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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bendrick Minnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Bendrick Minnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimbo Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minnie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jenkins circles away.
Minnie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jenkins is trying to defend but Minnie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minnie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Minnie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Minnie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jenkins is surviving well by controlling Minnie's body position as best he can.
Minnie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jenkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jenkins can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Minnie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Minnie looking to control but Jenkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Minnie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Jenkins is holding on tight.
Minnie goes for an armbar but Jenkins turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jenkins.
Minnie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Minnie controls Jenkins momentarily but Jenkins frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is looking to stand up but Minnie won't let him.
Minnie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Minnie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins being controlled here, momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Bendrick Minnie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jenkins wants to clinch up but Minnie keeps it at a distance.
Minnie shoots in but Jenkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jenkins tries to clinch up.
Minnie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bendrick Minnie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minnie is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Jenkins works the jab nicely.
Jenkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jenkins tries to clinch up.
Jenkins darts in and clinches Minnie up against the cage.
Minnie wants a takedown but no success here.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Minnie in his tracks for a moment.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside that Minnie shrugs off.
Jenkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins clinches up with Minnie and pushes him back against the cage.
Minnie takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Minnie 's eye.
Jenkins lands a damaging elbow.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins is trying to push Minnie away but Minnie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Minnie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jenkins looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimbo Jenkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jenkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jenkins duly obliges.
Jenkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minnie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jenkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jenkins tries to circle away but Minnie has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Minnie has him pressed against the cage.
Minnie avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Minnie won't allow it.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Minnie is blocking nicely.
Jenkins can't break the clinch.
Jenkins working hard to break the clinch.
Minnie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minnie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins moves in looking to clinch but Minnie pushes him off.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minnie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minnie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jenkins sprawls well. Jenkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minnie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bendrick Minnie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minnie fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minnie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jenkins pinned against the cage. Jenkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minnie tries to keep at a distance but Jenkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minnie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins tries to clinch up but Minnie circles away and keeps his distance.
Bendrick Minnie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minnie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jenkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Minnie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jenkins as he connects with a hook.
Jenkins scores with a head kick.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minnie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jenkins tries to avoid it but Minnie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jenkins to the ground. Jenkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Minnie is having none of it.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minnie moves forwards but Jenkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jenkins is looking to clinch but Minnie is avoiding it.
Minnie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Minnie is controlling the pace.
Minnie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jenkins for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bendrick Minnie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Minnie shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins drives through and clinches with Minnie against the cage.
Minnie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jenkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Minnie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins wants to stall.
Jenkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Minnie is trying to pull guard but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jimbo Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Minnie circles away.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minnie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to clinch up but Minnie circles away and keeps his distance.
Minnie fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bendrick Minnie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minnie circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Minnie is defended easily by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenkins.
Jenkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jenkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Jenkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Minnie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minnie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Minnie, pushing him back against the cage.
Minnie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jenkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Minnie.
Jimbo Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins tries to clinch up but Minnie circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Minnie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minnie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Minnie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Minnie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jenkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Jenkins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Minnie shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
Jenkins tries to clinch there but Minnie circles away.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minnie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jenkins to the ground. Minnie is now in Jenkins's guard.
Bendrick Minnie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minnie controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Minnie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bendrick Minnie.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minnie fails with a takedown attempt.
Jimbo Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jenkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimbo Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jenkins 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimbo Jenkins!
Jimbo Jenkins 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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energy
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