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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 930 p4p, 27 weight class) and Big Murha (ranked 683 p4p, 23 weight class). Big Murha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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235 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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189 cm
22
233 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Murha!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murha tries to land a front kick but Koniu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koniu throws a right and a left that Murha avoids nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murha - that will leave a mark!
Murha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Murha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koniu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murha throws a shot to the body.
Koniu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murha blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Koniu.
Murha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koniu throws a combination that misses
and Murha counters with a good, hard body kick but Koniu shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha tries to land a leg kick but Koniu saw it coming and moves away.
Koniu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murha.
Koniu backing away here, and Murha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murha thumps Koniu with a low kick.
Murha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koniu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murha walks into a straight right hand from Koniu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Koniu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murha digs a right hand into Koniu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koniu's gas tank.
Murha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murha digs a right hand into Koniu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koniu's gas tank.
Murha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murha lands with a light punch inside.
Murha prevents Koniu from breaking the clinch.
Murha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koniu tries to break free but Murha pushes him back against the cage.
Koniu wants to get back to striking at distance but Murha won't allow it.
Koniu tries to circle away but Murha has him pinned against the cage.
Murha is struggling to control the position.
Murha misses with a punch to the body.
Murha prevents Koniu from breaking the clinch.
Murha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murha.
Koniu is trying to break the clinch but Murha has him pressed against the cage.
Murha lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koniu wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Koniu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Konius head.
Good body shot from Murha.
Murha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Murha.
Koniu is breathing heavily.
Koniu tries to break the clinch but Murha is controlling the position.
Koniu is trying to break free.
Koniu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murha lands a body shot.
Murha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koniu throws a punch but it's blocked by Murha.
Murha misses with some punches.
Murha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Murha lands a shot to the body.
Murha lands a nice shot to the body.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Koniu's head.
A shot in the inside from Murha.
Murha lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Murha.
Murha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murha lands a shoulder strike.
Murha lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu is trying to break the clinch but Murha has him pressed against the cage.
Murha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koniu working hard to break the clinch.
Murha can't find room to land a body shot as Koniu controls the action.
Murha lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murha.
Murha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murha digs a right hand underneath Koniu's ribcage. Koniu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Murha.
Nice body punch from Murha - that landed with a thud.
Murha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koniu tries to circle away but Murha has him pinned against the cage.
Koniu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murha stalling.
Murha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murha cracks Koniu with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murha works on Koniu's body with a couple of short punches.
Murha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Konius head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murha lands with a short shot to the head.
Murha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murha lands a left hand.
Murha stalls.
Koniu tries to break free but Murha pushes him back against the cage.
Murha gets through Koniu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murha pushes Koniu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koniu is rocked!
Murha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Oh Koniu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koniu seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
A short left from Murha.
A nice left hand lands by Murha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Murha.
Murha drops Koniu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Koniu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A nice right hand lands inside from Murha.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murha.
Murha has Koniu pressed against the cage, preventing Koniu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Murha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Japa Koniu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koniu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murha tries to land a leg kick but Koniu saw it coming and moves away.
Murha connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Koniu covering up! Murha comes in with a big uppercut and Koniu goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Big Murha!
A determined Big Murha didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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RATING
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