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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lim comes to the cage accompanied by Kamelot - Abandoned. This should be fireworks!
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168 cm
32
155 lbs
21 - 3 - 1 |
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167 cm
34
142 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Lim! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Petrycki connects with a single shot there. Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lim on the wrong end of a nice hook. Petrycki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lim is trying to defend but Petrycki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Lim is looking to improve his position.
Lim is trying to maintain the position but Petrycki is very close to passing his half guard. Lim moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Petrycki stops Lim from standing up. Lim keeping full guard, as Petrycki tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lim wants to get back to his feet but Petrycki is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Lim trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Petrycki passes Lim's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Lim kicks off Petrycki and gets to his feet. Petrycki takes one to the side of the head.
Lim throws a half hearted mid kick. Petrycki looks for a takedown but Lim sprawls well. Charlie Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lim goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Petrycki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lim tries to avoid it but Petrycki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lim to the ground. Lim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Petrycki looks for a takedown but Lim sprawls well. Charlie Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Petrycki.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lim throws a hook to the side of Petrycki's head but Petrycki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lim connects with a high kick. Lim avoids a lazy jab quite easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrycki in his tracks. Lim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrycki. Petrycki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Lim connects with the punch. Lim jabs at Petrycki's body. A telegraphed right hand from Lim misses the target. Petrycki drops his hands momentarily and Lim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Lim takes the fight into the clinch. Petrycki breaks from the clinch.
Lim tests Petrycki's chin there with a solid looking shot. No joy there for Lim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petrycki shoots in but no luck this time. Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing. Petrycki fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Lim throws a head kick but Petrycki moves out of range.
Petrycki throws a big shot that misses. Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrycki. Petrycki tries to bum rush Lim with a series of wild strikes but Lim uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lim throws a body shot but no joy. Petrycki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lim under the eye. Petrycki closes the distance and pushes Lim back into the cage. Lim keeps control of Petrycki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrycki backwards. Petrycki taking a breather. Petrycki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Petrycki shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lim misses with a body shot.
Petrycki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lim sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. 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! The fight moves into the clinch position. Petrycki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrycki defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand. Petrycki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lim is fending him off so far but Petrycki persists. Nope, Lim circles away and we're back to standing. Lim scores with a punch to the head. Petrycki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Lim bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Petrycki has a takedown stuffed. Petrycki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Lim dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lim lands a nice hook to Petrycki's body. Petrycki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrycki's head. Petrycki blocks a low kick nicely. Petrycki doesn't manage to clinch there - Lim circles away.
Lim swings away with a leg kick that misses. Petrycki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Petrycki moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lim lands a left hand.
Lim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrycki can do to turn this around? Lim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A swing and a miss from Lim. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lim tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrycki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bogdan Petrycki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Petrycki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Petrycki keeps the fight on the outside. Petrycki checks a leg kick. We've been informed that Petrycki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Lim misses with an uppercut. Petrycki saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrycki doesn't seem bothered though. Lim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petrycki. Petrycki lands with a nice body punch. Lim misses the jab. Lim throws a nice inside leg kick. Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim tries to clinch but Petrycki moves out of range. Lim throws a right and a left that Petrycki avoids nicely. Petrycki throws a shot from downtown. Lim moves away and avoids it. Petrycki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lim misses with a looping left. Lim gets tackled into the cage by Petrycki. Petrycki maintains the clinch. Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lim pushes Petrycki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Petrycki is looking to take this one to the mat. Petrycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lim lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lim throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrycki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Lim clinches. A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrycki. Petrycki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrycki is trying to force a seperation but Lim has the dominant position. Petrycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lim misses with a jab to the body
and Petrycki counters with a stiff right hand. Petrycki throws a shot to the body.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Petrycki's shoulder, as Petrycki tries to avoid the shot. Petrycki moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land. Petrycki can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
A body shot lands from Lim.
Petrycki blocking some punches.
Lim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki. Lim throws a series of punches but Petrycki avoids them all with ease. Petrycki throws a counter combo. Petrycki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lim's head. Charlie Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Petrycki takes one to the side of the head.
Lim misses with a wild body shot. Petrycki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrycki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Charlie Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Petrycki. Lim misses the shot to the body. Petrycki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A leg kick checked by Petrycki.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Petrycki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lim pinned against the cage. Lim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Lim is looking to counter with a body kick. Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lim looks to land a combination but Petrycki avoids it well. 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! A slow jab from Lim misses its intended target. Lim connects with a jab. A head kick misses from Petrycki. Lim doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrycki circles away.
Petrycki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Petrycki shoots in and drives through. Lim sprawls well. Petrycki throws a right hand that Lim ducks under and follows up with a left that Lim also avoids with ease. Petrycki throws a wild body kick that Lim sees coming a mile off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Lim dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Petrycki's shoulder, as Petrycki tries to avoid the shot. Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lim. Lim throws a wild body kick that Petrycki sees coming a mile off. Despite the aggression on Petrycki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Lim throws a body kick that misses. Petrycki clinches up with Lim and pushes him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim. A short uppercut from Lim. Lim prevents Petrycki from breaking the clinch. Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrycki breaks the clinch.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Petrycki's shoulder, as Petrycki tries to avoid the shot. Good leg kick by Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrycki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrycki lands with a cross. Lim rushes Petrycki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Lim tries a body shot but Petrycki blocks it.
Lim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrycki dives in and grabs Lim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lim pushes down on Petrycki's head and hops out. Lim misses with a straight right. Lim misses with a wild body shot. Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim throws a hook to the side of Petrycki's head but Petrycki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Petrycki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Lim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lim. Lim with a nice cross. Lim tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrycki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Petrycki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Petrycki wants to control from the top but Lim keeps moving. Petrycki wants to stand but Lim is controlling his posture from full guard. Petrycki stopping the sweep attempt from Lim. Lim wants to stand up but Petrycki is controlling him. Lim working a defensive guard here.
Petrycki tries to stand but Lim is controlling from the bottom. Lim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrycki is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lim has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Petrycki has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. Lim is defending well against a takedown attempt. Lim breaks the clinch.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bogdan Petrycki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lim throws a jab when Petrycki was well out of range. Lim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A jab from Petrycki finds it's way through Lim's defenses. Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A lazy left from Lim finds it's target. Lim throws a right hand that misses
and Petrycki counters with a lovely shot to the body. Lim lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Lim. This has been an exciting period of action! Lim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrycki counters with a good low kick that Lim was not able to check. Lim wants to land a leg kick but Petrycki is out of range. Lim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Lim looks for the body kick but Petrycki saw that one coming. Lim cracks the inside of Petrycki's front leg. Lim misses the jab. Lim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Lim misses with a wild body shot. Petrycki throws a shot from downtown. Lim moves away and avoids it. Petrycki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A chopping leg kick lands by Lim. Lim drops his hands momentarily and Petrycki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrycki.
And that's the end of the fight! Charlie Lim showed his dominance in that final round. Well Lim 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Lim! A very excited looking Charlie Lim rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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