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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meatball Destroyer (ranked 5068 p4p, 536 weight class) and Armend Berisha (ranked 5307 p4p, 551 weight class). Meatball Destroyer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Armend Berisha's chin.
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167 lbs
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177 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meatball Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armend Berisha!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer throws a lazy right hand but Berisha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berisha misses the jab.
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
Destroyer jabs Berisha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Destroyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destroyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berisha tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Berisha's coach down at Arvins Bootcamp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Berisha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Destroyer digs a good body shot into Berisha's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Berisha moves out of range.
Berisha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Berisha moves out of range.
Destroyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Berisha's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berisha moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
Meatball Destroyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Destroyer misses.
Berisha is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Destroyer. Those never looked like landing.
Berisha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berisha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Destroyer.
Berisha misses with an uppercut.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berisha manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Berisha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berisha slips under a jab from Destroyer.
Destroyer loads up on a big right hand but Berisha slips the punch.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and Berisha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Destroyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Meatball Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berisha slips a jab from Destroyer.
Destroyer backing away here, and Berisha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Berisha is looking to clinch but Destroyer is avoiding it.
Destroyer throws a jab when Berisha was well out of range.
Berisha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Destroyer checks it well.
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
Berisha defending well as Destroyer loads up on a big left hand.
Destroyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berisha lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berisha slips a jab from Destroyer.
Berisha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Destroyer takes a swing at Berisha's ribcage but misses.
Destroyer sets himself, and Berisha steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
No joy there for Destroyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berisha tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berisha.
Destroyer looks for the body kick but Berisha saw that one coming.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berisha manages to avoid it.
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer misses the jab.
Berisha throws out a counter right but Destroyer avoids it with no problem.
Berisha is trying hard to land a takedown here. Destroyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Destroyer tries to land a front kick but Berisha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Destroyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Berisha's head.
Destroyer lands a nice hook to Berisha's body. Berisha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Destroyer missing with a left hand there. Berisha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berisha throws out a counter right but Destroyer avoids it with no problem.
Destroyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Berisha moves away from the strike by Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destroyer misses with a left hand
and Berisha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Destroyer throws a leg kick
and Berisha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meatball Destroyer dominated that round.
That's time! Destroyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Destroyer misses with a looping right.
Berisha tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Destroyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berisha can do to turn this around?
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer checks a leg kick.
Destroyer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berisha is able to avoid easily.
Destroyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Destroyer misses with a straight right.
Destroyer throws the left hand but Berisha avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Destroyer. Berisha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berisha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Destroyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berisha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Destroyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Berisha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer misses with a body shot.
Berisha closes the distance and clinches up with Destroyer, looking for a takedown. Berisha pushes Destroyer against the cage but Destroyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Meatball Destroyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Berisha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berisha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Destroyer as he avoids it easily.
Destroyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Destroyer swings for the body but Berisha moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Berisha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Destroyer throws a series of punches but Berisha avoids them all with ease.
Destroyer misses with a body punch
and Berisha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Destroyer. Berisha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Destroyer. Berisha does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Berisha.
Destroyer is looking to wear down Berisha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Berisha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Destroyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meatball Destroyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armend Berisha.
Destroyer jabs Berisha right on the nose. Berisha blinks but takes it well.
Destroyer swings for the body but Berisha moves out of range.
Berisha moves away from the strike by Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a body shot.
Berisha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Destroyer cracks Berisha with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berisha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berisha has his takedown stuffed
and Destroyer counters with a straight right hand.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berisha with the counter takedown but Destroyer avoids it easily.
Destroyer looks to land a left hand but Berisha moved out of range nicely.
Destroyer misses with a combination
and Berisha counters with a nice uppercut.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Berisha moves out of range.
A lazy left from Destroyer finds it's target.
Destroyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Berisha might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Destroyer has got the better of the exchanges.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut.
Berisha tries for a takedown but Destroyer circles away easily
and Destroyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berisha is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Berisha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Destroyer.
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
Berisha darts in looking for a takedown but Destroyer gets double underhooks and turns Berisha into the cage.
Destroyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berisha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destroyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meatball Destroyer dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Destroyer misses with a hook.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berisha was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
Berisha feints the counter takedown.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berisha was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Berisha tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Destroyer lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Destroyer misses.
Destroyer staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut
and Destroyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berisha goes for a double leg but Destroyer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Destroyer continues to drive forward.
A punch lands to the side of Berisha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer misses with a hook. Berisha ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Berisha.
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destroyer takes a swing at Berisha's ribcage but misses.
Destroyer throws a hook but Berisha blocks it.
Destroyer lands with a right hand.
Berisha moves out of range of the strikes.
Berisha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Destroyer. Beautiful body shot.
Destroyer takes a swing at Berisha's ribcage but misses.
Destroyer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berisha.
Meatball Destroyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armend Berisha.
Destroyer takes a swing at Berisha's ribcage but misses.
Destroyer looks to land a combination but Berisha avoids it well.
Berisha changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Armend Berisha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Destroyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berisha. Berisha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berisha is rocked!
Destroyer closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Berisha out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Meatball Destroyer!
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hype
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RATING
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