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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitalii Bureac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Vitalii Bureac enters the cage!
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212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitalii Bureac!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bureac misses with the body kick
and Rogan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice cross by Rogan.
A lazy left from Rogan finds it's target.
Rogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Bureac. Those never looked like landing.
Rogan throws a combination. Bureac tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogan misses with a double jab.
Bureac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bureac misses with a left hand
and Rogan counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bureac takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rogan tries to bum rush Bureac with a series of wild strikes but Bureac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bureac is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rogan looks to land a combination but Bureac avoids it well.
Rogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bureac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Bureac won't allow it.
Bureac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bureac prevents Rogan from breaking the clinch.
Bureac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogan throws a series of punches but Bureac avoids them all with ease.
Rogan throws a head kick but Bureac moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rogan.
Rogan lands a nice shot that snaps Bureac's head back.
Rogan connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bureac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rogan misses with the combination.
Bureac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Joe Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bureac swings widly with a right hand
and Rogan counters with a nice body shot.
Bureac looks gassed!
Rogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bureac counters with a left and a right that stings Rogan.
Nice shot by Rogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a nice looking combination but Bureac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogan. Bureac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogan swings for the body but Bureac moves out of range.
Rogan throws a right and a left that Bureac avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Rogan.
Rogan misses with a wild body shot.
Rogan is looking to slow Bureac down with leg kicks.
Bureac closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bureac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bureac throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bureac dodges the punch combination from Rogan.
Rogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bureac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bureac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bureac swings for the body but Rogan moves out of range.
Rogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bureac tries to clinch up.
Rogan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bureac circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rogan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rogan misses with a body shot.
Rogan throws a one two combo.
Bureac jabs at Rogan's body.
Rogan misses with a hook to the body
and Bureac counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bureac slips a jab and a cross from Rogan.
Rogan blocks the body kick.
Bureac tries to bum rush Rogan with a series of wild strikes but Rogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bureac dodges the punch combination from Rogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogan. Bureac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogan avoids a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bureac in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bureac dodges the punch combination from Rogan.
Sloppy strikes from Bureac. Those never looked like landing.
Rogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bureac was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogan.
Rogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bureac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rogan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bureac is breathing heavily.
Rogan throws a right hand that Bureac ducks under and follows up with a left that Bureac also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bureac doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bureac takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bureac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogan scores with a jab to the body.
Rogan feints a jab promting Bureac to slip. Rogan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bureac slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joe Rogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bureac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bureac can do to turn this around?
Rogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bureac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bureac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bureac throws a hook but Rogan avoids it easily.
Rogan scores with a leg kick.
Rogan lands with a good body shot.
Rogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rogan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bureac's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan connects with a body shot.
Rogan throws a series of punches but Bureac avoids them all with ease.
Rogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bureac manages to avoid it.
Bureac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rogan scores with a three punch combo!
Joe Rogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bureac eats them both and turns towards Rogan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rogan misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bureac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Rogan. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rogan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rogan lands a nice looking body shot.
Rogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bureac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rogan throws a series of strikes that have Bureac backpedaling.
Bureac has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rogan misses with a double jab.
Rogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogan throws a nice looking combination but Bureac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rogan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bureac misses with a wild combination.
Bureac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogan manages to avoid it.
Bureac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rogan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bureac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Rogan.
Rogan swinging wildly here.
Rogan scores with a nice right hand.
Rogan with a nice cross.
Rogan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bureac under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bureac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rogan works the jab nicely.
Bureac tries to clinch but Rogan is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bureac misses the target.
Rogan swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Bureac 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bureac gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rogan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bureac is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rogan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bureac backs up against the cage.
Rogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rogan throws a wild body kick that Bureac sees coming a mile off.
Vitalii Bureac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bureac misses with a lunging right hand
and Rogan counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Bureac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bureac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bureac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bureac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bureac misses with a lunging right hand
and Rogan counters with a one-two to the body.
Rogan lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Rogan does no damage.
Rogan thuds a left hand into Bureac's body.
Rogan works over Bureac's head and body with a nice combination.
Rogan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bureac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rogan.
Joe Rogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bureac. Bureac circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Rogan!
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