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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dubz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geoffrey Powell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Dubz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Powell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Powell trying to control the action but Dubz is working from the bottom.
Dubz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Urban Fight Gym (12 ELITE COACHES), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Powell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Powell controlling the position from side mount.
Dubz parries the strikes from Powell easily there. Powell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dubz to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell working the body and head with strikes.
Powell misses with the ground and pound.
Dubz regains half guard, as Powell was trying to land strikes.
Powell stalling away here and it's allowed Dubz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dubz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell cracks Dubz with a solid left hand.
Powell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dubz's head.
Powell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Powell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dubz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Powell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell advances to half guard.
Powell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dubz is staying active underneath Powell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Powell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Powell is trying to control the action in half guard but Dubz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Powell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dubz defending well though.
Powell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dubz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powell.
Powell working Dubz over with strikes.
Powell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dubz defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dubz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Powell is looking to take a break and control but Dubz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dubz taking some punishment here, with Powell in his half guard.
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!
Powell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dubz is not content to let Powell control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Powell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Powell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dubz to the mat! Dubz manages to get full guard.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dubz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powell wants to pass the guard but Dubz is keeping the position.
Powell content to stall in guard here.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Geoffrey Powell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell looking to sit in guard and control but Dubz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dubz wants to stand but Powell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dubz trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Powell trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell trying to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Geoffrey Powell wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dubz takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Powell lands with a hook. Dubz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Powell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A shot to the liver by Dubz. Beautiful body shot.
Dubz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Dubz throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Powell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dubz misses its intended target.
Powell throws a right hand that misses
and Dubz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Powell misses.
Dubz defending well as Powell loads up on a big left hand.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubz misses with a wild body shot.
Dubz takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Dubz misses the body punch
and Powell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dubz enables Powell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dubz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell is looking to work some ground and pound but Dubz has wrist control.
Powell throws a strike but Dubz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dubz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Powell is proving hard to escape from.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Dubz from controlling successfully.
Dubz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dubz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Powell.
Powell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dubz defends it nicely.
Dubz scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Powell with that takedown attempt.
Jay Dubz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoffrey Powell.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dubz.
Powell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dubz counters with a left and a right that stings Powell.
Dubz dodges the punch combination from Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Powell is out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dubz enables Powell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dubz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dubz controlling the position.
Dubz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dubz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dubz managing to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jay Dubz.
Dubz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
Jay Dubz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell.
Dubz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Powell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dubz's guard.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell throws a strike but Dubz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Dubz from controlling successfully.
Powell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dubz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Powell tries to get to full guard but Dubz has control of the leg.
Dubz wants to stand up but Powell has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dubz in particular looking to stall.
Powell is trying to maintain the position but Dubz is very close to passing his half guard.
Dubz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dubz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay Dubz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Powell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dubz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dubz slips under a jab from Powell.
Dubz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Powell's head.
Powell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Powell.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Dubz.
I think Powell 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Geoffrey Powell!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Geoffrey Powell!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Geoffrey Powell!
Geoffrey Powell wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Geoffrey Powell stared into the camera and said 'I told you I was the man around here...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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