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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jody Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniele Bolelli (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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168 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jody Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniele Bolelli!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolelli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Felterbush can pounce on him.
Bolelli misses with a takedown
and Felterbush counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Felterbush lands some shots froms side control.
Felterbush is looking to take a break and control but Bolelli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolelli tries to improve position but can't.
Bolelli manages to get back to half guard.
Bolelli has hold of Felterbush's hands but Felterbush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolelli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Felterbush with a nice head shot there.
Felterbush trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolelli told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Felterbush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolelli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bolelli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Felterbush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Felterbush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bolelli keeping moving, preventing Felterbush from controlling successfully.
Felterbush working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Felterbush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Felterbush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bolelli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Felterbush has managed to get both his arms back between Bolelli's legs - danger averted.
Felterbush wants to control from the top but Bolelli keeps moving.
Bolelli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolelli prevents Felterbush from improving his position.
Bolelli is working for a kimura but Felterbush is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolelli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Felterbush sees it coming and defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Felterbush has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolelli is working away from the top position though.
Bolelli is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush is defending against the submission attempts here by Bolelli.
Bolelli is looking for a kimura here.
Bolelli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bolelli 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.
Felterbush keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush is trying to maintain the position but Bolelli is very close to passing his half guard.
Bolelli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Felterbush sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolelli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Felterbush sees it coming and defends easily.
Felterbush looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jody Felterbush dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Felterbush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolelli has his takedown stuffed
and Felterbush counters with an outside leg kick.
Daniele Bolelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolelli with a poor takedown
and Felterbush counters by moving into the clinch.
Felterbush jumps guard.
Bolelli trying to move into half guard but instead Felterbush has managed to sweep!
Jody Felterbush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolelli is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Felterbush defends well.
Felterbush not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolelli is looking for a triangle here but Felterbush uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee asks Felterbush politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Felterbush prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bolelli tries to improve position but can't.
Felterbush trying to control the position but Bolelli is working away.
Felterbush looks up at the clock and then as Bolelli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Felterbush smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Felterbush wants to control but Bolelli is keeping him busy.
Bolelli gets back to half guard.
Bolelli has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Felterbush escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Felterbush!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bolelli's face as Felterbush controls the position.
Check out the look on Felterbush's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bolelli tries to buck Felterbush off but Felterbush is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Felterbush cracks Bolelli with a big elbow.
Felterbush in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felterbush trying to control the action but Bolelli is working from the bottom.
Felterbush is chipping away with strikes.
Bolelli is not content to let Felterbush control the position.
Felterbush scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolelli is trying to get back to half guard.
Felterbush wants to control but Bolelli is keeping him busy.
Felterbush tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bolelli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bolelli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Felterbush wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolelli is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Felterbush's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Felterbush wants to free his trapped foot but Bolelli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Felterbush controlling the action here.
Felterbush tries to pass to full mount but Bolelli defends it.
Bolelli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felterbush controlling the pace.
Felterbush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jody Felterbush dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Felterbush manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bolelli on his heels. He'll look to pass Bolelli's guard now, I'm sure.
Bolelli looking for subs off his back but Felterbush has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bolelli has hold of Felterbush's hands but Felterbush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Felterbush is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Felterbush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolelli keeps working.
Bolelli taking some punishment here, with Felterbush in his half guard.
Felterbush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bolelli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bolelli is not content to let Felterbush control the position.
Felterbush working Bolelli over with strikes.
Bolelli is rocked!
Bolelli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bolelli tries to get to full guard but Felterbush has control of the leg.
Felterbush lands strikes from half guard.
Bolelli is still in real trouble! Can Felterbush finish him?
Bolelli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Felterbush pulls his head out easily.
Bolelli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Felterbush is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bolelli seems to have recovered his senses.
Bolelli is defending against the submission attempts here by Felterbush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Felterbush in particular looking to stall.
Bolelli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Felterbush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Felterbush wants to pass to mount but Bolelli is defending the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolelli is refusing to be controlled, as Felterbush sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Felterbush in particular looking to stall.
Felterbush frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Felterbush can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bolelli is looking to escape.
Bolelli is working to get back to half guard.
Felterbush scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bolelli?
Bolelli is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bolelli is looking to improve his position but Felterbush isn't that keen on the idea.
Felterbush controlling his opponent.
Bolelli is looking to get to half guard.
Daniele Bolelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jody Felterbush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Felterbush controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolelli is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jody Felterbush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Felterbush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jody Felterbush!
Jody Felterbush thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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