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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Sathanasios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Foxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Foxall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
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185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolas Sathanasios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Foxall!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sathanasios has closed the distance and engaged Foxall in a clinch.
Sathanasios's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sathanasios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sathanasios lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Tom Foxall has been cut.
Foxall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Foxall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sathanasios quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sathanasios kicks off Foxall and gets to his feet.
Foxall blocks a head kick by Sathanasios.
Foxall shoots in for a takedown but Sathanasios shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Foxall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sathanasios.
Sathanasios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sathanasios clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sathanasios.
Sathanasios manages to break the clinch.
Sathanasios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicolas Sathanasios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sathanasios scores with a jab to the body.
Foxall closes the distance and clinches up with Sathanasios, looking for a takedown. Foxall pushes Sathanasios against the cage but Sathanasios circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Foxall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sathanasios sprawls well. Sathanasios wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foxall gets slowly back to his feet.
Nicolas Sathanasios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Foxall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sathanasios scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sathanasios scores with a nice right hand.
Sathanasios fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foxall, pushing him back against the cage.
Sathanasios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foxall ducks right into an uppercut from Sathanasios.
That has opened up Tom Foxall's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foxall shoots in looking for a takedown but Sathanasios manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foxall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sathanasios slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Foxall is rocked!
Foxall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sathanasios avoids it really well and circles away.
Sathanasios darts in and clinches Foxall up against the cage.
Sathanasios lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above Tom Foxall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sathanasios throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sathanasios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sathanasios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sathanasios throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foxall on the side of the head.
Sathanasios tests Foxall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sathanasios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sathanasios lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Foxall at a distance.
Foxall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Foxall doesn't manage to clinch there - Sathanasios circles away.
Sathanasios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foxall moves away.
Foxall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sathanasios sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body punch from Sathanasios.
Foxall looks gassed!
The fighters circle, before Sathanasios throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Foxall's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Sathanasios lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Nicolas Sathanasios!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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