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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Juliuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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176 cm
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165 lbs
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166 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Juliuz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Five! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Five misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Five throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Five instigates a clinch. Five manages to pull guard.
Five looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Juliuz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Juliuz is keen to just control but Five is a slippery customer. Five looking for submissions off his back. Juliuz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Juliuz controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Five is trying desperately to improve position. Juliuz wants to control the pace but Five is squirming around nicely. Juliuz content just to control the position here. Five wants to hold on but Juliuz pushes him away. Five is wriggling around trying to escape.
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. Juliuz tries to control but Five wriggling away. Juliuz controlling from the full mount. Juliuz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Five is looking to escape. Juliuz controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Simon Juliuz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Five scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Juliuz struggling a bit here. Five wants to stand but Juliuz is controlling his arm. Five looks gassed! Juliuz wants to control but Five postures up. Juliuz sneaks back into half guard. Five 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Juliuz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Five is working away from the top position though. Five is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Juliuz trying to hold on to Five's head to control him but Five postures up.
Five tries to stand but can't do so whilst Juliuz controls his leg. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Five shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Juliuz as he avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Five dominated that round. That's time! Juliuz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Juliuz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Five counters with a left to the body. Juliuz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Five shoots in for a double leg but Juliuz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. A swing and a miss from Five. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Five misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Five shoots and misses and Juliuz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Five is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juliuz is tying to control. Five wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Juliuz controlling the action here. Juliuz wants to pass the guard but Five is defending well. Juliuz not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Five is looking to control Juliuz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Five avoid being mounted? Juliuz controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Juliuz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Simon Juliuz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Five throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Five lands with a thumping leg kick.
Five misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simon Juliuz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Juliuz takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Five tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Juliuz with a lazy takedown attempt and Five counters with a solid body kick. Juliuz with a lazy takedown attempt and Five counters with a three punch combo that has Juliuz backing up. Juliuz nods at Five to acknowledge the strikes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Juliuz. That's going to take a lot out of him. Juliuz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Five counters with a takedown into side control. Five tries to stand but Juliuz controls the position and pulls Five into his guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonny Five will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juliuz shoots and misses so Five counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juliuz is on top in guard.
Juliuz tries to free his leg and advance position but Five is retaining full guard. Five keeping moving, preventing Juliuz from controlling successfully. Juliuz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Juliuz trying to control but Five is working from the bottom. Juliuz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juliuz wants to control from the top but Five keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Five had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Juliuz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Five Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Juliuz's back instead. Juliuz wants to control his opponent's hands but Five gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Five doesn't have the hooks in and Juliuz manages to turn into his guard.
Juliuz won't allow Five to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Juliuz shoots in looking for a takedown. Five tries to sprawl out of it but Juliuz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Five manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Five with a lazy takedown attempt and Juliuz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Five's guard. Five throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Five looking to hit a scissor sweep but Juliuz is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Five is trying to hold Juliuz in close to prevent damage but Juliuz has managed to pass into half guard.
Five wants to improve his position but Juliuz is controlling well.
Juliuz content to control rather than advance. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Five trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Five looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Five closes the distance looking to clinch and Juliuz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Simon Juliuz showed his dominance in that final round. I think Five has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Five!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
33% |
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