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Devotion:KICKBOXING 01 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Ben Faur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Faur comes to the ring accompanied by remember the name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Ben Faur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Medeiros !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Faur tries to clinch there but Medeiros circles away.
Medeiros fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body kick from Medeiros .
Medeiros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ben Faur on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medeiros moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Jean Ben Faur has been cut.
Medeiros fakes the leg kick and cracks Ben Faur in the body.
Ben Faur is breathing heavily.
Medeiros connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Ben Faur's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Ben Faur - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rodrigo Medeiros !
In his post fight interview, Rodrigo Medeiros started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Neal!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murdock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdock cracks a nice hook into Neal's ribs.
Neal is looking to clinch but Murdock is avoiding it.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neal manages to avoid it.
Murdock throws a leg kick that misses.
Murdock thuds his shin into the meat of Neal's side.
Murdock throws out a leg kick but Neal moves out of range and Murdock only half commits.
Murdock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Neal defending well as Murdock loads up on a big left hand.
Murdock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ethan Neal has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock takes a swing at Neal's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murdock misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Murdock. That snapped Neal's head back.
Neal cracks Murdock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Neal throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neal lands with an uppercut that bounces Murdock off the ropes and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock sizes up Neal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Murdock.
Murdock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimmy Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neal blocks a jab.
Murdock misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Neal misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock throws a leg kick that misses.
Neal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Murdock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Neal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murdock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murdock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neal throws a series of punches but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neal moves away from the strike by Murdock.
Neal thows a body kick. Murdock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Neal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Neal.
Good shot there by Murdock.
Jimmy Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock misses with a series of wild punches.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock misses with a combination
enabling Neal to counter with a crisp jab.
Neal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Neal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Neal throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murdock 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 Neal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Neal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murdock cracks Neal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murdock with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Murdock.
Murdock scores with a sloppy right hand. Neal should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock misses with the combination.
It looks like Murdock has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Murdock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Neal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murdock dips to his left and cracks Neal with an uppercut!
Murdock misses with a series of wild punches.
Murdock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murdock closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Neal crashing to the mat! Neal uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
That has opened up Ethan Neal's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murdock.
Sloppy strikes from Neal. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Murdock misses.
Murdock lands a jab-cross combination.
Murdock avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock swinging wildly here.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neal tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Murdock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neal throws a jab when Murdock was well out of range.
Murdock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murdock is looking to chop away at Neal's legs.
Murdock throws a combination. Neal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murdock misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a jab to the body
and Neal counters with a two punch combo.
Murdock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murdock misses the jab.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neal manages to avoid it.
Neal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murdock throws a solid leg kick but Neal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murdock.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neal was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Murdock takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Ethan Neal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Murdock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neal.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murdock misses with a hook. Neal ducked under it nicely.
Neal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murdock.
Neal throws a head kick that misses.
Neal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Neal misses.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal is looking to clinch.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Neal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neal walks into a jab.
The cut above Ethan Neal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Neal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murdock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Murdock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murdock misses with a looping left.
Neal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Neal saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neal with a nice cross.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Murdock misses with an uppercut.
Murdock works Neal's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neal throws a series of punches but Murdock avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Neal.
Murdock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Murdock had his way with Ethan Neal in that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Neal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Neal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Murdock connects with a high kick.
Neal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neal connects with a high kick.
Neal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murdock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murdock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murdock takes a swing at Neal's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neal takes one to the side of the head.
Neal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murdock scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Murdock. Those never looked like landing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Neal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murdock.
Murdock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murdock misses with a hook
and Neal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Neal both land. Nice combination.
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!
Murdock avoids the head kick by Neal.
Murdock throws a body kick that misses.
Ethan Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neal tries to clinch there but Murdock circles away.
Murdock throws a poor cross that misses
and Neal counters with a head kick. That will keep Murdock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Neal lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neal misses the shot to the body.
Jimmy Murdock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murdock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Murdock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murdock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:44
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:44
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Murdock!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jimmy Murdock thanked Namunamu Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Messe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Sarkasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Messe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Sarkasov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkasov swings for the body but Messe moves out of range.
Messe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Messe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Messe looks to land a combination but Sarkasov avoids it well.
Messe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Messe misses with a double jab
and Sarkasov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Messe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Messe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarkasov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Sid Sarkasov has been cut.
Sarkasov's coach down at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sarkasov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Messe clips Sarkasov with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Sarkasov a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Sarkasov is rocked!
Sarkasov looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messe tried to score with a low kick but Sarkasov checks it.
Sarkasov is still on wobbly legs! Can Messe finish him?
Messe scores with a jab to the body.
Sarkasov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sarkasov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Messe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sarkasov seems to have recovered his senses.
Sarkasov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Messe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkasov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sarkasov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Messe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sarkasov looks to throw the jab but Messe is out of range.
Sarkasov checks a leg kick.
OH! Sarkasov has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Messe smells blood and charges in for the finish! Messe unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Sarkasov sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juan Messe!
Juan Messe looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'He's a great fighter but I just knew I was better that him!!and I love to fight!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Raphael Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Prudnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruslan Prudnikov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prudnikov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Prudnikov counters with a left to the body.
Oliveira wants to clinch
and Prudnikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliveira tries to clinch up
and Prudnikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliveira wants to clinch but Prudnikov slips to the side
letting Prudnikov counter with a right hand.
Oliveira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Prudnikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira moves to clinch but Prudnikov breaks away
and Prudnikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Prudnikov lands a really nice looking cross but Oliveira seems unphased.
Prudnikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Prudnikov throws a lazy head kick
and Oliveira counters with a left and a right that stings Prudnikov.
Oliveira swings for the body but Prudnikov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prudnikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliveira looks to clinch
and Prudnikov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oliveira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Prudnikov counters with a nice uppercut that drops Oliveira onto his backside! Oliveira bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Oliveira is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ruslan Prudnikov!
A very excited looking Ruslan Prudnikov 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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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the ring accompanied by Bring The Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Xavier David!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Tupper. Those never looked like landing.
Tupper moves into the clinch successfully.
David lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tupper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tupper looks to land a combination but David avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from David. Those never looked like landing.
Tupper takes the fight into the clinch.
Tupper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
David makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
David lands an elbow that stopped Tupper in his tracks for a moment.
David creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Tupper.
Tupper blocks an elbow strike from David.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper blocks a head kick by David.
David throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
David lands with a short punch from the clinch.
David lands an elbow just above Tupper 's eye.
David lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
David throws a nice looking combination but Tupper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
David lands an elbow inside that Tupper shrugs off.
Tupper avoids a wild elbow strike from David.
Tupper avoids a wild elbow strike from David.
Tupper blocking some punches.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tupper drops his hands momentarily and David takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tupper.
David throws a nice looking combination but Tupper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by David. Beautiful body shot.
Tupper clinches up against the ropes.
David makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tupper breaks the clinch.
Tupper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tupper throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Tupper rushes David and presses him up against the ropes.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Tupper.
David lands an elbow inside that Tupper shrugs off.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xavier David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David staggers Tupper with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Tupper looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Tupper is rocked!
David misses with a double jab.
Tupper is still on wobbly legs! Can David finish him?
BAM! David delivers a spinning backfist that drops Tupper like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Xavier David!
Xavier David is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Xavier David made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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