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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peekah Chou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dosie Longshot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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225 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
192 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peekah Chou! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dosie Longshot! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Longshot looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Longshot slaps away a takedown attempt from Chou, before circling back to the center of the mat. Chou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Longshot pinned against the cage. Longshot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Longshot tries to close the distance and clinch but Chou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Longshot throws a head kick that misses. Chou tries to keep at a distance but Longshot has taken the fight into the clinch. Longshot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chou's face.
It looks like Peekah Chou has been cut. Longshot tries a knee to the head but Chou blocks it.
Knees to the body from Longshot.
Longshot scores with a knee to the head.
Longshot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chou's defenses. Longshot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Longshot lands a good knee to the midsection. Chou won't want to take too many of those. Longshot landing knees to the head.
Longshot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Longshot misses with a knee to the head. Longshot landing knees to the head.
Longshot lands a damaging elbow. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longshot obliges. Chou is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Longshot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Longshot connects with a knee to the head.
Chou drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peekah Chou. That's going to take a lot out of him. Longshot working Chou over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Longshot crunches a lovely knee into Chou's ribcage. Longshot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chou's face.
Chou really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Longshot scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longshot obliges. Longshot tries a knee to the head but Chou blocks it.
Longshot is struggling to control the position. Chou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chou is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Longshot pulls him back up using the underhooks. Longshot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chou is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Longshot pulls him back up using the underhooks. Longshot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Chou goes for a takedown attempt but Longshot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chou shoots in looking for a takedown. Longshot tries to sprawl out of it but Chou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Longshot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Longshot doesn't manage to clinch there - Chou circles away.
Longshot clinches up with Chou and pushes him back against the cage. Longshot lands a knee to the body.
Longshot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chou blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Longshot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Longshot pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chou shoots in but no luck this time. Chou keeps the fight on the outside. Chou keeps the fight on the outside. Longshot clinches up with Chou and pushes him back against the cage. Chou tries to score a body lock takedown but Longshot shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Longshot scores a nice knee to the body.
Longshot lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Chou has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Longshot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Longshot scores with a knee to the head.
Longshot gets underhooks to prevent Chou's takedown attempt.
Longshot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Chou looking for a takedown. Longshot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Longshot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chou can't get the takedown.
Longshot stops a takedown attempt from Chou.
Longshot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Chou is trying to drag Longshot to the mat but Longshot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Longshot lands a knee to the body.
Chou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Longshot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. A knee to the head by Longshot.
Longshot prevents the takedown attempt.
Longshot working Chou over with knees to the body. Longshot landing knees to the body.
Longshot looking to stall.
Longshot is pressed up against the cage. Chou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Longshot down to the mat. Longshot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Longshot lands with a nice body punch. Chou shoots for a double leg takedown but Longshot sprawls well. He's pushed Chou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Longshot takes the fight into the clinch. Chou takes a knee to the side of the body. Longshot gets underhooks to prevent Chou's takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Longshot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chou tries to score a body lock takedown but Longshot shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Longshot lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Longshot tries to stall but Chou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chou has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Longshot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Longshot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Chou wants a takedown but no success here.
Chou has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Longshot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Longshot scores a nice knee to the body.
Longshot is pressed up against the cage. Chou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Longshot down to the mat. Longshot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Longshot closes the distance and clinches. Longshot connects with a knee to the head.
Longshot misses with an elbow strike.
Chou wants a takedown.
Longshot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Longshot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chou avoids it. Chou has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Longshot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. A knee to the head by Longshot.
Chou can't get the takedown.
Longshot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Longshot lands a nice knee to the body. Chou blocks the elbow strike.
Chou managing to block the knees to the body from Longshot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Longshot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chou.
Chou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Longshot lands a good knee to the midsection. Chou won't want to take too many of those. Longshot prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dosie Longshot dominated that round. The cut man is working on Peekah Chou's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Longshot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Chou shoots in but Longshot avoids the takedown attempt easily. Peekah Chou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Longshot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chou swats him away and circles back towards the center. Longshot wants to clinch up but Chou keeps it at a distance. Chou shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Longshot tries to get back to half guard but can't. Chou knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Longshot on the ground. Chou scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Longshot?
Chou looking to finish Longshot with some ground and pound. This is bad for Longshot! Longshot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Longshot bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Longshot trying to control but Chou is working from the bottom. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Longshot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round. Longshot wants to clinch. Chou avoids the body shot from Longshot.
Chou shoots in for a takedown but Longshot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Chou staying out of range there. Chou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Longshot circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peekah Chou. That's going to take a lot out of him. Longshot tries to clinch there but Chou circles away.
Chou keeps the fight on the outside. Longshot throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Longshot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chou takes a step back to recover. Chou fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chou is defended easily by Longshot. Longshot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Chou shoots in for a double leg but Longshot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Chou circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Longshot throws a quick inside leg kick. Chou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Longshot defends it nicely. Dosie Longshot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Chou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Longshot slaps away a takedown attempt from Chou, before circling back to the center of the mat. Dosie Longshot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A looping hook to the body misses from Longshot. Chou does a little dance to reset his feet. Longshot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Longshot darts in and clinches Chou up against the cage. Chou wants a takedown.
Longshot working Chou over with knees to the body. Longshot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Longshot lands a nice knee to the body. Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Longshot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chou's face.
Longshot stops a takedown attempt from Chou.
Longshot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chou blocks it with crossed arms. Chou looking for a takedown. Chou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dosie Longshot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Chou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Chou is working for takedown but Longshot is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Longshot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longshot obliges. Knees to the body from Longshot.
Chou has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Longshot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longshot obliges. Longshot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Chou has hold of one of Longshot's legs. Longshot is fighting the takedown attempt but Chou gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Chou wants to control from the top but Longshot keeps moving. Longshot is trying to control the position but Chou postures up. Chou will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chou's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Longshot tries to land a sweep but no joy. Chou makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Longshot looking for a sweep. Not yet Longshot, not yet. Chou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longshot's head. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Chou misses with a takedown attempt - Longshot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chou shoots in but no luck this time. Longshot throws a head kick that misses. Chou shoots in for a takedown but Longshot shows good takedown defense. Longshot has closed the distance and engaged Chou in a clinch.
Chou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Longshot pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Chou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Longshot pulls his leg out and moves away.
Longshot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Longshot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Longshot crunches a lovely knee into Chou's ribcage. Chou goes for a takedown attempt but Longshot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chou circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dosie Longshot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Peekah Chou's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chou looks for a takedown but Longshot sprawls well. Longshot moves into range and clinches up with Chou. Chou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Longshot prevents it.
Longshot is pressed up against the cage. Chou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Longshot down to the mat. Longshot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peekah Chou. That's going to take a lot out of him. Longshot moves into range and clinches up with Chou. Chou tries to score a body lock takedown but Longshot shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Longshot working Chou over with knees to the body. Chou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Longshot lands an elbow that stopped Chou in his tracks for a moment. Chou takes a knee to the side of the body. Longshot lands a good knee to the midsection. Chou won't want to take too many of those. Longshot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chou tries to score a body lock takedown but Longshot shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Longshot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Longshot lands a nice knee to the body. Chou is trying to trip Longshot. He has hold of a leg but Longshot is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chou persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Chou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Longshot keeping moving, preventing Chou from controlling successfully. Longshot striking off his back but it's not causing Chou any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Longshot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chou is controlling him. Longshot is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Chou postures up and lands a big shot to Longshot's brow.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Chou fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Longshot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Longshot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chou paws at him with a jab and circles away. Longshot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chou swats him away and circles back towards the center. Chou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Longshot defends it nicely. Chou shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Longshot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chou throwing strikes but missing. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Longshot is on top in guard.
Longshot would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Longshot thows a big elbow that misses. Longshot prevents Chou from getting back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Longshot trying to control the position from guard on top but Chou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Longshot wants to stand but Chou is controlling his posture from full guard. Longshot wants to control from the top but Chou keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Excellent takedown into side control there by Chou. Chou scoring with punches and elbows. Peekah Chou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chou wants to control but Longshot is keeping him busy. Check out the look on Chou's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Longshot tries to escape but Chou is in control. Chou works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Chou connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Longshot some visible discomfort.
Longshot wants to get back to his feet. Chou is chipping away with strikes.
Chou working the head and body with strikes. Chou lands a decent elbow from side control. Chou trying to control the action but Longshot is working from the bottom. Longshot on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Longshot is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Peekah Chou showed his dominance in that final round. I think Longshot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:29 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dosie Longshot!
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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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