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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yugi Kantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Jimmy Jazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yugi Kantana!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jazz swinging wildly here.
No luck for Kantana with that takedown attempt.
Jazz slips a jab from Kantana.
Kantana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jazz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jazz lands in his opponent's guard.
Jazz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kantana wants to get back to his feet but Jazz passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jazz in particular looking to stall.
Jazz uses his free foot to push down on Kantana's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kantana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantana is controlling an arm, preventing Jazz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kantana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jazz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jazz throwing strikes here but Kantana is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jazz misses with a head shot.
Jazz wants to control the pace but Kantana is squirming around nicely.
Jazz looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jazz blocks Kantana's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kantana regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz slows the pace down in half guard.
Jazz trying to control from half guard but Kantana is working away.
We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Jazz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jazz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kantana's half guard.
Jazz not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kantana wants to get back to full guard.
Jazz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jazz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz trying to pass the guard but Kantana defending well.
Jazz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jimmy Jazz just wasn't active enough.
Jazz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kantana lands a glancing blow to the side of Jazz's head.
Jazz shoots in and bounces Kantana off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kantana looking for a guillotine here but Jazz defends easily.
Kantana looks winded!
Jazz trying to control but Kantana is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kantana lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jimmy Jazz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jazz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kantana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jazz advances to full mount.
Kantana wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jazz.
Kantana is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jazz scoring with strikes but Kantana is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Jazz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kantana is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jazz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kantana plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jazz closes the distance and pushes Kantana back into the cage.
Kantana has Jazz pressed against the cage, preventing Jazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jazz missing with knees to the body.
Jazz is trying to break the clinch but Kantana is controlling him.
Jazz jumps into guard, dragging Kantana to the mat.
Jazz is trying to control the position but Kantana postures up.
Jazz is pulling down on Kantana's head. It's preventing any offense from Kantana, at least for the moment.
Jazz is trying to control the position but Kantana postures up.
Kantana is fighting to break Jazz's control of his arms but Jazz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Jazz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jazz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jazz lands in his opponent's guard.
Jazz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz advances to half guard.
Kantana is breathing heavily.
Jazz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jazz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jazz trying to pass the guard but Kantana defending well.
Jazz works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz wants to control but Kantana is keeping him busy.
Kantana is trying to control Jazz's posture but Jazz avoids it.
Jazz working the ground and pound but Kantana is defending the strikes.
Jimmy Jazz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jazz controls the position.
Jazz stands up and beckons Kantana to his feet.
Jazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jazz drives through with a takedown into Kantana's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kantana working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantana wants to get back to his feet but Jazz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kantana keeping full guard, as Jazz tries to pass.
Jazz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jazz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jazz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kantana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jazz slips nicely into half guard.
Jazz controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kantana moves into full guard.
Jazz throws a big right hand that misses.
Jazz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kantana is keeping the position for now.
Jazz is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kantana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jazz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jazz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jazz misses with the combination.
Kantana avoids the head kick by Jazz.
A head kick misses from Kantana.
Kantana misses with a takedown attempt - Jazz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kantana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jazz.
Nice takedown defense from Kantana. No joy for Jazz on that attempt.
Jazz closes the distance and pushes Kantana back into the cage.
Jazz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jazz is looking to take a break and control but Kantana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kantana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jazz stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jazz stands up from Kantana's guard - Jazz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jazz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kantana's guard.
Jazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kantana can do to turn this around?
Kantana keeping moving, preventing Jazz from controlling successfully.
Kantana wants to stand but Jazz is controlling the position.
Jazz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jazz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kantana is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantana keeping moving, preventing Jazz from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Jazz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jazz avoids the body shot from Kantana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kantana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kantana wants it to stay on the feet.
Kantana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kantana gets caught flat footed, as Jazz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kantana trying to keep a closed guard but Jazz is proving a slippery customer.
Kantana looking for a sweep. Not yet Kantana, not yet.
Jazz prevents Kantana from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jazz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kantana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jimmy Jazz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jazz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kantana!
Kantana is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jazz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here as Jazz stalls from top position.
Jazz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kantana is avoiding damage well.
Jazz happy to just control the position for now.
Yugi Kantana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kantana tries to escape but Jazz is in control.
Jazz throws a strike aimed at the side of Kantana's head but Kantana avoids it well.
Jazz controlling from side mount.
Jazz advances to mount.
Jimmy Jazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jazz gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jazz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jazz!
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energy
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