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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faraz Madhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Faraz Madhi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Madhi is staying active underneath Best, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Madhi is trying to control but can't.
Madhi controlling the position well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Madhi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best is trying to push Madhi away but Madhi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Best misses with a punch on the inside.
Best blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Best stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Madhi connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rocco Best has been cut.
Madhi misses with a knee to the head.
Best managing to block the knees to the body from Madhi.
Best wants to stall.
Madhi with a knee to the head.
Madhi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Madhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Best avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madhi lands a big knee to the head and Best goes down! Madhi pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Faraz Madhi!
Faraz Madhi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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