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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Homes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Jeter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Homes comes to the cage accompanied by Fire. 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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190 cm
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222 lbs
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195 cm
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Homes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Jeter! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice sprawl there from Jeter as Homes shoots in. Homes is looking to clinch but Jeter is avoiding it.
Jeter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Homes stuffs the takedown. Homes tries for a takedown but Jeter circles away easily and Jeter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Jeter cracks Homes with a solid left hand. Jeter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Homes swivels though and keeps the full guard. Jeter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Homes looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jeter passes Homes's left leg - he's now in half guard. Jeter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Jeter passes to full mount! Jeter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jeter landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jeter controlling from the full mount. Homes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Jeter cracks Homes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Homes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jeter is in the full mount, landing strikes. Jeter breaks from Homes's wrist control and lands an elbow. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jeter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Homes tries to hold on but Jeter postures up. Jeter tries to control but Homes wriggling away. Jeter controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jeter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Homes's face.
Jeter tries to control but Homes wriggling away. Jeter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeter prevents Homes from getting the reversal. Jeter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Homes is breathing heavily. Jeter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Homes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jeter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Homes tries to hold on but Jeter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Homes tries to get back to half guard but can't. Jeter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Jeter seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Homes is holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jeter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Homes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Homes! Jeter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Homes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Jeter controls Homes momentarily but Homes frees himself. Homes slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Homes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jeter is looking for a sweep. Homes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Jeter punching from the bottom.
Homes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jeter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Homes winds up and cracks Jeter with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Jeter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Jeter is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Jeter dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Homes tries for a takedown but Jeter circles away easily and Jeter counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Homes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jeter scores with a couple of nice shots. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jeter in particular looking to stall. Homes tries to roll over but Jeter keeps him under control. Jeter drops an elbow to the side of Homes's head. Homes trying to hold on to Jeter's head to control him but Jeter postures up.
Jeter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Homes wants to improve his position but Jeter is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jeter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Let's hope that Jeter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Homes trying to control here.
Jeter slows the pace down in half guard. Jeter is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Homes has managed to free his arm - good work. Jeter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Homes keeps working. Jeter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Homes tries to kick Jeter off but Jeter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Homes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Homes trying to control but Jeter postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Homes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Homes is looking for a triangle but Jeter pushes his legs off easily.
Homes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Homes is really struggling to control Jeter but he's trying to hold on to the position. Jeter looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jeter forces his way into half guard. Jeter wants to pass the guard but Homes is defending well. Homes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jeter is working away from the top position though. Jeter working Homes over with strikes. Jeter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Homes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jeter. Jeter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Homes is looking to escape. Homes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Jeter gets the takedown into side control. Jeter takes a little break here. Homes wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Homes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Jeter lands a decent elbow from side control. Homes is trying to buck Jeter off. Homes is looking for a sweep. Homes being controlled for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Jeter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round!
Jeter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Jeter with good strikes from the mount here! Jeter is landing with some decent strikes but Homes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Jeter controlling from the full mount. Jeter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Homes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Homes is squirming around, avoiding Jeter's attempts to control the action. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jeter controlling the pace for now. Homes is trying desperately to improve position. Jeter scoring with strikes but Homes is staying in there. Homes tries to reverse the position but Jeter maintains control. Jeter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jeter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Homes is on top in guard.
Jeter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Homes manages to get himself to full guard.
Jeter throwing strikes from guard but Homes blocks nicely. Homes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Homes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Homes clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Homes wants to control his opponent's hands but Jeter gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jeter doesn't have the hooks in and Homes manages to turn into his guard.
Jeter looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Jeter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Homes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Homes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Jeter manages to get to full guard.
Homes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Homes stopping the sweep attempt from Jeter. Jeter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jeter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Jeter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Homes passes into side control.
A lull in the action here as Homes stalls from top position. Derek Jeter has got the better of the ground game so far. Homes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight! Derek Jeter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Jeter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Jeter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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