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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baldimir Zsofka (ranked 6651 p4p, 2085 weight class) and Daizen Kuroda (ranked 755 p4p, 323 weight class). Zsofka comes to the cage accompanied by Raid - MF DOOM . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldimir Zsofka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daizen Kuroda!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuroda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Kuroda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice cross by Zsofka.
Zsofka connects with a crisp jab.
Zsofka digs a good body shot into Kuroda's ribs.
Kuroda looks to land a right hand but Zsofka moved out of range.
Kuroda tries for a takedown but Zsofka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zsofka lands a nice hook to Kuroda's body. Kuroda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zsofka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zsofka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zsofka.
Zsofka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuroda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zsofka counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Zsofka.
Kuroda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zsofka misses with a low kick.
Zsofka feints and then cracks Kuroda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuroda down.
Zsofka moves out of range as Kuroda strikes.
Zsofka ducks under a wild hook from Kuroda.
Kuroda dives in and grabs Zsofka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zsofka pushes down on Kuroda's head and hops out.
Baldimir Zsofka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daizen Kuroda.
Zsofka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zsofka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zsofka scores with a punch to the head.
Zsofka connects with a single shot there.
Nice jab there from Zsofka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Zsofka. That snapped Kuroda's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuroda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zsofka appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zsofka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuroda's coach down at EFC Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kuroda's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice jab there from Zsofka.
Kuroda misses with a takedown attempt
and Zsofka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuroda is rocked!
Zsofka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuroda is still on wobbly legs! Can Zsofka finish him?
Zsofka misses with a hook. Kuroda ducked under it nicely.
Zsofka with a nice calf kick.
Kuroda seems to have recovered his senses.
Zsofka lands a nice shot that snaps Kuroda's head back.
Zsofka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuroda at a distance.
Zsofka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zsofka misses the jab.
Zsofka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuroda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zsofka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baldimir Zsofka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuroda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zsofka.
Zsofka takes a swing at Kuroda's ribcage but misses.
Kuroda has his takedown stuffed
and Zsofka counters with a stiff right hand.
Zsofka throws a hook but Kuroda blocks it.
Kuroda misses with a straight left.
Kuroda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zsofka.
A little jabbing left from Kuroda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zsofka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuroda will feel that in the morning.
Zsofka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuroda.
A punch lands to the side of Kuroda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuroda takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka with a nice calf kick.
Kuroda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looks like Zsofka has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Zsofka connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsofka connects with a jab.
Kuroda shoots in for a double leg but Zsofka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuroda throws a poor cross that misses
and Zsofka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zsofka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuroda.
An attempted straight right counter from Zsofka misses the target.
Zsofka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kuroda under the eye.
Zsofka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuroda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zsofka counters with an inside leg kick.
Zsofka with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldimir Zsofka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zsofka lands with a good body shot.
Kuroda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zsofka.
Kuroda throws out a counter right but Zsofka avoids it with no problem.
Kuroda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zsofka throws a head kick but Kuroda moves out of range.
Kuroda slips under a jab from Zsofka.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kuroda might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Zsofka has got the better of the exchanges.
Zsofka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zsofka scores with a nice strike.
Kuroda throws a lazy uppercut
and Zsofka counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka throws the kick towards the body but Kuroda avoids it.
Zsofka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Kuroda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuroda misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka feints and then cracks Kuroda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuroda down.
Zsofka with the inside leg kick.
Kuroda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baldimir Zsofka is winning the standup battle so far.
Zsofka ducks under a wild hook from Kuroda.
Zsofka connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuroda throws out a loose jab but Zsofka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zsofka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zsofka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuroda tries for a takedown but Zsofka circles away easily
and Zsofka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zsofka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuroda can do to turn this around?
Kuroda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zsofka lands a jab to the head.
Kuroda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka jabs at Kuroda's body.
Kuroda throws a lazy uppercut
and Zsofka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuroda thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zsofka misses with a low kick as Kuroda jumps back.
Zsofka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuroda has time to react.
Zsofka ducks under a wild hook from Kuroda.
Kuroda throws a poor cross that misses
and Zsofka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zsofka connects with a solid leg kick.
Zsofka cracks a nice hook into Kuroda's ribs.
Zsofka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zsofka lands a big head kick that sends Kuroda tumbling to the mat! Zsofka takes a step backwards and waves Kuroda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kuroda throws a jab when Zsofka was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuroda misses with a straight left.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Zsofka! Kuroda is out on his feet! Zsofka rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kuroda is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kuroda is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldimir Zsofka!
Baldimir Zsofka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HELLBENT for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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