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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bland (ranked 1340 p4p, 40 weight class) and Chip Chocolate (ranked 1764 p4p, 58 weight class). Chocolate has chosen Cookie Dance as his entrance music. 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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290 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Bland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Chocolate!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chocolate keeps the fight on the outside.
Chocolate closes the distance and clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chocolate has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bland cracks Chocolate with a nice body shot.
Bland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chocolate has Bland pressed against the cage.
Bland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bland lands a nice shot to the body.
Chocolate looks winded!
Bland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chocolate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bland up against the cage.
Bland cracks Chocolate with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Chocolate changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bland fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chocolate throws the left hand but Bland avoids the punch easily.
Bland throws a right and a left that Chocolate avoids nicely.
Chocolate just misses with a punch to the body.
Bland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chocolate.
Bland ducks under a wild hook from Chocolate.
Chocolate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bland tries to avoid it but Chocolate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bland to the ground. Bland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chocolate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bland throws a jab but it's blocked by Chocolate.
Bland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Chip Chocolate has been cut.
Bland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chocolate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Bland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Chocolate tries to counter it with a takedown but Bland pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate throws the left hand but Bland avoids the punch easily.
Chocolate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bland.
Chocolate misses with a hook.
Jerome Bland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bland throws a shot to the body.
Bland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chocolate ducks under a wild hook from Bland.
Chocolate rushes Bland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bland has a couple of punches blocked by Chocolate.
Bland misses with the head strike.
Bland letting Chocolate take a breather here.
Bland misses with a punch to the body.
Chocolate lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Chocolate blocks a body shot from Bland.
I was talking to Bland's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chocolate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bland avoids it.
Bland misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chocolate can't get the takedown.
Jerome Bland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Chocolate.
Chocolate avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bland has a couple of punches blocked by Chocolate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bland gets through Chocolate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bland fails to land.
Chocolate prevents a body shot from Bland.
Bland misses with some punches.
Bland swings wildly with an uppercut but Chocolate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Chocolate.
Bland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chocolate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bland lands with a short shot to the head.
Chocolate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chocolate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Bland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chip Chocolate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chocolate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chocolate somewhat.
Jerome Bland is winning the standup battle so far.
Chocolate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bland.
Chocolate misses with a looping right.
Bland misses with a looping left.
Bland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Jerome Bland has been cut.
Chocolate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bland.
Bland scores with a hook.
Chocolate throws a jab but it's blocked by Bland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bland misses with a hook.
Bland tries to clinch there but Chocolate circles away.
Chocolate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bland but Bland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chip Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bland ducks under a wild hook from Chocolate.
Bland tries to counter with a takedown but Chocolate is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocolate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bland back to the cage. Chocolate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chocolate clinches up against the cage.
Chocolate stalls.
Chocolate blocking some punches.
Bland lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Chip Chocolate's cut even more.
Bland misses with a body punch.
Bland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chocolate slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Bland fails to land.
Bland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chocolate can do to turn this around?
Bland misses with some punches.
Chocolate stalling the fight.
Chocolate gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bland is trying to stand.
Bland pushes Chocolate off and gets back to his feet.
Bland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bland lands a nice shot to the body.
Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jerome Bland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Chocolate.
Bland 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.
The cut above Chip Chocolate's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bland throws a body punch but Chocolate moves out of range.
Chocolate drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bland defends it well.
Bland staying out of range there.
Chocolate glances at the clock... BAM! Bland nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Chocolate crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Chocolate is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Bland!
Jerome Bland managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Chip Chocolate was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gonna take this loss with a grain of salt, or a grain of sugar, and put it in a cookie, and eat it.'.
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hype
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