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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brother Firetribe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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180 cm
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169 lbs
34 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firetribe misses with a straight left.
Jamison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamison connects with a crisp jab.
Jamison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Firetribe circles away.
Firetribe connects with a leg kick. Jamison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Firetribe misses with a low kick.
Firetribe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Firetribe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jamison dives into side control.
Firetribe is not content to let Jamison control the position.
Firetribe manages to get back to half guard.
Jamison is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Firetribe hang on?
Jamison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jamison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Firetribe's face.
Jamison dominating with strikes here.
Firetribe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jamison tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jamison wants to control the pace but Firetribe is squirming around nicely.
Firetribe manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Firetribe, under a barage of strikes from Jamison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is trying to control. Firetribe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Firetribe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jamison.
Jamison trying to control from half guard but Firetribe is working away.
Jamison is really struggling to control Firetribe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Firetribe has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jamison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Firetribe is trying to control but can't.
Firetribe is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jamison is staying active.
Jamison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jamison working over Firetribe with some ground and pound. Firetribe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Firetribe keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Firetribe has hold of Jamison's hands but Jamison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jamison is trying to control. Firetribe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, if Jamison is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jamison trying to mount his opponent but Firetribe defends it.
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.
Firetribe is trying to stand.
Firetribe wants to improve his position but Jamison is controlling well.
Jamison wants to take a breather but Firetribe is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jamison throws a strike but Firetribe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jamison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Firetribe working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jamison throws a front kick that sends Firetribe stumbling back into the cage.
Good exchange - Jamison coming out on top.
Firetribe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Firetribe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jamison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Firetribe to the mat! Firetribe manages to get full guard.
Firetribe is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison blocking some punches.
Jamison tries to work over Firetribe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Firetribe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jamison has been working on his balance at Wolf Training Lair, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Firetribe.
Firetribe tries to land knees in the clinch but Jamison avoids the damage to the body.
Jamison misses with some punches.
Firetribe misses with a knee strike.
Firetribe blocking some punches.
Jamison presses Firetribe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jamison.
Jamison lands a shoulder strike.
Jamison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Firetribe can do to turn this around?
Jamison can't find room to land a body shot as Firetribe controls the action.
Firetribe missing with knees to the body.
Jamison has a couple of punches blocked by Firetribe.
Jamison is trying to pull guard but Firetribe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jamison tries a body shot but Firetribe blocks it.
Firetribe pushes Jamison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Firetribe missing with knees to the body.
Jamison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Firetribe can't find room to land a body shot as Jamison controls the action.
Jamison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jamison tries to throw a body punch but Firetribe avoids it by throwing Jamison back against the cage.
Firetribe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jamison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firetribe tried to score with a low kick but Jamison checks it.
Firetribe loads up on a big right hand but Jamison slips the punch.
Jamison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Firetribe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jamison letting Firetribe take a breather here.
Jamison digs a right hand into Firetribe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firetribe's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firetribe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Firetribe stalling against the cage.
Jamison lands a right hand.
Jamison tries to pull guard but Firetribe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jamison.
John Jamison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Firetribe misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Firetribe.
Firetribe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jamison throws a punch but it's blocked by Firetribe.
Firetribe lands an elbow that stopped Jamison in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like John Jamison has been cut.
Jamison can't find room to land a body shot as Firetribe controls the action.
Firetribe misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jamison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Jamison.
Jamison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jamison throws a series of punches but Firetribe moves out of range.
Firetribe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jamison momentarily.
Firetribe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jamison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Firetribe misses with a low kick.
Firetribe throws a head kick but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
Jamison thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Firetribe if he has to take too many more of those.
Jamison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Firetribe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Firetribe moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison jabs Firetribe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Firetribe moves out of range of the strikes.
Jamison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firetribe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison is looking to land body kicks.
Firetribe is looking to slow Jamison down with leg kicks.
Jamison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Firetribe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jamison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Firetribe was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamison.
Jamison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Firetribe. Jamison shrugs it off though.
Firetribe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Firetribe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Firetribe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jamison tries to counter with a takedown but Firetribe is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Jamison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jamison moves out of range of the body kick.
Jamison tests Firetribe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jamison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jamison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jamison postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jamison passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Firetribe!
Jamison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Firetribe is looking to escape.
Firetribe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jamison.
Firetribe regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison is pressing down on Firetribe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Firetribe is holding on for now.
Jamison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jamison here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jamison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jamison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Firetribe is refusing to be controlled, as Jamison sits in half guard.
That's two 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.
Jamison wants to pass the guard but Firetribe is defending well.
Ground and pound from Jamison.
Jamison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jamison stops Firetribe from getting back to his feet.
Jamison is trying to control. Firetribe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jamison is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jamison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Firetribe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jamison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
John Jamison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe has his hands clasped together around Jamison's back. He's all about the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Firetribe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jamison throws out the jab.
Jamison throws a front kick aimed at Firetribe's knee but Firetribe avoids it well.
Firetribe throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jamison counter with a right hand.
Jamison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Firetribe misses with a wild body shot.
Firetribe misses with a low kick.
Jamison tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Firetribe manages to circle out of the way.
Firetribe misses with a kick to the body.
Jamison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
John Jamison is winning the standup battle so far.
Jamison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jamison closes the distance and clinches.
Jamison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but Jamison blocks it.
Jamison manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Firetribe gets to his feet - Jamison follows without any prompting.
Firetribe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jamison misses with a head kick.
Jamison moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firetribe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jamison is keeping busy.
Firetribe looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Jamison.
Jamison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Firetribe pushes off an throws an elbow but Jamison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Firetribe misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firetribe.
Firetribe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jamison can't find room to land a body shot as Firetribe controls the action.
Jamison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jamison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Firetribe backwards.
Firetribe stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on John Jamison's cut.
That's time! Jamison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Firetribe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jamison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Firetribe's head backwards.
Jamison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Firetribe tests Jamison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison closes the distance and clinches up with Firetribe, looking for a takedown. Jamison pushes Firetribe against the cage but Firetribe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Jamison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Firetribe flicks out a counter leg kick but Jamison steps away.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
Firetribe gets tackled into the cage by Jamison. Jamison maintains the clinch.
Jamison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Firetribe gets through Jamison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jamison scores with a hook to the body.
Jamison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Jamison.
Jamison connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison lands a leg kick that knocks Firetribe off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Firetribe misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Firetribe's hands.
Firetribe is looking to clinch.
Firetribe lands a jab to the head.
Firetribe moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Firetribe. Jamison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firetribe manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Firetribe, right into the meat.
Firetribe scores with a jab to the head.
Firetribe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firetribe manages to avoid it.
Firetribe throws a counter combo.
Jamison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Firetribe responds with a good body kick, but Jamison manages to step out the way in time.
A bone on bone clash there as Jamison blocks the leg kick.
Firetribe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jamison cracks Firetribe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison staying out of range there.
Jamison misses with a head kick.
Jamison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Firetribe defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe with a nice cross.
Firetribe moves out of range of the strikes.
Firetribe drops his hands momentarily and Jamison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jamison misses with a left hand
letting Firetribe counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Jamison misses
and Firetribe counters by moving into the clinch.
Jamison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Firetribe looking to throw knees to the head but Jamison is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jamison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Firetribe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jamison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Firetribe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jamison lands an uppercut.
Jamison struggles to land a body shot inside as Firetribe controls his hands.
Firetribe landing knees to the head.
Jamison misses with a punch to the body.
Jamison struggles to land a body shot inside as Firetribe controls his hands.
Jamison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firetribe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Firetribe looking to throw knees to the head but Jamison is blocking nicely.
Jamison takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
Jamison avoids a wild elbow strike from Firetribe.
Jamison lands a body punch.
Jamison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Firetribe blocks an uppercut.
Firetribe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamison turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Firetribe bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Brother Firetribe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Jamison misses.
Firetribe counters with a body kick.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
Firetribe misses the shot to the body.
Jamison just misses with a punch to the body.
Firetribe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jamison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Firetribe pulls Jamison in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Brother Firetribe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Jamison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jamison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Firetribe. That did some damage!
Firetribe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jamison moves out of range of the strikes.
Firetribe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jamison closes the distance and clinches.
Firetribe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jamison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jamison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Firetribe won't allow Jamison to sweep him here.
Jamison keeping full guard, as Firetribe tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firetribe wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.
Firetribe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Jamison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Firetribe's guard.
Firetribe is trying to keep Jamison in close.
Firetribe keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
Firetribe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jamison controls the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Firetribe holds on and takes a little breather.
Jamison stopping the sweep attempt from Firetribe.
Brother Firetribe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Jamison wants to pass the guard but Firetribe is keeping the position.
Firetribe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
John Jamison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jamison with a nice head shot there.
Jamison controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jamison swinging wildly here.
Firetribe wants to counter with a clinch but Jamison pushes him away.
Firetribe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe connects with the punch.
Firetribe sizes up Jamison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Firetribe.
Jamison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Firetribe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jamison scrambles back to his feet.
Jamison moves out of range of the strikes.
Jamison lands with an overhand left.
Jamison looks to land a body kick but Firetribe moved away.
Jamison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Firetribe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Firetribe slips under a jab.
Jamison slips a straight right by Firetribe.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Firetribe.
Jamison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Firetribe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jamison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe moves out of range of the body kick.
Firetribe scores with a jab.
Jamison moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firetribe lands a body shot.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow.
Jamison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jamison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Firetribe blocks the body kick.
Jamison misses with a body kick.
Firetribe lands with a straight right. Jamison didn't see that one coming.
Jab by Jamison.
Jamison jabs Firetribe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jamison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Firetribe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jamison wants to land a leg kick but Firetribe is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Jamison.
I think Jamison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jamison!
John Jamison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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