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QFC Tournament 72 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Panetovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudu Vagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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267 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirill Panetovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dudu Vagner!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Panetovich as Vagner shoots in.
Vagner has a takedown stuffed.
Panetovich shoots in looking for a takedown. Vagner tries to sprawl out of it but Panetovich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vagner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Panetovich shoots in for a double leg but Vagner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Panetovich shoots in for a takedown but Vagner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Panetovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panetovich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vagner avoids it really well and circles away.
Vagner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vagner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vagner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vagner is working for a guillotine from mount but Panetovich frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panetovich wants to hold on but Vagner pushes him away.
Panetovich is trying to escape the mount.
Vagner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vagner avoids the attempt from Panetovich to control.
Vagner is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Panetovich is in real trouble.
Panetovich prevents Vagner from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich can't escape the position.
Vagner working for a choke but Panetovich is defending well.
Vagner tries to get the hooks in deep but Panetovich pushed the leg off.
Panetovich rolls, trying to escape but Vagner keeps control of the position.
Panetovich is working hard here to advance position.
Vagner struggling to keep hold of the position.
Vagner working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panetovich preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vagner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Panetovich tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Panetovich is desperately trying to improve his position but Vagner has a good base and remains in mount.
Vagner moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Panetovich has worked his arm free - good work by Panetovich!
Vagner controls the position.
Vagner trying to control the position but Panetovich is working away.
Panetovich wants to control but Vagner postures up.
Panetovich is looking to reverse the position.
Panetovich can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vagner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vagner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Panetovich trying to hold on to Vagner's head to control him but Vagner postures up.
Panetovich missing with punches from the bottom.
Panetovich is looking to improve his position.
Panetovich trying to control but Vagner postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panetovich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vagner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vagner's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudu Vagner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vagner stuffs the takedown.
Vagner looks for a takedown but Panetovich sprawls well.
Vagner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Panetovich sprawls well. Panetovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vagner gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Panetovich is defended easily by Vagner.
Panetovich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vagner avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Panetovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vagner has his takedown stuffed
and Panetovich counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Panetovich is nestled in close to Vagner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vagner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Panetovich.
Panetovich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panetovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vagner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Panetovich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Panetovich's back!
Panetovich is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Panetovich trying to control the hands but Vagner breaks the grip.
Panetovich is trying to break free.
Vagner just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Panetovich defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vagner's arms.
Panetovich is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vagner gets his way!
Well, with Vagner on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Panetovich is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich tries to escape the position.
Vagner has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Vagner is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Panetovich is defending well though. Vagner let's go of the attempt for now.
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!
Panetovich trying to control but not successfully.
Panetovich is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vagner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagner wants to control but Panetovich manages to buck him off and is now in Vagner's guard! Nice work there by Panetovich!
Panetovich won't allow Vagner to sweep him here.
Panetovich being controlled here momentarily.
Vagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Panetovich throws an elbow that misses. Vagner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Panetovich's guard. Nice move by Vagner!
Vagner 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.
Vagner stopping the sweep attempt from Panetovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vagner wants to pass the guard but Panetovich is keeping the position.
Panetovich keeping moving, preventing Vagner from controlling successfully.
Vagner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Panetovich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vagner 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dudu Vagner.
Vagner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Panetovich but Panetovich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vagner shoots for a takedown but Panetovich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vagner shoots in but Panetovich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudu Vagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vagner fails with the takedown
and Vagner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panetovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Vagner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Panetovich's waist but Panetovich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vagner off to one side.
Panetovich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vagner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vagner parries the strikes from Panetovich easily there. Panetovich is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vagner to escape.
Panetovich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vagner is avoiding damage well.
Panetovich advances to full mount.
Panetovich with the ground and pound from mount.
Panetovich with a couple of short strikes.
Vagner is trying to escape the mount.
Vagner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vagner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Panetovich landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vagner is squirming around, avoiding Panetovich's attempts to control the action.
Panetovich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vagner's face.
Vagner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Panetovich controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vagner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Panetovich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vagner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vagner wants to hold on but Panetovich pushes him away.
Panetovich working Vagner over with strikes here.
Panetovich trying to control but Vagner is having none of it.
Panetovich cracks Vagner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vagner wants to control but Panetovich is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Panetovich looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vagner tries to reverse the position but Panetovich maintains control.
Panetovich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vagner is looking to escape.
Panetovich lands with some strikes.
Panetovich landing strikes from the mount and Vagner is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich wants to control the pace but Vagner is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Panetovich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Panetovich lands a nice shot to the head.
Panetovich wants to control the pace but Vagner is squirming around nicely.
Vagner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vagner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Panetovich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vagner is looking to escape.
Vagner is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill Panetovich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vagner 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Dudu Vagner!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Kirill Panetovich!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Kirill Panetovich!
Kirill Panetovich wins by split decision!
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FIGHT
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