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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jenkins (ranked 4326 p4p, 3751 weight class) and Retsu Unohana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retsu Unohana will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Retsu Unohana!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a one two combo.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Unohana ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unohana. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Unohana ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Unohana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Unohana scores with a shot to the body.
Unohana scores with a nice right hand.
Jenkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Unohana moves out of range.
Retsu Unohana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unohana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unohana is refusing to be controlled, as Jenkins sits in half guard.
Unohana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jenkins is looking to advance position but Unohana won't allow it.
Unohana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jenkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Unohana is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Unohana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Unohana is defending against the submission attempts here by Jenkins.
Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jenkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jenkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jenkins misses with a head shot.
Unohana wants to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
Unohana avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jenkins.
Unohana tries to hold on but Jenkins postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Unohana can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jenkins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Unohana?
Jenkins controlling his opponent.
Unohana is bucking up trying to escape but Jenkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jenkins with good strikes from the mount here!
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Unohana is in a horrible position here. Jenkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Unohana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jenkins content just to control the position here.
Jenkins throws some wild stikes that Unohana manages to avoid easily.
Jenkins has hold of Unohana's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Unohana manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unohana is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jenkins lands a heavy elbow.
Unohana is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jenkins unloads with some shots from mount but Unohana bucks and avoids them well.
Jenkins throws some wild stikes that Unohana manages to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Unohana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Unohana misses.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Unohana punishes Jenkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Unohana quickly recovers to half guard.
Jenkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Unohana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Unohana is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Unohana defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unohana tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins controlling the action here.
Jenkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unohana can do to turn this around?
Jenkins content to control rather than advance.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Unohana dodges it nicely.
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.
Jenkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Unohana is looking to improve his position.
Jenkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jenkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Unohana looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control but Unohana is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Unohana works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Unohana. Beautiful body shot.
Jenkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Unohana wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jenkins manages to pass to side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to mount his opponent but Unohana defends it.
Jenkins is keen to just control but Unohana is a slippery customer.
Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jenkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Unohana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jenkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Unohana's head.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Jenkins dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Unohana missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Unohana defends it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Unohana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Unohana misses the jab.
Jenkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Unohana misses the jab.
Jenkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jenkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Unohana throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkins's shoulder, as Jenkins tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Unohana.
Unohana swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Retsu Unohana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Unohana staying out of range there.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Unohana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Unohana throws an off balance right hand
and Jenkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Unohana to the mat! Unohana manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Unohana is trying to control the position but Jenkins postures up.
Unohana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Unohana being controlled here, momentarily.
Jenkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Retsu Unohana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Unohana jabs Jenkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenkins moves in looking to clinch but Unohana pushes him off.
Unohana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Unohana throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Unohana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Unohana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jenkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Unohana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Unohana is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
Jenkins throws an elbow but Unohana slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unohana prevents Jenkins from improving position.
Unohana pushes Jenkins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jenkins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jenkins is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Unohana's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jenkins misses with the ground and pound.
Jenkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Unohana has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jenkins in side control, throwing shots but Unohana defends.
John Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Jenkins in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jenkins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Retsu Unohana.
I think Jenkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jenkins!
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