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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan comes to the cage accompanied by Judgment night by Biohazard&Onyx. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Totoy Bato enters the cage!
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Totoy Bato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bato lands the left hand.
Jan moves out of range as Bato strikes.
Bato lands a nice shot to the body.
John Jan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bato takes a swing at Jan's ribcage but misses.
Jan connects with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jan.
Jan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bato counters with a nice uppercut.
Bato checks a low kick from Jan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan wants to slow Bato down by chopping away at his legs.
Bato blocks a head kick by Jan.
Jan fails with the takedown.
Bato stuffs the takedown attempt from Jan. Jan gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Bato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bato's knee momentarily.
Bato avoids the head kick by Jan.
A punch lands to the side of Jan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jan counters with a low kick, right behind Bato 's knee.
Jan lands an overhand right.
Jan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bato is not content to let Jan control the position.
Bato is trying to escape the position but Jan is controlling the position.
Jan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bato parries the strikes from Jan easily there. Jan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bato to escape.
Jan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bato struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bato seems a little lost for a moment, as Jan dominates the positioning.
Jan working the body and head with strikes.
Bato trying to remain calm as Jan controls from the top position.
Bato is looking to regain half guard here but Jan keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jan.
Jan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jan motions for Bato to come forward. Jan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bato misses with a shot to the body
and Jan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jan trying to control but Bato is working from the bottom.
Jan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bato is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Jan just wasn't active enough.
Jan scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan has a takedown stuffed.
John Jan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jan shoots in looking for a takedown. Bato tries to sprawl out of it but Jan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jan scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jan.
Jan misses with a body punch
and Bato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jan wants to slow Bato down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bato checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bato throws an overhand right that lands on Jan's shoulder, as Jan tries to avoid the shot.
Jan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bato.
Bato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jan moves away.
Jan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jan.
Bato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jan counters with a thumping low kick.
Jan dives in and grabs Bato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bato pushes down on Jan's head and hops out.
Bato throws a lazy uppercut
and Jan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jan feints and then cracks Bato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bato down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bato. That did some damage!
Bato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bato!
Jan throwing strikes here but Bato is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
John Jan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bato blocking the ground and pound.
Jan prevents Bato from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jan controlling from mount.
Bato blocking the ground and pound.
Jan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan avoids the attempt from Bato to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bato avoids a strike by Jan and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Jan's guard! Fantastic escape!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bato trying to control but Jan is working from the bottom.
Bato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jan pulls Bato in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jan is looking for a triangle but Bato pushes his legs off easily.
Bato stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jan throws a wild body kick that Bato sees coming a mile off.
Jan throws a low kick, looking for Bato's leg but Bato calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jan clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jan throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bato to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Bato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bato.
Jan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bato moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Bato as Jan shoots in.
Jan tries to score with a low kick but Bato moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan throws a chopping leg kick but Bato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Jan.
Jan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jan throws a low kick but Bato avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jan is looking to chop away at Bato's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Bato as Jan shoots in.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bato but Bato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bato misses the body punch
and Jan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jan.
Jan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jan manages to avoid it.
Bato misses with a right hand
and Jan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jan thinking.
Bato misses with a hook
and Jan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bato's head.
Jan throws a poor cross that misses
and Bato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Jan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Jan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jan lands with a good body shot.
Jan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bato is fending him off so far but Jan persists. Nope, Bato circles away and we're back to standing.
Bato swings widly with a right hand
and Jan counters with an outside leg kick.
Bato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jan counters with a nice leg kick.
Bato swings widly with a right hand
and Jan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan wants to control from the top but Bato keeps moving.
Jan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jan throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Totoy Bato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bato is trying to keep Jan in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jan stands up over Bato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jan distracts Bato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jan thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jan throwing strikes from guard but Bato blocks nicely.
John Jan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jan connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jan!
John Jan retains his heavyweight title!
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