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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pipka Deep (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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194 cm
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260 lbs
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205 cm
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262 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Petrosyan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pipka Deep! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Deep throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrosyan. Petrosyan clinches up with Deep and pushes him back against the cage. Deep tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage. Deep is trying to pull guard but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage. Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrosyan throws a good cross that connects.
Deep throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrosyan's waist but Petrosyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deep off to one side. Yoshihiro Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pipka Deep. Petrosyan lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Pipka Deep has been cut. Petrosyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Deep is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Petrosyan digs a good body shot into Deep's ribs. Petrosyan swinging wildly here.
Petrosyan scores with a head kick. Deep tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Petrosyan tries to clinch up but Deep circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrosyan tries to clinch and Deep counters with a series of strikes. Petrosyan will be more careful next time no doubt. The fighters circle momentarily. Petrosyan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Deep with a lazy takedown attempt and Petrosyan counters with a one-two to the body. Deep looks winded! Petrosyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Petrosyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deep holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Deep is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrosyan gets an underhook and turns Deep into the cage. Deep takes an elbow to the temple. Petrosyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Petrosyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Petrosyan gets through Deep's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrosyan scores with a four punch combination! Petrosyan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Deep's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Deep takes a shot right to the bread basket. Petrosyan throws a right and a left that Deep avoids nicely. Petrosyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrosyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Deep responds with a good body kick, but Petrosyan manages to step out the way in time. Petrosyan lands a jab to the head.
Petrosyan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Deep closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Deep takes an elbow to the temple. Deep wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage. Petrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deep's face.
A frustrated look appears on Petrosyan's face as he tries to break the clinch. Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Deep wants to break free but Petrosyan has control.
Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
Petrosyan leaves Deep with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Deep throws a counter combo. Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Deep pushes him off. Deep takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Deep.
A head kick misses from Petrosyan. Petrosyan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Petrosyan jabs at Deep's body. Petrosyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Deep on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrosyan. Petrosyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Petrosyan thumps Deep with a low kick. Petrosyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Petrosyan moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Petrosyan lands an uppercut. Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Deep in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Pipka Deep's cut even more. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrosyan clinches with his opponent.
Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Petrosyan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Pipka Deep's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Petrosyan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Deep defends it nicely. Petrosyan clinches up with Deep and pushes him back against the cage. Deep tries to pull guard but Petrosyan won't allow it.
Deep looking for a takedown. Petrosyan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Deep is keeping busy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Deep tries to pull guard but Petrosyan won't allow it.
Yoshihiro Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pipka Deep. Deep takes an elbow to the temple. Deep gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Deep is breathing heavily. Deep throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrosyan trying to control here.
Petrosyan is positioning himself well to prevent Deep advancing to mount. Petrosyan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Petrosyan pulls Deep in close to prevent any damage. Deep trying to control but Petrosyan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Petrosyan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Deep trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrosyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Deep throws an elbow that misses. Petrosyan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Deep's guard. Nice move by Petrosyan!
Petrosyan stands up from guard. Let's bang! Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Deep swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Petrosyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deep can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petrosyan misses with a two punch combination.
Petrosyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Good standup being displayed there by Petrosyan as he connects with a hook. Yoshihiro Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Petrosyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deep's head. Petrosyan scores with a one two! Deep had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Petrosyan scores with a punch to the head. Deep fails with a takedown attempt. Petrosyan scores with a head kick. Deep tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petrosyan - that will leave a mark!
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Deep moves out of range. Yoshihiro Petrosyan is winning the standup battle so far. Petrosyan scores with a one two! Deep had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! No luck with that takedown attempt from Deep. Petrosyan forces Deep back against the cage and clinches. Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrosyan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Petrosyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Deep manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Petrosyan closes the distance and lands a one-two. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Petrosyan dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Pipka Deep's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrosyan scores with a head kick.
Petrosyan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Deep's hands. Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deep paws at him with a jab and circles away. Deep with the counter takedown but Petrosyan avoids it easily. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Petrosyan!
The fight stays on the outside here - Deep looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Petrosyan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deep sprawls well. Deep wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrosyan gets slowly back to his feet. Deep tries to score a power double leg takedown but Petrosyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deep somewhat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Petrosyan throws a series of punches but Deep moves out of range. Deep doesn't succeed with the takedown and Petrosyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Deep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrosyan digs a good hook to Deep's body.
Petrosyan swinging wildly here.
Petrosyan sets himself, and Deep steps forward looking for the clinch! Petrosyan avoids it this time. Petrosyan misses with a double jab.
Petrosyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deep has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Petrosyan throws a head kick but Deep moves out of range.
Petrosyan moves into range and clinches up with Deep. Deep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Deep is working for takedown but Petrosyan is calmly controlling the position for now. Yoshihiro Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pipka Deep. Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Deep connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch. Petrosyan gets a clinch. Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deep's defenses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Deep takes an elbow to the temple. Petrosyan is struggling to control the position. Petrosyan is looking to control Deep's arms but Deep gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrosyan has his back to the cage. Deep avoiding damage.
Deep jumps guard but Petrosyan stands there with Deep around his waist. Deep gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Deep takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petrosyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deep's efforts to push away. A frustrated look appears on Deep's face as he tries to break the clinch. Deep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deep sprawls well. Deep wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrosyan gets slowly back to his feet. Petrosyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Petrosyan scores with a jab to the body. Petrosyan has Deep up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deep is defending well for now. Deep is looking for a takedown. Petrosyan working Deep over with knees to the body. Knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Deep takes a shot to the head. Petrosyan is pushing Deep up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Yoshihiro Petrosyan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Petrosyan 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Yoshihiro Petrosyan! Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Yoshihiro Petrosyan! Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Yoshihiro Petrosyan!
Yoshihiro Petrosyan wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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