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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xeroderma Pigmentosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Jayhawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayhawk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Joshua Tree. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm
23
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
21
180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xeroderma Pigmentosa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Jayhawk! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pigmentosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Pigmentosa lands a couple of elbows. Pigmentosa pushes down on Jayhawk's leg and manages to get into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pigmentosa working the head and body with strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jayhawk is looking to improve his position.
Jayhawk is looking to escape. Pigmentosa is nestled in close to Jayhawk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Pigmentosa trying to pass the guard but Jayhawk defending well. Jayhawk actively working from the bottom here. Jayhawk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Pigmentosa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jayhawk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pigmentosa is nestled in close to Jayhawk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Jayhawk is looking to escape. Pigmentosa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Pigmentosa is nestled in close to Jayhawk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Pigmentosa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Pigmentosa working the head and body with strikes. Jayhawk looks gassed! Jayhawk has hold of Pigmentosa's hands but Pigmentosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Jayhawk is looking for a sweep. Pigmentosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Jayhawk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Jayhawk trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Pigmentosa. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pigmentosa lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jayhawk trying to control but Pigmentosa postures up.
Jayhawk taking some punishment here, with Pigmentosa in his half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Pigmentosa slips a nice elbow through Jayhawk's hands, connecting with Jayhawk's forehead. Pigmentosa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Pigmentosa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jayhawk is bucking up trying to escape but Pigmentosa cracks him with another couple of good strikes. The referee warns Jayhawk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pigmentosa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pigmentosa working the ground and pound effectively.
Jayhawk wants to control but Pigmentosa is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jayhawk wants to get back to his feet.
Jayhawk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Pigmentosa landing strikes from the mount. Pigmentosa landing punches. Pigmentosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Pigmentosa lands a heavy elbow. Jayhawk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Pigmentosa avoids the attempt from Jayhawk to control. Jayhawk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pigmentosa landing strikes from the mount and Jayhawk is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jayhawk is trying to escape the mount.
Jayhawk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Pigmentosa with the ground and pound from mount. Jayhawk throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Pigmentosa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jayhawk's face.
Jayhawk is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Pigmentosa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jayhawk hang on? The referee warns Jayhawk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pigmentosa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jayhawk wants to try and get back to his feet. Jayhawk regains half guard. Pigmentosa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jayhawk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xeroderma Pigmentosa dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pigmentosa has a takedown stuffed. Jayhawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joshua Jayhawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jayhawk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pigmentosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Pigmentosa with a nice head shot there. Pigmentosa advances to half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jayhawk is looking for a sweep. Pigmentosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pigmentosa connects with a nice short shot to Jayhawk's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jayhawk has hold of Pigmentosa's hands but Pigmentosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Pigmentosa is nestled in close to Jayhawk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Pigmentosa tries to pass to full mount but Jayhawk defends it. Jayhawk gets back to full guard.
Pigmentosa throwing strikes but missing. Pigmentosa scoring with some ground and pound. Pigmentosa advances position into side control! Pigmentosa working the ground and pound. Jayhawk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jayhawk tries to escape but Pigmentosa is in control. Jayhawk tries to improve position but can't. Jayhawk regains half guard. Pigmentosa working over Jayhawk with some ground and pound. Jayhawk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Pigmentosa working over Jayhawk with some ground and pound. Jayhawk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Pigmentosa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jayhawk! Pigmentosa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jayhawk is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pigmentosa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jayhawk wants to control but Pigmentosa is having none of it. A nice elbow there by Pigmentosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jayhawk manages to regain half guard. Good work. Jayhawk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pigmentosa scores with a couple of nice shots. Jayhawk is trying to stand back up but Pigmentosa is controlling him
Pigmentosa is nestled in close to Jayhawk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Jayhawk moves into full guard.
Pigmentosa chips away with some ground and pound. Pigmentosa pushing down on Jayhawk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Ground and pound from Pigmentosa. Pigmentosa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jayhawk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Jayhawk pushes Pigmentosa off looking to stand but Pigmentosa dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pigmentosa working Jayhawk over with strikes. Pigmentosa slips a nice elbow through Jayhawk's hands, connecting with Jayhawk's forehead. Jayhawk wants to control but Pigmentosa is keeping busy and won't allow it. Pigmentosa tries to pass to full mount but Jayhawk defends it. Xeroderma Pigmentosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jayhawk has hold of Pigmentosa's hands but Pigmentosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Pigmentosa shoots in and drives through. Jayhawk sprawls well. Jayhawk scores with a one two! Pigmentosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Jayhawk doesn't succeed with the takedown and Pigmentosa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jayhawk's guard now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xeroderma Pigmentosa dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jayhawk instigates a clinch. Pigmentosa has Jayhawk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jayhawk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Jayhawk tries to break the clinch but Pigmentosa is controlling the position. Pigmentosa is trying to drag Jayhawk to the mat but Jayhawk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Jayhawk can't get the takedown.
Jayhawk is looking to break free of the clinch but Pigmentosa has double underhooks. Jayhawk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pigmentosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jayhawk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xeroderma Pigmentosa. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pigmentosa tries for a takedown but Jayhawk manages to get underhooks.
Jayhawk pulls guard. Pigmentosa looking to pass the guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jayhawk wants to stand up but Pigmentosa is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pigmentosa landing some decent shots from guard. Pigmentosa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Jayhawk wants to get back to his feet but Pigmentosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Jayhawk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pigmentosa works over Jayhawk with some ground and pound from guard. Pigmentosa is pushing down on Jayhawk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jayhawk is fighting to maintain full guard but Pigmentosa has managed to sneak the leg through. Jayhawk misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pigmentosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Pigmentosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Jayhawk trying to control from the bottom.
Jayhawk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pigmentosa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Jayhawk tries to kick Pigmentosa off but Pigmentosa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Pigmentosa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Jayhawk is bucking up trying to escape but Pigmentosa cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Jayhawk is trying to stand. Jayhawk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jayhawk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Pigmentosa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jayhawk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pigmentosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pigmentosa lands a big elbow. Jayhawk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Jayhawk swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. The referee warns Jayhawk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jayhawk trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jayhawk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pigmentosa landing punches. Jayhawk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Pigmentosa is in the full mount, landing strikes. Pigmentosa scoring with strikes but Jayhawk is staying in there. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pigmentosa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pigmentosa with good strikes from the mount here! Jayhawk is in a horrible position here. Pigmentosa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Pigmentosa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jayhawk?
Jayhawk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Jayhawk working to try and regain half guard.
Pigmentosa with a couple of short strikes. Pigmentosa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Jayhawk throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Pigmentosa working Jayhawk over with strikes here. Joshua Jayhawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pigmentosa avoids the attempt from Jayhawk to control. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jayhawk tries to get back to half guard but can't. Xeroderma Pigmentosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Pigmentosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight! Xeroderma Pigmentosa showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pigmentosa, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xeroderma Pigmentosa!
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energy
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hype
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