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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mursk Ispa (ranked 2785 p4p, 24433 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm 25 165 2 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm 21 155 5 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mursk Ispa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Zakrzewski! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from Ispa. No joy for Zakrzewski on that attempt. Zakrzewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ispa. Mursk Ispa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zakrzewski takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ispa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zakrzewski. Ispa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Ispa works the jab nicely. Ispa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Zakrzewski tries to clinch but Ispa is having none of it. Ispa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ispa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zakrzewski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ispa as he avoids it easily. Ispa is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Zakrzewski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ispa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zakrzewski eats them both and turns towards Ispa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Zakrzewski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Ispa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ispa connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zakrzewski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ispa forces Zakrzewski back against the cage and clinches. Zakrzewski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Mursk Ispa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Zakrzewski. Ispa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Zakrzewski looks winded! Zakrzewski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ispa walks away with a smile on his face. Zakrzewski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Horrible takedown attempt by Zakrzewski or perhaps it was just good defense by Ispa, which made it look bad. Donk. Ispa catches Zakrzewski right on the button with a cross. Zakrzewski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Krzysztof Zakrzewski has been cut. Ispa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zakrzewski under the eye. Ispa throws a nice inside leg kick. Zakrzewski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ispa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ispa throws a nice outside leg kick. Zakrzewski takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A kick lands to the mid section there for Ispa. Ispa scores with a nice strike. Ispa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zakrzewski's head.
Zakrzewski is rocked! Ispa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Zakrzewski is still on wobbly legs! Can Ispa finish him? Crunch! Ispa slams his shin into Zakrzewski's torso. Zakrzewski seems to have recovered his senses. Ispa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ispa connects with a solid leg kick. Ispa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zakrzewski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ispa thuds his right hand into Zakrzewski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Ispa scores with a leg kick.
Zakrzewski needs to keep his hands up - Ispa had a free shot at his head there. Ispa lands a leg kick that knocks Zakrzewski off balance momentarily. Ispa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Ispa cracks Zakrzewski with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ispa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zakrzewski to stand back up!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ispa. Zakrzewski shrugs it off though. Ispa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ispa moves into the clinch. Ispa lands with a right to the head. Zakrzewski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ispa. A nice left hand lands by Ispa.
Ispa lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ispa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ispa lands a body punch. Good body shot from Ispa.
Zakrzewski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Ispa pushes Zakrzewski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ispa lands with a right to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Ispa lands a nice shot to the body. Ispa pushes Zakrzewski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ispa scores with a nice hook to the head. Ispa is working Zakrzewski over against the cage. A short right from Ispa.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ispa presses Zakrzewski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Ispa lands a hook that snaps the head of Zakrzewski backwards. Ispa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ispa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ispa works on Zakrzewski's body with a couple of short punches. Zakrzewski takes a shot to the head. I was talking to Ispa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Ispa gets through Zakrzewski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short right from Ispa on the inside. Good body shot from Ispa.
Ispa lands a shoulder strike. Ispa scores with a nice hook to the head. Ispa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ispa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ispa scores with a shot to the side of Zakrzewski's head. Ispa unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zakrzewski! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ispa is unloading with more strikes now! Zakrzewski drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mursk Ispa! Mursk Ispa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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