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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malig Mferi (ranked 747 p4p, 1212 weight class) and Buddah Joe (ranked 47 p4p, 73 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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7 - 3 - 0 |
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10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent knees
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Mferi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mferi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mferi defends it well.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Mferi misses with a body shot.
Mferi lands a jab to the nose.
Mferi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mferi's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mferi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mferi throws a nice looking combination but Joe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joe feints the counter takedown.
Mferi throws a big shot that misses.
Joe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi misses with a wild body shot.
Malig Mferi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mferi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Joe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mferi defends it well.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.
Mferi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mferi.
A jab from Mferi misses.
Joe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves into range and clinches up with Mferi.
Mferi breaks the clinch.
Mferi swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Mferi throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Mferi misses.
Joe with the counter takedown but Mferi avoids it easily.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe misses with a leg kick
and Mferi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mferi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mferi defends it well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mferi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Mferi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch but Mferi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mferi misses with a wild body shot.
Joe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mferi defends it well.
Mferi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Mferi pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mferi connects with a right hand. Joe shakes it off.
Joe tries to score with a low kick but Mferi moves his leg out of the way.
Mferi swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a takedown into side control.
Mferi is trying to control Joe's posture but Joe avoids it.
Mferi is not content to let Joe control the position.
Mferi tries to buck Joe off but Joe is having none of it.
Mferi wants to control but Joe postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Mferi dominated that round.
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.
Mferi misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Mferi misses.
Joe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt
and Mferi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mferi throws out the jab.
Joe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Joe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mferi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Joe is keen to just control but Mferi is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe prevents Mferi from improving his position.
Mferi is holding on to half guard well.
Joe is trying to control the action in half guard but Mferi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joe is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Joe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Joe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mferi is holding on to half guard well.
Mferi is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Joe wants to work for an arm triangle but Mferi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mferi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Joe wants to control from the top but Mferi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mferi is on top in guard.
Joe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mferi defends well.
Joe trying to control the position here.
Mferi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mferi is fighting to break Joe's control of his arms but Joe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mferi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mferi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Joe defending well as Mferi loads up on a big left hand.
Joe with the counter takedown but Mferi avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Mferi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe tries to clinch up.
Mferi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Mferi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Joe throws a body punch but Mferi moves out of range.
Mferi is looking to counter punch.
Joe shoots in and bounces Mferi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mferi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Joe trying to control but Mferi is working from the bottom.
Joe controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mferi controlling Joe's posture.
Joe throws a strike but Mferi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buddah Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mferi manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe stops Mferi from standing up.
Joe wants to control from the top but Mferi keeps moving.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Mferi is adopting a defensive guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Joe working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mferi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joe trying to control but Mferi is working from the bottom.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mferi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Mferi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buddah Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mferi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joe is controlling him.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Mferi.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Mferi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mferi swinging wildly here.
Mferi misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Mferi misses its intended target.
Joe with the counter takedown but Mferi avoids it easily.
Joe misses with an uppercut
and Mferi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malig Mferi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mferi cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Joe tries to clinch but Mferi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mferi misses the jab.
Mferi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe.
Mferi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Joe tries to counter it with a takedown but Mferi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mferi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Mferi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mferi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malig Mferi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mferi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malig Mferi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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