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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Hanolla (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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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
8 - 2 - 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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jutta Hanolla!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanolla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrescu lands with an overhand left.
Hanolla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrescu.
Hanolla works the jab nicely.
Hanolla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanolla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Petrescu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanolla.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanolla. That's going to slow Petrescu down.
Hanolla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrescu.
It seemed like Hanolla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been informed that Hanolla has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Petrescu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanolla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrescu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrescu closes the distance but Hanolla moves to the side
enabling Hanolla to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanolla.
Hanolla lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Petrescu swings widly with a right hand
and Hanolla counters with a low kick, right behind Petrescu 's knee.
Hanolla misses with a left hand
and Petrescu counters with a nice body shot.
Hanolla throws a wild body kick that Petrescu sees coming a mile off.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrescu moves away.
Petrescu looks to land a left hand but Hanolla moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Petrescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrescu misses with a right hand
and Hanolla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrescu scores with a jab to the head.
Petrescu misses with a leg kick
and Hanolla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrescu is just out of range.
Hanolla lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrescu misses with a looping right.
Petrescu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanolla.
Nice straight punches there by Hanolla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanolla.
Petrescu slips a jab from Hanolla.
It looked like Petrescu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanolla has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanolla there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanolla.
Hanolla takes a swing at Petrescu's ribcage but misses.
Petrescu throwing a counter right hand but Hanolla manages to avoid it.
Hanolla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hanolla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hanolla misses with a body kick.
Petrescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanolla looks for the body kick but Petrescu saw that one coming.
Petrescu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla cracks the inside of Petrescu's front leg.
Hanolla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrescu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanolla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrescu's hands.
Petrescu blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrescu is looking to counter punch.
Jutta Hanolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrescu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hanolla moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanolla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanolla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrescu.
A shot to the liver by Petrescu. Beautiful body shot.
Hanolla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hanolla misses with a wild body shot.
Hanolla connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanolla throws a chopping leg kick but Petrescu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Petrescu misses
and Hanolla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Petrescu really felt that one!
Petrescu slips under a jab.
Hanolla is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petrescu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Hanolla misses.
Petrescu slips under a jab from Hanolla.
Hanolla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrescu thumps Hanolla with a low kick.
Hanolla ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Hanolla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrescu lands a leg kick that knocks Hanolla off balance momentarily.
Petrescu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanolla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jutta Hanolla dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hanolla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrescu moves in looking to clinch but Hanolla pushes him off.
Petrescu slips a straight right by Hanolla.
Petrescu instigates a clinch.
Petrescu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanolla is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrescu to keep the fight standing.
Hanolla breaks the clinch.
Hanolla throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrescu counters with a body kick.
Petrescu throws a looping overhand right but Hanolla ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu blocks a head kick by Hanolla.
A punch lands to the side of Hanolla 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrescu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanolla's head backwards.
Petrescu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hanolla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanolla looks to clinch
and Petrescu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrescu.
Hanolla misses with a head kick.
A jab from Petrescu finds it's way through Hanolla's defenses.
Hanolla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrescu is able to avoid easily.
Petrescu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hanolla makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hanolla throws a leg kick
and Petrescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jutta Hanolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanolla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanolla thumps Petrescu with a low kick.
Hanolla throws a jab when Petrescu was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Petrescu.
Petrescu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanolla.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrescu misses the target.
Petrescu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu wants to land a leg kick but Hanolla is out of range.
Petrescu tries to clinch but Hanolla moves out of range.
Hanolla misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Hanolla blocks the low kick.
Hanolla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrescu staying out of range there.
Petrescu throwing a counter right hand but Hanolla manages to avoid it.
A big left from Hanolla misses.
Hanolla throws a head kick that misses
and Petrescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanolla lands a leg kick that knocks Petrescu off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Petrescu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hanolla misses with a shot to the body
enabling Petrescu to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrescu checks a low kick from Hanolla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrescu tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanolla throws a sloppy head kick and Petrescu moves out of range easily.
Hanolla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrescu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanolla on the side of the head.
Petrescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanolla.
A leg kick checked by Petrescu.
Hanolla lands a nice hook to Petrescu's body. Petrescu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrescu lands a body shot.
Hanolla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanolla throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu staying out of range there.
Hanolla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanolla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanolla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrescu throwing a counter right hand but Hanolla manages to avoid it.
Hanolla swings widly with a right hand
enabling Petrescu to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrescu throws the left hand but Hanolla avoids the punch easily.
Petrescu staying out of range there.
Petrescu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hanolla throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrescu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanolla's calf.
Petrescu misses with a jab to the body
and Hanolla counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jutta Hanolla will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Petrescu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hanolla moves away from the strike by Petrescu.
Petrescu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanolla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrescu.
Petrescu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanolla. Hanolla circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Petrescu there.
Petrescu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hanolla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanolla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanolla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrescu under the eye.
Petrescu is rocked!
Petrescu slips a straight right by Hanolla.
Oh Petrescu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanolla scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrescu throws a hook but Hanolla blocks it.
Petrescu throws out a loose jab but Hanolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrescu seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrescu misses with a left hand
and Hanolla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanolla misses with a body punch
and Petrescu counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrescu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanolla. Hanolla obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanolla bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hanolla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanolla looks to land a combination but Petrescu avoids it well.
Petrescu looks to throw a body kick
and Petrescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Petrescu misses
and Hanolla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Hanolla.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanolla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrescu.
Sergiu Petrescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jutta Hanolla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla misses the shot to the body.
Hanolla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrescu.
Petrescu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petrescu blocks a head kick by Hanolla.
Petrescu throws a shot to the body.
Hanolla misses with a body shot
and Petrescu counters with a head kick.
Hanolla throws a head kick but Petrescu moves out of range.
A big left from Petrescu misses.
Petrescu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanolla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanolla misses with a body kick.
Petrescu throws a quick counter head kick but Hanolla was just out of range.
Petrescu stuns Hanolla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petrescu misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanolla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Petrescu misses its intended target.
Petrescu moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrescu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanolla lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrescu.
A good leg kick by Hanolla.
Hanolla lands a head kick!
Hanolla tries to land a leg kick but Petrescu saw it coming and moves away.
Petrescu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanolla managing to block the knees to the body from Petrescu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrescus head.
Petrescu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Petrescu.
Petrescu missing with knees to the body.
Hanolla takes a shot to the head.
Hanolla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Petrescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrescu misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jutta Hanolla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanolla 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jutta Hanolla!
A relieved looking Jutta Hanolla thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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