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RSF 9 - Evolve PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stannis Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Edmodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmodson has chosen Deorro - Yee as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
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189 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stannis Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Edmodson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edmodson.
A big left from Edmodson misses.
Edmodson throws a hook to the side of Baratheon's head but Baratheon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edmodson misses with a few strikes there.
Baratheon connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Michael Edmodson has been cut.
Baratheon misses the shot to the body.
Michael Edmodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmodson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baratheon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Baratheon misses the target.
Baratheon ducks under a wild hook from Edmodson.
Baratheon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edmodson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baratheon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edmodson throws a right hand that Baratheon ducks under and follows up with a left that Baratheon also avoids with ease.
Baratheon scores with a hook to the body. Edmodson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edmodson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baratheon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baratheon slips a jab and a cross from Edmodson.
It looked like Baratheon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Edmodson takes a swing at Baratheon's ribcage but misses.
Baratheon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Edmodson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baratheon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edmodson looks winded!
Baratheon works Edmodson's body with a nice hook.
Baratheon throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Edmodson tumbling to the canvas!
Edmodson is rocked!
That has opened up Michael Edmodson's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Edmodson is still in real trouble! Can Baratheon finish him?
Baratheon drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Baratheon as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Edmodson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Baratheon! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Stannis Baratheon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Womack Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pillow Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Womack Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pillow Hands!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands shoots and misses
letting Womack Iii counter with a right hand.
Hands is trying hard to land a takedown here. Womack Iii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Womack Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hands looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Womack Iii misses with a right hand
and Hands decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Womack Iii's guard.
Hands thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Womack Iii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hands is one step ahead there.
Hands trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hands sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Womack Iii's guard.
Hands moves into full mount! Womack Iii won't be happy about that!
Womack Iii stops Hands from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hands working for a guillotine from mount but Womack Iii is in no mood to give up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Womack Iii is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack Iii wants to hold on but Hands pushes him away.
Hands looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hands working for a guillotine from mount but Womack Iii is in no mood to give up.
Womack Iii gets back to half guard.
Womack Iii wants to control but Hands is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hands is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hands is trying to control. Womack Iii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hands is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Womack Iii to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Womack Iii shrugs it off.
Womack Iii on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Womack Iii tries to get out of the position.
Hands working for a submission but Womack Iii is keeping him at bay.
Womack Iii is trying to reverse the position but instead Hands has taken his back - oops!
Hands has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Womack Iii has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands looking for the choke but no joy.
Hands is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Womack Iii defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Womack Iii is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in a bad position, Womack Iii is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Womack Iii is trying to break free.
Hands is persistently looking for the submission but Womack Iii is defending it well.
Hands working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Womack Iii is in bad spot here.
Hands has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Womack Iii has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Womack Iii biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Womack Iii tries to roll but Hands sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hands is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
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!
Hands is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Womack Iii with him. Womack Iii is trying to defend but Hands has an arm under the chin now! Womack Iii grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pillow Hands!
Pillow Hands tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jihn Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles has chosen Savages by Theory of a Deadman as his entrance music. Jackson Teller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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282 lbs
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237 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jihn Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teller throwing a counter right hand but Knuckles manages to avoid it.
Teller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knuckles back to the cage. Teller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jihn Knuckles has been cut.
Knuckles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knuckles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Teller circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Knuckles to the canvas! Knuckles doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Teller keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Teller!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Silli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace Wynsusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Silli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wallace Wynsusher!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wynsusher on the side of the head.
Silli cracks Wynsusher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wynsusher manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silli on his heels. He'll look to pass Silli's guard now, I'm sure.
Silli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wynsusher controls the pace.
Silli looking for a sweep. Not yet Silli, not yet.
Wynsusher content to stall in guard here.
Wynsusher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wynsusher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silli can't keep his opponent in guard - Wynsusher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wynsusher in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Silli tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wynsusher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wallace Wynsusher!
Wallace Wynsusher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Brezlav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Brezlav told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Brezlav!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brezlav, pushing him back against the cage.
Brezlav is trying to pull guard but Ray has him pressed against the cage.
Ray pushes Brezlav back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ray.
Nice body punch from Ray.
Brezlav changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ray instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Ray.
Brezlav looks winded!
Ray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brezlav backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ray.
A right hook to the body lands for Ray.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ray presses Brezlav against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ray is looking to control Brezlav's arms but Brezlav gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ray has his back to the cage.
A short left from Ray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Ray does it's job there.
Brezlav tries to keep at a distance but Ray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brezlav changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Keith Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Brezlav.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray slows down the pace here.
Brezlav manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Our spies down at at DiscoClub inform us that Brezlav has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ray trying to control but Brezlav is working from the bottom.
Brezlav looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Brezlav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray is sitting in close to Brezlav's body. Brezlav has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ray is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ray is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Brezlav.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Igor Brezlav!
Igor Brezlav decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddog Mcguiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcguiness has chosen Savages by Theory of a Deadman 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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289 lbs
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295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddog Mcguiness !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcguiness tries for a takedown but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcguiness goes for a double leg but Gordon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gordon continues to drive forward.
Mcguiness closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Mcguiness .
A left hand lands to the body for Gordon.
Mcguiness looks winded!
Gordon gets through Mcguiness 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon is working Mcguiness over against the cage.
Gordon lands an uppercut.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcguiness backwards.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Gordon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Gordon.
Mcguiness 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mcguiness is rocked!
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Mcguiness 's head.
Mcguiness is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Gordon gets through Mcguiness 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon drops Mcguiness onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mcguiness is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gordon creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mcguiness 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mcguiness drops to his knees and Gordon pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Gordon!
James Gordon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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152 lbs
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154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Pan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pan tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pan slips a jab from Anderson.
Pan tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Pan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Pan crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Pan is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Pan misses with a knee strike.
Pan jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pan drags the fight down to the ground.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson stays in close to Pan's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Pan looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Anderson frees his head nicely. Oh but Pan has switched to an armbar! Anderson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Peter Pan!
Peter Pan retains his featherweight title!
Peter Pan decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larson Krue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Rosenstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenstock has chosen Megadeath - Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. Zak Rosenstock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Krue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zak Rosenstock!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krue's corner calls for a 1-2. Krue obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rosenstock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Rosenstock misses the target.
Rosenstock misses with a straight right.
Krue defending well as Rosenstock loads up on a big left hand.
Krue swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krue cracks Rosenstock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krue misses with a jab to the body
and Rosenstock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krue connects with a body shot.
Zak Rosenstock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenstock misses with a body shot
and Krue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Rosenstock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krue swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenstock throws a poor cross that misses
and Krue counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krue defending well as Rosenstock loads up on a big left hand.
Rosenstock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krue was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rosenstock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rosenstock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krue has time to react.
Rosenstock defending well as Krue loads up on a big left hand.
Rosenstock staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Rosenstock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rosenstock's coach down at Men of Mayhem was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rosenstock's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rosenstock misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Krue was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rosenstock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Krue eats them both and turns towards Rosenstock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Larson Krue has been cut.
Rosenstock misses with a body shot
and Krue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rosenstock misses with a jab to the body
and Krue counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosenstock's head backwards.
Krue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rosenstock circles away quickly and effectively.
Krue avoids the body shot from Rosenstock.
Rosenstock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rosenstock pushes Krue up against the cage in a clinch.
Krue scores with a shoulder strike.
Rosenstock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenstock misses with a body punch.
Krue taking a breather.
Rosenstock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krue tries to break the clinch but Rosenstock is controlling the position.
Krue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosenstock backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosenstock.
Rosenstock tries a body shot but Krue blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenstock.
Rosenstock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krues head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenstock tries a body shot but Krue blocks it.
Rosenstock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krue is trying to stall.
Krue is trying to break the clinch but Rosenstock has him pressed against the cage.
Rosenstock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krue is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krue taking a breather.
Krue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenstock's elbow.
Rosenstock misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenstock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenstock tries to throw a body punch but Krue avoids it by throwing Rosenstock back against the cage.
Rosenstock digs a right hand underneath Krue's ribcage. Krue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rosenstock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krue tries to stall but Rosenstock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rosenstock has a couple of punches blocked by Krue.
Rosenstock is leaning against Krue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rosenstock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Rosenstock - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Krue fails to land.
Krue wants to stall.
Krue lands a shot to the body.
Rosenstock tries a body shot but Krue blocks it.
Rosenstock pushes Krue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosenstock lands with a right to the head.
Rosenstock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenstock's elbow.
Rosenstock misses with a body punch.
Krue is trying to break the clinch but Rosenstock is controlling him.
Rosenstock lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenstock can't find room to land a body shot as Krue controls the action.
Krue tries a body shot but Rosenstock blocks it.
Rosenstock lands a shoulder strike.
Rosenstock working aggressively here.
Rosenstock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rosenstock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Rosenstock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larson Krue's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rosenstock connects with a body shot that sends Krue's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Krue. Those never looked like landing.
Rosenstock misses the shot to the body.
Rosenstock cracks Krue with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krue seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rosenstock scores with a nice strike.
Krue is rocked!
Rosenstock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krue looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Krue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosenstock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krue seems to have got his legs back now.
Rosenstock throws a jab when Krue was well out of range.
Rosenstock sends Krue crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rosenstock is motioning to the referee to let Krue up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krue is aggressively charging in as Rosenstock backs up avoiding any damage. Rosenstock tosses out a jab and Krue runs right into it face first! Krue is out cold! Rosenstock dropped down on all fours and is barking in Krue's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zak Rosenstock!
Zak Rosenstock was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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RATING
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