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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Powell (ranked 3207 p4p, 277 weight class) and Georgius Georg (ranked 4019 p4p, 323 weight class). Georgius Georg told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Georgius Georg!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georg defending well as Powell loads up on a big left hand.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Georg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Powell throws a hook but Georg blocks it.
Powell misses with a right hand
enabling Georg to counter with a crisp jab.
Georg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Georg misses with a hook.
A jab from Powell misses.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Georg moved out of range nicely.
Georg misses with a straight right.
Powell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georg feints a jab promting Powell to slip. Georg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Powell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Georg misses with a two punch combination.
Georg throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell connects with a body shot that sends Georg's belly button to the back.
Georg lands a nice hook to Powell's body. Powell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Georg's head backwards.
Georg blocks a jab.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Georg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Georg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Powell misses with a left hand
and Georg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Georg throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Powell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Georg throws a poor cross that misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Georg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Georg saw that one coming.
A combination from Georg does no damage.
Powell misses with a hook.
Georg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Georg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Georg slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georg throws a big shot that misses.
Georg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Georg misses with a hook.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Georg saw that one coming.
Powell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Powell moves away from the strike by Georg.
No joy there for Georg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Georg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell misses with a hook
and Georg counters with a nice uppercut.
Georg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Georg moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Georg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Georg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Georg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Georg slips the punch.
Georg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Georg slips under a jab from Powell.
Powell misses with a hook
and Georg counters with a straight right hand.
Jamal Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Georg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Georg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Powell throws a series of punches but Georg moves out of range.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell throws a jab when Georg was well out of range.
Georg connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a straight left.
Georg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
letting Georg counter with a right hand.
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!
Georg fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell misses with a straight left.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Georg moves away and avoids it.
Georg looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.
Georg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Georg connects with a crisp jab.
Georg throws a series of strikes that have Powell backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Powell.
Georg throws out a counter right but Powell avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell cracks Georg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georgius Georg will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Georg ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Powell looks to land a right hand but Georg moved out of range.
Powell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Powell throws a jab when Georg was well out of range.
Georg slips a jab from Powell.
Georg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Powell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Georg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell misses with an uppercut
and Georg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Powell misses.
Georg ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Georgius Georg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powell throws a jab when Georg was well out of range.
Georg throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell staying out of range there.
Powell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Georg misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Powell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powell slips under a jab from Georg.
Powell staying out of range there.
Powell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Georg ducks down to avoid it.
Georg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Georg swings widly with a right hand
letting Powell counter with a right hand.
Georg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Georg throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Georg lands with a cross.
Georg looks to land a combination but Powell avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Powell misses.
Powell throws the left hand but Georg avoids the punch easily.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Georg is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Powell. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georg dodges the punch combination from Powell.
A little jabbing left from Georg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell walks into a stiff left hand from Georg.
Powell misses with a body shot
and Georg counters with a nice uppercut.
Georg lands with a nice combination. Powell backs away looking to recover.
Georg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Georg throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Powell counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georg moves away from the strike by Powell.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Georg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powell circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell misses with a hook.
Powell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Georg back to the cage. Powell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Powell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Georg finds it's way through Powell's defenses.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Georg is out of range.
Georg throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Powell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Georg.
Powell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georg misses with a double jab
and Powell counters with a one-two to the body.
Georg dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Georg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Georg throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Powell throws the left hand but Georg avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Georg.
A lazy left from Powell finds it's target.
Georg throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Georg walks into a stiff left hand from Powell.
Georg feints a jab promting Powell to slip. Georg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Powell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Georgius Georg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jamal Powell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Powell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Powell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Georg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Georg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Georg throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Georg thuds a left hand into Powell's body.
Powell misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Georg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Georg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Georg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Powell misses.
A big right from Georg misses.
A quick step to the side and Powell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Georg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Georg throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georg throws a hook but Powell avoids it easily.
Georg looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Georg moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
Georg slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Georg. Those never looked like landing.
Georg takes one to the side of the head.
Georg throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Powell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Georg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Powell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Powell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Powell throws a poor cross that misses
and Georg counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georg misses with a few strikes there.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Georg is out of range.
Powell thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Georg! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Georg misses with an uppercut.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Georg.
Georg throws a hook but Powell blocks it.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Georg's ribs.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Georg.
Powell cracks Georg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Powell throws a body punch but Georg moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Powell finds it's way round the side to connect with Georg's head.
Georg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powell misses the jab.
No joy there for Georg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Powell lands a nice hook to Georg's body. Georg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Georg moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Powell cracks Georg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Georg throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Georg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Georg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Georg avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georg misses with the combination.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Georg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Georg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powell is looking to counter punch.
Georg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Georg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Georg throws a combination that misses
and Powell counters with a straight right hand.
Georg misses with a wild combination.
Georg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Georg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Jamal Powell.
I think Powell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Powell!
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