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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jellyroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Unitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jellyroll might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Ecstasy of Gold. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Jellyroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Unitas!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jellyroll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Unitas.
Jellyroll throws a poor cross that misses
and Unitas counters with a left and a right that stings Jellyroll.
Unitas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Unitas wants to take a breather but Jellyroll manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Unitas.
Unitas stays in close to Jellyroll's body and controls the position.
Unitas trying to control the position from guard on top but Jellyroll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jellyroll looking for a sweep. Not yet Jellyroll, not yet.
Jellyroll trying to keep a closed guard but Unitas is proving a slippery customer.
Unitas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jellyroll works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unitas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jellyroll works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Unitas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jellyroll swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Unitas is fighting to break Jellyroll's control of his arms but Jellyroll is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Unitas tries to free his leg and advance position but Jellyroll is retaining full guard.
Unitas postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Simon Jellyroll wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Unitas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Unitas wants to pass the guard but Jellyroll is keeping the position.
Unitas has gone for a leg lock! Jellyroll slips out almost immediately though and dives into Unitas's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jellyroll loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Unitas pulls Jellyroll in close to prevent any damage.
Unitas is looking to stand up but Jellyroll isn't so interested in that idea.
Jellyroll throwing strikes from guard but Unitas blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jellyroll prevents Unitas from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jellyroll scoring with some ground and pound.
Unitas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jellyroll's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unitas forces his way into half guard.
Unitas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Unitas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jellyroll keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jellyroll gets back to full guard.
Unitas won't allow Jellyroll to get back to his feet.
Unitas trying to control the position from guard on top but Jellyroll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unitas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jellyroll swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Unitas is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jellyroll lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Unitas!
Jellyroll prevents Unitas from getting the reversal.
Unitas taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unitas is looking to get to half guard.
Jellyroll with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jellyroll lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Unitas hang on?
Unitas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jellyroll scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Unitas?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Jellyroll will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Unitas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jellyroll. Unitas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jellyroll swings widly with a right hand
and Unitas counters with a left and a right that stings Jellyroll.
Unitas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jellyroll scores with a crisp jab that stopped Unitas in his tracks.
Unitas blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Unitas as Jellyroll shoots in.
Unitas dives in and scores a takedown into Jellyroll's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unitas is fighting to break Jellyroll's control of his arms but Jellyroll is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jellyroll keeping moving, preventing Unitas from controlling successfully.
Jellyroll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Unitas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unitas trying to control the position from guard on top but Jellyroll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Unitas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jellyroll's guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Unitas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Unitas lands a nice looking body shot.
Unitas blocks a jab.
Jellyroll tries to move into range but Unitas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Unitas swinging wildly here.
Jellyroll fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jellyroll shoots for a takedown but Unitas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Unitas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Unitas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unitas throws a head kick but Jellyroll moves out of range.
Unitas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jellyroll missing with a left hand there. Unitas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Unitas misses with a few strikes there.
Jellyroll misses with a takedown
and Unitas counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Jellyroll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unitas shoots for a takedown but Jellyroll saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Unitas fails with the takedown.
Jellyroll misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jellyroll throws a big shot that misses.
Unitas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jellyroll throws the left hand but Unitas avoids the punch easily.
Jellyroll scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck for Unitas with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Jellyroll or perhaps it was just good defense by Unitas which made him look bad.
Unitas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jellyroll pinned against the ropes. Jellyroll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Unitas throws a hook but Jellyroll avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jellyroll changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Unitas scores with a body shot.
Unitas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jellyroll to score with a decent uppercut.
Jellyroll shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Unitas pinned against the ropes. Unitas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Unitas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jellyroll throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jellyroll uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Unitas has time to react.
Unitas misses with the combination.
Jellyroll closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unitas tries to kick Jellyroll off but Jellyroll keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jellyroll throwing shots but Unitas is blocking nicely.
Unitas trying to hold on to Jellyroll's head to control him but Jellyroll postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Unitas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Jellyroll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Simon Jellyroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unitas throws a head kick that Jellyroll semi-blocks.
It looks like Simon Jellyroll has been cut.
Unitas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jellyroll.
Unitas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jellyroll.
Jellyroll throws a body punch but Unitas moves out of range.
Jellyroll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unitas looks to land a combination but Jellyroll avoids it well.
Unitas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jellyroll defends it nicely.
Jellyroll throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unitas counters with a nice uppercut.
Jellyroll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jellyroll throws the left hand but Unitas avoids the punch easily.
Jellyroll drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jellyroll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unitas wants to stand up but Jellyroll is controlling him.
Jellyroll throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unitas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simon Jellyroll overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Unitas is trying to keep Jellyroll in close.
Jellyroll stops Unitas from standing up.
Jellyroll is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Unitas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jellyroll!
Unitas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Unitas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jellyroll has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jellyroll!
Jellyroll stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unitas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jellyroll's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Unitas controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jellyroll tries to free his leg and advance position but Unitas is retaining full guard.
Unitas wants to sweep but no luck.
Unitas wants to stand but Jellyroll is controlling the position.
Unitas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jellyroll tries to free his leg and advance position but Unitas is retaining full guard.
Unitas pushes Jellyroll off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Unitas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jellyroll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Unitas.
Unitas misses with the combination.
Jellyroll scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jellyroll misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jellyroll throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jellyroll working the ground and pound from side control.
Jellyroll throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Unitas is trying to get back to half guard.
Jellyroll in side control lands a decent elbow.
Unitas can't do much from the bottom here.
Jellyroll scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jellyroll is looking to take a break and control but Unitas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jellyroll tries for a kimura but Unitas is defending well.
Jellyroll connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Unitas some visible discomfort.
Jellyroll prevents Unitas from escaping the position.
Jellyroll looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Unitas is avoiding damage well.
Jellyroll wants to control but Unitas is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Check out the look on Jellyroll's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jellyroll misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Jellyroll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jellyroll 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Simon Jellyroll!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Simon Jellyroll waved his t-shirt featuring Unique Wear - All Items only $15's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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