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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergiu Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasper Irving!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrescu swivels and escapes.
Nice defenses there by Irving.
Irving shoots and misses
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrescu slaps away a takedown attempt from Irving, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sergiu Petrescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Irving.
Irving tries to clinch up.
Irving showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrescu.
Petrescu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Irving's calf.
A head kick from Petrescu lands but Irving takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrescu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrescu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrescu tries to work over Irving's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irving tries to break free but Petrescu pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu misses with a knee strike.
Irving is looking to take this one to the mat.
Irving blocks a body shot from Petrescu.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrescu.
Petrescu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrescu drops Irving with a big knee straight up the middle! Irving is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Jasper Irving has been cut.
Irving looks winded!
Irving takes one to the chin there.
Irving takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Irving is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrescu gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrescu obliges.
Petrescu lands a shoulder strike.
Petrescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Irving's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrescu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrescu has Irving pressed against the cage, preventing Irving from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irving.
Petrescu misses with a wild combination.
Petrescu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Irving will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petrescu tries to bum rush Irving with a series of wild strikes but Irving uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irving is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Irving has a takedown stuffed.
Petrescu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petrescu swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Irving misses.
Irving takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Irving slips a jab and a cross from Petrescu.
Irving goes for a double leg but Petrescu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Petrescu continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Irving.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Irving.
Irving fails with the takedown
and Petrescu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Irving on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrescu throws a sloppy head kick and Irving moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Petrescu as Irving shoots in.
Petrescu scores with a head kick. Irving tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Irving.
Irving misses with a kick to the body
and Petrescu counters with a leg kick.
Irving fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrescu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Irving slips a jab from Petrescu.
Irving on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irving fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrescu connects with an inside leg kick.
Irving displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrescu throws out the jab.
Petrescu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrescu wants to clinch.
Irving feints the counter takedown.
Irving wants to clinch.
Irving takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiu Petrescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Irving's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Irving dodges the punch combination from Petrescu.
Petrescu throws a body punch but Irving moves out of range.
Irving shoots in but Petrescu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrescu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Petrescu.
Irving throws a counter combo.
A good leg kick by Petrescu.
Petrescu tries to close the distance and clinch but Irving swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrescu sprawls well. He's pushed Irving's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrescu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrescu tries to clinch but Irving is having none of it.
Irving looks for a takedown but Petrescu sprawls well.
Sergiu Petrescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Irving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrescu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrescu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Irving.
Irving walks into a jab.
Irving shoots in for a double leg but Petrescu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrescu, as that shot connected.
Irving shoots and misses
and Petrescu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sergiu Petrescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irving looks to clinch
and Petrescu counters with a two punch combo.
Petrescu keeps the fight on the outside.
As Irving backs away, Petrescu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petrescu gets a clinch.
Petrescu breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irving can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrescu, as that shot connected.
Sergiu Petrescu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irving uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrescu.
Irving moves out of range as Petrescu throws a body kick.
Irving looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Petrescu!
Petrescu can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Irving is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Petrescu's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petrescu tries to get out of the position.
Petrescu is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrescu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four 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.
Irving controlling the pace for now.
Petrescu tries to reverse the position but Irving maintains control.
Irving lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Petrescu hang on?
Petrescu has given up his back here.
Petrescu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Irving keeps control of the position as Petrescu tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiu Petrescu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Irving's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Petrescu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrescu, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Irving.
Irving is looking to clinch but Petrescu is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrescu.
Irving dodges the punch combination from Petrescu.
Sergiu Petrescu is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Petrescu.
Petrescu lands the left hand.
Petrescu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Petrescu misses.
Irving closes the distance but Petrescu moves to the side
letting Petrescu counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrescu misses with a leg kick.
Irving shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrescu sprawls well. Petrescu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Irving gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrescu scores with a kick to the body.
Irving moves in looking to clinch but Petrescu pushes him off.
Irving throws a lazy head kick
and Petrescu counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Petrescu misses.
Petrescu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sergiu Petrescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sergiu Petrescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irving stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrescu.
Irving misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrescu tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrescu moves into the clinch.
Irving is working for takedown but Petrescu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petrescu misses with a body punch.
Irving jumps guard but Petrescu stands there with Irving around his waist. Irving gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sergiu Petrescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Irving.
Petrescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrescu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irving jumps guard but Petrescu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Irving is trying to push Petrescu away but Petrescu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrescu breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Petrescu.
Petrescu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Irving eats them both and turns towards Petrescu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irving keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irving dives in and grabs Petrescu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrescu pushes down on Irving's head and hops out.
Petrescu is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu tries a head kick but it misses.
Irving lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice sprawl there from Petrescu as Irving shoots in.
Petrescu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrescu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Irving has his takedown stuffed
and Petrescu counters with a series of strikes. Irving will be more careful next time no doubt.
Irving takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irving fails with a takedown attempt.
Irving fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Petrescu sprawls well initially but Irving persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jasper Irving has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrescu pushes Irving off looking to stand but Irving dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergiu Petrescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrescu, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiu Petrescu!
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