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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Novaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alex Novaks was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
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221 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Novaks!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy lands with an uppercut that bounces Novaks off the cage and back into range.
Jeremy shoots in but Novaks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Novaks pushes Jeremy up against the cage in a clinch.
Novaks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Novaks misses with a knee to the head.
Novaks tries a knee to the head but Jeremy blocks it.
Novaks tries a knee to the head but Jeremy blocks it.
Novaks missing with knees to the body.
Novaks tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeremy avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novaks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Novaks just leaning against Jeremy, taking a breather.
Novaks is pushing Jeremy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Novaks controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeremy managing to block the knees to the body from Novaks.
Jeremy goes for a takedown attempt but Novaks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jeremy shoots in and gets a takedown into Novaks's guard.
Jeremy wants to control from the top but Novaks keeps moving.
Jeremy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Novaks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Novaks manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jeremy has Novaks in his guard.
Novaks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Novaks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jeremy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Novaks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jeremy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Novaks escapes and throws Jeremy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy is looking to regain half guard here but Novaks keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Novaks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Novaks prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jeremy is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Axis of Evil that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jeremy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeremy is trying to get back to full guard.
Jeremy wants to control but Novaks is keeping busy.
Novaks moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jeremy.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Novaks decides to stand back up.
Novaks gets a clinch.
Jeremy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Novaks after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Jeremy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Novaks looking to throw knees to the head but Jeremy is blocking nicely.
Jeremy fails to pull guard.
Novaks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Ron Jeremy has been cut.
Novaks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Novaks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Novaks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Novaks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Jeremy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jeremy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Novaks as he avoids it easily.
Jeremy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Novaks tries to avoid it but Jeremy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Novaks to the ground. Novaks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Novaks instigates a clinch.
Novaks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Novaks is just out of range.
Jeremy has his takedown stuffed
and Novaks counters with a series of strikes. Jeremy will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Jeremy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jeremy.
Novaks unleashes a big counter combination but Jeremy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Novaks closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novaks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Novaks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeremy.
Novaks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novaks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeremy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novaks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Novaks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novaks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Novaks misses with a knee strike.
Novaks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jeremy avoiding damage as Novaks throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Novaks.
Novaks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Novaks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Novaks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novaks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Novaks has Jeremy pushed against the cage.
Novaks slowing the pace effectively.
Novaks lands a good knee to the midsection. Jeremy won't want to take too many of those.
Novaks manages to break the clinch.
Jeremy tries for a takedown but Novaks circles away easily
and Novaks counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novaks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jeremy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Novaks stalling in the clinch.
Novaks lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Novaks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Novaks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Novaks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Novaks can't find room to land a body shot as Jeremy controls the action.
Novaks leaning against his opponent.
Novaks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jeremy tries to break the clinch but Novaks is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Novaks tries a knee to the head but Jeremy blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Novaks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novaks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jeremy up against the cage.
Novaks lands an uppercut.
Novaks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jeremy is trying to drag Novaks to the mat but Novaks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Novaks digs a right hand into Jeremy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jeremy's gas tank.
Novaks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Novaks misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Novaks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Jeremy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jeremy gets tackled into the cage by Novaks. Novaks maintains the clinch.
Novaks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jeremy.
Novaks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jeremy backwards.
Novaks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Novaks digs a right hand underneath Jeremy's ribcage. Jeremy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alex Novaks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Novaks landing knees to the body.
Novaks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Novaks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novaks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jeremy's face.
Novaks is leaning against Jeremy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Novaks looking to throw knees to the head but Jeremy is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novaks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Novaks stalling against the cage.
Novaks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jeremy.
Novaks manages to break the clinch.
Jeremy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Novaks sprawls well. Novaks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jeremy gets slowly back to his feet.
Novaks moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novaks lands a nice uppercut.
Novaks scores a nice knee to the body.
Novaks tries a knee to the head but Jeremy blocks it.
Novaks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Novaks scores with a shot to the side of Jeremy's head.
Novaks scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Novaks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novaks missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Novaks.
Jeremy is working for takedown but Novaks is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Jeremy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jeremy tries to pull guard but Novaks won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy managing to block the knees to the body from Novaks.
Jeremy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Novaks lands a knee to the head.
Novaks lands an uppercut.
Novaks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Novaks missing with knees to the body.
Novaks missing with knees to the body.
Jeremy jumps guard but Novaks stands there with Jeremy around his waist. Jeremy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Novaks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Novaks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Novaks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alex Novaks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novaks slowing the pace effectively.
Jeremy is trying to pull guard but Novaks has him pressed against the cage.
Jeremy avoiding damage as Novaks throws knees to the body.
Jeremy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Novaks smiles and moves away.
Novaks lands with a good body shot.
Novaks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ron Jeremy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Novaks instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Novaks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Novaks 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Novaks!
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energy
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hype
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