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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jodi Joe Fjera (ranked 963 p4p, 138 weight class) and Geordie Power (ranked 1080 p4p, 154 weight class). Fjera comes to the cage accompanied by Tito & Tarantula . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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217 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jodi Joe Fjera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjera thows a body kick. Power tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fjera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fjera throws a quick counter kick to the body but Power avoids it.
Power pushes Fjera up against the cage in a clinch.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fjera backwards.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fjera tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Fjera back against the cage.
Fjera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Fjera pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power prevents a body shot from Fjera.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
Fjera blocks a body shot from Power.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fjera misses with the head strike.
Fjera is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Power.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjera jumps into guard, dragging Power to the mat.
Power is looking to stand up but Fjera won't let him.
Power postures up.
Power wants to get up but he can't break Fjera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fjera looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fjera is proving hard to escape from.
Fjera controlling Power's posture.
Fjera looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A decent looking cross lands there for Power.
Power tries to clinch up but Fjera circles away and keeps his distance.
Geordie Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fjera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Power on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fjera walks into a straight right hand from Power.
Power moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fjera prevents a body shot from Power.
Fjera misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Fjera's head.
Fjera misses with the head strike.
Fjera misses with a knee to the head.
Power blocks a body shot from Fjera.
Fjera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Power.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Power.
Power drives through and clinches with Fjera against the cage.
Power digs a right hand into Fjera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fjera's gas tank.
Fjera tries to break free but Power pushes him back against the cage.
Fjera tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Fjera fails to land.
Fjera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fjera.
Power stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fjera.
Fjera tries to break the clinch but Power is controlling the position.
Power gets through Fjera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjera misses with a body punch.
Fjera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Power or not.
Power works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Fjera.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Power misses with some punches.
Power blocks a body shot from Fjera.
Fjera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Power on the inside.
A body shot lands from Power.
Fjera blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Fjera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Fjera.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fjera misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a left hand.
Fjera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Power.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Fjera prevents a body shot from Power.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Fjera is rocked!
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Power pushes Fjera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Fjera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fjera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Power blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fjera.
Fjera seems to have got his legs back now.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Power.
Fjera is breathing heavily.
Fjera working aggressively here.
Fjera working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fjera prevents a body shot from Power.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Fjera backwards.
Power works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Power works on Fjera's body with a couple of short punches.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fjera drops his hands momentarily. Power doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Fjera staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Fjera doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geordie Power!
In his post fight interview, Geordie Power started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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