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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McMurtry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonatas Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen McMurtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonatas Small!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMurtry throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for McMurtry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McMurtry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMurtry clinches with his opponent.
A short left from McMurtry.
McMurtry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Small swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McMurtry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Small avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMurtry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Small looks to land a body kick but McMurtry moved away.
Small misses the shot to the body.
McMurtry tries a head kick but it misses.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMurtry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stephen McMurtry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMurtry misses with a head kick.
McMurtry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMurtry moves away.
Small lands a nice hook to McMurtry's body. McMurtry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McMurtry with a nice cross.
McMurtry lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small avoids the head kick by McMurtry.
McMurtry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Small is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McMurtry rather than just go for the knockout.
Small uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMurtry.
Small throws a body punch but McMurtry moves out of range.
Small takes a jab right on the kisser.
Small walks into a jab.
Small thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for McMurtry.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMurtry was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
McMurtry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
McMurtry misses with a two punch combination.
Small misses with a shot to the body
and McMurtry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Small moves away from the strike by McMurtry.
McMurtry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McMurtry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Small works McMurtry's body with a nice hook.
McMurtry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMurtry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from McMurtry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Small swings for the body but McMurtry moves out of range.
McMurtry slips under a jab from Small.
Small throws a body punch but McMurtry moves out of range.
McMurtry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Small misses with a body punch
letting McMurtry counter with a right hand.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
McMurtry looks to land a combination. Small sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McMurtry lands a body shot.
McMurtry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Small.
Small takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McMurtry throws a sloppy head kick and Small moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. McMurtry does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Small, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Small on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Small uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McMurtry jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry lands with a slapping head kick.
Small tries a head kick but it misses.
McMurtry misses with a head kick.
Small swings away with a body shot that misses
and McMurtry counters with a nice body shot.
Small looks gassed!
Small scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McMurtry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McMurtry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McMurtry blocks a head kick by Small.
McMurtry throws a one two combo.
It looks like Sonatas Small has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMurtry closes the distance and pushes Small back into the cage.
McMurtry manages to break the clinch.
McMurtry lands a nice hook to Small's body. Small takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by McMurtry.
Small takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McMurtry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McMurtry connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from McMurtry.
Small is rocked!
McMurtry connects with a looping right hand.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can McMurtry finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small loses concentration momentarily and McMurtry pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Small crashes face first to the mat, out cold! McMurtry finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stephen McMurtry!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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