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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Foster (ranked 4571 p4p, 494 weight class) and Tiger Jenkins (ranked 24593 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Foster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiger Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jenkins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Foster stands up and beckons Jenkins to his feet.
Foster throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Foster is in Jenkins's guard.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Foster drops back looking for a leg! Jenkins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jenkins manages to kick Foster off! Foster jumps back into Jenkins's guard.
Foster is pushing down on Jenkins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jenkins is fighting to maintain full guard but Foster has managed to sneak the leg through.
Foster is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jenkins on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jenkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Foster stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jenkins to get to his feet.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tiger Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Foster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foster stalling the fight.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster looking for a takedown.
Jenkins keeps control of Foster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foster lands a shot to the body.
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foster gets the takedown into side control.
Foster landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Check out the look on Foster's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Foster takes a little break here. Jenkins wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Foster working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to move to mount but Jenkins blocks the move with his legs.
Foster moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jenkins prevents Foster from moving into mount.
Foster slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Foster dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Foster has managed to clinch.
Jenkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Foster is defending well.
Foster misses with a knee to the head.
Foster pulls guard effortlessly.
Foster has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster wants to sweep here but Jenkins controlling him for the moment.
Foster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Foster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foster tries to get out of the position.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster looking for a guillotine here but Jenkins defends easily.
Jenkins pushes down on Foster's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Foster is looking for a sweep. Jenkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foster is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Foster is looking for a sweep. Jenkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jenkins is thwarting Foster's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Foster shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Foster showed some decent athleticism there.
Jenkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Foster is taking a breather. Jenkins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster escapes and gets back to his feet.
Foster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jenkins!
Foster tries for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well.
Foster controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Foster wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jenkins, who protects the arm well.
Jenkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Foster dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jenkins gets caught napping as Foster dives in and scores a takedown. Jenkins manages to retain guard.
Foster gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Foster scores with a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Foster looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jenkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Foster's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foster connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foster's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Foster lands a couple of digs.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Jenkins.
Foster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Foster moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster tightens his grip and picks Jenkins up, before dumping him to the ground. Jenkins manages to land in guard.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but Foster passes into half guard.
Foster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Foster content to control rather than advance.
Further stalling from Foster.
Foster is pressing down on Jenkins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jenkins is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves nicely into side control.
Foster decides to stand back up.
Foster feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foster seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tiger Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foster stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Foster!
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hype
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RATING
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