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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Penzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
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221 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Penzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin looks to throw the jab but Penzer is out of range.
Penzer is looking to slow Fokin down with leg kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Penzer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Penzer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Penzer.
And Penzer counters with a quick kick to the body but Fokin blocks it.
Penzer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fokin.
Fokin checks a low kick from Penzer.
Penzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fokin.
Fokin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penzer.
Good leg kick by Penzer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fokin circles away quickly and effectively.
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penzer.
Penzer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fokin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fokin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penzer.
Penzer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penzer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fokin scores with the left hand. Penzer knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penzer blocks a jab.
Penzer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fokin misses with a looping left.
Penzer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fokin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fokin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penzer lands with an uppercut that bounces Fokin off the cage and back into range.
Fokin misses with a straight left.
Fokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penzer throws a front kick that sends Fokin stumbling back into the cage.
Fokin staying out of range there.
Penzer delivers a nice body kick.
Penzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fokin.
Fokin throws the left hand but Penzer avoids the punch easily.
Penzer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fokin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penzer.
Fokin dives in and grabs Penzer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penzer pushes down on Fokin's head and hops out.
Penzer gets caught napping as Fokin dives in and scores a takedown. Penzer manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fokin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fokin wants to pass the guard but Penzer is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fokin won't allow Penzer to sweep him here.
Fokin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Penzer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fokin is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fokin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fokin trying to control but Penzer is working from the bottom.
Fokin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penzer keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fokin content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fokin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penzer moves into full guard.
Fokin passes Penzer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fokin is pressing down on Penzer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penzer is holding on for now.
Fokin working over Penzer with some ground and pound. Penzer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Penzer wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer is not content to let Fokin control the position.
Fokin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fokin slips a nice elbow through Penzer's hands, connecting with Penzer's forehead.
Penzer wants to improve his position but Fokin is controlling well.
Penzer is staying active underneath Fokin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fokin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Penzer manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georgy Fokin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fokin cracks Penzer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fokin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fokin connects with the punch.
Fokin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fokin shoots in but Penzer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penzer misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fokin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penzer.
Penzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fokin circles away quickly and effectively.
Penzer moves away from the strike by Fokin.
Fokin blocks the body kick.
Penzer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fokin to score with a decent uppercut.
Penzer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Fokin counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fokin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Penzer.
Fokin lands with a hook. Penzer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penzer throws a sloppy body shot
and Fokin counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick there by Penzer.
Penzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Georgy Fokin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penzer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fokin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penzer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Fokin.
Penzer is looking to wear down Fokin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fokin's corner calls for a 1-2. Fokin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penzer throws an overhand right that lands on Fokin's shoulder, as Fokin tries to avoid the shot.
Fokin throws an overhand right that lands on Penzer's shoulder, as Penzer tries to avoid the shot.
Fokin checks a low kick from Penzer.
Penzer moves in looking to clinch but Fokin pushes him off.
Fokin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Penzer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fokin trying to control but Penzer is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penzer wants to sweep but no luck.
Fokin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fokin trying to control the position from guard on top but Penzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fokin won't allow Penzer to get back to his feet.
Fokin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fokin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penzer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Penzer looking for a sweep. Not yet Penzer, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Penzer misses with a body shot.
Penzer throws a looping overhand right but Fokin ducks down to avoid it.
Fokin misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fokin. Penzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penzer takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Penzer misses.
Georgy Fokin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penzer throws out a powerful jab.
Penzer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fokin feints the counter takedown.
Mario Penzer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penzer throws a solid leg kick but Fokin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penzer.
Fokin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fokin lands a jab to the head.
Penzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fokin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Fokin.
Fokin has a takedown stuffed.
Mario Penzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgy Fokin.
Penzer checks a leg kick nicely.
Penzer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fokin shoots in for a takedown but Penzer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penzer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fokin throws a looping overhand right but Penzer ducks down to avoid it.
Penzer tries to land a front kick but Fokin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fokin looks to land a right hand but Penzer moved out of range.
Fokin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fokin scores with a sloppy right hand. Penzer should have avoided that one.
Fokin shoots for a double leg takedown but Penzer sprawls well. He's pushed Fokin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fokin looks to score with a jab to the body but Penzer is just out of range.
Fokin throws a shot from downtown. Penzer moves away and avoids it.
Fokin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penzer.
Fokin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Penzer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fokin thuds his right hand into Penzer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good standup being displayed there by Penzer as he connects with a hook.
Fokin throws a poor cross that misses
and Fokin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Georgy Fokin has been cut.
Penzer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penzer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fokin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Fokin.
Fokin is putting a hurting on Penzer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fokin wants to control but Penzer is keeping him busy.
Penzer struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin tries to score with some ground and pound. Penzer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Penzer is trying to get back to half guard.
Penzer is trying to control Fokin's posture but Fokin avoids it.
Penzer is not content to let Fokin control the position.
Fokin working the body and head with strikes.
Fokin wants to control but Penzer is keeping him busy.
Mario Penzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penzer is letting Fokin control him for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fokin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Penzer is looking to regain half guard here but Fokin keeps moving and retains side control.
Penzer is not content to let Fokin control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penzer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fokin finds it's way through Penzer's defenses.
Penzer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fokin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fokin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penzer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fokin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fokin finds it's way round the side to connect with Penzer's head.
Penzer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penzer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fokin.
Fokin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penzer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fokin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penzer was well out of range. Poor timing from Fokin.
Fokin shoots for a takedown but Penzer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Penzer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fokin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Fokin is just out of range.
Fokin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fokin manages to avoid it.
Fokin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fokin scores with a shot to the body.
Fokin shoots and misses
and Penzer counters with a nice leg kick.
Penzer throws a sloppy head kick and Fokin moves out of range easily.
Penzer throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Penzer.
Penzer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penzer lands a nice hook to Fokin's body. Fokin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fokin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Penzer's guard.
Penzer keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
Penzer wants to sweep but no luck.
Penzer is working hard here to advance position.
Fokin is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Georgy Fokin.
I've got Fokin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgy Fokin!
An out of breath Georgy Fokin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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RATING
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