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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jacobi (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 New York, Kurt Turner!
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, Brandon Jacobi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jacobi tries to avoid it but Turner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jacobi to the ground. Jacobi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jacobi gets a double leg takedown into Turner's guard.
Jacobi trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jacobi wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Turner has his foot on Jacobi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jacobi works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner trying to control the position here.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Jacobi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jacobi gets a double leg takedown into Turner's guard.
Jacobi postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Jacobi from controlling successfully.
Jacobi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jacobi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacobi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Jacobi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looking for a guillotine here but Jacobi defends easily.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Jacobi is proving a slippery customer.
Jacobi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turner looking for a sweep. Not yet Turner, not yet.
Turner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jacobi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner is looking for a triangle here but Jacobi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
Jacobi controls the position.
Turner is looking to regain half guard here but Jacobi keeps moving and retains side control.
Jacobi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
Turner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jacobi tries to move to mount but Turner blocks the move with his legs.
That's four 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.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jacobi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jacobi is looking for the big counter here.
Nice sprawl there from Turner as Jacobi shoots in.
As Jacobi looks to move away, Turner throws a big counter combo bu Jacobi just gets out of the way.
Jacobi looking to score a takedown here. Turner is defending well but Jacobi drives through and ends up in Turner's guard.
Turner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jacobi is in close to Turner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacobi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turner keeping full guard, as Jacobi tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Jacobi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jacobi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jacobi jumps into guard, dragging Turner to the mat.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Jacobi blocks nicely.
Turner postures up in Jacobi's guard and throws a big left but Jacobi blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobi keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jacobi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Jacobi's brow.
Jacobi is trying to keep Turner in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jacobi pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Jacobi prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Jacobi is trying to pull guard but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Jacobi fails to pull guard.
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.
Jacobi stalling in the clinch but Turner improves position.
Jacobi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacobi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turner.
And Jacobi tries to counter it with a takedown but Turner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jacobi wants to clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jacobi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jacobi tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kurt Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Jacobi.
Jacobi misses with a takedown attempt
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. Jacobi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jacobi misses with a takedown attempt
and Turner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jacobi is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to break free.
Turner is trying to push Jacobi away but Jacobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jacobi has Turner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Jacobi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Jacobi is quick to defend against it.
Turner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jacobi.
Jacobi gets caught napping as Turner dives in and scores a takedown. Jacobi manages to retain guard.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turner drops back looking for a leg! Jacobi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jacobi manages to kick Turner off! Turner jumps back into Jacobi's guard.
Jacobi controls Turner momentarily but Turner frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner controlling from the top position.
Jacobi trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Turner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner goes for a double leg but Jacobi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jacobi continues to drive forward.
Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jacobi.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobi. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jacobi tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Jacobi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner seems to be looking for submissions.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jacobi is looking to improve his position.
Jacobi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jacobi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jacobi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Turner lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Turner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacobi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jacobi passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner prevents Jacobi from improving position.
Turner tries to buck Jacobi off but Jacobi is having none of it.
Jacobi trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
Jacobi advances to full mount.
That's four 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.
Jacobi tries to control but Turner wriggling away.
Jacobi avoids the attempt from Turner to control.
Jacobi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turner is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacobi landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Jacobi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jacobi 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Jacobi!
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hype
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