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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bland (ranked 1240 p4p, 41 weight class) and Mr Joshua (ranked 1053 p4p, 25 weight class). Joshua has chosen Problem Child as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mr Joshua enters the cage!
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290 lbs
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255 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Bland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshua instigates a clinch.
Bland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Bland as he checks the leg kick.
Bland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bland throws a hook to the side of Joshua's head but Joshua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bland looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshua is just out of range.
Joshua connects with an inside leg kick.
Bland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Mr Joshua has been cut.
Bland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joshua.
Joshua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joshua lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jerome Bland has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bland misses the jab.
Joshua defending well as Bland loads up on a big left hand.
Bland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joshua.
Joshua misses with a body kick.
Bland throws a looping overhand right but Joshua ducks down to avoid it.
Joshua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bland tries to counter by clinching up but Joshua breaks away and moves out of range.
Bland misses with a straight right.
Joshua throws a low kick but Bland moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch but Bland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joshua lands a body shot.
Joshua slips a straight right by Bland.
Bland misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Joshua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joshua works Bland's body with a nice hook.
Joshua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joshua tests Bland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Joshua.
Bland scores with a jab to the head.
Bland misses with an uppercut. Joshua saw that one coming.
Bland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshua.
Bland looks to land a combination but Joshua avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bland missing with a left hand there. Joshua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshua moves out of range of the strikes.
Joshua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Joshua misses.
Joshua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bland connects with a looping right hand.
Joshua tries a low kick but Bland avoids it.
Joshua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bland takes a swing at Joshua's ribcage but misses.
Joshua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joshua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bland misses with a wild combination.
Joshua moves out of range as Bland strikes.
Joshua changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bland misses the shot to the body.
Joshua staying out of range there.
Bland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshua.
Bland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joshua has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bland scores with a hook to the body.
Bland misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bland.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Bland.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Bland.
Bland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bland lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Joshua.
Joshua stalling in the clinch.
Bland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joshua.
Bland tries to throw a body punch but Joshua avoids it by throwing Bland back against the cage.
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua wants to stall.
Joshua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bland breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bland circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshua.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bland. Joshua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bland throws out the jab.
Joshua tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bland checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Joshua blocks the leg kick.
Bland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joshua digs a good hook to Bland's body.
Bland misses the jab.
Joshua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bland misses with an uppercut. Joshua saw that one coming.
Bland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bland throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Bland.
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 Jerome Bland will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joshua tries a low kick but Bland avoids it.
Bland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bland throws a body shot but no joy.
Joshua looks to land a right hand but Bland moved out of range.
Bland misses with a looping left.
Joshua connects with the punch.
Joshua throws a leg kick but Bland moved away.
Bland misses the shot to the body.
Bland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joshua circles away quickly and effectively.
Joshua tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Joshua scores with a jab to the head.
Joshua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua ducks under a wild hook from Bland.
Nice shot by Joshua.
Joshua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bland is able to avoid easily.
Joshua is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bland. Joshua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshua lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua tries to clinch up.
Jerome Bland is winning the standup battle so far.
Bland misses the shot to the body.
Bland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joshua feints and then cracks Bland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bland down.
Joshua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joshua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bland.
Joshua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joshua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bland appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jerome Bland's cut is getting worse.
Joshua drops Bland with a straight right hand, right on the button! Joshua follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Joshua!
Mr Joshua is the new super heavyweight champion!
Mr Joshua gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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RATING
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