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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Jackiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janu Malkriado Gyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janu Malkriado Gyan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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 Janu Malkriado Gyan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Jackiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janu Malkriado Gyan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackiewicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackiewicz scores with a jab to the body.
Gyan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackiewicz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackiewicz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackiewicz throws a chopping leg kick but Gyan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gyan unleashes a big counter combination but Jackiewicz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Gyan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackiewicz tries to clinch there but Gyan circles away.
Gyan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackiewicz.
Jackiewicz scores with a decent looking hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackiewicz scores with a jab. Gyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackiewicz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackiewicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackiewicz throws a shot to the body.
Jackiewicz misses with a low kick as Gyan jumps back.
Gyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rafal Jackiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Jackiewicz.
Jackiewicz lands with a right hand.
Jackiewicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gyan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gyan is taking a breather. Jackiewicz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gyan is thwarting Jackiewicz's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackiewicz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gyan manages to pass to mount!
Gyan controlling the pace for now.
Jackiewicz tries to reverse the position but Gyan maintains control.
Gyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackiewicz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackiewicz is breathing heavily.
Gyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackiewicz wants to hold on but Gyan pushes him away.
Gyan controlling from mount.
That's four 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.
Gyan dominating with strikes here.
Gyan controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Jackiewicz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackiewicz gets caught flat footed, as Gyan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gyan stays in close to Jackiewicz's body and controls the position.
Gyan scoring with some ground and pound.
Gyan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gyan postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gyan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackiewicz working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyan controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackiewicz moves in looking to clinch but Gyan pushes him off.
Rafal Jackiewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackiewicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gyan looking to score a takedown here. Jackiewicz is defending well but Gyan drives through and ends up in Jackiewicz's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackiewicz has momentary wrist control but Gyan slips an elbow through the middle.
Gyan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackiewicz wants to control the position but Gyan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gyan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gyan moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackiewicz can't do much from the bottom here.
Gyan controls the position from side control.
Gyan is continuing to stall.
Gyan cracks Jackiewicz with a big right hand but Jackiewicz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackiewicz tries to buck Gyan off but Gyan is having none of it.
Jackiewicz trying to remain calm as Gyan controls from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jackiewicz throws a lazy right hand but Gyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackiewicz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gyan somewhat.
Gyan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackiewicz.
Jackiewicz cracks Gyan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janu Malkriado Gyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackiewicz misses with a looping right.
Gyan unleashes a big counter combination but Jackiewicz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackiewicz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackiewicz moves in looking to clinch but Gyan pushes him off.
Jackiewicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Jackiewicz backs off Gyan throws a huge counter combo but Jackiewicz manages to avoid it all.
Gyan shoots in for a takedown but Jackiewicz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gyan moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackiewicz.
Donk. Jackiewicz catches Gyan right on the button with a cross.
Jackiewicz lands a right hook to the body.
Janu Malkriado Gyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackiewicz closes the distance but Gyan moves to the side
and Gyan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackiewicz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gyan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyan lands a couple of elbows.
Gyan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jackiewicz connects with a body shot.
Gyan walks into a jab.
Jackiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackiewicz tries to clinch up but Gyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Gyan is looking for the big counter here.
Gyan feints and as Jackiewicz raises his hands in defense, Gyan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gyan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyan works over Jackiewicz with some ground and pound from guard.
Gyan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jackiewicz is trying to control the position but Gyan postures up.
Gyan slips nicely into half guard.
Gyan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gyan seems content to control.
Jackiewicz tries to get to full guard but Gyan has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gyan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jackiewicz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gyan is in Jackiewicz's guard.
Gyan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gyan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackiewicz can't keep his opponent in guard - Gyan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackiewicz tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gyan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gyan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janu Malkriado Gyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gyan 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Janu Malkriado Gyan!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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