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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordoba comes into the arena with English Fire by CoF blaring out of the sound system. Monstra has chosen Slayer - Hate Worldwide as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marcus Monstra has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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232 lbs
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278 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Cordoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monstra swings widly with a right hand
and Cordoba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cordoba swings widly with a right hand
and Monstra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cordoba doesn't manage to clinch there - Monstra circles away.
Cordoba misses with a lunging right hand
and Monstra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra works the jab nicely.
Monstra misses with an uppercut
and Cordoba counters with a stiff right hand.
Monstra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cordoba throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Monstra to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba tries to clinch up
enabling Monstra to counter with a crisp jab.
Monstra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cordoba counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra misses with a wild combination.
Monstra misses with a looping right.
Cordoba looks to score with a jab to the body but Monstra is just out of range.
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.
Cordoba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Cordoba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cordoba wants to clinch
and Monstra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Monstra will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cordoba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
Cordoba wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monstra throws a right hand that misses
and Cordoba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra missing with a left hand there. Cordoba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monstra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monstra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Monstra keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Monstra as he connects with a hook.
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.
Monstra misses the jab.
Monstra swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordoba.
Monstra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cordoba manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba cracks Monstra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monstra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cordoba counters with a stiff right hand.
Cordoba jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cordoba fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monstra missing with a left hand there. Cordoba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Cordoba. Those never looked like landing.
Cordoba tries to close the distance and clinch but Monstra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monstra throws the left hand but Cordoba avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Cordoba dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cordoba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cordoba thows a body shot but no joy.
Cordoba scores with a hook.
Monstra misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba punishes Monstra's body with a nice straight punch.
Cordoba misses with a body punch
and Monstra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monstra might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cordoba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monstra lands with an uppercut that bounces Cordoba off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra walks into a jab.
Cordoba looks to land a left hand but Monstra moved out of range nicely.
Monstra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cordoba counters with a right hand to the body.
Monstra misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monstra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monstra looks to land a right hand but Cordoba moved out of range.
Cordoba tries to clinch up.
Monstra scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cordoba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cordoba misses with a shot to the body
and Monstra counters with a stiff right hand.
Cordoba throws a right hand that misses
enabling Monstra to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Monstra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Monstra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Monstra!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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