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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jeffries (ranked 455 p4p, 63 weight class) and Jabbar Omarov (ranked 629 p4p, 86 weight class). Earl Jeffries could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jabbar Omarov's chin.
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jabbar Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omarov thuds his right hand into Jeffries 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Omarov ducks under a wild hook from Jeffries .
Jeffries throws a nice looking combination but Omarov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Omarov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Omarov.
Jeffries knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Omarov on the ground.
Omarov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Omarov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jeffries defending well though.
Omarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jeffries 's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeffries is in trouble now - Omarov has advanced to mount!
Omarov unloads with some shots from mount but Jeffries bucks and avoids them well.
Jeffries 's coaches at Skulls house of pain have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries blocking the ground and pound.
Jeffries really wants to buck Omarov off and get back to his feet.
Jeffries defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Omarov.
Omarov has hold of Jeffries 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jeffries manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jeffries is trying to stand.
Jeffries blocking the ground and pound.
Omarov wants to control the pace but Jeffries is squirming around nicely.
Jeffries wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omarov scoring with strikes but Jeffries is staying in there.
Omarov working Jeffries over with strikes here.
Jeffries wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Omarov.
Jeffries is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Omarov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Omarov working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Jeffries slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Jeffries is refusing to be controlled, as Omarov sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omarov throwing shots but Jeffries is blocking nicely.
Jeffries blocking the ground and pound attempt from Omarov.
Jeffries blocking the ground and pound attempt from Omarov.
Jeffries is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Omarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Omarov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Omarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Omarov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeffries .
Omarov wants to counter with a clinch but Jeffries pushes him away.
Omarov misses with a straight left.
Jeffries ducks under a wild hook from Omarov.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut. Omarov saw that one coming.
Omarov looks to throw the jab but Jeffries is out of range.
Omarov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeffries throwing a counter right hand but Omarov manages to avoid it.
Omarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeffries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Omarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeffries .
Jeffries takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Omarov scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omarov scores with a sloppy right hand. Jeffries should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabbar Omarov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jeffries misses with a looping left.
Omarov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Omarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Omarov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jeffries throws a jab but it's blocked by Omarov.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
Omarov slips a straight right by Jeffries .
Omarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
Jeffries slips a straight right by Omarov.
Omarov scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jeffries lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Omarov misses with a right hand
and Jeffries counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Omarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jeffries throws a one two combo.
Omarov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jeffries cracks a nice hook into Omarov's ribs.
Omarov misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Jeffries to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeffries lands a head shot.
Jeffries lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Jabbar Omarov has been cut.
Earl Jeffries is winning the standup battle so far.
Jeffries misses with a body shot.
Omarov throws a shot from downtown. Jeffries moves away and avoids it.
Omarov throws a hook but Jeffries blocks it.
Jeffries lands with a nice body punch.
Omarov ducks under a wild hook from Jeffries .
Jeffries misses with a body shot.
Omarov throws a lazy uppercut
and Jeffries counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omarov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jeffries defends well and Omarov ends up having to push Jeffries into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jeffries blocks a jab.
Omarov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jeffries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeffries lands a body shot.
Earl Jeffries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut.
Jeffries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeffries scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Omarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeffries moves away.
Jeffries looks to score with a jab to the body but Omarov is just out of range.
Jeffries takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Omarov throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov avoids the body shot from Jeffries .
Jeffries blocks a jab.
Omarov throws a good cross that connects.
Omarov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jeffries is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Jeffries misses the target.
Jeffries misses the jab.
Jeffries throws a hook but Omarov avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Omarov finds it's target.
Oh Jeffries is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeffries misses with a straight right.
Omarov throws a jab when Jeffries was well out of range.
Jeffries was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jeffries seems to have got his legs back now.
Omarov throws a hook but Jeffries blocks it.
Jeffries just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omarov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jabbar Omarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
Jeffries throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jeffries throws a jab when Omarov was well out of range.
Jeffries looks to land a combination but Omarov avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Omarov.
Omarov scores with a hook.
Jeffries walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Omarov connects with a looping right hand.
Jeffries lands a lovely overhand right.
Omarov misses with a body shot.
Omarov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jeffries to the canvas! Jeffries doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Omarov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jabbar Omarov!
In his post fight interview, Jabbar Omarov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RATING
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