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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Jovanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Lemaitre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Jovanovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samir Lemaitre's chin.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Lemaitre!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic tries to score with a low kick but Lemaitre moves his leg out of the way.
Jovanovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Lemaitre counters with a shoot takedown. Jovanovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Lemaitre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jovanovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jovanovic tries to get out of the position.
Lemaitre is working Jovanovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jovanovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lemaitre throwing strikes from guard but Jovanovic blocks nicely.
Jovanovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemaitre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemaitre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jovanovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lemaitre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jovanovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemaitre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lemaitre working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lemaitre 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.
Jovanovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jovanovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jovanovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lemaitre on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaitre chips away with some ground and pound.
Jovanovic is rocked!
Jovanovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jovanovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lemaitre chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lemaitre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Jovanovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jovanovic is breathing heavily.
Lemaitre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jovanovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Lemaitre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lemaitre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemaitre postures up in Jovanovic's guard and throws a big left but Jovanovic blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lemaitre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemaitre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemaitre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lemaitre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lemaitre throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemaitre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lemaitre postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Jovanovic's head off the mat! Jovanovic is out! He's out! Lemaitre jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samir Lemaitre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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