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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Jovanovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Esperanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovanovitch comes into the arena with Just Like You Imagined - Nine Inch Nails blaring out of the sound system. 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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255 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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220 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stanislav Jovanovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Esperanza!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esperanza was well out of range. Poor timing from Jovanovitch.
Esperanza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esperanza is looking to clinch.
Jovanovitch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Esperanza is out of range.
Esperanza is looking to clinch but Jovanovitch is avoiding it.
Esperanza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jovanovitch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jovanovitch pulls Esperanza in close to his closed guard and prevents Esperanza from doing any damage or advancing position.
Esperanza drops back looking for a leg! Jovanovitch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jovanovitch manages to kick Esperanza off! Esperanza jumps back into Jovanovitch's guard.
Jovanovitch is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovitch keeping moving, preventing Esperanza from controlling successfully.
Esperanza throwing strikes from guard but Jovanovitch blocks nicely.
Jovanovitch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Esperanza tries to free his leg and advance position but Jovanovitch is retaining full guard.
Esperanza postures up in Jovanovitch's guard and throws a big left but Jovanovitch blocks it.
Esperanza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Esperanza wants to clinch.
Esperanza scores with a leg kick.
Esperanza moves in looking to clinch but Jovanovitch pushes him off.
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.
Jovanovitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Esperanza wants to clinch up but Jovanovitch keeps it at a distance.
Jovanovitch keeps the fight on the outside.
Jovanovitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esperanza manages to avoid it.
Esperanza tries to clinch but Jovanovitch is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esperanza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stanislav Jovanovitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esperanza ducks under a wild hook from Jovanovitch.
Stanislav Jovanovitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovanovitch closes the distance and clinches.
Esperanza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jovanovitch.
Esperanza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jovanovitch walks away with a smile on his face. Esperanza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jovanovitch motions for Esperanza to come forward. Jovanovitch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esperanza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovanovitch.
A punch combination from Jovanovitch misses.
Jovanovitch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jovanovitch throws an overhand right that lands on Esperanza's shoulder, as Esperanza tries to avoid the shot.
Jovanovitch dips to his left and cracks Esperanza with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza shoots in for a takedown but Jovanovitch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Esperanza tries to clinch but Jovanovitch moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Esperanza clinches but Jovanovitch breaks the clinch
and Jovanovitch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Esperanza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jovanovitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jovanovitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esperanza manages to avoid it.
Jovanovitch throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Jovanovitch is predictable there
and Esperanza counters by clinching up.
Jovanovitch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Esperanza trying to land knees to the body.
Esperanza missing with knees to the body.
Esperanza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stanislav Jovanovitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Esperanza.
Esperanza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jovanovitch is defending well for now.
Jovanovitch has Esperanza pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jovanovitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esperanza wants to clinch but Jovanovitch slips to the side
and Jovanovitch counters with a thumping low kick.
Jovanovitch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Esperanza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jovanovitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jovanovitch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jovanovitch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jovanovitch counters with a good low kick that Esperanza was not able to check.
Esperanza looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jovanovitch looks to throw the jab but Esperanza is out of range.
Esperanza tries to clinch
and Jovanovitch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Esperanza thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovitch lands a right hook to the body.
Esperanza tries to clinch up
and Jovanovitch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Jovanovitch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jovanovitch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esperanza darts in trying to clinch
and Jovanovitch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Esperanza closes the distance but Jovanovitch moves to the side
and Jovanovitch counters by clinching up.
Esperanza pulls Jovanovitch into guard.
Jovanovitch controlling from the top position.
Esperanza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Esperanza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Esperanza is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovitch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Esperanza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jovanovitch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jovanovitch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Esperanza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jovanovitch has managed to get both his arms back between Esperanza's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Esperanza throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jovanovitch uses it to pass to side control.
Esperanza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jovanovitch trying to control the pace.
Esperanza trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jovanovitch manages to pass to mount!
Esperanza wants to control but Jovanovitch is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovitch looking to control but Esperanza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Esperanza can't escape the position.
Jovanovitch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Esperanza gets back to half guard.
Esperanza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Esperanza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Esperanza is looking for a sweep. Jovanovitch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Esperanza actively working from the bottom here.
Jovanovitch is thwarting Esperanza's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esperanza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Jovanovitch is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Jovanovitch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Esperanza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jovanovitch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jovanovitch misses with a looping left.
Esperanza closes the distance but Jovanovitch moves to the side
and Jovanovitch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jovanovitch throws out a leg kick but Esperanza moves out of range and Jovanovitch only half commits.
A shot to the body from Jovanovitch misses
and Esperanza counters by clinching up.
Jovanovitch avoiding damage as Esperanza throws knees to the body.
Jovanovitch is trying to stall.
Jovanovitch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jovanovitch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jovanovitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jovanovitch, as that shot connected.
Esperanza darts in trying to clinch
and Jovanovitch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jovanovitch throws a chopping leg kick but Esperanza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jovanovitch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A low kick from Jovanovitch is predictable there
and Esperanza counters by moving into the clinch.
Esperanza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jovanovitch is defending well for now.
Esperanza misses with a knee strike.
Esperanza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jovanovitch is defending well for now.
Esperanza decides to pull guard.
Esperanza has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jovanovitch has passed into side control.
Esperanza tries to buck Jovanovitch off but Jovanovitch is having none of it.
Esperanza wants to control but Jovanovitch postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovitch 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.
Esperanza looks to move to half guard but instead Jovanovitch has passed into mount! Damn!
Esperanza gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza trying to control from the bottom.
Esperanza wants to improve his position but Jovanovitch is controlling well.
Esperanza strikes from the bottom but Jovanovitch passes into mount!
Esperanza tries to hold on but Jovanovitch pushes him away.
Esperanza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jovanovitch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Esperanza is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Jovanovitch avoids the attempt from Esperanza to control.
Esperanza can't escape the position.
Esperanza tries to hold on but Jovanovitch pushes him away.
Jovanovitch trying to control but Esperanza is having none of it.
Esperanza wants to hold on but Jovanovitch pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanislav Jovanovitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jovanovitch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanislav Jovanovitch!
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energy
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