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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razual Pentello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nak Hoon Im (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nak Hoon Im told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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186 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razual Pentello! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nak Hoon Im! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pentello throws out a powerful jab. Pentello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Im lands a lovely overhand right. Im takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pentello takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pentello throws a right and a left that Im avoids nicely. Pentello cracks Im with a right hand to the side of the head. Pentello lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pentello. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice shot by Pentello. Im swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pentello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Im's head backwards. Pentello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Im.
Im lands a nice shot to the body.
Pentello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Im.
Im takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Im moves into the clinch. Pentello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Im misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Im fails to land. Im manages to break the clinch.
Im dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Pentello. Im does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pentello misses with an uppercut. Im shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Im moves into range and connects with a jab. Im throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Im scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Im just misses with a punch to the body.
Im with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pentello to score with a decent uppercut. Im swings for the body but Pentello moves out of range.
Pentello is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Pentello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Im. Im throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Pentello to counter with a crisp jab. Im swings for the body but Pentello moves out of range.
Pentello scores with a decent looking hook. Good exchange - Im coming out on top. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Im looks to score with a jab to the body but Pentello is just out of range. Pentello throws the left hand but Im avoids the punch easily. Pentello avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Pentello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Some wild striking there from Pentello.
Im misses with a shot to the body and Pentello counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Pentello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Im.
Im takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Im uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pentello. Pentello jabs Im to the body, keeping him at a distance. Im just misses with a punch to the body.
Im scores with a jab. Pentello acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Im just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Pentello misses with an uppercut. Im ducks under a wild hook from Pentello. Im punishes Pentello's body with a nice straight punch. Pentello scores with a jab. Im is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pentello. Pentello misses with the combination.
Pentello scores with a punch to the head. Pentello swats away the attempt to clinch by Im. Pentello misses with a straight left. Pentello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Im was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentello. Pentello is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Pentello catches Im with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Pentello misses with a double jab.
Pentello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Im. Im misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A shot to the body from Im misses enabling Pentello to counter with a crisp jab. Pentello misses the shot to the body. Im lands a body shot.
Pentello scores with a jab. Im misses with a straight right. A shot to the body from Im misses and Pentello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Pentello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Im circles away quickly and effectively. Pentello swats away the attempt to clinch by Im. Im slips a jab and a cross from Pentello.
Pentello throws a big shot that misses. Im is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pentello rather than just go for the knockout. Im lands an overhand right. Pentello swats away the attempt to clinch by Im. Pentello throws a right and a left that both miss. Pentello throws a series of punches but Im avoids them all with ease. Im tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pentello was well out of range. Poor timing from Im. A punch combination from Pentello misses. Im throws a shot from downtown. Pentello moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pentello misses with a series of wild punches.
Pentello takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Im ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentello moves away. Im takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pentello loads up on a big right hand but Im slips the punch. Pentello ducks under a wild hook from Im. A jab lands there for Pentello. Im showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pentello.
The fighters circling - Im throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Pentello throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Im takes a swing at Pentello's ribcage but misses. Some wild striking there from Pentello.
Im staying out of range there. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pentello drops Im with a beautiful combination! Im stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pentello is looking for the KO!
Im is rocked! Im throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pentello counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Im! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Pentello!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razual Pentello!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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