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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergai Poujanofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by Edit Mix. Sergai Poujanofski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 cm
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200 lbs
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150 cm
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208 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Fury! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergai Poujanofski! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Poujanofski dives in and grabs Fury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fury pushes down on Poujanofski's head and hops out. Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sergai Poujanofski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Poujanofski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Poujanofski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fury defends it nicely. Felix Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergai Poujanofski. Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Poujanofski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fury's waist but Fury gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Poujanofski off to one side. Fury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fury wants it to stay on the feet. Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poujanofski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fury is fending him off so far but Poujanofski persists. Nope, Fury circles away and we're back to standing. Poujanofski looks gassed! Poujanofski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Fury tries to get to full guard but Poujanofski has control of the leg. Fury is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fury wants to improve his position but Poujanofski is controlling well.
Fury is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Poujanofski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fury tries to avoid it but Poujanofski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fury to the ground. Fury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Felix Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Poujanofski fails with a takedown attempt. Poujanofski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury.
It looks like Sergai Poujanofski has been cut. Fury motions for Poujanofski to come forward. Fury throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fury throws a right hand that Poujanofski ducks under and follows up with a left that Poujanofski also avoids with ease. No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poujanofski backs up against the cage.
Fury attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Fury throws a series of punches but Poujanofski avoids them all with ease. Poujanofski fails to land the takedown. Poujanofski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Poujanofski avoids the head kick by Fury.
Fury throws a series of punches but Poujanofski moves out of range. Poujanofski shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury throws a series of punches but Poujanofski avoids them all with ease. Fury tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Fury as Poujanofski shoots in. Fury goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Fury throws a series of punches but Poujanofski avoids them all with ease. Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Fury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poujanofski slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Fury throws a nice looking combination but Poujanofski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Poujanofski avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Fury wants to slow Poujanofski down by chopping away at his legs. Fury looks to land a combination but Poujanofski avoids it well. Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury lands a two punch combo.
Poujanofski tries for a takedown but Fury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Fury tries a head kick but it misses.
Fury throws a head kick that misses. Poujanofski shoots in but no luck this time. A head kick misses from Fury. Poujanofski walks into a jab. Fury circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fury connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poujanofski. Poujanofski circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Fury is looking to chop away at Poujanofski's legs. Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poujanofski moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A right-left combo lands from Fury. Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fury lands with a hook. Poujanofski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Poujanofski blocks a head kick by Fury.
Fury slaps away a takedown attempt from Poujanofski, before circling back to the center of the mat. Poujanofski tries to clinch up. Fury lands with a nice combination. Poujanofski backs away looking to recover. Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury is working the combinations to good effect here. Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poujanofski slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Poujanofski checks a leg kick. A head kick misses from Fury. Fury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Poujanofski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Fury dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sergai Poujanofski's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Poujanofski shoots in looking for a takedown. Fury tries to sprawl out of it but Poujanofski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Fury scores with a nice head shot. Fury cracks Poujanofski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poujanofski moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Poujanofski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Fury is trying to control but can't.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poujanofski on the ground. Fury is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Fury wants to control but Poujanofski is keeping busy and won't allow it. Poujanofski is breathing heavily. Poujanofski trying to mount his opponent but Fury defends it. Poujanofski slips a nice elbow through Fury's hands, connecting with Fury's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fury tries to roll over but Poujanofski keeps him under control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Poujanofski seems to be working for a kimura but Fury defends the submission attempt. Fury is looking to control Poujanofski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fury avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Poujanofski fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Fury lands with an overhand left. Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Poujanofski takes a kick to the side of the head. A right-left combo lands from Fury. Fury is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. A slapping leg kick lands for Fury.
Fury looks to land a combination but Poujanofski avoids it well. Fury throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fury misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poujanofski. Fury is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poujanofski circles away quickly and effectively. Fury's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fury duly obliges. Fury swinging wildly here.
Poujanofski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury. Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poujanofski misses with a takedown attempt - Fury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Felix Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergai Poujanofski. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Poujanofski blocks a head kick by Fury.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Poujanofski fails with the takedown. A decent looking cross lands there for Fury. Poujanofski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fury defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fury jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury lands a two punch combo.
Fury throws a head kick that misses. Fury throws a head kick that misses. Fury scoring well with a low kick there.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Jab by Fury. Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury looks to land a combination. Poujanofski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poujanofski. Fury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poujanofski. A leg kick checked by Poujanofski. Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Fury closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Poujanofski fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Felix Fury is winning the standup battle so far. Fury throws a leg kick but Poujanofski checks it. Poujanofski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Poujanofski wants to pass the guard but Fury is keeping the position. Fury on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fury tries to get out of the position. Poujanofski is fighting to break Fury's control of his arms but Fury is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Fury tries to land a sweep but no joy. Poujanofski prevents Fury from getting back to his feet. Poujanofski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poujanofski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fury wants to sweep but no luck. Poujanofski stops Fury from standing up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Fury dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Sergai Poujanofski's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fury misses with a wild combination.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poujanofski is defended easily by Fury. Danga de danga de dang - Fury scores with a four punch combination! Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Fury does no damage. Poujanofski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury. Fury lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Poujanofski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Fury throws a leg kick but Poujanofski checks it. Fury is looking to land body kicks. Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss. Fury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Fury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poujanofski moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Felix Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Fury throws a chopping leg kick but Poujanofski manages to avoid taking any serious damage. No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poujanofski shoots in but Fury avoids the takedown attempt easily. Felix Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergai Poujanofski. Poujanofski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury. Fury displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. No luck for Poujanofski with that takedown attempt. Poujanofski fails with the takedown. Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poujanofski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fury but Fury pushes him off and we're back to square one. Fury throws a sloppy head kick and Poujanofski moves out of range easily. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fury!
Fury scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Poujanofski takes a shot right to the bread basket. Fury misses with a wild combination.
Poujanofski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Poujanofski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Poujanofski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Sergai Poujanofski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Poujanofski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fury is surviving well by controlling Poujanofski's body position as best he can. Fury working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poujanofski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Fury is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poujanofski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Felix Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Poujanofski misses with a head shot. Fury wants to hold on but Poujanofski pushes him away. Poujanofski punching from mount but Fury doing a good job of avoiding damage. Poujanofski misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fury tries to hold on but Poujanofski postures up. Poujanofski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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. Poujanofski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Poujanofski wants to finish this one by submission but Fury is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Poujanofski. Poujanofski working for a submission but Fury is keeping him at bay. Fury is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fury wants to control but Poujanofski is having none of it. Poujanofski prevents Fury from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight! Felix Fury showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fury, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27 Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Fury!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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