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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Centofanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasha Petrova will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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194 cm
27
172 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Centofanti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Petrova fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Centofanti checks it well. Petrova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Petrova scores with a leg kick.
Petrova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Nice uppercut lands for Petrova. That snapped Centofanti's head back.
Petrova throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Centofanti on the side of the head. Sasha Petrova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Petrova lands a jab to Centofanti's midsection. Petrova scores with a nice head shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Petrova pivots, looking for a leg kick but Centofanti is out of range and Petrova settles back down. Centofanti staying out of range there. Petrova scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Centofanti throws a head kick that misses. Petrova looks to score with a jab to the body but Centofanti is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrova misses with a low kick.
Petrova fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrova misses with a hook. Centofanti ducked under it nicely. Centofanti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrova is fending him off so far but Centofanti persists. Nope, Petrova circles away and we're back to standing. Centofanti throws out a leg kick but Petrova moves out of range and Centofanti only half commits. Centofanti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Centofanti shoots in for a takedown but Petrova shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Petrova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Petrova cracks Centofanti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nice shot lands for Petrova. Centofanti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrova sprawls well. Petrova wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Centofanti gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Centofanti. That's going to take a lot out of him. Petrova throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Centofanti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. A good leg kick by Petrova. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice straight punches there by Petrova. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrova. Centofanti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrova can pounce on him.
Petrova cracks a nice hook into Centofanti's ribs. Petrova scores with a jab. Petrova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Petrova lands a head shot. Petrova getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Centofanti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Centofanti is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petrova.
Oh Centofanti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Centofanti is breathing heavily. Petrova lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Centofanti head around and knocks him out cold! Petrova hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sasha Petrova!
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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
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