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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi's entrance music is Metallica - Iron Man. A fine choice. Frank Zane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 cm
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270 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Uzi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Zane! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Uzi is out of range and Zane settles back down. Zane pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Uzi defending well as Zane loads up on a big left hand. Uzi's corner calls for a 1-2. Uzi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Zane tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Uzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Zane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zane. Zane moves out of range as Uzi strikes. Uzi needs to keep his hands up - Zane had a free shot at his head there. A telegraphed right hand from Zane misses the target. Uzi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Uzi clinches with his opponent.
Zane working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Zane.
Uzi manages to break the clinch.
Zane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uzi moves into the clinch. Uzi breaks the clinch.
Uzi moves into the clinch. Zane is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zane has had enough of the clinch but Uzi keeps him there for the moment. Uzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Uzi manages to break the clinch.
Zane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Zane misses with a shot to the body and Uzi moves into the clinch. Zane trying to control the position but instead, Uzi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zane into the cage. Uzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Frank Zane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zane throws out a loose jab but Uzi uses good head movement to avoid it. Uzi wants to clinch but Zane slips to the side and Zane counters with a stiff right hand. Zane thows a left - swing and a miss! Zane throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Zane looks to throw the jab but Uzi is out of range. Uzi throws a hook but Zane avoids it easily. Uzi is looking to clinch. Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zane swats him away and circles back towards the center. Zane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Zane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uzi avoids the body shot from Zane.
Uzi wants to clinch and Zane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uzi thinking. Uzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Zane throws a hook to the side of Uzi's head but Uzi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Zane forces Uzi back against the cage and clinches. Uzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Zane manages to break the clinch.
Zane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uzi in his tracks. Zane connects with the punch. Uzi cracks Zane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Zane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Uzi doesn't seem bothered though. Uzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zane throws a big shot that misses. Zane gets in close and instigates a clinch. Zane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Uzi is looking to clinch but Zane is avoiding it.
Zane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uzi. Uzi moves into the clinch. Uzi tries to break the clinch but Zane is controlling the position. Uzi lands on the inside with an uppercut. Zane scores with a nice hook to the head. Uzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Zane keeps the fight on the outside. Zane misses the jab. Uzi looks to clinch and Zane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Zane lands with a nice body punch. Zane swings and misses with a shot to the body and Uzi counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Uzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Uzi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zane misses with a shot to the body and Uzi counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Zane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Uzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Zane is looking to break free of the clinch but Uzi has double underhooks. Uzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Uzi closes the distance looking to clinch and Zane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Uzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zane looks to land a left hand but Uzi moved out of range nicely. Uzi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Uzi clinches but Zane breaks the clinch and Zane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Uzi tries to clinch but Zane moves away and Zane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Zane jabbing away but nothing is landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lasse Uzi will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zane misses the jab. Zane cracks Uzi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. The fighters circling - Zane throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Frank Zane seems to be getting the better of the standup. Uzi tries to clinch but Zane moves away and Zane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Uzi tries to clinch up. Zane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uzi has time to react. Zane darts in trying to clinch and Uzi counters by clinching up. Uzi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zane taking a breather. Uzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Uzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uzi fails in his attempt to clinch. Zane wants to clinch but Uzi slips to the side and Uzi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zane thinking. Uzi has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Uzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Zane tries to clinch but Uzi moves away and Uzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Uzi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zane at a distance.
Uzi lands a nice hook to Zane's body. Zane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Zane is breathing heavily. Zane takes one to the chin there. Uzi wants to clinch up but Zane keeps it at a distance. Uzi moves in looking to clinch but Zane pushes him off. Uzi tries to clinch and Zane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zane swats him away and circles back towards the center. Zane misses the jab. Uzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zane. Uzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Uzi closes the distance and clinches. Uzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uzi misses with a straight left. Uzi circles away from the clinch attempt and Uzi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Uzi. Uzi breaks the clinch.
Uzi tries to clinch up but Zane circles away and keeps his distance. Zane throws out a loose jab but Uzi uses good head movement to avoid it. Zane dodges the punch combination from Uzi.
Zane darts in trying to clinch and Uzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Uzi lands with a hook. Zane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Uzi is looking to clinch. Uzi tries to clinch up but Zane circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zane looks to throw the jab but Uzi is out of range. Zane looks to clinch and Uzi counters with a left to the body. Uzi closes the distance and clinches. Uzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Uzi clinches up with Zane and pushes him back against the cage. Zane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uzi scores with a nice strike. Uzi misses with the combination.
Jab by Uzi. Some wild striking there from Uzi.
Zane swats away the attempt to clinch by Uzi. Zane misses with a double jab
and Uzi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Uzi blocks a jab. Zane throws a combination that misses and Uzi counters by moving into the clinch. Zane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uzi manages to break the clinch.
Uzi misses with a hook to the body
and Zane counters with a stiff right hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zane tries to clinch and Uzi counters with a three punch combo that has Zane backing up. Zane nods at Uzi to acknowledge the strikes. Uzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zane. A jab-cross combination lands for Uzi and sends Zane crashing to the mat! Uzi follows him down to the mat - Zane regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Zane is rocked! The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zane is still in real trouble! Can Uzi finish him? Uzi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Zane to get to his feet. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Zane walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Uzi swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lasse Uzi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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