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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Monroe (ranked 3255 p4p, 423 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 2765 p4p, 371 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by Man in Black. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Monroe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zabit Samedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Zabit Samedov has been cut.
Samedov tries to clinch up but Monroe circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samedov tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
Samedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Monroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monroe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Samedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Samedov.
Samedov slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samedov.
Monroe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Samedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monroe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monroe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Samedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Samedov moved out of range nicely.
Samedov lands a slapping body shot.
Samedov tries to clinch up but Monroe circles away and keeps his distance.
Samedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monroe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe connects with a single shot there.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Samedov.
Samedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Monroe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samedov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Samedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Monroe circles away.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samedov has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monroe leaning against his opponent.
Monroe tries a body shot but Samedov blocks it.
Samedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monroe scores with a shoulder strike.
Monroe tries to throw a body punch but Samedov avoids it by throwing Monroe back against the cage.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Monroe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monroe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monroe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monroe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Monroe scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe's brow.
Monroe presses Samedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monroe takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like David Monroe has been cut.
Monroe is leaning against Samedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samedov looks winded!
Monroe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monroe tries a body shot but Samedov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monroe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samedov walks into a straight right hand from Monroe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monroe counters with a right hand to the body.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Samedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe swings for the body but Samedov moves out of range.
Samedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That has opened up Zabit Samedov's cut even more.
Samedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Monroe misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Monroe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Monroe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Samedov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Samedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samedov wants to clinch up but Monroe keeps it at a distance.
Monroe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Samedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monroe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Samedov blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samedov clinches up with Monroe and pushes him back against the cage.
Monroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samedov can do to turn this around?
Monroe lands a nice shot to the body.
Samedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monroe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samedov has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.
Monroe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samedov prevents a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samedov takes a shot to the head.
The cut above Zabit Samedov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Samedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Samedov is looking to clinch.
Samedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samedov tries to clinch up but Monroe circles away and keeps his distance.
Samedov is looking to clinch.
Monroe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monroe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Monroe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Samedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samedov looks to clinch
and Monroe counters with a straight right hand.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Samedov.
Samedov tries to clinch up.
Samedov staying out of range there.
Samedov misses with a hook.
Monroe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Samedov throws a push kick but Monroe slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Samedov.
Samedov throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.
It looked like Monroe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Samedov wants to clinch up but Monroe keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Monroe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samedov throws a sloppy body shot
and Monroe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Samedov is breathing heavily.
Samedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monroe counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Monroe finds it's target.
Zabit Samedov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Samedov lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samedov is looking to clinch but Monroe is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a hook. Samedov ducked under it nicely.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samedov moves away.
Monroe cracks Samedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zabit Samedov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Monroe!
A relieved looking David Monroe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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