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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 103 p4p, 268 weight class) and Bull Mfer (ranked 19 p4p, 44 weight class). Stalinovich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hell March. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bull Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalinovich misses with a looping right.
Mfer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bull Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Stalinovich moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Stalinovich misses the target.
Mfer throws a head kick but Stalinovich moves out of range.
Mfer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stalinovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mfer stalks Stalinovich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stalinovich's face. Stalinovich staggers backwards, shaken.
Stalinovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalinovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalinovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mfers head.
Mfer trying to land knees to the body.
Mfer tries a body shot but Stalinovich blocks it.
Mfer throws an elbow but it misses.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalinovich presses Mfer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mfer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stalinovich's brow.
Stalinovich managing to block the knees to the body from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Stalinovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stalinovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mfer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mfer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Stalinovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bull Mfer has been cut.
Stalinovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Stalinovich sizes up Mfer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mfer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stalinovich is looking to counter punch.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Mfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves forwards but Stalinovich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stalinovich is looking to counter punch.
Stalinovich clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stalinovich.
Mfer missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mfer throws an elbow but misses.
Stalinovich is working Mfer over against the cage.
Stalinovich manages to break the clinch.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
Stalinovich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mfer tries to keep at a distance but Stalinovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mfer throws an elbow but misses.
Stalinovich scores with a hook to the body.
Mfer looks winded!
A short right from Stalinovich on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Stalinovich.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Stalinovich avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Stalinovich avoids the elbow strike from Mfer, against the cage.
Stalinovich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalinovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stalinovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mfer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stalinovich is defending well for now.
Stalinovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalinovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalinovich lands a shot to the body.
Stalinovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalinovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer moves out of range as Stalinovich strikes.
Stalinovich lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich sends Mfer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stalinovich is motioning to the referee to let Mfer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mfer is rocked!
Stalinovich rushes Mfer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Stalinovich finish him?
Stalinovich is leaning against Mfer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mfer seems to have recovered his senses.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalinovich cracks Mfer with a nice body shot.
Stalinovich breaks from the clinch.
Mfer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stalinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stalinovich.
Mfer misses with the combination.
Stalinovich is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalinovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer throws a head kick but Stalinovich moves out of range.
Stalinovich scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Stalinovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bull Mfer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stalinovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mfer throws a right and a left that Stalinovich avoids nicely.
Mfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stalinovich has closed the distance and engaged Mfer in a clinch.
Stalinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalinovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich avoids the elbow strike from Mfer, against the cage.
Stalinovich avoids the elbow strike from Mfer, against the cage.
Stalinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Stalinovich avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Stalinovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Stalinovich's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stalinovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mfer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mfer tries to work over Stalinovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalinovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Stalinovich on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer cracks Stalinovich with a nice body shot.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stalinovich backwards.
Stalinovich blocks an uppercut.
Stalinovich lands a shoulder strike.
Stalinovich drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mfer is fighting to break Stalinovich's control of his arms but Stalinovich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mfer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stalinovich looking for a guillotine here but Mfer defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stalinovich looking for a guillotine here but Mfer defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mfer trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalinovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stalinovich working a defensive guard here.
Mfer wants to pass the guard but Stalinovich is keeping the position.
Stalinovich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mfer uses it to pass to side control.
Stalinovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stalinovich is working hard here to advance position.
Mfer is staying tight to Stalinovich's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer trying to control the action but Stalinovich is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stalinovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stalinovich struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mfer throws a head kick but Stalinovich moves out of range.
Joseph Stalinovich is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalinovich tries to land a front kick but Mfer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mfer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stalinovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bull Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bull Mfer's cut.
That's time! Stalinovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mfer scores with a three punch combo!
Mfer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mfer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Mfer.
It looked like Stalinovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich blocks a head kick by Mfer.
Stalinovich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Stalinovich misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalinovich tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick
and Stalinovich counters with a good low kick that Mfer was not able to check.
Mfer works Stalinovich's body with a nice hook.
Stalinovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stalinovich slips a jab and a cross from Mfer.
Stalinovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stalinovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stalinovich.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stalinovich.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalinovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Stalinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer throws a series of punches but Stalinovich moves out of range.
Mfer misses with a double jab
and Stalinovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mfer thinking.
Mfer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stalinovich cracks a nice hook into Mfer's ribs.
Stalinovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Mfer - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Stalinovich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Stalinovich!
A relieved looking Joseph Stalinovich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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RATING
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