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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nosferatu Zodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pretentious Kneecap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zodd might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motorhead - Ace of spades. Pretentious Kneecap will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 cm
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149 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nosferatu Zodd! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pretentious Kneecap! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zodd moves into the clinch. Zodd lands on the inside with an uppercut. A shot in the inside from Zodd. Zodd working some nice short punches in the clinch. Zodd throws a punch but it's blocked by Kneecap. Kneecap misses with some punches.
Zodd misses with the head strike.
Zodd tries a body shot but Kneecap blocks it.
Zodd lands a body punch. Zodd blocking some punches.
Kneecap misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Zodd.
Zodd lands a nice uppercut. Zodd misses with a hook from the clinch. Zodd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kneecap's elbow. Zodd throws a head punch that misses. Zodd tries to work over Kneecap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Zodd lands with a light punch inside. Zodd lands a left hand.
Zodd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kneecap's efforts to push away. Zodd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Zodd lands a hook that snaps the head of Kneecap backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kneecap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Kneecap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zodd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short right from Kneecap. A head punch on the inside from Zodd fails to land. A quick uppercut on the inside from Zodd. Zodd misses with the head strike.
Kneecap has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zodd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kneecap can turn it around. Zodd tries a body shot but Kneecap blocks it.
A short left from Zodd. Zodd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kneecap backwards. Kneecap breaks the clinch.
Kneecap throws a hook to the side of Zodd's head but Zodd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Zodd avoids the body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap misses with a body shot.
Zodd doesn't manage to clinch there - Kneecap circles away.
Kneecap cracks a nice hook into Zodd's ribs. Zodd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zodd misses with a straight left. Kneecap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kneecap tries to clinch but Zodd is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kneecap lands with a hook. Zodd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Kneecap on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Zodd throws a body punch but Kneecap moves out of range. It seemed like Kneecap was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kneecap thows a left - swing and a miss! Zodd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Zodd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kneecap. Zodd staying out of range there. Kneecap moves out of range of the strikes. Kneecap appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Zodd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zodd missing with a left hand there. Kneecap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Zodd darts in and clinches Kneecap up against the cage. Zodd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zodd working aggressively here.
Kneecap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zodd lands a jab to the nose. Kneecap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zodd doesn't seem bothered though. Kneecap punishes Zodd's body with a nice straight punch. Kneecap throws an overhand right that lands on Zodd's shoulder, as Zodd tries to avoid the shot. Zodd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Zodd cracks a nice hook into Kneecap's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kneecap scores with a nice head shot. Kneecap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zodd moves away. Zodd rushes Kneecap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kneecap misses with some punches.
Zodd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zodd misses with the head strike.
Zodd blocks an uppercut.
Kneecap lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Kneecap is leaning against Zodd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Kneecap scores with a shot to the side of Zodd's head. Zodd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Kneecap. Kneecap pulls guard effortlessly. Zodd passes Kneecap's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Kneecap wants to improve his position but Zodd is controlling well.
Kneecap is trying to control but can't.
Kneecap keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zodd not landing any meaningful shots this time. Kneecap is refusing to be controlled, as Zodd sits in half guard. Kneecap has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zodd is working away from the top position though. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zodd works his way into side control. Kneecap struggling a bit here. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zodd trying to control the position but Kneecap is working away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nosferatu Zodd dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kneecap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zodd was well out of range. Poor timing from Kneecap. Kneecap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zodd misses with a straight right. Kneecap lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kneecap takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kneecap lands a nice hook to Zodd's body. Zodd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Zodd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kneecap can do to turn this around? Kneecap lands a nice hook to Zodd's body. Zodd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kneecap misses with a hook. Zodd ducked under it nicely. Kneecap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zodd. Kneecap scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Zodd throws a looping overhand right but Kneecap ducks down to avoid it. Zodd misses the shot to the body. Pretentious Kneecap seems to be getting the better of the standup. Zodd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kneecap takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zodd clinches up with Kneecap and pushes him back against the cage. A body shot lands from Zodd.
Zodd decides to pull guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zodd is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zodd trying to control but Kneecap is working from the bottom. Kneecap is looking for a triangle but Zodd pushes his legs off easily.
Kneecap preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Kneecap escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zodd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Zodd is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Zodd trying to control the position from guard on top but Kneecap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zodd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Zodd showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Zodd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Kneecap can't keep his opponent in guard - Zodd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Kneecap is trying to control but can't.
Zodd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Zodd wants to advance to full mount but Kneecap doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Kneecap avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Zodd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Zodd trying to control but Kneecap is working from the bottom. Zodd is really struggling to control Kneecap but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zodd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zodd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Kneecap working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Zodd misses with a body shot.
Kneecap ducks under a wild hook from Zodd. Kneecap throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. The fight stays on the outside here - Zodd looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kneecap with a body punch. A glancing blow. Zodd slips a jab from Kneecap. Kneecap jabs Zodd to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kneecap lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zodd thuds a left hand into Kneecap's body. Zodd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kneecap manages to avoid it. Kneecap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Pretentious Kneecap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zodd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kneecap. Zodd fails in his attempt to clinch. Kneecap looks to score with a jab to the body but Zodd is just out of range. Kneecap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kneecap pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Zodd seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Zodd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kneecap. A slow jab from Kneecap misses its intended target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zodd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Nice jab there from Kneecap. Zodd connects with a crisp jab. Zodd staying out of range there. Kneecap's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zodd under the eye. Zodd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kneecap.
Kneecap throws a body shot but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pretentious Kneecap will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Zodd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kneecap moves away from the strike by Zodd. A looping hook to the body misses from Kneecap. Zodd does a little dance to reset his feet. Kneecap takes a swing at Zodd's ribcage but misses. Zodd moves to clinch but Kneecap breaks away and Kneecap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kneecap cracks the inside of Zodd's front leg. Kneecap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Zodd moves out of range as Kneecap strikes. A big right from Zodd misses. Zodd forces Kneecap back against the cage and clinches. Kneecap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneecap working aggressively here.
Zodd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kneecap slowing the pace effectively. Zodd blocks an uppercut.
Kneecap misses with a short punch on the inside. Zodd lands on the inside with an uppercut. Zodd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kneecap's elbow. Kneecap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kneecap is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kneecap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zodd lands with a short shot to the head. Kneecap throws a head punch that misses. Zodd lands a right hand. Kneecap wants to stall.
Zodd lands a body punch in the clinch. Kneecap swings wildly with an uppercut but Zodd uses good head movement to avoid it. Zodd tries to work over Kneecap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Zodd lands a shot to the body. Nice body punch from Zodd - that landed with a thud.
Kneecap throws a punch but it's blocked by Zodd. Kneecap prevents a body shot from Zodd. Nosferatu Zodd has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kneecap prevents a body shot from Zodd. Zodd blocks an elbow strike from Kneecap.
Zodd lands a nice shot to the body. Zodd can't find room to land a body shot as Kneecap controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zodd digs a right hand into Kneecap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kneecap's gas tank. Kneecap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Zodd lands a hook to the side of the head. Zodd lands a body shot. Zodd lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zodd. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zodd lands a nice shot to the body. Zodd can't find room to land a body shot as Kneecap controls the action.
Zodd digs a right hand underneath Kneecap's ribcage. Kneecap let out a lung full of air as it connected. Zodd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zodd gets through Kneecap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Zodd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Zodd lands a right hand. Zodd misses with the head strike.
Zodd blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneecap. Zodd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneecap misses with a short punch on the inside. Zodd gets through Kneecap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Zodd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kneecap backwards. A head punch on the inside from Kneecap fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kneecap wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zodd. Kneecap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zodd jumps guard and drags Kneecap to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Zodd tries to land a sweep but no joy. Zodd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kneecap defends well. Kneecap slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Kneecap won't allow Zodd to sweep him here. Zodd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kneecap doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kneecap manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Zodd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zodd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kneecap gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Zodd wants to sweep here but Kneecap controlling him for the moment. Kneecap trying to control the position from guard on top but Zodd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kneecap looking to pass the guard. Zodd looking for a guillotine here but Kneecap defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Nosferatu Zodd showed his dominance in that final round. I think Zodd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nosferatu Zodd! A very excited looking Nosferatu Zodd rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. Pretentious Kneecap spoke after the fight, saying 'Dear Clinch Rapist--I'll round out my game and we'll dance again. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
60% |
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