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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gates's choice of entrance music: Hell Song. David Trezeguet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 cm
42
220 lbs
28 - 54 - 0 |
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182 cm
28
200 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
28 - 54 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Trezeguet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mason Gates! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice inside leg kick there by Trezeguet. That's going to slow Gates down. Trezeguet clinches. Trezeguet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gates looks to score with a jab to the body but Trezeguet is just out of range. Trezeguet misses with a low kick.
Gates throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Gates tries to keep at a distance but Trezeguet has taken the fight into the clinch. Trezeguet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trezeguet rushes Gates and presses him up against the cage. Gates is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Trezeguet tries a body shot but Gates blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trezeguet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason Gates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Trezeguet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Gates struggles to land a body shot inside as Trezeguet controls his hands.
Trezeguet lands a nice shot to the body. The referee calls for Trezeguet to work.
Trezeguet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trezeguet prevents Gates from breaking the clinch. Trezeguet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trezeguet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trezeguet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Trezeguet is working Gates over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trezeguet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trezeguet is trying to pull guard but Gates has him pressed against the cage. Trezeguet is working Gates over against the cage. Gates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trezeguet has him pressed against the cage. Trezeguet stalling the fight.
Trezeguet has Gates pushed against the cage. Trezeguet pressing his opponent against the cage. Trezeguet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gates wants to break free but Trezeguet has control.
Trezeguet is pushing Gates up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Trezeguet is struggling to control the position. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Trezeguet. Gates checks a leg kick nicely. Despite the aggression on Gates's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. A leg kick checked by Gates. Trezeguet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gates's calf. Trezeguet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gates moves out of range of the body kick from Trezeguet.
Gates feints the counter takedown. Trezeguet moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gates can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Trezeguet - that landed with a thud.
Gates has had enough of the clinch but Trezeguet keeps him there for the moment. Trezeguet taking a breather. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Trezeguet scores with a hook to the body. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Trezeguet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Trezeguet misses with a kick to the body.
Gates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Trezeguet dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Trezeguet tries to land a leg kick but Gates saw it coming and moves away.
Gates lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Trezeguet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trezeguet misses with a body shot.
Mason Gates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gates checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Trezeguet throws a leg kick and Gates counters with a series of strikes. Trezeguet will be more careful next time no doubt. A low kick from Trezeguet is predictable there and Gates counters with a three punch combo that has Trezeguet backing up. Trezeguet nods at Gates to acknowledge the strikes. Trezeguet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trezeguet scores with a push kick. Trezeguet throws a chopping leg kick but Gates manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Trezeguet moves out of range of the body kick. Trezeguet tried to counter with a leg kick but Gates avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gates misses with an uppercut. Trezeguet saw that one coming. Trezeguet tried to counter with a leg kick but Gates avoided it. Trezeguet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gates is out of range. Trezeguet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gates's calf. Trezeguet misses with an uppercut. Gates gets off balance looking for a body kick and Trezeguet counters with a good low kick that Gates was not able to check. Gates is breathing heavily. Trezeguet throws out a powerful jab. Gates tries to keep at a distance but Trezeguet has taken the fight into the clinch. Trezeguet manages to break the clinch.
Gates's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trezeguet lands a brutal head kick. Gates looks out on his feet and Trezeguet throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). David Trezeguet! David Trezeguet was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
36% |
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