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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Bob is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 cm
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208 lbs
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189 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarvis Christ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Bob! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bob misses with an uppercut. Christ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Christ lands with an uppercut that bounces Bob off the cage and back into rage. Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Christ is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bob drops Christ with a big left hand and mounts him. Christ is in big trouble!
Christ is rocked! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bob stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Bob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob. Horrible takedown by Christ or perhaps it was just good defense by Bob which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarvis Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bob stuffs the takedown attempt from Christ. Christ gets slowly back to his feet. Bob rushes Christ and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bob breaks from the clinch.
Christ seems to have got his legs back now. Bob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christ counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bob! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Christ tries to control but Bob wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christ has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bob's face.
Bob is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Christ looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Christ is breathing heavily. Bob controls the position. Poor strikes thrown by Christ there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bob slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Christ trying to mount his opponent but Bob defends it. The fighters are battling for position here. Bob manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Bob manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Bob. Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Christ wants to clinch. Bob lands a head shot. Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Jim Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Bob circles away.
Bob gets caught flat footed, as Christ shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Christ trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom. Bob wants to stand but Christ is controlling the position. Bob has control of Christ's left arm, preventing Christ from doing any damage. Bob wants to stand up but Christ is controlling him. Bob is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Christ prevents Bob from getting back to his feet. Christ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bob is keeping the position for now. Christ has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Bob has control of Christ's left arm, preventing Christ from doing any damage. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Bob bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christ's guard. Christ is trying to keep Bob in close.
Bob is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Bob stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bob connects with a single shot there. Christ shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Christ seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bob does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Bob avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ. Bob is trying to maintain the position but Christ is very close to passing his half guard. Christ thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Bob is looking to control Christ's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bob avoid being mounted? As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Christ is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bob is just riding it out for now. Christ eventually gives up the hold. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Christ wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Bob will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christ shoots in and bounces Bob off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Christ passes Bob's left leg - he's now in half guard. Jarvis Christ overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bob holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Christ performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Bob trying to control from the bottom.
Christ trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom. Bob is positioning himself well to prevent Christ advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bob is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Christ's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Christ's back! Bob is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Christ tries to escape the position.
Bob is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. Christ holding both Bob 's hands and preventing any damage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bob just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jim Bob just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Christ shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bob's guard. Bob pulls Christ in close to prevent any damage. Bob pushes Christ off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Christ fails with the takedown. Christ has managed to clinch.
Bob ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bob no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Bob has his hands on Christ's head, controlling the position. Bob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christ is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bob is controlling Christ's posture. Christ working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Christ wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving. Bob looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Bob keeping full guard, as Christ tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Bob is looking to stand up but Christ isn't so interested in that idea. Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy. Christ is fighting to break Bob's control of his arms but Bob is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jim Bob just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Christ tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Christ looks for a takedown but Bob sprawls well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Bob will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Christ slips under a jab. Christ shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bob as he jumps to the side. Christ looks for a takedown but Bob sprawls well. Bob misses with a wild combination.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bob slow jab from Christ misses its intended target. Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bob blocks a head kick by Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob. Bob throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Christ tries to move into range but Bob moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Bob might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bob throws an overhand right that drops Christ like a sack of potatoes! Bob dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Bob!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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