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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by I want it all. Simon Bruce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce with a nice cross.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Bruce.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bruce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but El swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown but El shows good takedown defense.
El wants to land a leg kick but Bruce is out of range.
Bruce checks the leg kick.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El moves away.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce throws a right and a left that El avoids nicely.
Bruce tries to clinch up but El circles away and keeps his distance.
El misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El shoots in for a takedown but Bruce shows good takedown defense.
Simon Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce lands an overhand right.
El fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jo El has been cut.
El fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simon Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jo El.
Bruce lands a nice shot that snaps El's head back.
El throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at El.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
El takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce gets a clinch.
Bruce is looking for a takedown.
Bruce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce can't find room to land a body shot as El controls the action.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of El's head.
Good body shot from Bruce.
El on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed El into the cage.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bruce obliges.
El looks gassed!
Bruce digs a right hand underneath El's ribcage. El let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruce tries to work over El's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce is pushing El up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but El avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El is trying to break the clinch but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce blocks an uppercut.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
El managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce tries to work over El's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by El after a bit of a struggle.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El avoids it.
El blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce tries to work over El's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bruce smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bruce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
El gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
El throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. El eats them both and turns towards Bruce to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab lands there for Bruce.
Bruce lands with a nice combination. El backs away looking to recover.
Bruce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
El is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bruce is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for El.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick from El.
The crowd cheers as Bruce lands an impressive looking overhand right. El doesn't seem phased though.
Bruce avoids the head kick by El.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bruce!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El manages to avoid it.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
El keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce cracks El with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bruce misses with a double jab.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Bruce lands a nice leg kick that just misses El's sensitive parts.
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by El.
Bruce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
El throws a head kick that misses
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
El throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruce moves into the clinch successfully.
El has had enough of the clinch but Bruce keeps him there for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce is leaning against El and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as El controls his hands.
El tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
El prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce tries to work over El's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce digs a right hand into El's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on El's gas tank.
Bruce misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce slows down the pace here.
Bruce lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bruce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruce thows a huge punch but El dodges it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
El is in trouble now - Bruce has advanced to mount!
Bruce working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce avoids the attempt from El to control.
Bruce lands a big shot there that rocks El but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
El is rocked!
That has opened up Jo El's cut even more.
Bruce is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and El goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Bruce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simon Bruce!
Simon Bruce retains his super heavyweight title!
Simon Bruce made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® in his post fight interview.
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