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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Naoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiu Petrescu (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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179 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeshi Naoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergiu Petrescu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Petrescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrescu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Naoki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petrescu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrescu dips to his left and cracks Naoki with an uppercut!
Petrescu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Naoki throws a hook but Petrescu avoids it easily.
Naoki slips under a jab from Petrescu.
Naoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrescu manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Naoki as he connects with a hook.
Naoki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Petrescu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naoki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Naoki connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naoki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Naoki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Naoki misses the shot to the body.
Naoki misses with a leg kick
and Petrescu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki throws a hook but Petrescu blocks it.
Naoki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naoki missing with a left hand there. Petrescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrescu works Naoki's body with a nice hook.
Naoki motions for Petrescu to come forward. Naoki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrescu tries to clinch up.
Petrescu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naoki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrescu is looking to clinch but Naoki is avoiding it.
Naoki lands a high kick!
Petrescu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Naoki momentarily.
Petrescu thumps Naoki with a low kick.
Petrescu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Naoki rather than just go for the knockout.
Naoki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Naoki throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Petrescu finds it's way through Naoki's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naoki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Naoki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Naoki dips to his left and cracks Petrescu with an uppercut!
Naoki misses with an uppercut
and Petrescu counters with a straight right hand.
Naoki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrescu lands a body shot.
Petrescu moves out of range of the strikes.
Naoki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrescu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petrescu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petrescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Naoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Naoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrescu won't allow it.
Naoki is trying to break the clinch but Petrescu has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrescu controls his hands.
Naoki looking for a takedown.
Naoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Naoki.
Petrescu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrescu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Naoki uses from the top position.
Naoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrescu working a defensive guard here.
Naoki throwing strikes from guard but Petrescu blocks nicely.
Naoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naoki postures up in Petrescu's guard and throws a big left but Petrescu blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petrescu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Petrescu controls Naoki momentarily but Naoki frees himself.
Petrescu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petrescu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Naoki manages to get himself to full guard.
Naoki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petrescu wants to control from the top but Naoki keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergiu Petrescu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Naoki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Petrescu as he checks the leg kick.
Petrescu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrescu slips under a jab.
Naoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrescu.
Naoki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrescu connects with a crisp jab.
Naoki throws a lazy right hand but Petrescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrescu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naoki lands an overhand right.
Naoki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naoki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takeshi Naoki is winning the standup battle so far.
Naoki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Naoki throws a front kick aimed at Petrescu's knee but Petrescu avoids it well.
Petrescu slaps away a takedown attempt from Naoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrescu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrescu is fending him off so far but Naoki persists. Nope, Petrescu circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrescu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naoki in his tracks.
Naoki throws a hook but Petrescu blocks it.
Naoki throws a leg kick that misses.
Naoki throws a shot to the body.
Naoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naoki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petrescu counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Takeshi Naoki has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Naoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrescu wants to land a leg kick but Naoki is out of range.
Naoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrescu cracks the inside of Naoki's front leg.
Petrescu misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Naoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu blocks a leg kick.
Takeshi Naoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naoki throws an overhand right that lands on Petrescu's shoulder, as Petrescu tries to avoid the shot.
Naoki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrescu wants to control but Naoki is keeping busy.
Petrescu wants to get back to full guard.
Petrescu trying to control but Naoki postures up.
Petrescu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Naoki working over Petrescu with some ground and pound. Petrescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Naoki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petrescu defending well though.
Petrescu is looking to control Naoki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Petrescu avoid being mounted?
Petrescu tries to roll over but Naoki keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naoki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Naoki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Petrescu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naoki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Naoki throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Petrescu to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrescu keeping moving, preventing Naoki from controlling successfully.
Naoki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naoki stands up over Petrescu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naoki postures up and lands a big shot to Petrescu's brow.
Naoki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Petrescu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Naoki stacks Petrescu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Naoki!
Petrescu can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Naoki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Naoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrescu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Naoki misses with a straight left.
Naoki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petrescu avoids it really well and circles away.
Naoki misses with a low kick as Petrescu jumps back.
Petrescu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Naoki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu scores with the left hand. Naoki knows he should have avoided that one.
Naoki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrescu.
Petrescu throws a body shot but no joy.
Naoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu missing with a left hand there. Naoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naoki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Naoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrescu.
Petrescu throws out a counter right but Naoki avoids it with no problem.
Petrescu misses with a wild body shot.
Naoki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrescu throws out the jab.
Petrescu misses the shot to the body.
Naoki connects with the punch.
Naoki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Naoki takes a jab right on the kisser.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Naoki.
Some wild striking there from Naoki.
Petrescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrescu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naoki. Naoki obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu misses with a wild body shot.
Naoki lands with a straight right. Petrescu didn't see that one coming.
Petrescu blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naoki.
Petrescu throws a head kick but Naoki moves out of range.
Naoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrescu misses with a hook
and Naoki counters with a series of strikes. Petrescu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Naoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naoki darts in looking for a takedown but Petrescu gets double underhooks and turns Naoki into the cage.
Naoki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrescu throws a big shot that misses.
Naoki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Naoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrescu lands a nice hook to Naoki's body. Naoki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki thuds a left hand into Petrescu's body.
Petrescu avoids the head kick by Naoki.
Sergiu Petrescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Naoki misses
and Petrescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrescu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naoki loads up on a big right hand but Petrescu slips the punch.
Naoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrescu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Naoki missing with a left hand there. Petrescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrescu. That's going to slow Naoki down.
Naoki cracks Petrescu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrescu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Naoki checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Petrescu blocks the low kick.
Petrescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrescu.
Nice sprawl there from Petrescu as Naoki shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Naoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naoki avoids the body shot from Petrescu.
Naoki dives in and grabs Petrescu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrescu pushes down on Naoki's head and hops out.
Naoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrescu! But no joy.
Petrescu scores with a sloppy right hand. Naoki should have avoided that one.
Naoki misses with a few strikes there.
Naoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrescu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrescu misses with an uppercut. Naoki saw that one coming.
Petrescu lunges at Naoki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Naoki's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergiu Petrescu.
I think Petrescu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergiu Petrescu!
Sergiu Petrescu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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