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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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187 cm
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185 lbs
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180 cm
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196 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentin Hadjiev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Stern! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stern tries to close the distance and clinch but Hadjiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Stern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stern fails in his attempt to clinch. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stern. Hadjiev shrugs it off though. Hadjiev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Stern looking for a sweep. Not yet Stern, not yet. Hadjiev connects with a couple of short punches. Stern really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hadjiev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hadjiev with a nice head shot there. Stern trying to keep a closed guard but Hadjiev is proving a slippery customer.
Hadjiev working some strikes from top position. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hadjiev passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hadjiev winds up and cracks Stern with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Ground and pound from Hadjiev. Hadjiev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
It looks like Dick Stern has been cut. Hadjiev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Hadjiev is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Stern is hurt! He's hurt bad - Hadjiev fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Stern from any more punishment! Congratulations to Hadjiev! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Hadjiev!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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