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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andwele Rashid Mposi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Punisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andwele Rashid Mposi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punisher lands a slapping body shot.
Rashid Mposi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Punisher.
Punisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rashid Mposi scores with a kick to the body.
Punisher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Punisher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Punisher.
Rashid Mposi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Punisher tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rashid Mposi!
Rashid Mposi scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punisher misses with a body shot
and Rashid Mposi counters with an inside leg kick.
Rashid Mposi moves into the clinch successfully.
Rashid Mposi stalling the fight.
Rashid Mposi blocks an uppercut.
Rashid Mposi slowing the pace effectively.
Punisher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punisher tries to break the clinch but Rashid Mposi is controlling the position.
Rashid Mposi keeps control of Punisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rashid Mposi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punisher.
Rashid Mposi scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rashid Mposi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Punisher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Punisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Rashid Mposi.
Punisher is breathing heavily.
Rashid Mposi taking a breather.
Rashid Mposi stalling against the cage.
Rashid Mposi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Rashid Mposi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punisher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Punisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rashid Mposi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rashid Mposi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rashid Mposi lands a nice shot that snaps Punisher's head back.
Punisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rashid Mposi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Punisher misses with a left hand
and Rashid Mposi counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Rashid Mposi.
A telegraphed right hand from Punisher misses the target.
Rashid Mposi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rashid Mposi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Punisher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rashid Mposi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rashid Mposi. Punisher shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punisher misses with an uppercut
and Rashid Mposi counters by clinching up.
Rashid Mposi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rashid Mposi.
Rashid Mposi is struggling to control the position.
Rashid Mposi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rashid Mposi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Punisher blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Rashid Mposi.
We've been informed that Rashid Mposi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rashid Mposi lands with a short shot to the head.
Rashid Mposi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rashid Mposi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rashid Mposi counters with a good, hard body kick but Punisher shrugs it off.
Punisher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rashid Mposi scores with a jab. Punisher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Punisher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick there by Rashid Mposi.
Rashid Mposi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Punisher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rashid Mposi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rashid Mposi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Punisher backs up against the cage.
Rashid Mposi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punisher.
Rashid Mposi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rashid Mposi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rashid Mposi lands with a nice combination. Punisher backs away looking to recover.
Rashid Mposi moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andwele Rashid Mposi dominated that round.
That's time! Punisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Punisher takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big left from Rashid Mposi misses.
Rashid Mposi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Punisher's head backwards.
Rashid Mposi slips a jab from Punisher.
Punisher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Punisher digs a good body shot into Rashid Mposi's ribs.
Rashid Mposi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Punisher. That did some damage!
Rashid Mposi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rashid Mposi.
The Punisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Punisher crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rashid Mposi - the referee stops the clock and Punisher gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rashid Mposi. Punisher manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rashid Mposi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punisher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rashid Mposi at a distance.
Rashid Mposi misses the shot to the body.
Andwele Rashid Mposi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rashid Mposi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Punisher on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rashid Mposi dips to his left and cracks Punisher with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punisher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rashid Mposi. Rashid Mposi obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rashid Mposi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Punisher is looking to wear down Rashid Mposi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rashid Mposi lands a nice looking body kick.
Donk. Punisher catches Rashid Mposi right on the button with a cross.
Punisher misses with an uppercut.
Punisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rashid Mposi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rashid Mposi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rashid Mposi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rashid Mposi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Punisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rashid Mposi.
Rashid Mposi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Punisher on the side of the head.
Rashid Mposi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punisher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punisher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Punisher misses with a double jab
and Rashid Mposi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rashid Mposi scores with a push kick.
Rashid Mposi scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rashid Mposi.
Punisher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rashid Mposi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rashid Mposi takes a swing at Punisher's ribcage but misses.
Punisher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice jab there from Rashid Mposi.
Punisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rashid Mposi tries to clinch but Punisher moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Punisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punisher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rashid Mposi stalling against the cage.
Rashid Mposi breaks from the clinch.
Punisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rashid Mposi was well out of range. Poor timing from Punisher.
Rashid Mposi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Punisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rashid Mposi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Punisher.
Punisher misses with a body shot.
Rashid Mposi scores with a kick to the body.
Rashid Mposi scores with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Rashid Mposi coming out on top.
Rashid Mposi throws a right hand that Punisher ducks under and follows up with a left that Punisher also avoids with ease.
Punisher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rashid Mposi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Punishers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rashid Mposi throws a front kick that sends Punisher stumbling back into the cage.
Rashid Mposi lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rashid Mposi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rashid Mposi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rashid Mposi takes a swing at Punisher's ribcage but misses.
Rashid Mposi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Punisher's hands.
Rashid Mposi lands a front kick.
Rashid Mposi is looking to clinch.
Rashid Mposi scores with a body shot.
Punisher throws out a loose jab but Rashid Mposi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rashid Mposi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rashid Mposi throws a leg kick which misses Punisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Punisher tries to avoid it.
Punisher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andwele Rashid Mposi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Punisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Rashid Mposi does no damage.
Rashid Mposi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Rashid Mposi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rashid Mposi tries to clinch but Punisher moves out of range.
Punisher is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Punisher punishes Rashid Mposi's body with a nice straight punch.
Rashid Mposi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Punisher momentarily.
Punisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punisher looks to land a left hand but Rashid Mposi moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Punisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rashid Mposi.
Rashid Mposi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punisher.
Punisher fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punisher misses with a double jab
and Rashid Mposi counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rashid Mposi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punisher.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rashid Mposi.
Rashid Mposi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punisher.
Punisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punisher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rashid Mposi.
Punisher misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Rashid Mposi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rashid Mposi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Rashid Mposi.
Punisher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rashid Mposi.
Rashid Mposi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rashid Mposi tries to close the distance and clinch but Punisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rashid Mposi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punisher.
Rashid Mposi flicks out a counter leg kick but Punisher steps away.
Punisher thuds a left hand into Rashid Mposi's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rashid Mposi.
Rashid Mposi lands a really nice looking cross but Punisher seems unphased.
Rashid Mposi lands a leg kick that knocks Punisher off balance momentarily.
Punisher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Punisher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rashid Mposi can pounce on him.
Rashid Mposi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Punisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punisher fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punisher misses with a looping right.
Rashid Mposi closes the distance and clinches.
Punisher has had enough of the clinch but Rashid Mposi keeps him there for the moment.
Punisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rashid Mposi stalling against the cage.
Rashid Mposi working Punisher over with knees to the body.
Punisher working aggressively here.
Rashid Mposi lands a right hand.
Andwele Rashid Mposi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rashid Mposi breaks from the clinch.
Rashid Mposi lands a jab to the nose.
Punisher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Punisher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punisher misses with a few strikes there.
Rashid Mposi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Punisher. That did some damage!
Rashid Mposi feints and then cracks Punisher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Punisher down.
Punisher has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rashid Mposi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Rashid Mposi misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Rashid Mposi.
Punisher throws a series of punches but Rashid Mposi moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rashid Mposi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Punisher doesn't seem phased though.
Punisher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rashid Mposi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Punisher scrambles back to his feet.
Rashid Mposi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Punisher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters circling a little - Rashid Mposi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Punisher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Punisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andwele Rashid Mposi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punisher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andwele Rashid Mposi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rashid Mposi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andwele Rashid Mposi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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