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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Le Banner's choice of entrance music: Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler. 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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270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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260 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Banner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Banner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Steel eats them both and turns towards Le Banner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le Banner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Steel.
Le Banner with a hook.
Steel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Steel.
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le Banner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Le Banner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Le Banner.
Steel checks a low kick from Le Banner.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Banner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Steel is looking to clinch but Le Banner is avoiding it.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Banner scores with a three punch combo!
Le Banner throws a combination that misses
and Steel counters by moving into the clinch.
Steel is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner is trying to push Steel away but Steel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks it.
Steel lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Banner backwards.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Steel stalls.
Le Banner wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Steel misses with a knee to the head.
Steel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Le Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steel.
Le Banner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steel.
Le Banner avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Steel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Le Banner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Le Banner breaks from the clinch.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Le Banner.
Le Banner tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le Banner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Steel backs up against the cage.
Steel misses with a double jab
letting Le Banner counter with a right hand.
Le Banner thuds his shin into the meat of Steel's side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
Steel drops his hands momentarily and Le Banner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Le Banner's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Banner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Le Banner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel. That did some damage!
Steel is breathing heavily.
Le Banner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Le Banner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le Banner looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Le Banner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Banner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Le Banner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Le Banner.
John Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Banner checks a leg kick nicely.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Le Banner misses with a combination
and Steel moves into the clinch.
Steel misses with a knee to the head.
Steel lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Banner backwards.
Steel lands a nice elbow.
Le Banner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Le Banner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Le Banner is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Le Banner is trying to break the clinch but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Steel keeps control of Le Banner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands an elbow just above Le Banner 's eye.
Steel lands an elbow that stopped Le Banner in his tracks for a moment.
Le Banner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Le Banner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Banner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Le Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Banner jabs Steel right on the nose. Steel blinks but takes it well.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Banner.
Good work by Steel as he checks the leg kick.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Le Banner.
Steel misses with a double jab
letting Le Banner counter with a right hand.
Le Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Banner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel connects with a leg kick. Le Banner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel tries to clinch but Le Banner is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Le Banner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Steel takes a swing at Le Banner's ribcage but misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerome Le Banner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Le Banner staying out of range there.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le Banner misses with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Banner!
A right-left combo lands from Le Banner.
Le Banner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Le Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Banner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Le Banner.
Le Banner scores with a three punch combo!
Le Banner is looking to chop away at Steel's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Le Banner. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Le Banner lands with a nice combination. Steel backs away looking to recover.
Le Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
Steel has closed the distance and engaged Le Banner in a clinch.
Steel keeps control of Le Banner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Le Banner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le Banner is trying to force a seperation but Steel has the dominant position.
Steel connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner avoids a wild elbow strike from Steel.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Steel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le Banner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner scores with a jab to the body.
Le Banner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Banner circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Le Banner.
Steel tries to bum rush Le Banner with a series of wild strikes but Le Banner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steel throws a series of punches but Le Banner avoids them all with ease.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Banner.
Le Banner tries to work over Steel's front leg with a kick but Steel checks it.
Le Banner staying out of range there.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Le Banner lands a jab-cross combination.
Steel seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Le Banner shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Steel is backing up but Le Banner catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Steel covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Le Banner Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Le Banner!
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hype
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