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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 703 p4p, 616 weight class) and Fallschirm J�ger (ranked 89 p4p, 84 weight class). J�ger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fallschirm J�ger!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
J�ger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
J�ger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Jafar there.
J�ger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jafar.
A quick step to the side and Jafar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
J�ger blocks a jab.
Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but J�ger is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for J�ger.
Jafar slips under a jab from J�ger.
J�ger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jafar lands a jab to J�ger's midsection.
A momentary lapse in concentration from J�ger enables Jafar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. J�ger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of J�ger is proving hard to escape from.
J�ger trying to keep a closed guard but Jafar is proving a slippery customer.
J�ger wants to sweep here but Jafar controlling him for the moment.
J�ger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J�ger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jafar is aware though and is defending well.
Jafar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A slapping leg kick lands for J�ger.
Jafar scores with a jab to the head.
Jafar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
J�ger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
J�ger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
J�ger staying out of range there.
Jafar misses with a hook. J�ger ducked under it nicely.
Jafar misses with a hook. J�ger ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Jafar - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Jafar there.
J�ger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jafar.
J�ger misses with a series of wild punches.
Jafar slips a jab from J�ger.
Jafar moves away from the strike by J�ger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar feints and as J�ger raises his hands in defense, Jafar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jafar tries to stand but J�ger is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
J�ger looking for a guillotine here but Jafar defends easily.
J�ger 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.
J�ger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jafar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
J�ger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
J�ger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jafar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
J�ger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jafar defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jafar stands and steps away. J�ger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jafar lands a nice hook to J�ger's body. J�ger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
J�ger misses with a body kick.
J�ger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from J�ger.
Jafar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jafar scores with a takedown into J�ger's guard.
Jafar looking to pass the guard.
J�ger 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar wants to pass the guard but J�ger is keeping the position.
J�ger is trying to keep Jafar in close.
J�ger looking for a sweep. Not yet J�ger, not yet.
Jafar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed J�ger's guard.
J�ger is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Jafar is going to stand back up.
J�ger tries to roll over but Jafar keeps him under control.
J�ger trying to control here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that round.
That's time! Jafar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
J�ger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
J�ger misses with a low kick.
J�ger blocks a jab.
J�ger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafar.
J�ger feints and then cracks Jafar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jafar down.
Jafar swings for the body but J�ger moves out of range.
Jafar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jafar wants to clinch up but J�ger keeps it at a distance.
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from J�ger.
An attempted straight right counter from Jafar misses the target.
Jab from Jafar.
J�ger looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Jafar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
J�ger misses with a low kick.
Jafar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
J�ger moves out of range of the strikes.
Jafar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. J�ger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
J�ger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jafar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar has J�ger pulled in close to control his posture.
Jafar keeping full guard, as J�ger tries to pass.
Jafar pushes J�ger off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jafar blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from J�ger. Those never looked like landing.
Jafar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
J�ger throws a sloppy head kick and Jafar moves out of range easily.
Jafar throwing a counter right hand but J�ger manages to avoid it.
J�ger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
J�ger misses with a straight right.
J�ger misses with a wild body shot.
J�ger looks to land a body kick but Jafar moved away.
Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but J�ger is just out of range.
Fallschirm J�ger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
J�ger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
J�ger with the counter takedown but Jafar avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J�ger misses with a body kick.
J�ger misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Jafar misses the target.
Jafar tests J�ger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jafar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but J�ger manages to avoid it.
J�ger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jafar slips a jab from J�ger.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but J�ger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from J�ger.
J�ger lands a really nice looking cross but Jafar seems unphased.
Jafar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jafar scores with a sloppy right hand. J�ger should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from J�ger.
Jafar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that J�ger can do to turn this around?
J�ger with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J�ger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jafar has managed to clinch.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
J�ger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by J�ger.
J�ger misses with a body punch.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from J�ger.
J�ger lands with a left to the head.
Jafar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
J�ger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jafar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with J�ger, pushing him back against the cage.
Jafar tries a body shot but J�ger blocks it.
J�ger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jafar looks to land a left hand but J�ger moved out of range nicely.
J�ger scores with the left hand. Jafar knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Jafar as J�ger shoots in.
J�ger misses with the combination.
Jafar lands with an overhand left.
J�ger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
J�ger misses with a leg kick.
J�ger tries to land a body kick
and Jafar counters with a nice body shot.
Jafar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. J�ger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on J�ger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
J�ger is looking to reverse the position.
J�ger can't do much from the bottom here.
J�ger is looking to regain half guard here but Jafar keeps moving and retains side control.
J�ger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that second round.
That's time! Jafar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
J�ger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jafar catches J�ger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jafar takes a swing at J�ger's ribcage but misses.
J�ger looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy.
J�ger misses with a body kick.
Jafar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jafar stands up and waves to J�ger to follow him.
Nice uppercut there from J�ger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jafar checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jafar misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Jafar. Beautiful body shot.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
J�ger throws a leg kick that is checked
and J�ger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by J�ger. That's going to slow Jafar down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a lunging right hand
and J�ger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jafar's knee momentarily.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from J�ger.
Jafar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jafar lands a glancing blow to the side of J�ger's head.
J�ger scores with a decent looking hook.
Jafar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
J�ger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from J�ger.
Jafar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck J�ger on the side of the head.
J�ger throws a sloppy head kick and Jafar moves out of range easily.
J�ger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jafar stuffs the takedown attempt from J�ger. J�ger gets slowly back to his feet.
J�ger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jafar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Jafar seems content to control.
Fallschirm J�ger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar stands up from half guard.
Jafar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jafar is keen to just control but J�ger is a slippery customer.
Jafar uses his free foot to push down on J�ger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for J�ger.
J�ger is looking to get to half guard.
Jafar controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J�ger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jafar is pressing down on J�ger's thigh, looking to free his foot. J�ger is holding on for now.
Jafar postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for J�ger to stand up.
Jafar wants to clinch up but J�ger keeps it at a distance.
J�ger looks to land a combination but Jafar avoids it well.
J�ger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
J�ger lands with an overhand left.
J�ger scores with a punch to the head.
Nuri Jafar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
J�ger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jafar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jafar lands the left hand.
J�ger swings widly with a right hand
and Jafar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jafar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
J�ger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now J�ger is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
J�ger stopping the sweep attempt from Jafar.
J�ger won't allow Jafar to get back to his feet.
J�ger throws a strike but Jafar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
J�ger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jafar is one step ahead there.
J�ger keeps trying to improve his position.
Jafar gets to his feet. J�ger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
J�ger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuri Jafar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jafar 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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