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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus St Stone (ranked 4046 p4p, 130 weight class) and Harri Hurja (ranked 3078 p4p, 107 weight class). Harri Hurja has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus St Stone's chin.
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286 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harri Hurja!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurja keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurja scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Stone in his tracks.
It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Hurja lands with a shot to the body.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja moves out of range.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurja circles away.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Stone wants to clinch up but Hurja keeps it at a distance.
St Stone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hurja counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Stone's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone avoids the head kick by Hurja.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja is having none of it.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurja circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Stone pushes Hurja up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurja manages to break the clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja is having none of it.
Hurja steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
St Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurja paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurja throws a body kick that misses.
St Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hurja goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja moves away
and Hurja makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hurja keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone looks to clinch
and Hurja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Stone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hurja keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja is having none of it.
Hurja keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone blocks a leg kick.
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hurja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone checks a leg kick.
Hurja throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurja throws a body punch but St Stone moves out of range.
Hurja fakes the leg kick and cracks St Stone in the body.
Hurja lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurja has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as St Stone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hurja fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hurja turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Hurja is avoiding it.
St Stone wants to clinch
and Hurja counters with a right hand to the body.
Hurja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurja lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hurja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Stone tries to clinch up
and Hurja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcus St Stone's cut is getting worse.
Hurja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Stone moves in looking to clinch but Hurja pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hurja! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Hurja lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Stone doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurja.
Hurja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hurja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurja will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hurja makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Stone backing away here, and Hurja unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hurja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hurja counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hurja is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
St Stone looks to clinch
and Hurja counters with a huge left! St Stone is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hurja isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save St Stone from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hurja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harri Hurja!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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