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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Mouba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jedrzejczyk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chase And Status - Fire In Your Eyes ft. Maverick Sabre. Ali Mouba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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242 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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245 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ali Mouba!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzejczyk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mouba has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jedrzejczyk lands a slapping body shot.
Mouba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jedrzejczyk as he jumps to the side.
Mouba takes one on the button.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a punch to the head.
Jedrzejczyk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jedrzejczyk cracks Mouba with an open hand slap.
Mouba slips a jab from Jedrzejczyk.
Ali Mouba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mouba in his tracks.
Jedrzejczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mouba.
Jedrzejczyk scoring well with a low kick there.
Mouba closes the distance and clinches up with Jedrzejczyk, looking for a takedown. Mouba pushes Jedrzejczyk against the cage but Jedrzejczyk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouba ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a straight right.
Mouba shoots for a double leg takedown but Jedrzejczyk sprawls well. He's pushed Mouba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jan Jedrzejczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Mouba.
Mouba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jedrzejczyk's half guard.
Mouba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk gets back to full guard.
Jedrzejczyk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mouba throws a big right hand that misses.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to stand up but Mouba isn't so interested in that idea.
Jedrzejczyk controlling the position.
Jedrzejczyk controls Mouba momentarily but Mouba frees himself.
Mouba throwing strikes but missing.
Jedrzejczyk keeping moving, preventing Mouba from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mouba is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mouba blocks a jab.
And Mouba tries to counter it with a takedown but Jedrzejczyk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jedrzejczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mouba throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jedrzejczyk tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mouba is in Jedrzejczyk's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouba stopping the sweep attempt from Jedrzejczyk.
Mouba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mouba wants to control from the top but Jedrzejczyk keeps moving.
Jedrzejczyk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mouba's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mouba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mouba wants to sweep but no luck.
Jedrzejczyk tries to free his leg and advance position but Mouba is retaining full guard.
Jedrzejczyk preventing the sweep.
Mouba controls Jedrzejczyk momentarily but Jedrzejczyk frees himself.
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.
Mouba being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mouba.
We've been told by Jedrzejczyk's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mouba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Jedrzejczyk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jedrzejczyk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jedrzejczyk wants it to stay on the feet.
Mouba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mouba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jedrzejczyk leaves Mouba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mouba shoots in but no luck this time.
Mouba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mouba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Jedrzejczyk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mouba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mouba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jedrzejczyk's half guard.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to control Mouba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jedrzejczyk avoid being mounted?
Jedrzejczyk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jedrzejczyk trying to hold on to Mouba's head to control him but Mouba postures up.
Jedrzejczyk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouba can do to turn this around?
Jedrzejczyk tries to kick Mouba off but Mouba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouba lands with a punch from half guard.
Jedrzejczyk wants to control but Mouba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mouba trying to control from Jedrzejczyk's half guard. Jedrzejczyk has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk wants to sweep but no luck.
Jedrzejczyk looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mouba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jedrzejczyk tries to avoid it but Mouba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jedrzejczyk to the ground. Jedrzejczyk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jedrzejczyk throws the kick towards the body but Mouba avoids it.
Mouba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jedrzejczyk but Jedrzejczyk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jan Jedrzejczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Mouba.
A big left from Jedrzejczyk misses.
Mouba fails with a takedown attempt.
Mouba looking to score a takedown here. Jedrzejczyk is defending well but Mouba drives through and ends up in Jedrzejczyk's guard.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouba throws a big elbow that misses.
Mouba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to keep Mouba in close.
Jedrzejczyk keeping moving, preventing Mouba from controlling successfully.
Jedrzejczyk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jedrzejczyk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mouba keeping hold of Jedrzejczyk's head, controlling as best he can.
Jedrzejczyk wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk moves nicely into side control.
Mouba wants to control but Jedrzejczyk postures up.
Ali Mouba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mouba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jedrzejczyk remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mouba prevents Jedrzejczyk from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mouba is letting Jedrzejczyk control him for a moment.
Jedrzejczyk trying to control the action but Mouba is working from the bottom.
Jedrzejczyk looking to control but instead Mouba has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Mouba is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jedrzejczyk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jedrzejczyk misses the jab.
Mouba blocks a leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jan Jedrzejczyk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mouba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mouba shoots in for a takedown but Jedrzejczyk shows good takedown defense.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mouba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mouba shoots in looking for a takedown but Jedrzejczyk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mouba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jedrzejczyk leaves Mouba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jan Jedrzejczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Mouba.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jedrzejczyk - that will leave a mark!
Jedrzejczyk scores with a hook.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a nice strike.
Mouba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jedrzejczyk defends well and Mouba ends up having to push Jedrzejczyk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk cracks a nice hook into Mouba's ribs.
Jedrzejczyk cracks Mouba with a good jab.
BOOM! Jedrzejczyk lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mouba. Mouba tries to recover but Jedrzejczyk is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mouba lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Jedrzejczyk!
An out of breath Jan Jedrzejczyk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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mgr
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