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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltzfuses Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Gladiator the Battle. Vitali Jurcina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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188 cm
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196 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Jurcina!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Stoltzfuses Jr misses.
Stoltzfuses Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoltzfuses Jr swinging wildly here.
Jurcina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jurcina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stoltzfuses Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jurcina, pushing him back against the cage.
Stoltzfuses Jr is working for takedown but Jurcina is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands an elbow inside.
Stoltzfuses Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a body shot.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a body punch.
Jurcina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoltzfuses Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jurcina takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Vitali Jurcina has been cut.
Jurcina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jurcina misses with a knee to the head.
Jurcina blocks a body shot from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Jurcina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoltzfuses Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jurcina misses with a knee strike.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Jurcina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jurcina takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jurcina looks winded!
Stoltzfuses Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stoltzfuses Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jurcina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Stoltzfuses Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr tightens his grip and picks Jurcina up, before dumping him to the ground. Jurcina manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stoltzfuses Jr wants to control from the top but Jurcina keeps moving.
Jurcina wants to get back to his feet but Stoltzfuses Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stoltzfuses Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina keeping moving, preventing Stoltzfuses Jr from controlling successfully.
Stoltzfuses Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Jurcina does no damage.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Stoltzfuses Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Jurcina misses with the combination.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jurcina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Jurcina.
Stoltzfuses Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Jurcina throws a right and a left that Stoltzfuses Jr avoids nicely.
Jurcina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stoltzfuses Jr counters with a series of strikes. Jurcina will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stoltzfuses Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Stoltzfuses Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Jurcina is blocking nicely.
Jurcina misses with a knee to the head.
Stoltzfuses Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jurcina misses with a knee strike.
Jurcina tries a knee to the head but Stoltzfuses Jr blocks it.
Stoltzfuses Jr crunches a lovely knee into Jurcina's ribcage.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jurcina takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stoltzfuses Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jurcina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jurcina misses with a knee strike.
Stoltzfuses Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jurcina avoids the elbow strike from Stoltzfuses Jr, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurcina misses with a knee strike.
Stoltzfuses Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Nice elbow from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Jurcina tries to land a knee to the head but Stoltzfuses Jr blocks with his arms.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr stalls.
Stoltzfuses Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Jurcina avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitali Jurcina's cut.
That's time! Stoltzfuses Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Jurcina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jurcina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a head shot.
Stoltzfuses Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stoltzfuses Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stoltzfuses Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Stoltzfuses Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jurcina keeping moving, preventing Stoltzfuses Jr from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jurcina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stoltzfuses Jr closes the distance and pushes Jurcina back into the cage.
Jurcina looking to throw knees to the head but Stoltzfuses Jr is blocking nicely.
Stoltzfuses Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Jurcina gets an underhook and turns Stoltzfuses Jr into the cage.
Jurcina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jurcina misses with a knee to the head.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jurcina or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoltzfuses Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jurcina takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jurcina is breathing heavily.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr tightens his grip and picks Jurcina up, before dumping him to the ground. Jurcina manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoltzfuses Jr trying to control but Jurcina is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stoltzfuses Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stoltzfuses Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jurcina avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stoltzfuses Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jurcina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stoltzfuses Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stoltzfuses Jr wants to control from the top but Jurcina keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jurcina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stoltzfuses Jr pushes Jurcina up against the cage in a clinch.
Jurcina misses with a knee to the head.
Jurcina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jurcina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jurcina tries a knee to the head but Stoltzfuses Jr blocks it.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Stoltzfuses Jr.
Still in the clinch, Stoltzfuses Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Stoltzfuses Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Stoltzfuses Jr.
Jurcina takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurcina avoiding damage as Stoltzfuses Jr throws knees to the body.
Jurcina tries a knee to the head but Stoltzfuses Jr blocks it.
Stoltzfuses Jr landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stoltzfuses Jr.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoltzfuses Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands with a left to the head.
Stoltzfuses Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands an elbow that stopped Jurcina in his tracks for a moment.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jurcina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoltzfuses Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoltzfuses Jr wants the takedown. Jurcina is fighting it off but Stoltzfuses Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jurcina's guard against the cage.
Stoltzfuses Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitali Jurcina'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stoltzfuses Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vitali Jurcina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jurcina fails to land with a series of punches.
Stoltzfuses Jr clinches with his opponent.
Stoltzfuses Jr lands a body shot.
Jurcina tries a knee to the head but Stoltzfuses Jr blocks it.
Jurcina tries a knee to the head but Stoltzfuses Jr blocks it.
Jurcina takes a shot to the head.
Jurcina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stoltzfuses Jr with a knee to the head.
Jurcina is rocked!
Stoltzfuses Jr has Jurcina pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Jurcina is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Stoltzfuses Jr - that's hurt Jurcina badly! Oh, another knee lands and Jurcina is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Jurcina doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr!
Elijah Stoltzfuses Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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