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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kao Toan (ranked 4027 p4p, 25209 weight class) and Igor Kreten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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3 - 7 - 0 |
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265
1 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kao Toan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Kreten!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kreten tries to work over Toan's front leg with a kick but Toan checks it.
Kreten throws a nice looking combination but Toan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kreten misses with a head kick.
Toan checks a leg kick nicely.
Toan moves out of range of the leg kick from Kreten.
A good leg kick by Kreten.
Igor Kreten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreten throws a head kick but Toan moves out of range.
Toan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kreten misses with a hook. Toan ducked under it nicely.
Kreten catches Toan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Toan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Kao Toan has been cut.
Kreten throws a lazy head kick
and Toan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kreten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toan connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toan crunches a lovely knee into Kreten's ribcage.
Toan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kreten trying to control the position but instead, Toan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kreten into the cage.
Toan can't get the takedown.
Toan is breathing heavily.
Kreten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kreten swings wildly with an uppercut but Toan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Toan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kreten is trying to force a seperation but Toan has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Kreten.
Toan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kreten up against the cage.
The referee calls for Toan to work.
Kreten breaks from the clinch.
Kreten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kreten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toan.
Kreten swings for the body but Toan moves out of range.
Toan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kreten misses with a kick to the body.
Toan is looking for a counter combo.
Kreten lands with a cross.
Kreten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreten struggles to land a body shot inside as Toan controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kreten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kreten dodges an elbow strike from Toan.
Kreten avoiding damage as Toan throws knees to the body.
Kreten throws an elbow that misses.
Toan prevents Kreten from breaking the clinch.
Kreten just leaning against Toan, taking a breather.
Toan lands an elbow inside that Kreten shrugs off.
Toan lands an elbow inside.
Kreten wants to get back to striking at distance but Toan won't allow it.
Kreten misses with a punch to the body.
Toan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Toan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kreten cracks Toan with a solid left hand.
Toan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kreten breaks the clinch.
Kreten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toan circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toan moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kreten has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kreten misses with a wild body shot.
Kreten throws a right hand that Toan ducks under and follows up with a left that Toan also avoids with ease.
Toan tries to counter by clinching up but Kreten breaks away and moves out of range.
Kreten closes the distance and clinches.
Toan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kreten uses from the top position.
Toan trying to keep a closed guard but Kreten is proving a slippery customer.
Kreten working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toan's head.
Kreten trying to control the position from guard on top but Toan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toan controls Kreten momentarily but Kreten frees himself.
Kreten throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kreten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kao Toan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kreten takes the fight into the clinch.
Kreten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toan misses with a knee strike.
Kreten misses with a body punch.
Toan tries to land a knee to the head but Kreten blocks with his arms.
Toan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Toan is controlling him.
Kreten is stalling here.
Kreten prevents the takedown attempt.
Toan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kreten tries to work over Toan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreten scores a nice knee to the body.
Kreten stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kreten is trying to break the clinch but Toan has him pressed against the cage.
Kreten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kreten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kreten.
Toan trying to land knees to the body.
Kreten lands with a light punch inside.
Kreten tries to circle away but Toan has him pinned against the cage.
Kreten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kreten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kreten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kreten is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Toan dodges the punch combination from Kreten.
Kreten drops Toan with a nice combination! Kreten dives into Toan's guard, looking to finish!
Kao Toan's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kreten postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Toan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kreten, into his guard.
Toan wants to stand but Kreten has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kreten, up you get!
Kreten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Kreten looks to move away, Toan throws a big counter combo but Kreten just gets out of the way.
Kreten connects with the punch.
Kreten gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kreten avoids the damage to the body.
Kreten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kreten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kreten as he connects with a hook.
Toan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Kreten does no damage.
Toan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Toan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Toan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kreten avoids it really well and circles away.
Kreten thows a body kick. Toan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kreten catches Toan napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Toan to the canvas!
Toan is rocked!
Kao Toan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toan is working an open guard so Kreten takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oh Toan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toan seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice leg kick from Kreten, right into the meat of the thigh.
Igor Kreten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kreten misses with a wild combination.
Toan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kreten batters Toan with a massive right followed by a huge left! Toan is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Kreten lands a final crushing right hand to drop Toan to the mat with a gruesome thud! Kreten is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Igor Kreten!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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