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Event:
RFLFN-1
Date: Oct 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Buckets is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kendali looks to land a right hand but Buckets moved out of range.#CL#
Buckets moves into the clinch.
Buckets throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Buckets misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Buckets.
Kendali is working for takedown but Buckets is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buckets lands with a short shot to the head.
Buckets misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Kendali has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A knee to the head by Buckets.
#CUT#
It looks like Musa Kendali has been cut.
Buckets lands an elbow that stopped Kendali in his tracks for a moment.
Buckets creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kendali is trying to drag Buckets to the mat but Buckets just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kendali takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buckets keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kendali's efforts to push away.
Buckets trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kendali looks winded!#T1#
Buckets lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buckets working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buckets lands a knee to the head.
Buckets softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buckets working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kendali has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buckets is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pension Buckets has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musa Kendali.
Kendali takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buckets. #ROC#
Kendali is rocked!
Buckets lands an elbow inside.
Kendali is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckets finish him?
Buckets lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckets creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Kendali! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Buckets.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pension Buckets!
Pension Buckets decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
RFL - 45 Rise Up!
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice jab there from Kendali. #CUT#
It looks like Pension Buckets has been cut.
Kendali throws out a loose jab but Buckets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckets is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kendali definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kendali scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Kendali throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Buckets takes the fight into the clinch.
Buckets tries to land a knee to the head but Kendali blocks with his arms.
Buckets lands a nice elbow.
Buckets pushes Kendali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buckets with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buckets missing with knees to the body.
Buckets missing with knees to the body.
Buckets tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kendali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckets tries to land a knee to the head but Kendali blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckets blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Buckets misses with an elbow strike.
Kendali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buckets with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kendali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buckets is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kendali is defending well for now.
Kendali blocks the elbow strike.
Buckets with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buckets tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buckets.
A shot in the inside from Buckets.
Buckets tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buckets lands an elbow inside that Kendali shrugs off.
Kendali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kendali blocks a body shot from Buckets. #T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Buckets.
Kendali is breathing heavily.
Buckets misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Buckets.
Buckets working aggressively here.
Buckets using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckets lands an elbow inside that Kendali shrugs off.
Buckets crunches a lovely knee into Kendali's ribcage.
Buckets misses with an elbow over the top.
Buckets tries to land a knee to the head but Kendali blocks with his arms.
Buckets lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buckets landing knees to the body.
Buckets lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buckets is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T3#
Buckets lands with a short shot to the head.
Buckets throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kendali blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Buckets scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buckets lands a damaging elbow.
Buckets lands a nice elbow.
Buckets with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Kendali is rocked!
Buckets lands an elbow that stopped Kendali in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Kendali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buckets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buckets creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Kendali! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Buckets.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pension Buckets!
Pension Buckets thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
RISE 42
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Ragardo lands with a nice body punch.
Ragardo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ragardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kendali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD#
Ragardo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kendali tries to kick Ragardo off but Ragardo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kendali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SU#
Ragardo stands up out of the half guard.
Kendali throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragardo.
Ragardo throws an off balance right hand
and Kendali counters with a series of strikes. Ragardo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Ragardo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SU#
Ragardo stands up out of the half guard.
Ragardo throws a leg kick but Kendali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kendali scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Thor Ragardo has been cut.
Kendali checks a low kick from Ragardo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#KD2#
Kendali lands a left and a right that send Ragardo crashing to the mat, dazed. Kendali thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Ragardo is rocked!
Kendali misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Ragardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kendali has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ragardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragardo goes for a double leg but Kendali avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kendali continues to drive forward.
Kendali is looking for the big counter here.
Kendali dodges the punch combination from Ragardo.
Kendali cracks Ragardo with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Musa Kendali!
Musa Kendali managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
The Island Season 8, 265+ lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 05, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Heritageaka moves into range and clinches up with Kendali.
Heritageaka jumps guard but Kendali turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kendali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heritageaka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kendali to keep the fight standing.
Heritageaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kendali walks away with a smile on his face. Heritageaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for THumongous Heritageaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD2#
Kendali feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Heritageaka sprawling to the canvas! Heritageaka rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kendali finish him?!
#CUT2#
It looks like THumongous Heritageaka has been cut.
Heritageaka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#KD2#
Kendali cracks Heritageaka with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kendali has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Heritageaka to stand back up!#ROC2#
Heritageaka is rocked!
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!#CL#
Heritageaka moves into the clinch.
Oh Heritageaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kendali wants to get back to striking at distance but Heritageaka won't allow it.
Heritageaka seems to have got his legs back now.#TD#
Heritageaka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Heritageaka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Heritageaka is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kendali frees his head nicely. Oh but Heritageaka has switched to an armbar! Kendali is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). THumongous Heritageaka!
A very excited looking THumongous Heritageaka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Rubio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kendali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rubio scrambles back to his feet.#CUT#
It looks like Enoch Rubio has been cut.
Rubio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kendali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rubio.
Rubio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#KD#
Kendali drops his shoulder and cracks Rubio with a huge uppercut! Rubio goes down! Can Kendali finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Kendali throwing strikes from guard but Rubio blocks nicely.
Rubio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kendali throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rubio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kendali stands up over Rubio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kendali with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kendali postures up and lands a big shot to Rubio's brow. #ROC#
Rubio is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Enoch Rubio's cut even more.
Rubio looks winded!
Rubio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rubio is still in real trouble! Can Kendali finish him?
Kendali working some strikes from top position.
Kendali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kendali stands up over Rubio, holding on to his feet. Kendali throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Rubio is out cold! Kendali lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Musa Kendali!
An out of breath Musa Kendali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
IXF 44
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Muthia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kendali.
Kendali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muthia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kendali.
Kendali misses with a body punch
enabling Muthia to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Musa Kendali has been cut.
Kendali misses with a right hand
and Muthia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muthia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muthia scores with a jab to the body.
Muthia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kendali throws out the jab.
Kendali throws a hook but Muthia blocks it.
Kendali throws a right and a left that Muthia avoids nicely.
Kendali thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Kendali misses.
Muthia tries to close the distance and clinch but Kendali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muthia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muthia staying out of range there.#CL2#
Muthia clinches.
Muthia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muthia lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Kendali is rocked!#T1#
Muthia dips a shoulder and cracks Kendali with a mighty uppercut! Kendali falls back against the cage and Muthia unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kendali is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Muthia screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mowgli Muthia!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mowgli Muthia waved his t-shirt featuring ZZ POPS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
IXF 38
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Kendali throws a poor cross that misses
and Crul counters with a two punch combo.
Kendali looks to land a left hand but Crul moved out of range nicely.
Kendali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#KD#
Kendali lands a left and a right that sends Crul crashing to the canvas! Kendali dives into mount looking to finish!#CUT#
It looks like Arik Crul has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crul avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kendali.
Kendali postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Crul is out cold - huge knockout for Kendali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Musa Kendali!
After winning the bout, Musa Kendali thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
IXF 32
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1#
ONeal misses with a wild combination.
Kendali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT2#
It looks like Shaquille ONeal has been cut.
Kendali throws a left and a right that both miss
#KD#
and ONeal counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kendali! ONeal lets Kendali back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#
It looks like Musa Kendali has been cut.
Kendali throws a shot from downtown. ONeal moves away and avoids it.
Kendali misses with a hook
and ONeal counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Kendali badly! He tries to strike back but ONeal puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Kendali out cold! Oh man, Kendali will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shaquille ONeal!
After the fight, Shaquille ONeal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
IXF 29
Date: May 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Kendali missing with a left hand there. Coleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Coleman looking to score a takedown here. Kendali is defending well but Coleman drives through and ends up in Kendali's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kendali can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kendali is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Coleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kendali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Coleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Kendali wants to stand up but Coleman is controlling him.
Coleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#SU#
Coleman stands up and waves to Kendali to follow him. #TD#
Coleman feints and as Kendali raises his hands in defense, Coleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB#
Coleman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kendali is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kendali has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##T2##SUB#
Coleman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kendali stands up over Coleman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kendali with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kendali lands a couple of digs.#SUB#
Coleman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kendali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kendali works over Coleman with some ground and pound from guard.#T3#
Kendali is in close to Coleman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Kendali content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kendali landing some decent shots from guard.
Kendali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kendali is in close to Coleman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kendali landing some decent shots from guard.
Kendali is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kendali trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kendali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kendali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kendali landing with the ground and pound.
Kendali trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom. #T4#
Coleman is looking to sweep but instead, Kendali has passed into half guard.
Kendali seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coleman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kendali landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kendali lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kendali takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musa Kendali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A big right from Kendali misses.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Kendali drives through with a takedown into Coleman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kendali is standing up over Coleman. Coleman looks to escape but Kendali dives into side control.
#REVR#
Kendali wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
Kendali working the head and body with strikes.
Musa Kendali has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kendali landing strikes.
Coleman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kendali lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kendali winds up and cracks Coleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kendali looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman is staying active underneath Kendali, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Kendali moves into full mount! Coleman won't be happy about that!
Kendali cracks Coleman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kendali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kendali is landing with some decent strikes but Coleman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kendali lands a big shot there that rocks Coleman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Coleman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kendali in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kendali with good strikes from the mount here!
Kendali is landing with some decent strikes but Coleman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC2#
Coleman is rocked!
Kendali lands a big shot to the head and Coleman winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Musa Kendali!
Musa Kendali thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Braxxton Coleman had this to say: 'Fuck that hood rat bitch motherfucker'.
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