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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasya Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Stone In My Hand - Everlast. Petrov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica "For Whom The Bell Tolls" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vasya Petrov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasya Petrov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov scores with a head kick.
Petrov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Vasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez is trying to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling him.
Vasquez has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Vasya Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt - Vasquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vasquez feints and as Petrov raises his hands in defense, Vasquez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vasquez distracts Petrov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vasquez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Petrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vasquez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vasquez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vasquez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vasquez wants to stand but Petrov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Vasquez seems content to control.
Vasquez decides to stand up.
Vasquez rushes Petrov and presses him up against the cage.
Vasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Vasquez.
Vasquez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vasquez showed some decent athleticism there.
Vasquez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Petrov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrov's head.
Vasquez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Petrov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vasquez.
Petrov trying to control here.
Vasquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petrov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Petrov. No joy for Vasquez on that attempt.
Vasquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrov sprawls well. He's pushed Vasquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petrov tries to clinch up
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Vasquez wants to clinch.
Vasquez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Petrov was covering up waiting for the punch and Vasquez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Vasquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vasquez working to try and regain half guard.
Petrov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Petrov looking to ground and pound but Vasquez is blocking nicely.
Vasquez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Vasquez gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vasquez won't allow Petrov to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasquez keeps working.
Vasquez is pressing down on Petrov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vasquez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Petrov!
A nice elbow there by Vasquez.
Petrov tries to hold on but Vasquez pushes him away.
Vasquez trying to control but Petrov is having none of it.
Petrov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vasquez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vasquezis looking to pass into half guard but Petrov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Petrov is in guard.
Vasquez kicks Petrov off and gets to his feet.
Petrov wants to clinch but Vasquez slips to the side
and Vasquez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Petrov actively working from the bottom here.
Petrov has hold of Vasquez's hands but Vasquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to control but Vasquez is keeping busy.
Vasquez thows a huge punch but Petrov dodges it nicely.
Petrov gets full guard.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Vasquez from controlling successfully.
Vasquez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vasquez trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Vasquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vasquez stands and steps away. Petrov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vasquez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vasquez is thwarting Petrov's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Vasquez dominated that second round.
That's time! Vasquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vasquez clinches with his opponent.
Petrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrov avoiding damage as Vasquez throws knees to the body.
Vasquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Vasquez is trying to break the clinch but Petrov has him pressed against the cage.
Vasquez is trying to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling him.
Vasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Petrov to the mat! Petrov manages to get full guard.
Petrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vasquez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasquez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Petrov, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrov but Petrov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petrov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vasquez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Petrov won't be happy with that.
Vasquez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vasquez blocks the strikes from Petrov.
Vasquez controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vasquez's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Vasquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like Vasquez is going to stand back up.
Petrov is looking for a sweep. Vasquez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquez is keen to just control but Petrov is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vasquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vasquez pulls Petrov into guard.
Vasquez is trying to keep Petrov in close.
Petrov stops Vasquez from standing up.
Vasquez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Petrov!
Petrov is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez with good strikes from the mount here!
Petrov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vasquez landing strikes from the mount and Petrov is in trouble!
Vasquez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Petrov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vasquez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vasya Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Vasquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasquez blocks Petrov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Vasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vasquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Vasquez!
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energy
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