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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jansen Verhoeven (ranked 4213 p4p, 479 weight class) and Broseph Stalin (ranked 4899 p4p, 525 weight class). Jansen Verhoeven has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jansen Verhoeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Broseph Stalin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin throws out a powerful jab.
Verhoeven steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stalin. That one must have hurt.
Verhoeven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stalin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Verhoeven scrambles back to his feet.
Verhoeven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Verhoeven motions for Stalin to come forward. Verhoeven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stalin scores with a hook to the body. Verhoeven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stalin jabs Verhoeven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin looking to score a takedown here. Verhoeven is defending well but Stalin drives through and ends up in Verhoeven's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verhoeven wants to stand up but Stalin is controlling him.
Stalin wants to pass the guard but Verhoeven is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoeven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stalin manages to get himself to full guard.
Stalin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Verhoeven is one step ahead there.
Stalin controlling Verhoeven's posture.
Verhoeven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stalin is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Verhoeven wants to control from the top but Stalin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stalin tries to pass to full mount but Verhoeven defends it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stalin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Stalin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin is trying to control. Verhoeven wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stalin is looking for a kimura here.
Verhoeven is looking to control Stalin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Verhoeven avoid being mounted?
Verhoeven wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Verhoeven is looking to control Stalin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Verhoeven avoid being mounted?
Verhoeven controlling the position for now.
Stalin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stalin with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Broseph Stalin 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.
Stalin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stalin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Verhoeven has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Stalin. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Stalin tenderised Verhoeven's leg. Verhoeven is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verhoeven lands a jab to the nose.
Stalin lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoeven throws a body punch but Stalin moves out of range.
Stalin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Verhoeven doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice cross by Stalin.
Stalin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Verhoeven moves out of range as Stalin strikes.
Stalin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verhoeven moves away.
Stalin swinging wildly here.
Broseph Stalin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verhoeven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verhoeven moves away.
Stalin throws a jab but it's blocked by Verhoeven.
Verhoeven was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stalin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Verhoeven looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Stalin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Verhoeven doesn't seem phased though.
Stalin throws a body punch but Verhoeven moves out of range.
Verhoeven is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verhoeven manages to avoid it.
Verhoeven jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Verhoeven ducks under a wild hook from Stalin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stalin.
Stalin throws a low kick but Verhoeven avoids it.
Verhoeven looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crunch! Stalin slams his shin into Verhoeven's torso.
Stalin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Verhoeven is able to avoid easily.
Stalin lands a glancing blow to the side of Verhoeven's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalin thumps Verhoeven with a low kick.
Stalin connects with a body shot.
Stalin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stalin misses with a hook.
Broseph Stalin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stalin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalin throws out a loose jab but Verhoeven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verhoeven throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Broseph Stalin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Stalin throws a leg kick but Verhoeven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Verhoeven thinks about countering with a body kick.
Stalin swings for the body but Verhoeven moves out of range.
Verhoeven is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stalin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Verhoeven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verhoeven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Verhoeven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stalin.
A jab lands there for Stalin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Verhoeven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stalin connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stalin.
Stalin fails with a takedown attempt.
Verhoeven was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stalin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Verhoeven misses its target.
Jansen Verhoeven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin misses with a double jab
and Verhoeven counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Stalin blocks the leg kick.
Stalin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stalin throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Verhoeven was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stalin.
Stalin misses with a straight right.
Verhoeven was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Verhoeven checks a low kick from Stalin.
Verhoeven throwing a counter right hand but Stalin manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stalin throws a head kick but Verhoeven moves out of range.
Verhoeven just misses with a punch to the body.
Stalin throws a leg kick
and Verhoeven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Broseph Stalin has been cut.
Verhoeven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verhoeven takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stalin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Verhoeven throws a body shot but no joy.
Verhoeven is looking to wear down Stalin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good leg kick by Stalin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stalin misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Verhoeven tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalin misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalin lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It appears Verhoeven was looking to counter with a kick there.
Stalin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Broseph Stalin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stalin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Broseph Stalin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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