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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wong Fei Hung (ranked 542 p4p, 1400 weight class) and Petros Petritis (ranked 73 p4p, 180 weight class). Petros Petritis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wong Fei Hung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Petros Petritis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petritis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fei Hung.
Petritis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been told by Fei Hung's head coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petritis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petritis clinches up against the cage.
Fei Hung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fei Hung blocks a jab.
Petros Petritis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fei Hung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petritis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petritis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Wong Fei Hung has been cut.
Petritis dodges the punch combination from Fei Hung.
A little jabbing left from Petritis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petritis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fei Hung.
Petritis misses with a straight right.
Fei Hung throwing a counter right hand but Petritis manages to avoid it.
Fei Hung digs a good body shot into Petritis's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petritis misses with a looping right.
Fei Hung avoids the body shot from Petritis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petritis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petritis misses with a body punch.
Petritis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fei Hung's elbow.
Fei Hung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Petritis misses.
Petritis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fei Hung looks to throw the jab but Petritis is out of range.
Fei Hung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fei Hung gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petritis looks to throw the jab but Fei Hung is out of range.
Fei Hung slips under a jab from Petritis.
Petritis wants to clinch
and Fei Hung counters with a three punch combo that has Petritis backing up. Petritis nods at Fei Hung to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters circling - Fei Hung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Petritis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petritis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petritis misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung cracks a nice hook into Petritis's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petritis throws out a powerful jab.
Petritis with a jab.
Fei Hung swinging wildly here.
Petritis closes the distance but Fei Hung moves to the side
and Fei Hung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Petros Petritis has been cut.
Petritis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fei Hung counters with a stiff right hand.
Petritis connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Fei Hung there.
Petritis misses with a body punch
and Fei Hung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fei Hung ducks under a wild hook from Petritis.
Fei Hung swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fei Hung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petritis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung keeps the fight on the outside.
Fei Hung feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Petritis sprawling to the canvas! Petritis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fei Hung finish him?!
Petritis is rocked!
Fei Hung cracks Petritis with a left hook right on the temple and Petritis goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Fei Hung lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Petritis is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wong Fei Hung!
Wong Fei Hung is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Wong Fei Hung thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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