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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Gay (ranked 24916 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaren Jefferson (ranked 6343 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duncan Gay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaren Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson misses with a double jab.
Gay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gay tries to clinch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson tries to clinch up.
Jefferson throws a series of strikes that have Gay backpedaling.
It looks like Duncan Gay has been cut.
Gay shoots in looking for a takedown. Jefferson tries to sprawl out of it but Gay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jefferson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jefferson forces Gay back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jefferson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duncan Gay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jefferson has picked Gay up - he's going for a ride! Jefferson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gay keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jefferson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jefferson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jefferson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jefferson looking to sit in guard and control but Gay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gay stands up from Jefferson's guard - Gay perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jefferson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to get back to striking at distance but Gay won't allow it.
Gay has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jefferson is trying to keep an underhook but Gay manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jefferson defending well though.
Jefferson controlling the position for now.
Jefferson is looking to escape.
Jefferson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gay throwing shots but Jefferson is blocking nicely.
Jefferson is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson trying to hold on to Gay's head to control him but Gay postures up.
Gay seems to be working for a kimura but Jefferson defends the submission attempt.
Gay is thwarting Jefferson's attempts to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gay prevents Jefferson from improving his position.
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.
Jefferson trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gay dives in and grabs Jefferson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jefferson pushes down on Gay's head and hops out.
Jefferson moves into the clinch.
Gay is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jefferson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gay to the mat. Gay regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gay pulls Jefferson in close to prevent any damage.
Gay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gay has control of Jefferson's left arm, preventing Jefferson from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaren Jefferson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duncan Gay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jefferson darts in and clinches Gay up against the cage.
Gay is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jefferson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gay to the mat. Gay regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jefferson is fighting to break Gay's control of his arms but Gay is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jefferson wants to control from the top but Gay keeps moving.
Jefferson is fighting to break Gay's control of his arms but Gay is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jefferson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gay manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jefferson has Gay in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay connects with a couple of short punches.
Gay gets to his feet - Jefferson follows without any prompting.
Jefferson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jefferson is trying to control but can't.
Gay looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gay is trying to work for a kimura but Jefferson is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson is looking for a sweep. Gay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gay is trying to work for a kimura but Jefferson is defending well.
Jefferson is looking for a sweep. Gay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Gay.
Jefferson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jefferson kicks off Gay and gets to his feet.
Jefferson tries to clinch there but Gay circles away.
Jefferson is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Gay is having none of it.
Gay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jefferson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gay circles away.
Jefferson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jefferson is looking to clinch.
Jefferson is looking to clinch.
Jefferson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gay, pushing him back against the cage.
Gay tries to land a knee to the head but Jefferson blocks with his arms.
Jefferson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Gay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jefferson up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gay is trying to pull guard but Jefferson has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaren Jefferson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duncan Gay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jefferson stuffs the takedown attempt from Gay. Gay gets slowly back to his feet.
Gay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jefferson instigates a clinch.
Gay gets control of Jefferson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jefferson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jefferson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gay is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson forces his way into half guard.
Gay is refusing to be controlled, as Jefferson sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to stand up but Gay is controlling the position.
Gay is trying to maintain the position but Jefferson is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gay gets full guard.
Gay wants to sweep but no luck.
Jefferson is looking to pass into half guard but Gay pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gay is in guard.
Gay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay shoots in and drives through. Jefferson sprawls well.
Jefferson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gay looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duncan Gay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Jefferson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jefferson is defending well.
Gay can't find room to land a body shot as Jefferson controls the action.
Gay is looking for a takedown.
Jefferson successfully pulls guard.
Jefferson looking for a guillotine here but Gay defends easily.
Jefferson has his feet on Gay's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay shoots in looking for a takedown. Jefferson tries to sprawl out of it but Gay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jefferson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jefferson tries to counter with a clinch but Gay shakes him off and moves away.
Jefferson throws a series of punches but Gay moves out of range.
Jefferson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gay explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jefferson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson closes the distance and clinches.
Gay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gay ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gay no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jefferson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gay is looking for a sweep.
Duncan Gay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jefferson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jefferson tries to move to mount but Gay blocks the move with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaren Jefferson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jefferson 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaren Jefferson!
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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
38% |
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