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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristi Radu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Experiment V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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153 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
23
157 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristi Radu !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russian Experiment V!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radu swings for the body but Experiment V moves out of range.
Radu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Experiment V but Experiment V pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Radu fails with the takedown.
Radu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristi Radu . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiment V swinging wilding here.
Radu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Experiment V swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Experiment V. No joy for Radu on that attempt.
Radu closes the distance and clinches up with Experiment V, looking for a takedown. Radu pushes Experiment V against the cage but Experiment V circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Radu .
A jab from Experiment V misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circling - Experiment V throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Experiment V. No joy for Radu on that attempt.
Russian Experiment V is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment V with a jab.
Radu is rocked!
Radu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Experiment V.
Radu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Experiment V as he jumps to the side.
Experiment V throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Radu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Experiment V scores with a nice head shot.
Experiment V is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Experiment V tries to avoid it but Radu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Experiment V to the ground. Experiment V escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Radu shoots in and bounces Experiment V off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Radu seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radu is looking to work some ground and pound but Experiment V has wrist control.
Experiment V wants to stand and escape but Radu is having none of it.
Experiment V has Radu pulled in close to control his posture.
Experiment V has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Radu has passed into side control.
Experiment V struggling a bit here.
Radu scoring with punches from side control.
Experiment V is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Radu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Radu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Experiment V is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Experiment V is trying to control Radu 's posture but Radu avoids it.
Experiment V really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Radu . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radu working the ground and pound but Experiment V is defending the strikes.
Experiment V trying to control but Radu flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Radu scores with punches from the back.
Experiment V just trying to survive but Radu is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Experiment V might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Radu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Radu is hanging on to Experiment V's back as he tries to escape.
Radu tightening his grip on Experiment V, looking for the choke.
Radu tightening his grip on Experiment V, looking for the choke.
Experiment V is trying to get back to his feet but Radu has full control of the position and if anything, Experiment V has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radu has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Experiment V has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Experiment V trying to control but not successfully.
Experiment V fending off the submission attempt from Radu .
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Radu looking for the choke but no joy.
Radu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Radu is breathing heavily.
Radu is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cristi Radu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Radu has a takedown stuffed.
Experiment V misses with a wild body shot.
Radu lands with a shot to the body.
Radu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Radu misses with a takedown attempt - Experiment V sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristi Radu . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radu fails to land the takedown.
Radu shoots in and drives through. Experiment V sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment V stuffs the takedown.
Experiment V moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Experiment V cracks Radu with an uppercut from hell and Radu crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Experiment V's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Radu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Experiment V slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Experiment V stands up and waves to Radu to follow him.
Radu shoots in looking for a takedown. Experiment V tries to sprawl out of it but Radu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Experiment V manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment V manages to avoid it.
Experiment V wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radu blocks a jab.
Experiment V throws a jab when Radu was well out of range.
Radu misses with a body shot
and Experiment V counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Radu down! Experiment V is looking to finish but Radu is intelligently defending himself.
It looks like Cristi Radu has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radu striking off his back but it's not causing Experiment V any problems.
Radu tries to strike from the bottom.
Radu throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Experiment V trying to control but Radu is working from the bottom.
Radu had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Experiment V is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Radu Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Experiment V's back instead.
Radu lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Radu is trying to stick to Experiment V's back but Experiment V is turning into Radu . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Radu 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Experiment V.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radu has a closed guard, preventing Experiment V from standing up.
Radu had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Experiment V is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Radu Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Experiment V's back instead.
Experiment V is trying to stand back up.
Experiment V is taking damage to the body and head.
Experiment V is really stuck here.
Experiment V is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Radu off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Experiment V wants to control his opponent's hands but Radu gets his hands free.
Radu punishes Experiment V with strikes from the back mount.
Radu gets his hands free as Experiment V looks to control.
Radu softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Experiment V is trying to get back to his feet but Radu has full control of the position and if anything, Experiment V has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Radu lands punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment V trying to control but not successfully.
Experiment V is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Radu connects with a big shot to the side of Experiment V's head.
Radu has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Experiment V is defending well but eventually Radu manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Experiment V has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cristi Radu !
Cristi Radu retains his featherweight title!
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hype
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