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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Luck Pickerd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Bozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Luck Pickerd!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickerd closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bozzi's guard.
Bozzi is trying to control the position but Pickerd postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pickerd drops back looking for a leg! Bozzi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bozzi manages to kick Pickerd off! Pickerd jumps back into Bozzi's guard.
Bozzi keeping moving, preventing Pickerd from controlling successfully.
Pickerd might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bozzi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickerd pushing down on Bozzi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pickerd wants to pass to mount but Bozzi is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickerd is looking for a kimura here.
Bozzi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pickerd wants to take a breather but Bozzi is having none of it.
Bozzi regains full guard. Nicely done.
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Pickerd has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bozzi keeping moving, preventing Pickerd from controlling successfully.
Bozzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pickerd is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pickerd advances to half guard.
Bozzi is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pickerd slows the pace down in half guard.
Pickerd is keen to just control but Bozzi is a slippery customer.
Pickerd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pickerd moves into full mount! Bozzi won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickerd wants to control the pace but Bozzi is squirming around nicely.
Bozzi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pickerd wants to control the pace but Bozzi is squirming around nicely.
Bozzi regains half guard.
Pickerd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pickerd prevents Bozzi from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pickerd trying to control the action but Bozzi is working from the bottom.
Pickerd is looking for a kimura here.
Pickerd is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bozzi is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Luck Pickerd dominated that round.
That's time! Bozzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pickerd scores with a takedown into Bozzi's guard.
Pickerd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bozzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pickerd trying to control the position from guard on top but Bozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pickerd advances to half guard.
Pickerd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pickerd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bozzi wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bozzi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pickerd has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pickerd tries to control but Bozzi wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozzi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pickerd looking to control but Bozzi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bozzi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pickerd is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bozzi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bozzi shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pickerd jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bozzi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pickerd tries to move to mount but Bozzi blocks the move with his legs.
Bozzi tries to bench press Pickerd off him but Pickerd keeps the position.
Pickerd advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickerd controlling the pace for now.
Jon Luck Pickerd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pickerd goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bozzi is on top in guard.
Bozzi stopping the sweep attempt from Pickerd.
Bozzi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pickerd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pickerd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pickerd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bozzi chips away with some ground and pound.
Pickerd trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickerd looking for a guillotine here but Bozzi defends easily.
Bozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pickerd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pickerd lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pickerd wants to control from the top but Bozzi keeps moving.
Pickerd looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Luck Pickerd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Bozzi.
Bozzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bozzi ducks under a wild hook from Pickerd.
Pickerd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pickerd tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bozzi defends well and Pickerd ends up having to push Bozzi into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pickerd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bozzi.
Bozzi throws a wild body kick that Pickerd sees coming a mile off.
Bozzi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pickerd's sensitive parts.
Bozzi cracks the inside of Pickerd's front leg.
Pickerd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bozzi avoids it really well and circles away.
Jason Bozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Luck Pickerd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickerd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bozzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozzi lands the left hand.
Pickerd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pickerd or perhaps it was just good defense by Bozzi, which made it look bad.
Pickerd fails with a takedown attempt.
Bozzi scores with a kick to the body.
Pickerd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bozzi is fending him off so far but Pickerd persists. Nope, Bozzi circles away and we're back to standing.
Pickerd checks a leg kick.
Pickerd moves out of range of the body kick.
Pickerd blocks a head kick by Bozzi.
Pickerd shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bozzi is trying to defend but Pickerd finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bozzi actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bozzi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bozzi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pickerd puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pickerd is trying for a kimura here. Bozzi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pickerd wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Luck Pickerd!
An out of breath Jon Luck Pickerd 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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