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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Murofushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roand Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
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209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Murofushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roand Po!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po cracks Murofushi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Po swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murofushi throws a hook but Po blocks it.
Po throws a body punch but Murofushi moves out of range.
Murofushi closes the distance and clinches up with Po, looking for a takedown. Murofushi pushes Po against the cage but Po circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murofushi throws a series of punches but Po avoids them all with ease.
Murofushi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murofushi lands a nice shot to the body.
Murofushi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murofushi.
Murofushi cracks Po with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Po thuds a left hand into Murofushi's body.
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Murofushi is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Po.
Po misses with an uppercut. Murofushi saw that one coming.
Po scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Po.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murofushi throws a hook to the side of Po's head but Po sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murofushi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murofushi lands a nice hook to Po's body. Po takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murofushi throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
Murofushi thuds a left hand into Po's body.
Murofushi misses with a looping left.
Murofushi throws a right hand that Po ducks under and follows up with a left that Po also avoids with ease.
Po avoids the body shot from Murofushi.
Murofushi throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
Po defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murofushi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Murofushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Po tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murofushi is able to avoid easily.
Po slaps away a takedown attempt from Murofushi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murofushi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Po.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murofushi throws a series of punches but Po moves out of range.
Po scores with a shot to the body.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murofushi moves away.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po staying out of range there.
Murofushi scores with a three punch combo!
Murofushi takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Po avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murofushi.
Po chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Po leaves Murofushi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Po takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murofushi misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Po.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murofushi misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a low kick, right behind Murofushi 's knee.
Murofushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Po misses with an attempted mid kick.
Po showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murofushi.
Murofushi punishes Po's body with a nice straight punch.
Po lands a jab to the head.
Murofushi scores with a shot to the body.
Kenji Murofushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po lands a really nice looking cross but Murofushi seems unphased.
A combination from Murofushi does no damage.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murofushi throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
Po scores with a jab to the body.
Murofushi looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
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!
Murofushi misses with a hook. Po ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murofushi loads up on a big right hand but Po slips the punch.
Murofushi misses the shot to the body.
Roand Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Po staying out of range there.
Po feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murofushis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Po 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.
Murofushi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Murofushi misses.
Murofushi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Po throws a leg kick which misses Murofushi's front leg but catches the back leg as Murofushi tries to avoid it.
Po misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Murofushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murofushi misses with a lunging right hand
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murofushi is rocked!
Murofushi throws a hook but Po blocks it.
Murofushi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murofushi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roand Po will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Po takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murofushi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Po tries to avoid it but Murofushi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Po to the ground. Po escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murofushi takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Murofushi thuds a left hand into Po's body.
Po slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Murofushi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Po.
Murofushi misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Po.
Po scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po knocks out Murofushi with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Po before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Po picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roand Po!
Our winner, Roand Po, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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