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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Stefanovic (ranked 1695 p4p, 225 weight class) and Bob Vendarra (ranked 2033 p4p, 263 weight class). Vendarra has chosen Metallica - Of Wolf And Man as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bob Vendarra was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendarra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stefanovic is looking to slow Vendarra down with leg kicks.
Stefanovic swings for the body but Vendarra moves out of range.
Stefanovic thuds his right hand into Vendarra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vendarra looks to land a left hand but Stefanovic moved out of range nicely.
Stefanovic misses with a right hand
and Vendarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stefanovic scores with the left hand. Vendarra knows he should have avoided that one.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but Vendarra moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vendarra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stefanovic looks to throw the jab but Vendarra is out of range.
Vendarra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body kick there by Stefanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra connects with a body shot that sends Stefanovic's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Stefanovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stefanovic connects with a looping right hand.
Vendarra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stefanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vendarra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stefanovic.
Vendarra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stefanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vendarra connects with a leg kick. Stefanovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vendarra throws a hook to the side of Stefanovic's head but Stefanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stefanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vendarra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vendarra's hands.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stefanovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vendarra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stefanovic. Stefanovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Stefanovic misses the body punch
and Vendarra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stefanovic thinking.
Stefanovic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vendarra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stefanovic thinking.
Stefanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vendarra blocks a jab.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but Vendarra is having none of it.
Stefanovic tries to land a leg kick but Vendarra saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but Vendarra moves out of range.
Vendarra avoids the head kick by Stefanovic.
Vendarra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vendarra cracks a nice hook into Stefanovic's ribs.
Stefanovic lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Vendarra. Beautiful body shot.
Vendarra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stefanovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vendarra counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stefanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vendarra! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra scores with a jab to the head.
Stefanovic clinches with his opponent.
Stefanovic has Vendarra pressed against the cage, preventing Vendarra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vendarra tries to circle away but Stefanovic has him pinned against the cage.
Vendarra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vendarra manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Stefanovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vendarra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vendarra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but Vendarra is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Vendarra will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vendarra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vendarra scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick from Stefanovic is predictable there
and Vendarra counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vendarra. Stefanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefanovic wants to clinch
and Vendarra counters with a one-two to the body.
Stefanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vendarra manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vendarra moves out of range of the strikes.
Stefanovic misses with a head kick.
Vendarra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stefanovic doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Stefanovic misses.
Stefanovic misses with a wild body shot.
Stefanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alex Stefanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vendarra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Vendarra misses its intended target.
Vendarra lands with a right hand.
Vendarra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Vendarra misses.
Vendarra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vendarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stefanovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A frustrated look appears on Vendarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside.
Vendarra can't break the clinch.
A short left from Stefanovic.
Vendarra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vendarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic tries to clinch up
and Stefanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Vendarra.
As Vendarra tries to get set, Stefanovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Vendarra manages to avoid the attempt.
Stefanovic misses with a left hand
and Vendarra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stefanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vendarra.
A nice side step and Vendarra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vendarra connects with a body shot that sends Stefanovic's belly button to the back.
Stefanovic looks for the body kick but Vendarra saw that one coming.
Vendarra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vendarra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stefanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vendarra throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stefanovic swinging wildly here.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Vendarra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vendarra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stefanovic. Stefanovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Vendarra slips under a jab from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stefanovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vendarra, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Vendarra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good work by Stefanovic as he checks the leg kick.
Stefanovic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stefanovic checks a low kick from Vendarra.
Stefanovic misses with a low kick.
Vendarra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Vendarra.
Vendarra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefanovic throws out the jab.
Vendarra is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vendarra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stefanovic wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic is looking to counter the offense by Vendarra and move into the clinch.
Stefanovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Stefanovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vendarra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stefanovic misses the body punch
and Vendarra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stefanovic misses with the body kick
and Vendarra counters with a straight right hand.
Stefanovic throws a lazy right hand but Vendarra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vendarra flicks out a counter leg kick but Stefanovic steps away.
Vendarra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alex Stefanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vendarra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vendarra.
Stefanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vendarra.
Stefanovic throws a right hand that misses
and Vendarra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vendarra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Vendarra sends Stefanovic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vendarra is motioning to the referee to let Stefanovic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stefanovic is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Stefanovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab lands there for Vendarra.
Stefanovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vendarra steps in with a hook that catches Stefanovic right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Vendarra follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Stefanovic looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Vendarra!
A victorious Bob Vendarra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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