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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jakobe (ranked 1013 p4p, 1055 weight class) and Nathan Ghost (ranked 126 p4p, 129 weight class). Ghost has chosen Hollywood Undead - Fuck The World as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 cm 25 240 7 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm 26 265 5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Good chin |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Granite chin |
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jakobe ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Ghost! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jakobe misses the shot to the body. Jakobe throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like John Jakobe has been cut. Ghost scores with a jab to the jaw. Jakobe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghost. Ghost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jakobe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Jakobe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghost moves away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ghost lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghost misses the target. Ghost defending well as Jakobe loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jakobe looks to land a left hand but Ghost moved out of range nicely. Ghost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jakobe misses with a hook
and Ghost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jakobe misses with a left hand and Ghost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jakobe throws the left hand but Ghost avoids the punch easily. Nice body punch from Ghost. Ghost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jakobe . Jakobe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Nice defenses there by Jakobe . Ghost has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Ghost misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jakobe counters with a series of strikes. Ghost will be more careful next time no doubt. Jakobe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ghost's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jakobe cracks Ghost with an open hand slap. Jakobe swings and misses with a shot to the body and Ghost counters with a stiff right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jakobe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ghost is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Jakobe misses with an uppercut
and Ghost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jakobe misses with a double jab
and Ghost counters with a nice right hand that sends Jakobe toppling to the canvas! Jakobe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ghost finish him?!
Jakobe is rocked! BAM! Ghost delivers a spinning backfist that drops Jakobe like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Nathan Ghost! A relieved looking Nathan Ghost thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
52% |
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