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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jango Fett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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164 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 3, fighting out of London, Jango Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Correa loads up on a big right hand but Fett slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correa. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Correa throws out the jab.
Correa connects with a body shot.
Fett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Correa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fett defends well and Correa ends up having to push Fett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It appears Fett was looking to counter with a kick there.
Correa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Correa throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Correa manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Correa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correa misses the body punch
and Fett counters with a nice uppercut.
Correa throws a poor cross that misses
and Fett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Correa thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa misses with a looping right.
Fett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Correa misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Fett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Correa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Correa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Correa backs away, Fett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fett moves out of range as Correa strikes.
Fett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fett gets caught flat footed, as Correa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Correa throws a strike but Fett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fett is pushing down on Correa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Correa is fighting to maintain full guard but Fett has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fett is looking for a kimura here.
Fett is stalling here. Correa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fett seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Correa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fett is trying to control Correa's posture but Correa avoids it.
Fett is not content to let Correa control the position.
Correa laying and praying for a moment but Fett takes advantage and regains half guard.
Fett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Correa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett taking some punishment here, with Correa in his half guard.
Correa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fett keeps working.
Correa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fett sees it coming and defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Fett's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Correa throwing shots but Fett is blocking nicely.
Fett controlling the position for now.
Correa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Correa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fett is refusing to be controlled, as Correa sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fett is looking to improve his position.
Correa thows a huge punch but Fett dodges it nicely.
Correa is trying to control the action in half guard but Fett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Correa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Correa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Correa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Correa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Correa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Correa connects with a body shot that sends Fett's belly button to the back.
Correa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fett tries to counter by clinching up but Correa breaks away and moves out of range.
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Correa.
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Correa with a poor takedown
and Fett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa misses with an uppercut.
Fett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa misses with an uppercut
and Fett counters with a nice leg kick.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Correa throws out the jab.
Correa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Correa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa working away.
Fett is holding Correa down, trying to stall.
You can see the frustration on Fett's face as Correa controls the position.
Fett is trying to get back to half guard.
Correa in side control, throwing shots but Fett defends.
Correa working the ground and pound from side control.
Correa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Correa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa wants to control but Fett is keeping him busy.
Fett is trying to escape the position but Correa is controlling the position.
Correa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Correa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fett is trying to escape the position but Correa is controlling the position.
Correa working away.
Correa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fett's shoulder. That is not cool.
Correa throwing strikes but Fett manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Correa manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Correa looking for submissions off his back.
Correa trying to control but Fett postures up.
Correa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Correa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Correa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fett stopping the sweep attempt from Correa.
Fett slips nicely into half guard.
Fett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Correa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett is trying to work for a kimura but Correa is defending well.
Fett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Correa keeps working.
Correa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fett is working away from the top position though.
Fett prevents Correa from improving his position.
Fett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Correa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fett is nestled in close to Correa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fett is looking for a kimura here.
Correa actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Correa jabs at Fett's body.
Correa lunges at Fett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fett's hand.
Jose Correa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Correa.
Correa throws a hook but Fett blocks it.
Correa throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Correa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa misses with a hook. Fett ducked under it nicely.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Correa misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correa. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Correa misses.
Fett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Correa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Correa misses its intended target.
Fett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Correa misses the body punch
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Correa misses with a right hand
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Fett moves out of range as Correa strikes.
Fett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Correa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa misses with a body punch
and Fett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fett slips a jab from Correa.
Correa looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Fett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Correa with a nice cross.
Fett slips under a jab.
Fett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fett slips a jab and a cross from Correa.
Correa lands a right hook to the body.
Correa looks to land a right hand but Fett moved out of range.
Fett slips a straight right by Correa.
Correa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Correa throws a sloppy body shot
and Fett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Correa looks to land a right hand but Fett moved out of range.
Correa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Correa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Correa throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Fett tries to counter by clinching up but Correa breaks away and moves out of range.
Correa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Correa misses with a hook to the body
and Fett counters with a nice uppercut.
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Correa.
Correa takes a swing at Fett's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jose Correa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fett staying out of range there.
Fett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jango Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Fett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Correa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fett moves away.
Fett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
It looked like Fett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fett blocks a jab.
Fett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Correa tries to get set, Fett tries to push him back and clinch up but Correa manages to avoid the attempt.
Correa throws a nice looking combination but Fett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fett slips a straight right by Correa.
Correa throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
It looked like Fett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Correa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Correa 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Correa!
A victorious Jose Correa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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