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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Joe Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes into the arena with Jonny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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211 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Joe Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Felipe Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobs, right into the meat.
Jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calderon.
Calderon flicks out a counter leg kick but Jacobs steps away.
Calderon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Calderon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Calderon scores with the left hand. Jacobs knows he should have avoided that one.
Jacobs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Calderon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacobs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Calderon scrambles back to his feet.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Calderon's leg. Calderon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacobs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calderon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacobs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calderon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
Jacobs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Calderon.
Calderon walks into a straight right hand from Jacobs.
Jacobs scores with a decent looking hook.
Jacobs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacobs has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Calderon fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jacobs pushes Calderon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jacobs tries to stall but Calderon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Calderon tries to pull guard but Jacobs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Calderon throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Calderon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Jacobs tries a body shot but Calderon blocks it.
Calderon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jacobs walks away with a smile on his face. Calderon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Felipe Calderon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jacobs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobs drives through and clinches with Calderon against the cage.
Calderon drags the fight down to the ground.
Our spies down at at Diamond Gym inform us that Calderon has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Calderon pulls Jacobs in close to prevent any damage.
Jacobs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calderon working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Calderon holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Calderon has Jacobs pulled in close to control his posture.
Calderon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jacobs is aware though and is defending well.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Calderon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jacobs postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Calderon staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Calderon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs cracks Calderon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jacobs connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobs, right into the meat.
Jacobs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Calderon.
An inside leg kick from Jacobs misses.
Calderon cracks Jacobs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacobs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobs, right into the meat.
Jacobs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calderon in his tracks.
Jacobs moves out of range as Calderon strikes.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
Calderon thinks about the counter body kick.
Crunch! Jacobs slams his shin into Calderon's torso.
Jacobs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jacobs clinches.
Jacobs tries to stall but Calderon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Calderon.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobs takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jacobs.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Calderon.
Calderon is trying to break free.
Calderon misses with a punch on the inside.
Calderon taking a breather.
Jacobs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jacobs gets through Calderon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calderon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs works Calderon's body with a nice hook.
Calderon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Jacobs finds it's target.
Calderon misses with an uppercut.
Calderon misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Joe Jacobs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Calderon misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Calderon misses its intended target.
Jacobs walks into a left hand.
Jacobs tries to land a leg kick but Calderon saw it coming and moves away.
Calderon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jacobs's head backwards.
Calderon throws a big shot that misses.
Billy Joe Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Calderon motions for Jacobs to come forward. Calderon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Calderon misses with a double jab
and Jacobs counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jacobs. That's going to slow Calderon down.
Jacobs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Calderon throws a leg kick but Jacobs sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
Jacobs looks to land a body kick but Calderon moved away.
Jacobs jabs Calderon right on the nose. Calderon blinks but takes it well.
Jacobs throws a body punch but Calderon moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calderon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacobs finds it's way round the side to connect with Calderon's head.
Jacobs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon misses with an uppercut. Jacobs saw that one coming.
Calderon checks a leg kick.
Jacobs tries a low kick but Calderon avoids it.
Calderon looks to land a left hand but Jacobs moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Calderon.
Calderon avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Jacobs digs a good hook to Calderon's body.
Jacobs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacobs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calderon can do to turn this around?
Jacobs lands with a good body shot.
Calderon throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobs's shoulder, as Jacobs tries to avoid the shot.
Calderon throws a hook to the side of Jacobs's head but Jacobs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacobs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good work by Calderon as he checks the leg kick.
Calderon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jacobs cracks Calderon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Calderon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Calderon looks to land a left hand but Jacobs moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calderon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon works the jab nicely.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Calderon avoids nicely.
Jacobs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jacobs is rocked!
Jacobs throws a leg kick but Calderon moved away.
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calderon throws a pinpoint strike between Jacobs's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Jacobs crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Calderon scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Felipe Calderon!
A relieved looking Felipe Calderon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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