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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hancock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uile De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uile De Jesus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 cm
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300 lbs
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193 cm
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Hancock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uile De Jesus! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A punch combination from Hancock misses. Hancock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hancock throws a series of strikes that have De Jesus backpedaling.
It looks like Uile De Jesus has been cut. Hancock throws a nice looking combination but De Jesus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hancock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hancock throws a series of punches but De Jesus moves out of range. De Jesus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hancock but Hancock pushes him off and we're back to square one. De Jesus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hancock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. De Jesus stands up and beckons Hancock to his feet. Hancock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hancock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hancock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Jesus should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hancock throws a series of punches but De Jesus moves out of range. De Jesus fails in his attempt to clinch. De Jesus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hancock.
De Jesus fails in his attempt to clinch. Hancock fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Jesus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Jesus shoots in looking for a takedown. Hancock tries to sprawl out of it but De Jesus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hancock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. De Jesus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hancock is fending him off so far but De Jesus persists. Nope, Hancock circles away and we're back to standing. John Hancock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uile De Jesus. De Jesus clinches up against the cage. De Jesus misses with a body punch.
Hancock is trying to break the clinch but De Jesus has him pressed against the cage. Hancock tries to break the clinch but De Jesus is controlling the position. De Jesus keeps control of Hancock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Hancock is trying to push De Jesus away but De Jesus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hancock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - De Jesus has eaten all the pies! De Jesus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hancock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Hancock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hancock wants to get back to striking at distance but De Jesus won't allow it.
De Jesus has Hancock pressed against the cage, preventing Hancock from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hancock is trying to break free. Hancock tries to break free but De Jesus pushes him back against the cage. De Jesus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hancock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. De Jesus keeps control of Hancock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Jesus tries a body shot but Hancock blocks it.
Hancock wants to break free but De Jesus has control.
De Jesus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Jesus has Hancock pressed against the cage, preventing Hancock from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hancock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hancock wants to break free but De Jesus has control.
Hancock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. De Jesus tries to throw a body punch but Hancock avoids it by throwing De Jesus back against the cage. Hancock blocks an elbow strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hancock can't break the clinch.
Hancock is looking to break free of the clinch but De Jesus has double underhooks. De Jesus effectively controlling the action here. Hancock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Jesus struggles to land a body shot inside as Hancock controls his hands.
Hancock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hancock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. De Jesus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Jesus misses with some punches.
De Jesus working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Jesus prevents Hancock from breaking the clinch. De Jesus pushes Hancock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. De Jesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Hancock uses good head movement to avoid it. Hancock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hancock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hancock is trying to push De Jesus away but De Jesus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hancock stops a takedown attempt from De Jesus.
Hancock tries to break the clinch but De Jesus is controlling the position. De Jesus is trying to stall.
Hancock blocks an uppercut.
Hancock wants to get back to striking at distance but De Jesus won't allow it.
De Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hancock backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Jesus. Hancock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Jesus misses with a body punch.
Hancock is looking to break free of the clinch but De Jesus has double underhooks. De Jesus keeps control of Hancock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hancock breaks the clinch.
Hancock looks to land a combination but De Jesus avoids it well. Hancock is breathing heavily. De Jesus looks for a takedown but Hancock sprawls well. Hancock leaves De Jesus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Hancock misses with a two punch combination.
Hancock looks to land a combination but De Jesus avoids it well. Hancock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Jesus back to the cage. Hancock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. This has been an exciting period of action! Hancock misses with the combination.
De Jesus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hancock.
John Hancock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. De Jesus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hancock defends it nicely. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sloppy strikes from Hancock. Those never looked like landing. De Jesus shoots in for a takedown but Hancock shows good takedown defense. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hancock dominated that round. The cut man is working on Uile De Jesus's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hancock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Jesus fails to land the takedown. Hancock works over De Jesus's head and body with a nice combination. Hancock lands a jab-cross combination. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! De Jesus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hancock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. John Hancock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hancock throws a right and a left that both miss. De Jesus shoots in looking for a takedown. Hancock tries to sprawl out of it but De Jesus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hancock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. John Hancock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uile De Jesus. A combination from Hancock does no damage. Hancock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. De Jesus shoots in for a takedown but Hancock shows good takedown defense. De Jesus wants to clinch. Hancock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Jesus moves out of range and avoids them all easily. De Jesus slips a jab and a cross from Hancock.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hancock throws a series of punches but De Jesus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hancock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Jesus moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hancock falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Jesus counters with a shoot takedown. Hancock fights it but they end up in guard. De Jesus wants to stand and escape but instead Hancock has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. De Jesus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
De Jesus throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
De Jesus striking off his back but it's not causing Hancock any problems. De Jesus trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Hancock tries to stand but De Jesus is controlling from the bottom. Hancock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. De Jesus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hancock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hancock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Jesus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
De Jesus wants to sweep here but Hancock controlling him for the moment. De Jesus trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hancock throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hancock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Hancock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hancock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Jesus. De Jesus throws a head kick that misses. Hancock throws a series of punches but De Jesus avoids them all with ease. No luck with that takedown attempt from De Jesus. Hancock leaves De Jesus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Hancock throws a nice looking combination but De Jesus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hancock misses with a series of wild punches.
Hancock misses with a series of wild punches.
De Jesus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hancock to the mat! Hancock manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hancock is pulling down on De Jesus's head to control his posture. De Jesus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. De Jesus trying to control but Hancock is working from the bottom. De Jesus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. De Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hancock swivels though and keeps the full guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hancock throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Uile De Jesus will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Uile De Jesus's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Jesus misses with a takedown attempt - Hancock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. John Hancock is winning the standup battle so far. De Jesus shoots in but Hancock avoids the takedown attempt easily. De Jesus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hancock.
Hancock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Hancock throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hancock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hancock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Jesus. John Hancock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hancock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hancock looks to land a combination but De Jesus avoids it well. Hancock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Jesus looking to score a takedown here. Hancock is defending well but De Jesus drives through and ends up in Hancock's guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. De Jesus throws a big elbow that misses. Hancock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Jesus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Hancock tries to land a sweep but no joy. De Jesus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hancock, up you get! De Jesus fails with a takedown attempt. John Hancock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uile De Jesus. Hancock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hancock throws a series of punches but De Jesus avoids them all with ease. Hancock keeps the fight on the outside. De Jesus shoots in looking for a takedown. Hancock tries to sprawl out of it but De Jesus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hancock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hancock swinging wildly here.
De Jesus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hancock misses with the combination.
Hancock misses with the combination.
De Jesus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Some wild striking there from Hancock.
De Jesus throws a head kick that misses. Hancock throws a right hand that De Jesus ducks under and follows up with a left that De Jesus also avoids with ease. Hancock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Jesus moves out of range and avoids them all easily. De Jesus 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. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hancock has momentary wrist control but De Jesus slips an elbow through the middle. De Jesus working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Jesus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Hancock pulls De Jesus in to control the position. De Jesus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Hancock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. De Jesus prevents Hancock from getting back to his feet. De Jesus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. De Jesus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hancock works some decent striking defense from the bottom. De Jesus throwing strikes from guard but Hancock blocks nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. De Jesus trying to control but Hancock is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hancock scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Hancock misses. Hancock misses with a series of wild punches.
De Jesus has a takedown stuffed. Hancock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Jesus. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hancock throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hancock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Jesus moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hancock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Uile De Jesus. I think De Jesus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uile De Jesus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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