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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Felt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Felt! 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, Stefan Petrovic! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Felt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Felt misses with a series of wild punches.
Dick Felt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Felt looks for the body kick but Petrovic saw that one coming. Petrovic fails to land the takedown. Petrovic loads up on a big right hand but Felt slips the punch. Felt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Petrovic on his heels. He'll look to pass Petrovic's guard now, I'm sure. Felt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Felt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Petrovic's guard. Felt is trying to work for a kimura but Petrovic is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Felt not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrovic works his way to full guard. Good work. Felt postures up.
Felt being controlled here momentarily. Felt tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrovic is retaining full guard. Petrovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Felt wants to control from the top but Petrovic keeps moving. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Felt won't allow Petrovic to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Petrovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felt moves away. Felt moves in looking to clinch but Petrovic pushes him off. Petrovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Felt tries to avoid it but Petrovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Felt to the ground. Felt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Felt misses with a head kick.
Felt ducks under a wild hook from Petrovic. Felt tries to clinch but Petrovic moves out of range. A momentary lapse in concentration from Petrovic enables Felt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Petrovic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Felt throws a strike but Petrovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Petrovic wants to control from the top but Felt keeps moving. Felt is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felt tries to land a sweep but no joy. Petrovic passes Felt's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Petrovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Petrovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Felt is looking to improve his position.
Petrovic wants to free his trapped foot but Felt is holding on for dear life with his legs. Petrovic looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Felt is pressing down on Petrovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Felt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrovic on the ground. Felt keeping moving, preventing Petrovic from controlling successfully. Felt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Petrovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Felt wants to stand but Petrovic is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Petrovic looks to land a left hand but Felt moved out of range nicely. Petrovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Felt is just out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Felt dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Felt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Felt is looking to clinch but Petrovic is avoiding it.
Felt fails in his attempt to clinch. Dick Felt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Felt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrovic. Felt throws a head kick that misses. Felt is looking to clinch. Petrovic misses with a right hand and Felt counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Felt tries a body shot but Petrovic blocks it.
Felt tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrovic avoids the damage to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Felt struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrovic controls his hands.
Petrovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Felt avoids it. Petrovic is trying to stall.
Felt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrovic's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Felt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Felt looks to throw an elbow but misses. Felt pulls guard effortlessly. Felt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Felt is working an open guard so Petrovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Petrovic avoids the head kick by Felt.
Petrovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Petrovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Felt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Felt is stalling here. Petrovic is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Felt seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Petrovic has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Petrovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petrovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Felt wants to get back to his feet but Petrovic drags him back down. Petrovic working the body and head with strikes. Dick Felt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Petrovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petrovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felt is looking for a sweep. Petrovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Felt, who protects the arm well. You can see the frustration on Felt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Felt wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Felt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Felt tries to get to full guard but Petrovic has control of the leg. Felt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petrovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petrovic's back! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Petrovic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Felt's arms. Felt trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Felt dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Felt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Petrovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it. No luck for Petrovic with that takedown attempt. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Felt - that will leave a mark!
Felt tries to clinch up. Felt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrovic can do to turn this around? Felt has Petrovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Felt working some nice short punches in the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Felt gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Felt wants to stand and escape but instead Petrovic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrovic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Felt keeping moving, preventing Petrovic from controlling successfully. Petrovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Petrovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Petrovic slips nicely into half guard. Felt looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Petrovic trying to control from Felt's half guard. Felt has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Felt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrovic throwing strikes but missing. Felt wants to get back to his feet but Petrovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felt keeping moving, preventing Petrovic from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Petrovic tries to move into range but Felt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Petrovic gets caught napping as Felt dives in and scores a takedown. Petrovic manages to retain guard. Felt wanted to stand there but Petrovic had control of the position. Petrovic controls Felt momentarily but Felt frees himself. Felt throwing strikes from guard but Petrovic blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Petrovic keeping moving, preventing Felt from controlling successfully. Felt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Petrovic being controlled here, momentarily. Stefan Petrovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Petrovic looking for a guillotine here but Felt defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Dick Felt showed his dominance in that final round. Well Felt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Felt!
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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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