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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 1351 p4p, 1634 weight class) and Malcolm Farquharson (ranked 195 p4p, 235 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 cm
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazaros Constantinou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've been told by Constantinou's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Farquharson lands the left hand.
Constantinou avoids the body shot from Farquharson.
Constantinou loads up on a big right hand but Farquharson slips the punch.
Farquharson moves out of range as Constantinou throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farquharson. Constantinou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farquharson thuds a left hand into Constantinou's body.
Constantinou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson lands with a hook. Constantinou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Farquharson darts in looking for a takedown but Constantinou gets double underhooks and turns Farquharson into the cage.
Farquharson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Constantinou is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Farquharson. That snapped Constantinou's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farquharson scores with a punch to the head.
Constantinou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Constantinou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farquharson lands a body shot.
Farquharson connects with a jab.
Constantinou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farquharson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Constantinou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farquharson counters with a nice uppercut.
Farquharson jabs at Constantinou's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantinou throws the kick towards the body but Farquharson avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farquharson. Constantinou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farquharson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farquharson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Farquharson cracks Constantinou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farquharson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Constantinou avoids it really well and circles away.
Constantinou half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson misses the jab.
Farquharson cracks Constantinou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farquharson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Constantinou throws a quick counter head kick but Farquharson was just out of range.
A head kick from Constantinou lands but Farquharson takes it in his stride.
It looks like Malcolm Farquharson has been cut.
Farquharson looks to score with a jab to the body but Constantinou is just out of range.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Farquharson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lazaros Constantinou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Farquharson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson misses with a lunging right hand
and Constantinou counters with a crisp right hand that drops Farquharson! Constantinou lets Farquharson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Constantinou lands a big uppercut and Farquharson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Farquharson looks OK. Constantinou waves Farquharson back to his feet!
Farquharson is rocked!
Farquharson swings for the body but Constantinou moves out of range.
A jab from Farquharson does it's job there.
Farquharson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farquharson dives in and scores a takedown into Constantinou's guard.
Farquharson landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farquharson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farquharson wants to control from the top but Constantinou keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malcolm Farquharson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Farquharson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Farquharson lands a glancing blow to the side of Constantinou's head.
Farquharson tries for a takedown but Constantinou circles away easily
and Constantinou counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Farquharson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Constantinou misses with a kick to the body
letting Farquharson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson avoids the head kick by Constantinou.
Farquharson lands a glancing blow to the side of Constantinou's head.
Constantinou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Constantinou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson cracks a nice hook into Constantinou's ribs.
Constantinou walks into a straight right hand from Farquharson.
Lazaros Constantinou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farquharson. Constantinou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinou throws a jab when Farquharson was well out of range.
Constantinou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farquharson throws out a counter right but Constantinou avoids it with no problem.
Farquharson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Constantinou throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farquharson scores with a jab.
Constantinou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farquharson tries for a takedown but Constantinou circles away easily
and Constantinou counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farquharson misses the body punch
and Farquharson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Constantinou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Constantinou gets caught napping as Farquharson dives in and scores a takedown. Constantinou manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson passes into half guard.
Farquharson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Constantinou wants to get back to full guard.
Farquharson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Constantinou tries to roll over but Farquharson keeps him under control.
Farquharson lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson trying to pass the guard but Constantinou defending well.
Farquharson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Constantinou to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Constantinou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a strike but Constantinou rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Farquharson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Constantinou defends it easily.
Farquharson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farquharson wants to sweep here but Constantinou controlling him for the moment.
Farquharson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Farquharson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Farquharson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Farquharson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Farquharson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Constantinou throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Farquharson counters with a single leg into guard. Constantinou didn't expect that.
Farquharson lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farquharson wants to pass the guard but Constantinou is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farquharson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farquharson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Constantinou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farquharson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Farquharson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farquharson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farquharson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farquharson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Farquharson 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.
Lazaros Constantinou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farquharson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Constantinou wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Farquharson wants to control but Constantinou is keeping him busy.
Farquharson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Constantinou throws a poor cross that misses
and Farquharson counters with a stiff right hand.
Constantinou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Constantinou walks into a left hand.
Farquharson blocks the body kick.
Farquharson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farquharson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Constantinou misses.
Donk. Farquharson catches Constantinou right on the button with a cross.
Farquharson digs a good body shot into Constantinou's ribs.
Constantinou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Constantinou lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farquharson's sensitive parts.
Malcolm Farquharson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Constantinou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Constantinou misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Constantinou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malcolm Farquharson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malcolm Farquharson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farquharson cracks Constantinou with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Farquharson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farquharson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Farquharson!
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energy
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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