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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jacobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
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245 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Jacobi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobi sizes up Woods with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Riley Woods has been cut.
Jacobi closes the distance and clinches.
Jacobi has Woods pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jacobi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Woods tumbling to the mat - Jacobi dives into Woods's guard.
Jacobi stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Woods could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Woods pulls Jacobi in close to prevent any damage.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacobi is fighting to break Woods's control of his arms but Woods is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Woods tries to buck Jacobi off but Jacobi is having none of it.
Jacobi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobi working away.
Woods prevents Jacobi from improving position.
Jacobi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Woods is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Woods regains half guard.
Jacobi wants to take a breather but Woods is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Woods is looking to control Jacobi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Woods avoid being mounted?
Jacobi trying to pass the guard but Woods defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Woods slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Woods seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jacobi wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jacobi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woods, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacobi gets control of Woods's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jacobi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Woods is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jacobi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jacobi controls Woods momentarily but Woods frees himself.
Jacobi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
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.
Woods bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacobi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi has a closed guard, preventing Woods from standing up.
Woods wants to control from the top but Jacobi keeps moving.
Woods is looking to work some ground and pound but Jacobi has wrist control.
Woods trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jacobi's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacobi has momentary wrist control but Woods slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jacobi is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Jacobi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riley Woods's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jacobi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jacobi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Woods is not content to let Jacobi control the position.
Jacobi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Woods wants to control but Jacobi postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woods keeps working.
Jacobi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Woods holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jacobi tries to roll over but Woods keeps him under control.
Woods winds up and cracks Jacobi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Woods scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Woods is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jacobi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Woods.
Woods throwing shots but Jacobi is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woods.
Woods throwing shots but Jacobi is blocking nicely.
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.
Woods is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jacobi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Woods.
Woods throwing shots but Jacobi is blocking nicely.
Brandon Jacobi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woods is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jacobi is just riding it out for now. Woods eventually gives up the hold.
Jacobi is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacobi defends it well.
Woods 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.
Woods throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jacobi to regain full guard.
Jacobi looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacobi, not yet.
Woods trying to control but Jacobi is working from the bottom.
Woods won't allow Jacobi to sweep him here.
Woods has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jacobi is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jacobi closes the distance and clinches.
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.
Jacobi manages to pull guard.
Woods stopping the sweep attempt from Jacobi.
Woods loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Woods with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woods landing some decent shots from guard.
Woods working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Woods drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jacobi dives on top into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woods is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Woods is pulling down on Jacobi's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Jacobi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Riley Woods's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woods's head backwards.
Jacobi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jacobi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jacobi is just content to waste time from the top position. Woods takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Woods controlling Jacobi's posture.
Jacobi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woods is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobi controlling from the top position.
Jacobi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jacobi trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods seems keen to control Jacobi's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Woods'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 has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jacobi throws a left that rocks Woods and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jacobi dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Woods regain composure!
Jacobi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woods keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods can't do much from the bottom here.
Woods is not content to let Jacobi control the position.
Jacobi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Woods has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jacobi but great work by Woods.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
What's Jacobi going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Woods working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jacobi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Woods. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacobi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jacobi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Woods tries to stand but Jacobi is controlling his head.
That's four 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.
Woods tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Woods has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jacobi tries to buck Woods off but Woods is having none of it.
Woods in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woods wants to stand but Jacobi has his arm trapped.
Jacobi is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Jacobi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jacobi 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Jacobi!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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