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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Peters (ranked 903 p4p, 1758 weight class) and Claudio Castagnoli (ranked 113 p4p, 219 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Castagnoli's choice of entrance music: James Bond Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 cm 23 265 8 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm 22 250 4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Peters! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claudio Castagnoli! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Castagnoli moves out of range of the body kick. Castagnoli shapes to counter with a head kick. Castagnoli misses with a hook
and Peters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Peters swings away with a leg kick that misses. Castagnoli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peters with a body shot. Castagnoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sol Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice defenses there by Castagnoli. Peters moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCastagnoli. Castagnoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Peters with a nice cross. Peters lands a big head kick that sends Castagnoli tumbling to the mat! Peters takes a step backwards and waves Castagnoli back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Castagnoli is rocked!
It looks like Claudio Castagnoli has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Peters lands an uppercut, right on the button! Castagnoli tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sol Peters! Sol Peters retains his heavyweight title! During a confident post fight interview, Sol Peters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
100% |
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