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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 2792 p4p, 3064 weight class) and Kristof Pardi (ranked 92 p4p, 102 weight class). Furioto comes to the cage accompanied by 韻踏合組合 -. Pardi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Party Boy Theme. Kristof Pardi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Kristof Pardi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardi feints and as Furioto raises his hands in defense, Pardi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Furioto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pardi looking to pass the guard.
Pardi is still trying to improve position.
Pardi controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Pardi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pardi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pardi dives in and scores a takedown into Furioto's guard.
Pardi is fighting to break Furioto's control of his arms but Furioto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pardi wants to pass the guard but Furioto is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furioto has his hands on Pardi's head, controlling the position.
Pardi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Furioto looking to control.
Furioto wants to hit a sweep here but Pardi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Furioto there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Furioto tries to hold on but Pardi pushes him away.
Pardi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Furioto is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pardi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pardi wants to take Furioto's back here but Furioto is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Pardi controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi dominated that round.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Furioto. No joy for Pardi on that attempt.
Furioto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pardi shoots in and bounces Furioto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Furioto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pardi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Furioto wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furioto is keeping the position for now.
Furioto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pardi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furioto controlling from the top position.
Pardi keeping moving, preventing Furioto from controlling successfully.
Pardi seems keen to control Furioto's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Furioto trying to control but Pardi is working from the bottom.
Furioto looking to sit in guard and control but Pardi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Furioto trying to keep a closed guard but Pardi is proving a slippery customer.
Furioto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pardi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Furioto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pardi controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pardi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Furioto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furioto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pardi controls the pace.
Furioto working a defensive guard but Pardi manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Furioto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pardi taking a breather here.
Furioto wants to control but Pardi postures up.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Pardi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pardi controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice uppercut lands for Pardi. That snapped Furioto's head back.
It looks like Maximus Furioto has been cut.
Pardi staying out of range there.
Furioto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pardi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Pardi seems content to control.
Pardi works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto is looking to reverse the position.
Furioto is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi controls the position.
Furioto can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Furioto is looking to clinch.
Maximus Furioto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Furioto throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus Furioto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pardi closes the distance and clinches.
Furioto struggles to land a body shot inside as Pardi controls his hands.
Pardi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Furioto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Furioto prevents the takedown attempt.
Pardi jumps guard.
Furioto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Furioto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pardi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Pardi keeping moving, preventing Furioto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto looking to sit in guard and control but Pardi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Furioto being controlled here, momentarily.
Kristof Pardi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Furioto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pardi is aware though and is defending well.
Furioto working for a triangle but Pardi defends it easily.
Pardi postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristof Pardi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pardi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Pardi!
In defeat, Maximus Furioto stepped up to the mic, saying 'oohhh!nooooo!'.
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