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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between peter pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Novavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). peter pan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, peter pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Novavich!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Novavich avoids it really well and circles away.
pan lands a jab.
Novavich has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Novavich.
pan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Novavich digs a right hand underneath pan's ribcage. pan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novavich.
Novavich lands a nice uppercut.
Novavich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Novavich drops pan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but pan looks back up at him and smiles so Novavich waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
pan is rocked!
It looks like peter pan has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novavich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Novavich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps pan thinking.
pan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Novavich moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pan managing to block the knees to the body from Novavich.
Novavich tries to break free but pan pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Novavich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
pan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Novavich just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novavich lands a knee to the head.
pan is breathing heavily.
Novavich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Novavich scores with a shot to the side of pan's head.
Novavich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
pan fails with the takedown
and Novavich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Novavich.
A right hook to the body lands for Novavich.
Novavich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Novavich throws a series of punches but pan moves out of range.
pan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Novavich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Novavich motions for pan to come forward. Novavich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
pan tries for a takedown but Novavich circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
pan tries to keep at a distance but Novavich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Novavich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Novavich darts in and clinches pan up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novavich is trying to break the clinch but pan has him pressed against the cage.
Novavich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Novavich looks for the body kick but pan saw that one coming.
Novavich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Novavich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Novavich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Novavich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
pan blocks a head kick by Novavich.
Novavich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as pan backs up against the cage.
Novavich gets a clinch.
Novavich lands an uppercut.
Novavich prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Novavich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Novavich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
pan tries to pull guard but Novavich won't allow it.
pan managing to block the knees to the body from Novavich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novavich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Novavich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with pan, pushing him back against the cage.
Novavich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
pan tries for a takedown but Novavich circles away easily
and Novavich counters by moving into the clinch.
Novavich breaks from the clinch.
Novavich cracks pan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Novavich throws the kick towards the body but pan avoids it.
Novavich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Novavich lands with a right hand.
peter pan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novavich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as pan backs up against the cage.
Novavich throws a series of punches but pan moves out of range.
Novavich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
pan tries for a takedown but Novavich circles away easily
and Novavich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for pan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Novavich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
pan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Novavich counters by moving into the clinch.
Novavich lands an elbow inside.
Novavich trying to land knees to the body.
pan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Novavich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Novavich pushes pan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novavich working pan over with knees to the body.
Novavich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
pan shoots and misses
and Novavich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Novavich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Novavich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Novavich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches pan on the side of the head.
Novavich darts in and clinches pan up against the cage.
Novavich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Novavich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on peter pan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
pan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Novavich counters with a nice body kick.
pan takes the fight into the clinch.
Novavich manages to break the clinch.
pan closes the distance but Novavich moves to the side
and Novavich counters with a stiff right hand.
Novavich fails to land with a series of punches.
peter pan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
pan has his takedown stuffed
and Novavich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
pan tries for a takedown but Novavich circles away easily
and Novavich counters with a crisp one two that drops pan! Novavich thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves pan to his feet! pan is in big trouble!
Oh pan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novavich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
pan seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
pan blocks a head kick by Novavich.
Novavich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Novavich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Novavich.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Novavich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
pan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Novavich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Novavich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sasha Novavich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
pan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Novavich to score with a decent uppercut.
Novavich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Novavich stops a takedown attempt from pan.
Novavich manages to break the clinch.
Novavich misses with a body kick.
A big left from Novavich misses.
Novavich throws a nice looking combination but pan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Novavich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
pan tries to clinch up
enabling Novavich to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pan tries to clinch but Novavich moves out of range.
Novavich jabs at pan's body.
pan has his takedown stuffed
and Novavich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Novavich looks to land a combination. pan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Novavich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
pan darts in trying to clinch
and Novavich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
pan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Novavich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Novavich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from pan.
Novavich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Novavich breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pan shoots and misses
and Novavich counters with a takedown into side control.
Novavich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Novavich.
Novavich landing strikes.
pan struggling a bit here.
pan tries to bench press Novavich off him but Novavich keeps the position.
Novavich tries for a kimura but pan is defending well.
Novavich stands up.
pan fails with the takedown
and Novavich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pan looks to clinch
and Novavich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Novavich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
pan is trying to get back to half guard.
Novavich works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
pan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Novavich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Novavich stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Novavich misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
pan misses with a takedown
and Novavich counters with a left and a right that stings pan.
No joy there for pan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Novavich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on peter pan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Novavich throws a sloppy head kick and pan moves out of range easily.
Novavich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but pan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
pan fails with the takedown
and Novavich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Novavich.
pan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Novavich manages to break the clinch.
pan closes the distance but Novavich moves to the side
and Novavich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Novavich.
A frustrated look appears on Novavich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Novavich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Novavich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novavich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Novavich napping and manages to drive through into side control!
pan trying to control the action but Novavich is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from pan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pan blocks the strikes from Novavich.
Novavich is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Novavich misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Novavich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Novavich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Novavich gets back to half guard.
Novavich is looking to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
pan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
pan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Novavich moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Novavich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Novavich working hard to break the clinch.
Novavich working hard to break the clinch.
Novavich blocks a body shot from pan.
pan prevents Novavich from breaking the clinch.
pan blocking some punches.
Novavich breaks from the clinch.
Novavich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
pan misses with a takedown
and Novavich counters with a thumping low kick.
pan doesn't manage to clinch there - Novavich circles away.
pan moves out of range of the body kick.
Novavich moves into the clinch.
Novavich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Novavich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Novavich.
Novavich lands a nice shot to the body.
Novavich manages to break the clinch.
pan moves out of range of the body kick.
Novavich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Novavich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sasha Novavich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
pan tries to clinch but Novavich moves out of range.
Novavich looks for the body kick but pan saw that one coming.
pan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and pan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
pan avoids the head kick by Novavich.
Novavich scores with the left hand. pan knows he should have avoided that one.
Novavich moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Novavich throws a punch but it's blocked by pan.
Novavich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
pan dodges an elbow strike from Novavich.
pan gets control of Novavich's arms and successfully pulls guard. pan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
pan being controlled here, momentarily.
peter pan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Novavich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Novavich tries to stand but pan is controlling from the bottom.
Novavich throws and elbow that misses. pan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Novavich's guard. Nice move by pan!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Novavich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Novavich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Novavich 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 John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Novavich!
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