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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fou Rthihovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheikh Hasina Wazed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rthihovsky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Wazed has chosen Mercedes Sosa - Como la Cigarra as his entrance music. Sheikh Hasina Wazed will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
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141 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fou Rthihovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wazed dives in and grabs Rthihovsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rthihovsky pushes down on Wazed's head and hops out.
Wazed with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rthihovsky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wazed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rthihovsky is trying to defend but Wazed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rthihovsky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wazed pulls his head out easily.
Rthihovsky tries to get to full guard but Wazed has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wazed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rthihovsky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wazed is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wazed pulls his head out easily.
Wazed is trying to control. Rthihovsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rthihovsky is looking for a sweep. Wazed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rthihovsky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wazed trying to control the position from guard on top but Rthihovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rthihovsky keeping full guard, as Wazed tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed trying to control the position from guard on top but Rthihovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rthihovsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wazed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rthihovsky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rthihovsky is pulling down on Wazed's head. It's preventing any offense from Wazed, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wazed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky working a defensive guard here.
Rthihovsky working for a triangle but Wazed defends it easily.
Rthihovsky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wazed passes into half guard.
Wazed controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazed looks to land a strike but Rthihovsky avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rthihovsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wazed is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rthihovsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Rthihovsky, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sheikh Hasina Wazed 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.
Wazed misses with a hook.
Wazed misses with a takedown
and Rthihovsky counters with a nice body kick.
Rthihovsky misses with an uppercut.
Rthihovsky scores with a hook.
Rthihovsky scores with a leg kick.
Rthihovsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wazed as he jumps to the side.
Wazed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky misses with a straight left.
Rthihovsky misses with an uppercut
and Wazed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wazed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Wazed. Those never looked like landing.
Rthihovsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rthihovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wazed ducks under a wild hook from Rthihovsky.
Wazed misses with a hook
and Rthihovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Wazed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rthihovsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Wazed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed loads up on a big right hand but Rthihovsky slips the punch.
Wazed moves forwards but Rthihovsky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wazed throws a jab when Rthihovsky was well out of range.
Rthihovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wazed.
Fou Rthihovsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
Rthihovsky feints and then cracks Wazed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wazed down.
Wazed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rthihovsky misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed misses with a takedown attempt - Rthihovsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wazed fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Wazed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rthihovsky.
Wazed fails with the takedown
and Rthihovsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Wazed misses with a looping right.
Wazed shoots for a takedown but Rthihovsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky looks to land a left hand but Wazed moved out of range nicely.
Wazed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rthihovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Wazed is just out of range.
Wazed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rthihovsky pinned against the cage. Rthihovsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rthihovsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wazed.
Wazed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rthihovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wazed throws an off balance right hand
and Rthihovsky counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fou Rthihovsky dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rthihovsky misses with a body shot.
Wazed closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rthihovsky to the mat! Rthihovsky manages to get full guard.
Wazed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rthihovsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wazed is pushing down on Rthihovsky's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rthihovsky is fighting to maintain full guard but Wazed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rthihovsky actively working from the bottom here.
Rthihovsky tries to roll over but Wazed keeps him under control.
Rthihovsky makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rthihovsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky looking to control.
Wazed trying to control but Rthihovsky is working from the bottom.
Rthihovsky trying to control the position here.
Wazed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rthihovsky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wazed has managed to get both his arms back between Rthihovsky's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wazed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rthihovsky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wazed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wazed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wazed wanted to stand there but Rthihovsky had control of the position.
Rthihovsky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wazed passes into half guard.
Rthihovsky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wazed pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed prevents Rthihovsky from improving his position.
Rthihovsky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wazed stalling.
Wazed passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky tries to reverse the position but Wazed maintains control.
Wazed punching from mount but Rthihovsky doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rthihovsky is working to get back to half guard.
Wazed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rthihovsky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
I think Wazed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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