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Talha has managed to get both his arms back between Jolley's legs - danger averted.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jolley controls Talha momentarily but Talha frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha landing some decent shots from guard.
Talha scoring with some ground and pound.
Talha landing some decent shots from guard.
Talha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jolley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Talha has managed to get both his arms back between Jolley's legs - danger averted.
Talha wants to pass the guard but Jolley is keeping the position.
Talha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jolley controls Talha momentarily but Talha frees himself.
Talha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talha trying to control the position from guard on top but Jolley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Talha postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Talha is in close to Jolley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jolley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Talha trying to control the position from guard on top but Jolley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talha distracts Jolley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jolley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that James Jolley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Talha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jolley counters with a two punch combo.
Talha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Talha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jolley looks for a takedown but Talha sprawls well.
Jolley lands a two punch combo.
Jolley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Talha is refusing to be controlled, as Jolley sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolley is looking to advance position but Talha won't allow it.
Jolley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Talha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jolley is working for a kimura but Talha is defending it quite comfortably.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Talha tries to roll over but Jolley keeps him under control.
Jolley moves nicely into side control.
Jolley working away.
Talha is not content to let Jolley control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha tries to improve position but can't.
Jolley is trying to get an arm triangle but Talha is defending well.
Talha is trying to control Jolley's posture but Jolley avoids it.
Jolley trying to control the position but Talha is working away.
Talha tries to buck Jolley off but Jolley is having none of it.
Jolley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Talha, who protects the arm well.
Talha wants to control but Jolley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jolley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Talha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Talha is trying to control Jolley's posture but Jolley avoids it.
Talha tries to buck Jolley off but Jolley is having none of it.
Talha trying to remain calm as Jolley controls from the top position.
Jolley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Talha, who protects the arm well.
Jolley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jolley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talha is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jolley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
James Jolley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talha trying to remain calm as Jolley controls from the top position.
Jolley is looking to take a break and control but Talha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Talha tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Talha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jolley trying to control the position but Talha is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jolley controlling the position.
Firnanda Talha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jolley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talha keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jolley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jolley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jolley!
James Jolley retains his featherweight title!
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