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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jozef Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Riley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws a poor cross that misses
and Jankowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jankowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Riley is looking to control Jankowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
Jankowski is looking to take a break and control but Riley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski is stalling here. Riley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jankowski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Riley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jankowski wants to control but Riley postures up.
I've been told that Riley has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jankowski tries to bench press Riley off him but Riley keeps the position.
Jankowski dodges the ground and pound from Riley.
Jankowski is not content to let Riley control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley controlling the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Grant Riley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jankowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jankowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to work over Jankowski's front leg with a kick but Jankowski checks it.
Riley misses with a low kick.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Jankowski slips the punch.
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jankowski.
Grant Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley cracks Jankowski with an open hand slap.
Jankowski clinches with his opponent.
Jankowski missing with knees to the body.
Jankowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riley.
Riley misses with some punches.
Riley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riley misses with some punches.
Jankowski has clasped his hands together around Riley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jankowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jankowski working the ground and pound but Riley is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Riley defending against the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankowski misses with the ground and pound.
Jankowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jankowski trying to control the action but Riley is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Jankowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jankowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riley is fending him off so far but Jankowski persists. Nope, Riley circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jankowski is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Jankowski walks into a jab.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jankowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Jankowski dives in for a single leg takedown but Riley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Riley managing to block the knees to the body from Jankowski.
Riley misses with a punch on the inside.
Riley throws a head punch that misses.
Riley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jankowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozef Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jankowski is working for takedown but Riley is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley lands with a right to the head.
Jankowski goes for a takedown attempt but Riley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jankowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Riley misses with a low kick as Jankowski jumps back.
Riley throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jozef Jankowski has been cut.
Riley misses with a hook
and Jankowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jankowski.
Jankowski slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley is pressing down on Jankowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jankowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jankowski throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Jankowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riley's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riley's head.
Jankowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riley is keeping the position for now.
Jankowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Riley's guard.
Jankowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is not content to let Jankowski control the position.
Jankowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Riley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jankowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jankowski stops Riley from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jankowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jankowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Jankowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jozef Jankowski'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. And we move into the final round!
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jankowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Riley misses with a left hand
enabling Jankowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley looks for the body kick but Jankowski saw that one coming.
Riley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riley misses with a hook.
Riley looks to land a left hand but Jankowski moved out of range nicely.
Riley throws a low kick but Jankowski moves out of range easily.
Riley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jankowski is able to avoid easily.
Riley scores with a jab to the head.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jankowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jankowski controls the pace.
Jankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley controls Jankowski momentarily but Jankowski frees himself.
Jozef Jankowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jankowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Riley is trying to keep Jankowski in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jankowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grant Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riley keeping full guard, as Jankowski tries to pass.
Jankowski throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Riley controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Grant Riley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jankowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jankowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riley's waist but Riley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jankowski off to one side.
Grant Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Riley misses.
Riley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riley misses with an uppercut. Jankowski saw that one coming.
Riley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Riley misses.
Jankowski checks a low kick from Riley.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riley sprawls well. Riley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jankowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozef Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Riley tenderised Jankowski's leg. Jankowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Riley misses.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Jankowski is out of range.
Grant Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riley connects with a leg kick. Jankowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jankowski moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jankowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Riley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jankowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riley prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jozef Jankowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jankowski 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozef Jankowski!
A very excited looking Jozef Jankowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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