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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jett Jaggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jao Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jett Jaggers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jett Jaggers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jao Lai!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lai throws a front kick that sends Jaggers stumbling back into the cage.
Lai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Lai misses.
Jaggers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaggers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jaggers throws a body punch but Lai moves out of range.
Lai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lai throws out a loose jab but Jaggers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaggers keeps the fight on the outside.
Lai has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lai lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaggers won't want to take too many of those.
Lai trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers lands a nice uppercut.
Lai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lai effectively controlling the action here.
Jaggers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaggers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lai lands a damaging elbow.
Lai tries to stall but Jaggers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Jaggers.
Lai scores with a hook to the body.
Lai throws an elbow but it misses.
Lai throws an elbow but it misses.
Lai can't find room to land a body shot as Jaggers controls the action.
Lai lands an elbow just above Jaggers 's eye.
Jaggers lands a body shot.
Lai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaggers.
Jaggers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaggers throws an overhand right that lands on Lai's shoulder, as Lai tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lai counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaggers.
Jaggers misses the shot to the body.
Lai is looking to clinch but Jaggers is avoiding it.
Lai moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaggers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jao Lai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaggers gets a double leg takedown into Lai's guard.
Jaggers passes into half guard.
Lai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaggers.
Lai trying to control here.
Jaggers is trying to control. Lai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jaggers wants to free his trapped foot but Lai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai manages to get to full guard.
Lai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jaggers controls the pace.
Lai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jaggers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jaggers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jaggers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lai looking to control.
Jaggers trying to control but Lai is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaggers chips away with some ground and pound.
Jaggers distracts Lai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jaggers postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jaggers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lai controls Jaggers momentarily but Jaggers frees himself.
Jaggers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lai is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Jett Jaggers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jaggers throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jaggers throws a jab but it's blocked by Lai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaggers missing with a left hand there. Lai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Jaggers misses.
Lai motions for Jaggers to come forward. Lai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaggers.
Lai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jaggers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lai back to the cage. Jaggers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jaggers takes a swing at Lai's ribcage but misses.
Jaggers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaggers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lai throws out a leg kick but Jaggers moves out of range and Lai only half commits.
Lai tries to clinch but Jaggers moves out of range.
Lai rushes Jaggers and presses him up against the cage.
Jaggers working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers tries a body shot but Lai blocks it.
Jaggers prevents a body shot from Lai.
Jaggers letting Lai take a breather here.
Jaggers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaggers swings for the body but Lai moves out of range.
Jaggers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaggers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaggers misses with a wild body shot.
Jaggers keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaggers tests Lai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaggers doesn't seem bothered though.
Lai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaggers. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Lai!
Jaggers moves out of range as Lai throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers stuns Lai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jaggers throws a big shot that misses.
Lai lands with a kick to the temple. Jaggers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jaggers moves out of range of the body kick from Lai.
Jaggers feints a jab promting Lai to slip. Jaggers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jaggers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaggers moves away.
Lai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaggers avoids the body shot from Lai.
Lai clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lai.
Lai has Jaggers pushed against the cage.
Lai gets underhooks to prevent Jaggers's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Jaggers.
Lai throws a head punch that misses.
Lai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaggers as Lai tries to tie him up.
Jaggers is trying to push Lai away but Lai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaggers avoiding damage.
Lai takes a shot to the head.
Jaggers is struggling to control the position.
Lai lands an elbow just above Jaggers 's eye.
Jao Lai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaggers tries to pull guard but Lai won't allow it.
Jaggers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaggers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaggers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaggers is thwarting Lai's attempts to control the position.
Jaggers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaggers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lai tries to roll over but Jaggers keeps him under control.
Jaggers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaggers is keen to just control but Lai is a slippery customer.
Lai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jao Lai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jaggers misses with a looping left.
Lai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jaggers slips under a jab.
Lai looks to throw the jab but Jaggers is out of range.
Jaggers misses with a two punch combination.
Jaggers dodges the punch combination from Lai.
Lai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaggers is out of range and Lai settles back down.
Lai slips a straight right by Jaggers.
Lai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lai trying to stall but Jaggers improves his position.
Lai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lai missing with knees to the body.
Lai keeps control of Jaggers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lai has a couple of punches blocked by Jaggers.
Jaggers blocks an elbow strike from Lai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lai is pushing Jaggers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaggers blocks an elbow strike from Lai.
Jaggers blocks an uppercut.
Jaggers breaks the clinch.
Lai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jaggers digs a good body shot into Lai's ribs.
Lai throws a looping overhand right but Jaggers ducks down to avoid it.
Lai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Lai.
Jaggers connects with a body shot that sends Lai's belly button to the back.
Lai wants to clinch up but Jaggers keeps it at a distance.
Jaggers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaggers is looking to wear down Lai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers misses with a looping left.
Jaggers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lai.
Jaggers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lai lands an overhand right.
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!
Lai tries to clinch but Jaggers is having none of it.
Jaggers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lai seems keen to control Jaggers's posture.
Jaggers content to stall in guard here.
Lai working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jao Lai has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lai avoids the body shot from Jaggers.
Jaggers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lai was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaggers.
Lai dodges the punch combination from Jaggers.
Lai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jaggers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lai.
Lai throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaggers counters with a nice body shot.
Lai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jaggers's head backwards.
A jab from Lai misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lai throws a leg kick which misses Jaggers's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaggers tries to avoid it.
Lai's corner calls for a 1-2. Lai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Lai misses.
Lai misses the shot to the body.
Lai throws an overhand right that lands on Jaggers's shoulder, as Jaggers tries to avoid the shot.
Lai wants to land a leg kick but Jaggers is out of range.
Lai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lai tries to clinch there but Jaggers circles away.
Lai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaggers throws a shot to the body.
Lai moves in looking to clinch but Jaggers pushes him off.
Jab by Lai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaggers scores a takedown into full mount!
Lai is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jao Lai.
I think Lai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jao Lai!
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