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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konichiwa Jempsa (ranked 1548 p4p, 193 weight class) and Jorge Vidal (ranked 2186 p4p, 260 weight class). Vidal has chosen Scarface OST - The world is yours as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Konichiwa Jempsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Vidal!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Jempsa or perhaps it was just good defense by Vidal, which made it look bad.
Jempsa shoots in and gets a takedown into Vidal's guard.
Jempsa looking to sit in guard and control but Vidal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jempsa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jempsa tries to get out of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jempsa holds on and takes a little breather.
Vidal advances position into side control!
Vidal working the strikes but Jempsa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa is looking to control Vidal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jempsa avoid being mounted?
Vidal works his way into side control.
Vidal misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jempsa wants to control but Vidal postures up.
Vidal working the head and body with strikes.
Jempsa is looking to reverse the position.
Vidal trying to control the position but Jempsa is working away.
Vidal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jempsa's legs.
Jempsa struggling a bit here.
Vidal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal is looking to take a break and control but Jempsa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vidal controls the position from side control.
Vidal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jempsa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vidal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jempsa isn't going anywhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa sneaks back into half guard.
Jempsa gets back to full guard.
Vidal preventing the sweep.
Vidal with a nice head shot there.
Jempsa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jempsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jempsa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jempsa controlling the pace.
Vidal tries to get to full guard but Jempsa has control of the leg.
Jempsa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jempsa winds up and cracks Vidal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jempsa is keen to just control but Vidal is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Vidal 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.
Vidal misses with a combination
and Jempsa counters with a single leg into guard. Vidal didn't expect that.
Vidal working for a triangle but Jempsa defends it easily.
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Vidal keeps moving.
Vidal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Vidal keeps moving.
Vidal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jempsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jempsa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vidal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jempsa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jempsa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vidal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Vidal controls Jempsa momentarily but Jempsa frees himself.
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Vidal keeps moving.
Vidal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Vidal keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vidal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Konichiwa Jempsa has been cut.
Jempsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vidal is fending him off so far but Jempsa persists. Nope, Vidal circles away and we're back to standing.
Vidal unleashes a big counter combination but Jempsa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vidal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jempsa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jempsa. Vidal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vidal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vidal as he avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Vidal as he connects with a hook.
Vidal has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vidal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Vidal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jempsa throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Vidal counter with a right hand.
Vidal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jempsa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konichiwa Jempsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jempsa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jempsa misses with a body shot.
Jempsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vidal manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Vidal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A left and a right from Vidal both land. Nice combination.
Vidal lands a left and a right that sends Jempsa crashing to the canvas! Vidal dives into mount looking to finish!
Jempsa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jempsa is looking to improve his position but Vidal isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Jempsa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vidal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jempsa is looking to escape.
Jempsa seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal has control of Jempsa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jempsa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Vidal moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jempsa has worked his arm free - good work by Jempsa!
You can see the frustration on Jempsa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Vidal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
That's time! Jempsa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jempsa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vidal wants to control but Jempsa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vidal is trying to stand up here but Jempsa is controlling him well.
Jempsa trying to control from half guard but Vidal is working away.
Jempsa controlling the action here.
Jempsa is keen to just control but Vidal is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidal trying to control here.
Jempsa controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vidal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jempsa.
Vidal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vidal throws a jab when Jempsa was well out of range.
Vidal tries to bum rush Jempsa with a series of wild strikes but Jempsa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vidal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vidal swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Vidal.
Konichiwa Jempsa's cut is getting worse.
Jempsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vidal manages to avoid it.
Jempsa blocks a jab.
Vidal misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vidal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jempsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Vidal.
Vidal throws a combination that misses
and Jempsa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jempsa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jempsa with a nice head shot there.
Vidal keeping moving, preventing Jempsa from controlling successfully.
Jempsa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vidal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jempsa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jempsa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vidal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jempsa 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.
Vidal has momentary wrist control but Jempsa slips an elbow through the middle.
Jempsa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vidal is trying to control the position but Jempsa postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jorge Vidal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jempsa shoots in and drives through. Vidal sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konichiwa Jempsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jempsa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jempsa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jempsa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vidal.
A nice combination there by Vidal.
Konichiwa Jempsa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jempsa dives in and grabs Vidal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vidal pushes down on Jempsa's head and hops out.
Vidal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vidal swinging wildly here.
Jempsa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vidal fails to land with a series of punches.
Jempsa is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vidal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jempsa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vidal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jempsa circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Vidal really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa'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.
Jempsa gets a double leg takedown into Vidal's guard.
Jempsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vidal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jempsa has managed to get both his arms back between Vidal's legs - danger averted.
Vidal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jempsa controls the pace.
Jempsa scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vidal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jorge Vidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vidal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vidal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jempsa is aware though and is defending well.
Vidal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jempsa prevents Vidal from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa passes into half guard.
Jempsa is looking to take a break and control but Vidal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Jempsa there.
Vidal is trying to maintain the position but Jempsa is very close to passing his half guard.
Vidal looking for submissions off his back.
Vidal has hold of Jempsa's hands but Jempsa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa wants to take a breather but Vidal is having none of it.
Jempsa controlling the action here.
Vidal is staying active underneath Jempsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vidal tries to roll over but Jempsa keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jempsa lands a nice short elbow.
Jempsa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jempsa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vidal is concentrating on defense, preventing Jempsa from advancing position.
Vidal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jempsa is looking to wear down Vidal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vidal lands a jab-cross combination.
Jorge Vidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jempsa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vidal.
Vidal throws a series of punches but Jempsa moves out of range.
Vidal gets caught napping as Jempsa dives in and scores a takedown. Vidal manages to retain guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jempsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vidal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jempsa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konichiwa Jempsa had his way with Jorge Vidal in that round.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa'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. This is the final round!
Vidal swinging wildly here.
Jempsa drives through with a takedown into Vidal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vidal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jempsa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vidal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vidal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jempsa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Vidal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vidal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vidal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jempsa is controlling him.
Jempsa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jempsa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jempsa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jempsa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vidal keeping moving, preventing Jempsa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jempsa is in close to Vidal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jempsa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jempsa content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jempsa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jempsa working the head and body with strikes.
Vidal wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vidal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vidal wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa is posturing up here but Vidal has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jempsa tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jempsa has to tap! Slick submission there by Vidal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Vidal!
Jorge Vidal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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