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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Floor Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floor Jan comes to the cage accompanied by "Shout" by Agrezzior. Gimmick has chosen Six Feet Under - War Is Coming as his entrance music. Kenny Floor Jan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Gimmick's chin.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Floor Jan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Gimmick! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Floor Jan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gimmick paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gimmick thows a body shot but no joy. Gimmick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Gimmick misses. Gimmick keeps the fight on the outside. Floor Jan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gimmick is able to avoid easily. Floor Jan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gimmick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gimmick looks to land a left hand but Floor Jan moved out of range nicely. Gimmick walks into a jab. Floor Jan is looking to clinch. Gimmick scores with a decent looking hook. Gimmick avoids the body shot from Floor Jan.
Nice shot by Gimmick. Floor Jan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gimmick was well out of range. Poor timing from Floor Jan. Floor Jan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Floor Jan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gimmick's sensitive parts. Floor Jan tries to clinch up but Gimmick circles away and keeps his distance. Floor Jan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Gimmick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Floor Jan eats them both and turns towards Gimmick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gimmick throws a shot from downtown. Floor Jan moves away and avoids it. Floor Jan drives through and clinches with Gimmick against the cage.
Gimmick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Floor Jan slows down the pace here.
Gimmick wants to break free but Floor Jan has control.
Gimmick lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Gimmick is trying to break the clinch but Floor Jan is controlling him. Floor Jan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gimmick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Floor Jan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gimmick.
Gimmick manages to break the clinch.
Floor Jan misses with a straight left. Floor Jan lands a glancing blow to the side of Gimmick's head. Good work by Floor Jan as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Floor Jan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floor Jan throws a shot from downtown. Gimmick moves away and avoids it. Floor Jan throws out a loose jab but Gimmick uses good head movement to avoid it. Floor Jan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gimmick to score with a decent uppercut. Good leg kick by Gimmick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gimmick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floor Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Floor Jan lands with a shot to the body. Floor Jan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Floor Jan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Gimmick cracks Floor Jan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A looping hook to the body misses from Floor Jan. Gimmick does a little dance to reset his feet. Floor Jan swings for the body but Gimmick moves out of range.
Floor Jan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gimmick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Gimmick misses with a double jab.
Gimmick feints and then cracks Floor Jan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Floor Jan down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Floor Jan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gimmick manages to avoid it. A nice inside leg kick there by Gimmick. That's going to slow Floor Jan down. Floor Jan is looking to wear down Gimmick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Gimmick moves away from the strike by Floor Jan. Floor Jan scores with a jab to the jaw. Gimmick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Floor Jan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Floor Jan throws a sloppy body shot
and Gimmick counters with a nice uppercut. Gimmick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Floor Jan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gimmick moves away. Floor Jan moves out of range of the leg kick from Gimmick. A swing and a miss from Gimmick. Gimmick connects with a solid leg kick. Gimmick lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice leg kick lands there from Gimmick. Gimmick moves away from the strike by Floor Jan. A lazy left from Gimmick finds it's target. Gimmick misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Floor Jan tries to clinch but Gimmick moves away and Gimmick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gimmick scores with a jab to the jaw. Floor Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gimmick lands a leg kick that knocks Floor Jan off balance momentarily. Gimmick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gimmick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Floor Jan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Gimmick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floor Jan manages to avoid it. Gimmick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Floor Jan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gimmick. Floor Jan blocks a head kick by Gimmick.
Floor Jan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gimmick tries a low kick but Floor Jan avoids it. Gimmick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Floor Jan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gimmick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Floor Jan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Floor Jan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gimmick. Gimmick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gimmick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Floor Jan swats him away and circles back towards the center. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick dominated that round. 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.
Floor Jan misses with a right hand and Gimmick counters with a body kick that stops Floor Jan in his tracks momentarily. Gimmick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Floor Jan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Gimmick lands a nice shot that snaps Floor Jan's head back.
Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Gimmick. Floor Jan thows a body shot but no joy. Gimmick lands a nice shot to the body.
Floor Jan misses with a wild body shot. Floor Jan swings for the body but Gimmick moves out of range.
Floor Jan is looking to clinch but Gimmick is avoiding it.
Floor Jan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Gimmick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Floor Jan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gimmick scrambles back to his feet. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Floor Jan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Floor Jan wants to clinch up but Gimmick keeps it at a distance. Gimmick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Justin Gimmick seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nice straight punches there by Gimmick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gimmick. Gimmick throws a chopping leg kick but Floor Jan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Floor Jan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gimmick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gimmick throws an overhand right that lands on Floor Jan's shoulder, as Floor Jan tries to avoid the shot. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gimmick, right into the meat.
Floor Jan slips under a jab from Gimmick. Floor Jan looks to clinch and Gimmick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Floor Jan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Floor Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Gimmick. Gimmick throws a head kick that Floor Jan semi-blocks.
Gimmick throws a hook to the side of Floor Jan's head but Floor Jan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gimmick lands with a kick to the temple. Floor Jan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" 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! Floor Jan looks to land a right hand but Gimmick moved out of range. Floor Jan 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. Floor Jan throws a body punch but Gimmick moves out of range. Gimmick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floor Jan manages to avoid it. Gimmick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Gimmick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gimmick lands with a right hand. Floor Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Floor Jan darts in and clinches Gimmick up against the cage. Floor Jan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gimmick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Gimmick scores with a nice hook to the head. Gimmick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gimmick scores with a shoulder strike. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Floor Jan. Gimmick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floor Jan's elbow. Floor Jan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gimmick up against the cage. Floor Jan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gimmick pushes Floor Jan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by Floor Jan.
Floor Jan lands with a light punch inside. Gimmick misses with a punch to the body.
Floor Jan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gimmick is keeping busy. Gimmick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Gimmick wants to break free but Floor Jan has control.
Floor Jan connects with a knee to the head.
Gimmick struggles to land a body shot inside as Floor Jan controls his hands.
Gimmick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Floor Jan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gimmick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Floor Jan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gimmick misses the shot to the body. That kick from Gimmick tenderised Floor Jan's leg. Floor Jan is trying to keep his angry face on. Jab by Floor Jan. Floor Jan tried to score with a low kick but Gimmick checks it. Gimmick lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jab from Gimmick. Floor Jan misses with a wild body shot. Floor Jan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gimmick delivers a nice body kick. Gimmick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Floor Jan on the side of the head. Gimmick is looking to clinch but Floor Jan is avoiding it.
Floor Jan tries to score with a low kick but Gimmick moves his leg out of the way. Gimmick scores with a sloppy right hand. Floor Jan should have avoided that one. Floor Jan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Gimmick works Floor Jan's body with a nice hook. Gimmick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Floor Jan is looking to clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gimmick throws a nice inside leg kick. Gimmick lands with a nice body punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Floor Jan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Floor Jan misses with a jab to the body
and Gimmick counters with a leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Floor Jan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gimmick paws at him with a jab and circles away. Floor Jan wants to clinch. Floor Jan lands an overhand right. Gimmick connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Gimmick. Beautiful body shot. The fight stays on the outside here - Gimmick looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice defenses there by Floor Jan. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gimmick, right into the meat.
Floor Jan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Floor Jan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Floor Jan takes a swing at Gimmick's ribcage but misses. Gimmick scores with a nice head shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gimmick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Floor Jan in his tracks. Gimmick forces Floor Jan back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gimmick presses Floor Jan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Floor Jan lands a nice knee to the body. Floor Jan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gimmick scores with a shoulder strike. A battle for position here, against the cage. Gimmick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floor Jan's elbow. Floor Jan prevents Gimmick from breaking the clinch. Gimmick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gimmick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Floor Jan moves away. Gimmick misses with an uppercut. Gimmick throws a chopping leg kick but Floor Jan manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Gimmick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Floor Jan misses with a body shot.
Gimmick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Floor Jan can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Floor Jan darts in and clinches Gimmick up against the cage. Gimmick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Floor Jan backwards. Floor Jan lands a right hand. Floor Jan tries to land a knee to the head but Gimmick blocks with his arms.
Gimmick can't find room to land a body shot as Floor Jan controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Floor Jan taking a breather. Gimmick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A right-left combo lands from Gimmick. Floor Jan rushes Gimmick and presses him up against the cage. Floor Jan blocks a body shot from Gimmick. Gimmick trying to control the position but instead, Floor Jan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gimmick into the cage. Floor Jan trying to stall but Gimmick improves his position.
Floor Jan misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gimmick breaks the clinch.
Floor Jan scores with a nice strike. Floor Jan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gimmick is just out of range. Floor Jan is looking to clinch. Gimmick tests Floor Jan's chin there with a solid looking shot. Floor Jan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gimmick.
Gimmick is looking to slow Floor Jan down with leg kicks. Floor Jan tries to clinch but Gimmick moves out of range. Justin Gimmick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Floor Jan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Floor Jan there as he acknowledges the shot. Gimmick slips under a jab. Floor Jan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gimmick was well out of range. Poor timing from Floor Jan. Gimmick lands a jab to the head.
Floor Jan tries to clinch up but Gimmick circles away and keeps his distance. Gimmick lands with an overhand left. Floor Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gimmick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Floor Jan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Floor Jan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gimmick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gimmick cracks Floor Jan with a right hand to the side of the head. Gimmick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gimmick - that will leave a mark!
Gimmick throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Floor Jan does it's job there. Gimmick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kenny Floor Jan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Floor Jan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gimmick swats him away and circles back towards the center. Gimmick staying out of range there. Gimmick's corner calls for a 1-2. Gimmick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Gimmick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Floor Jan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gimmick ducks under a wild hook from Floor Jan. Floor Jan wants to clinch. A big right from Floor Jan misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Justin Gimmick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Gimmick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Gimmick! Justin Gimmick was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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