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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivo Petric!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric with a lazy takedown attempt
and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Petric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
Petric with a lazy takedown attempt
and William counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whonjon William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Petric.
A frustrated look appears on Petric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by William as Petric tries to tie him up.
William stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petric tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petric blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William breaks from the clinch.
Petric moves into the clinch successfully.
Petric is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petric pulls William into guard.
William wants to stand but Petric has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
William stands and steps away. Petric gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
William closes the distance and clinches.
Petric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
William just leaning against Petric, taking a breather.
Petric has William pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. William manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
William keeps control of Petric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric wants a takedown.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petric is defending well for now.
Petric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but William has him pressed against the cage.
Petric tries to pull guard but William won't allow it.
Petric fails to pull guard.
Petric managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William prevents Petric from breaking the clinch.
Petric avoids a wild elbow strike from William.
Petric letting William take a breather here.
William wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petric looking for a takedown.
Petric avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Petric is trying to break free.
Petric avoids the elbow strike from William, against the cage.
Petric tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Petric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but William has him pressed against the cage.
William avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William scores with a shoulder strike.
William keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petric's efforts to push away.
Come on William - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from William.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from William as the two fighters clinch.
Petric looks gassed!
Petric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
William closes the distance and pushes Petric back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by William.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from William.
William stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Whonjon William.
Petric misses with a takedown
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
William stalling the fight.
William missing with knees to the body.
Petric tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from William.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petric goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petric tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petric seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
William scores with a hook to the body.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Petric is breathing heavily.
William throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrics head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Whonjon William.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivo Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William gets in close and instigates a clinch.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Petric tries to break free but William pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from William.
Petric breaks the clinch.
Petric with a lazy takedown attempt
and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from William.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Petric leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
William pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petric has his takedown stuffed
and William holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whonjon William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Petric.
William is struggling to control the position.
Petric managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
William breaks the clinch.
Whonjon William is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William moves into the clinch.
Whonjon William has scored more points in the clinch so far.
William slows down the pace here.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William leaning against his opponent.
Petric has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. William avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Whonjon William.
Petric with a poor takedown
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
William is trying to break the clinch but Petric has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric working hard to break the clinch.
William lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with William for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
William misses with a knee to the head.
William throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from William.
William avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
William is working Petric over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William dominated that second round.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
Petric has had enough of the clinch but William keeps him there for the moment.
William is pressed up against the cage. Petric has hold of a leg and is looking to drag William down to the mat. William avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
William throws a head kick that misses
and Petric counters with a solid body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petric managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
William tries to break free but Petric pushes him back against the cage.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
William throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
William prevents Petric from breaking the clinch.
Petric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William leaning against his opponent.
William looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from William.
Petric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petric can't get the takedown.
Petric is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Whonjon William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Petric.
Petric prevents William from breaking the clinch.
Petric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. William smiles and moves away.
Petric moves out of range of the body kick from William.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William clinches up with Petric and pushes him back against the cage.
Petric prevents William from breaking the clinch.
William lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petric.
William has Petric pressed against the cage.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petric is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
William gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Whonjon William.
Petric fails with the takedown
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
Ivo Petric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petric is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but William is keeping busy.
William is working Petric over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
William is working Petric over against the cage.
Petric blocks an elbow strike.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petric is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William has Petric pressed against the cage, preventing Petric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
William with an attempt at a knee that misses.
William slowing the pace effectively.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petric avoids it.
William will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petric up against the cage.
William prevents a body shot from Petric.
William wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petric is trying to work for a single leg takedown but William pulls him back up using the underhooks.
William is struggling to control the position.
William blocking some punches.
William misses with a knee strike.
William's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whonjon William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petric tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and William is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whonjon William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whonjon William!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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