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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sianleuka Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marky Early (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack comes to the cage accompanied by The Highwaymen - Highwayman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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233 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sianleuka Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marky Early!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Early bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Early wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
Early prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jack trying to stall but Early improves his position.
Jack pulls guard effortlessly.
Jack is looking to stand up but Early isn't so interested in that idea.
Jack looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack, not yet.
Jack pushes Early off and scrambles back to his feet.
Early swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Early fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Early tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack clinches up against the cage.
Jack prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Early wants to get back to striking at distance but Jack won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack breaks the clinch.
Early throws a combination that misses
and Jack counters with a takedown into side control.
Early is not content to let Jack control the position.
Early tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jack looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Early is avoiding damage well.
Early being controlled for a moment.
Early can't do much from the bottom here.
Early tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Early's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jack stands up.
Marky Early seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack blocks a head kick by Early.
Early throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jack's waist but Jack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Early off to one side.
Sianleuka Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marky Early.
Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Jack landing knees to the body.
Early looks gassed!
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Early blocks with his arms.
Jack is pressed up against the cage. Early has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jack down to the mat. Jack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jack scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Early is trying to get back to half guard.
Jack decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jack counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jack.
Early is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Early tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jack trying to stand up but can't free himself from Early's guard.
Early is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Early is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Early keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jack tries to clinch but Early moves away
and Early counters with a solid body kick.
Early scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack tries to roll over but Early keeps him under control.
Jack controlling the position for now.
Jack looking for submissions off his back.
Jack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Early is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sianleuka Jack 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.
Jack tries to clinch but Early is having none of it.
Jack tries to clinch up but Early circles away and keeps his distance.
Jack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Early can't break the clinch.
Early drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jack gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Early tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Early swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack clinches but Early breaks the clinch
and Early counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Early.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Early wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Early.
Jack is pressed up against the cage. Early has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jack down to the mat. Jack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sianleuka Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marky Early.
Early will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Early does no damage.
Early is breathing heavily.
Jack shoots in looking for a takedown. Early tries to sprawl out of it but Jack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Early manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack rushes Early and presses him up against the cage.
Early tries to break the clinch but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Early tries to land knees in the clinch but Jack avoids the damage to the body.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Early has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Early's face.
It looks like Marky Early has been cut.
Jack jumps guard.
Jack is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Jack tries to clinch but Early is having none of it.
Early misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Jack tries to clinch
and Early counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Early.
Jack working for a triangle but Early defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Early trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Early.
Jack is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Early is working Jack over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sianleuka Jack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack pulls Early in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Early with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jack controls Early momentarily but Early frees himself.
Early stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Early works over Jack with some ground and pound from guard.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Early from controlling successfully.
Jack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Early controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jack is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Early!
Early looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Early tries to escape but Jack has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Early is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marky Early will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marky Early's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Early with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jack counters by clinching up.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Jack tries to clinch but Early is having none of it.
No luck for Early with that takedown attempt.
Early doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jack counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sianleuka Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marky Early.
Still in half guard, Jack seems content to control.
Early is trying to get back to full guard.
Jack stops Early from getting back to his feet.
Early trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Early tries to get to full guard but Jack has control of the leg.
Early is pressing down on Jack's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jack is looking to work some ground and pound but Early has wrist control.
Jack prevents Early from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Early shoots and misses
so Jack counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Early will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Early trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Early is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Early goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jack prevents it.
Jack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Early misses with a kick to the body.
Jack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Early is fending him off so far but Jack persists. Nope, Early circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Early as he avoids it easily.
Early shoots in but Jack avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Early tries to avoid it but Jack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Early to the ground. Early escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Early throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
Early tries for a takedown but Jack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Early misses with a takedown
and Jack moves into the clinch.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Early's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jack with a knee to the head.
Early is rocked!
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Earlys head.
Early is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
Jack landing knees to the head.
Early takes an elbow to the temple.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Early's face.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Early is blocking nicely.
Jack leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jack has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Early - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Jack, and another! Early is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sianleuka Jack!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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