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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Verbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panthera Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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240 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Verbana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Panthera Leo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Verbana to the mat! Verbana manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leo chips away with some ground and pound.
Leo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Verbana could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Verbana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leo distracts Verbana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leo postures up in Verbana's guard and throws a big left but Verbana blocks it.
Verbana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Verbana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leo trying to control the position from guard on top but Verbana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verbana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leo on the ground.
Verbana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leo postures up in Verbana's guard and throws a big left but Verbana blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo distracts Verbana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leo throwing strikes but missing.
Leo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Verbana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leo is working Verbana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Leo content to stall in guard here.
Verbana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verbana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leo.
Verbana is breathing heavily.
Leo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leo throwing strikes from guard but Verbana blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verbana has momentary wrist control but Leo slips an elbow through the middle.
Leo trying to control the position from guard on top but Verbana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leo cracks Verbana with a solid left hand.
Leo passes Verbana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Leo working over Verbana with some ground and pound. Verbana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Verbana is staying active underneath Leo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo slips a nice elbow through Verbana's hands, connecting with Verbana's forehead.
Leo wants to take a breather but Verbana is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Leo there.
Leo slips a nice elbow through Verbana's hands, connecting with Verbana's forehead.
Leo drops an elbow to the side of Verbana's head.
Leo drops an elbow to the side of Verbana's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leo connects with a nice short shot to Verbana's temple.
Leo content to control rather than advance.
Leo throwing shots but Verbana is blocking nicely.
Leo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Verbana's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verbana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leo 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.
Ground and pound from Leo.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leo connects with a nice short shot to Verbana's temple.
Leo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leo lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Verbana taking some punishment here, with Leo in his half guard.
Leo is nestled in close to Verbana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Verbana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Verbana tries to get out of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Verbana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leo is landing with some decent strikes but Verbana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leo lands a big shot there that rocks Verbana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Leo! Verbana is hurt baaadly! Leo is firing away with more strikes - Verbana is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panthera Leo!
After the fight, Panthera Leo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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