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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 754 p4p, 659 weight class) and Jeff Christ (ranked 101 p4p, 92 weight class). Jeff Christ has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Russ Simons's chin.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Christ!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Christ is controlling the pace.
Simons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
Simons's coaches at London MMA Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Simons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christ working Simons over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simons's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christ is trying to control. Simons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Christ not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christ is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ looks to land a strike but Simons avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Christ is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Christ looking to pass the guard.
Simons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
Christ is in close to Simons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Christ throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christ chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ trying to control but Simons is working from the bottom.
Christ working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Christ with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christ working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simons's head.
Simons being controlled here, momentarily.
Christ forces his way into half guard.
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simons's head.
Christ with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Simons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christ has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Simons is looking to control Christ's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simons avoid being mounted?
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simons's head.
Simons is not content to let Christ control the position.
Christ is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Simons doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Christ.
Simons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Christ is working for a submission of some sort.
Christ is looking to take a break and control but Simons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simons defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Christ slips a straight right by Simons.
No luck for Christ with that takedown attempt.
Simons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christ scores with a body shot.
Christ cracks Simons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christ lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christ misses the shot to the body.
Christ scores with a sloppy right hand. Simons should have avoided that one.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Simons moved out of range nicely.
Christ closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Christ lands in his opponent's guard.
Christ content to stall in guard here.
Christ throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ wants to control from the top but Simons keeps moving.
Christ distracts Simons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Christ wants to control from the top but Simons keeps moving.
Simons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
Christ is in close to Simons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Christ wants to control from the top but Simons keeps moving.
Christ throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Christ working some strikes from top position.
Christ working some strikes from top position.
Christ trying to control but Simons is working from the bottom.
Christ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simons looking for a sweep. Not yet Simons, not yet.
Christ makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christ sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Christ lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
Simons keeping full guard, as Christ tries to pass.
Simons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christ landing some decent shots from guard.
Christ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christ looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Christ is in close to Simons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Christ keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Simons's head.
Simons keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christ accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christ trying to control but Simons is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christ.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christ gets the takedown into side control.
Christ working the ground and pound but Simons is defending the strikes.
Simons defending against the ground and pound.
Christ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simons keeps working.
Christ lands a nice forearm strike.
Christ trying to control the action but Simons is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Christ seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ in side control, throwing shots but Simons defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christ looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ controls the position from side control.
Christ goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Simons has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Christ but great work by Simons.
Christ is trying to get back to half guard.
Christ is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jeff Christ has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons is thwarting Christ's attempts to control the position.
Christ makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Christ.
Christ manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simons manages to get himself to full guard.
Christ makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christ controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Christ trying to control but Simons is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Christ's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Christ engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Simons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christ postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Christ controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Simons seems keen to control Christ's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Christ wants to control from the top but Simons keeps moving.
Christ postures up and lands a big shot to Simons's brow.
Christ looking to pass the guard.
Christ throws a big right hand that misses.
Simons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simons throws a big shot that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Christ tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Christ has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Simons dodges the ground and pound from Christ.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Christ fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Russ Simons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christ catches Simons with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Simons looks to land a combination. Christ sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simons is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Christ scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christ thuds a left hand into Simons's body.
Christ lands a right hook to the body.
Christ fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simons avoids it really well and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Simons misses the target.
Simons tries to sprawl but Christ drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
Christ not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Christ is keen to just control but Simons is a slippery customer.
Christ sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Christ not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simons taking some punishment here, with Christ in his half guard.
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. Christ connects with a nice short shot to Simons's temple.
It looks like Russ Simons has been cut.
Christ keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simons's head.
Christ looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Simons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
Christ keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Christ lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Christ is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Christ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simons keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Simons is refusing to be controlled, as Christ sits in half guard.
Christ with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Simons is refusing to be controlled, as Christ sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Christ shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Simons's guard.
Simons is looking to stand back up but Christ counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Simons.
Christ wants to work for an arm triangle but Simons is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simons is just riding it out for now. Christ eventually gives up the hold.
Simons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christ stalling.
Christ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Russ Simons's cut.
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!
Simons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christ.
Simons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
An attempted straight right counter from Simons misses the target.
Christ changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Simons looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Christ tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Christ throws an elbow but Simons slips to the side and avoids it well.
Christ throws a strike aimed at the side of Simons's head but Simons avoids it well.
Christ remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Christ misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simons on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Simons is not content to let Christ control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Christ wants to control but Simons is keeping him busy.
Simons on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Christ is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simons is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Christ taking a breather here.
Christ lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ advances nicely into full mount.
Christ working Simons over with strikes here.
Christ looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Russ Simons's cut is getting worse.
Christ unloads with some shots from mount but Simons bucks and avoids them well.
Christ lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Russ Simons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Christ lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simons hang on?
Jeez, Russ Simons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Russ Simons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Christ!
Jeff Christ bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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