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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 233 p4p, 990 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 35 p4p, 141 weight class). Pjetlic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Legend. Maro Pjetlic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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27 - 9 - 0 |
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196 cm
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19 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjetlic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Pjetlic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Pjetlic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu misses with a straight right.
A jab from Veainu misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pjetlic! But no joy.
Pjetlic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
Veainu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pjetlic throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sonatane Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pjetlic under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veainu slips a jab from Pjetlic.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Pjetlic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Veainu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Veainu lands.
Veainu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pjetlic sprawling to the canvas! Pjetlic rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Veainu finish him?!
It looks like Maro Pjetlic has been cut.
Veainu cracks Pjetlic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Pjetlic moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pjetlic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pjetlic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Veainu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Pjetlic slips the punch.
Pjetlic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Pjetlic is looking for the big counter here.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Pjetlic counters with a nice uppercut.
Pjetlic swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veainu.
Pjetlic looks to land a right hand but Veainu moved out of range.
Veainu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pjetlic.
Pjetlic throws out a counter right but Veainu avoids it with no problem.
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Pjetlic's head but Pjetlic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veainu throws a sloppy body shot
and Pjetlic counters with a nice uppercut.
Veainu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pjetlic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pjetlic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Veainu with a body shot.
Pjetlic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Pjetlic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Veainu finds it's way through Pjetlic's defenses.
Pjetlic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Veainu.
Good exchange - Veainu coming out on top.
Veainu throws the left hand but Pjetlic avoids the punch easily.
Pjetlic lands a nice hook to Veainu's body. Veainu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Veainu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pjetlic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veainu lands a jab to Pjetlic's midsection.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Pjetlic is just out of range.
Veainu avoids the body shot from Pjetlic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pjetlic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Veainu connects with a nice looking jab.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pjetlic throws a counter combo.
Veainu misses with a double jab
and Pjetlic counters with a nice uppercut.
Pjetlic throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veainu cracks Pjetlic with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Pjetlic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonatane Veainu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maro Pjetlic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Veainu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pjetlic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veainu slips a jab from Pjetlic.
Nice cross by Veainu.
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Pjetlic ducks down to avoid it.
Pjetlic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Pjetlic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Veainu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veainu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Pjetlic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pjetlic connects with a body shot.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Pjetlic counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Pjetlic.
Pjetlic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pjetlic throws out the jab.
Pjetlic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Veainu lands with a good body shot.
Veainu staying out of range there.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Pjetlic moves away and avoids it.
Veainu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veainu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pjetlic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Veainu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Veainu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pjetlic can do to turn this around?
Pjetlic avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Veainu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
A quick step to the side and Veainu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic moves out of range of the strikes.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Pjetlic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu throws a lazy right hand but Pjetlic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pjetlic walks into a stiff left hand from Veainu.
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!
Veainu throws an overhand right that lands on Pjetlic's shoulder, as Pjetlic tries to avoid the shot.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pjetlic manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Pjetlic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Pjetlic counters with a right hand to the body.
Veainu connects with the punch.
Veainu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pjetlic was well out of range. Poor timing from Veainu.
Pjetlic throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pjetlic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veainu takes a swing at Pjetlic's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Pjetlic misses.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pjetlic counter with a right hand.
Veainu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pjetlic lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooh!!! Pjetlic has knocked Veainu down with a huge combo! Pjetlic steps away and waves a wobbly Veainu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Sonatane Veainu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pjetlic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veainu throws a series of punches but Pjetlic avoids them all with ease.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Pjetlic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pjetlic to counter with a crisp jab.
Veainu is rocked!
Pjetlic slips under a jab from Veainu.
Oh Veainu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pjetlic scores with a body shot.
Veainu seems to have got his legs back now.
Veainu misses with a straight left.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Pjetlic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pjetlic manages to avoid it.
Veainu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pjetlic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pjetlic walks into a straight right hand from Veainu.
Veainu throws a sloppy body shot
and Pjetlic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veainu thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maro Pjetlic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Veainu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pjetlic backs up against the cage.
Pjetlic scores with the left hand. Veainu knows he should have avoided that one.
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu misses with a looping left.
Veainu misses with a left hand
and Pjetlic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pjetlic cracks Veainu on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Veainu falls backwards against the cage. Pjetlic follows up with more strikes that drop Veainu to his knees. Pjetlic keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Veainu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maro Pjetlic!
A victorious Maro Pjetlic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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