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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Basilia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Jitsu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Basilia's chin.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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 London, Alex Basilia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jitsu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jitsu wants to sweep but no luck.
Jitsu has his hands on Basilia's head, controlling the position.
Basilia wanted to stand there but Jitsu had control of the position.
Jitsu pulls Basilia in close to prevent any damage.
Jitsu controls Basilia momentarily but Basilia frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Basilia tries to hold on but Jitsu pushes him away.
Basilia really wants to buck Jitsu off and get back to his feet.
Basilia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jitsu on the ground.
Basilia is squirming around, avoiding Jitsu's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Basilia swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Basilia reaches up to try and control the position but Jitsu seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Basilia rolls and tries to escape and now Jitsu has his back!
Jitsu not allowing Basilia to control his hands.
Basilia can't escape the position.
Basilia trying to get back to his feet but Jitsu is in full control for now.
Jitsu has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Basilia tries to escape but Jitsu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Basilia looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jitsu.
Basilia looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Basilia tries to break free.
That's four 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.
Jitsu has his opponent's back but Basilia is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Jitsu.
Basilia is breathing heavily.
Basilia scores a takedown into full mount!
Basilia goes for an armbar but Jitsu turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jitsu.
Basilia wants to stand up but Jitsu is controlling him.
Jitsu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jitsu stops Basilia from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Basilia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Basilia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jitsu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jitsu wants it to stay on the feet.
Jitsu misses with a series of wild punches.
Basilia is looking to clinch.
Jitsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basilia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basilia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jitsu.
Basilia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jitsu throws a series of punches but Basilia moves out of range.
Basilia scores with a takedown into Jitsu's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu pulls Basilia in to control the position.
Jitsu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jitsu is controlling the pace.
Basilia tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two 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.
Basilia wants to control but Jitsu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jitsu seems to be working for a kimura but Basilia defends the submission attempt.
Basilia could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Basilia is trying to escape back to his feet but Jitsu uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Basilia can't do much from the bottom here.
Basilia tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilia is trying to defend against the choke here but Jitsu has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Jitsu Tightens the hold and Basilia taps out furiously! Jitsu displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Jitsu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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