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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobal Batra (ranked 582 p4p, 92 weight class) and Jay Uzo (ranked 290 p4p, 45 weight class). Uzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Game kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Uzo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uzo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Uzo throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Batra misses its target.
Batra lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Batra.
Nice defenses there by Uzo.
Batra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Batra's head.
Batra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uzo throws out a loose jab but Batra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Uzo.
Batra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Batra has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Batra connects with a right hand. Uzo shakes it off.
Uzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Uzo tries to get set, Batra tries to push him back and clinch up but Uzo manages to avoid the attempt.
Batra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Gobal Batra has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzo misses with a body shot
and Batra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzo looks to throw the jab but Batra is out of range.
Batra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra checks a leg kick nicely.
Batra throwing a counter right hand but Uzo manages to avoid it.
Batra looks to land a right hand but Uzo moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Batra blocks the leg kick.
Batra throwing a counter right hand but Uzo manages to avoid it.
Uzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batra throwing a counter right hand but Uzo manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Batra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uzo misses with an uppercut. Batra saw that one coming.
Uzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uzo.
Sloppy strikes from Batra. Those never looked like landing.
Batra staying out of range there.
Batra throws a hook but Uzo blocks it.
Uzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Uzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jay Uzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Uzo.
Uzo misses with a straight right.
Batra tries to counter by clinching up but Uzo breaks away and moves out of range.
Uzo walks into a straight right hand from Batra.
Batra misses with an uppercut.
Uzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batra.
Uzo throws a big shot that misses.
Uzo lands with a straight right. Batra didn't see that one coming.
Uzo throws a right hand that misses
and Batra counters with a one-two to the body.
Batra throws a hook to the side of Uzo's head but Uzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batra wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Uzo throws the left hand but Batra avoids the punch easily.
Uzo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Batra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Batra misses with a body punch
and Uzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Uzo takes a swing at Batra's ribcage but misses.
Batra tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Uzo manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batra scores with a nice strike.
Uzo misses with a left hand
letting Batra counter with a right hand.
Uzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batra was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzo.
Uzo misses with the combination.
Uzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzo.
It looked like Batra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Batra tries to land a front kick but Uzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uzo throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Batra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Batra misses with a body shot.
Batra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzo manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Uzo misses its intended target.
Batra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batra is looking to counter the offense by Uzo and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Uzo tries to get set, Batra tries to push him back and clinch up but Uzo manages to avoid the attempt.
Uzo checks a low kick from Batra.
Batra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batra takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Uzo misses.
Batra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzo throws a right hand that misses
and Batra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Batra.
Batra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Uzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batra can pounce on him.
Batra lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uzo misses with a looping left.
Uzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batra. Batra obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Uzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gobal Batra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uzo walks into a stiff left hand from Batra.
Uzo cracks Batra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Uzo misses with a looping right.
Uzo throws a hook but Batra avoids it easily.
Uzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batra manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Batra.
Uzo misses with a low kick.
Batra lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Uzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra throws a leg kick which misses Uzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Uzo tries to avoid it.
Batra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Uzo connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batra went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Uzo misses with a hook
and Batra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batra scores with a shot to the body.
Uzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Batra coming out on top.
Batra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Uzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uzo avoids the head kick by Batra.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Batra.
A telegraphed right hand from Uzo misses the target.
Batra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Uzo.
Batra ducks under a wild hook from Uzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Batra misses.
Good work by Batra as he checks the leg kick.
Uzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Uzo.
Batra cracks Uzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Batra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Uzo under the eye.
Batra moves in looking to clinch but Uzo pushes him off.
Uzo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Batra lands a left and a right that send Uzo crashing to the mat, dazed. Batra thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Uzo is rocked!
Batra looks to land a left hand but Uzo moved out of range nicely.
Uzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Batra finish him?
Uzo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Batra gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Uzo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gobal Batra!
An out of breath Gobal Batra thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jay Uzo was interviewed post fight and said 'I wish to thank the fans for standing by me, my sponsor's Shinto Elite and IniTech Nutirtion, and my camp for getting me ready. I'll be back better then ever.'.
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