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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaques Du Coudray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tasos Ieronymakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaques Du Coudray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 cm
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270 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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193 cm
24
260 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaques Du Coudray! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tasos Ieronymakis! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ieronymakis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Du Coudray throws out the jab. Du Coudray throws a leg kick and Ieronymakis counters with a shoot takedown. Du Coudray fights it but they end up in guard. Du Coudray has control of Ieronymakis's left arm, preventing Ieronymakis from doing any damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ieronymakis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Du Coudray is trying to keep Ieronymakis in close.
Ieronymakis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Du Coudray working for a triangle but Ieronymakis defends it easily.
Du Coudray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Ieronymakis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Du Coudray manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ieronymakis has Du Coudray in his guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ieronymakis is looking to sweep but instead, Du Coudray has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Du Coudray is keen to just control but Ieronymakis is a slippery customer. Still in half guard, Du Coudray seems content to control. Ieronymakis looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Du Coudray decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ieronymakis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Du Coudray misses with a straight right. Ieronymakis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Du Coudray is landing a low percentage of strikes. Ieronymakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Coudray.
Du Coudray throws a leg kick but Ieronymakis moved away. Ieronymakis avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Du Coudray scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Tasos Ieronymakis 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! Du Coudray ducks down and throws a hook to the body. A punch lands to the side of Ieronymakis 's head but he takes it in his stride. Du Coudray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ieronymakis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ieronymakis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Du Coudray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Ieronymakis scores with a punch to the head. That kick from Ieronymakis tenderised Du Coudray's leg. Du Coudray is trying to keep his angry face on. Du Coudray throws a hook to the side of Ieronymakis's head but Ieronymakis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Du Coudray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Du Coudray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ieronymakis manages to avoid it. Du Coudray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Du Coudray throws a hook to the side of Ieronymakis's head but Ieronymakis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Du Coudray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ieronymakis was well out of range. Poor timing from Du Coudray. Du Coudray connects with a high kick. Ieronymakis missing with a left hand there. Du Coudray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ieronymakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ieronymakis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Du Coudray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Du Coudray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Ieronymakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Du Coudray. Ieronymakis does a little dance to reset his feet. Ieronymakis moves out of range as Du Coudray strikes. Du Coudray misses with a looping right. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Du Coudray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ieronymakis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ieronymakis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Du Coudray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Du Coudray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ieronymakis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Du Coudray's calf. Du Coudray throws a looping overhand right but Ieronymakis ducks down to avoid it. Ieronymakis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Du Coudray. Du Coudray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Tasos Ieronymakis's cut even more. Du Coudray lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ieronymakis slips a jab and a cross from Du Coudray.
Ieronymakis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Du Coudray misses with a wild body shot. Ieronymakis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Du Coudray. Ieronymakis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Ieronymakis looks to land a body kick but Du Coudray moved away. Ieronymakis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Du Coudrays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Ieronymakis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A left lands for Du Coudray. Ieronymakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Coudray.
Du Coudray throws a body kick that misses and Ieronymakis counters with a low kick, right behind Du Coudray 's knee. Du Coudray is breathing heavily. Ieronymakis pushes Du Coudray away with a front kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tasos Ieronymakis will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Tasos Ieronymakis's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Du Coudray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Du Coudray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Du Coudray stuffs the takedown. Du Coudray just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaques Du Coudray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ieronymakis scores with a jab. Du Coudray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Du Coudray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ieronymakis. Ieronymakis pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Du Coudray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Du Coudray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ieronymakis was well out of range. Poor timing from Du Coudray. Ieronymakis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Du Coudray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ieronymakis. A nice inside leg kick there by Ieronymakis. That's going to slow Du Coudray down. Ieronymakis clobbers Du Coudray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Du Coudray is rocked! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ieronymakis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Du Coudray takes a step back to recover. Oh Du Coudray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ieronymakis lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Du Coudray crumples to the floor! Ieronymakis milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tasos Ieronymakis! A very excited looking Tasos Ieronymakis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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