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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Agapov (ranked 3757 p4p, 414 weight class) and Vincenzo Hall (ranked 4434 p4p, 475 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Agapov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dear Mr. Fantasy. This should be fireworks!
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194 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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181 cm
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191 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Agapov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Hall !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Agapov.
Agapov throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agapov misses with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Agapov has knocked Hall down with a huge combo! Agapov steps away and waves a wobbly Hall back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Vincenzo Hall has been cut.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Bogdan Agapov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agapov looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Agapov throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agapov misses with a few strikes there.
Agapov misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Agapov does no damage.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Agapov swinging wildly here.
A head kick by Agapov misses
and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Agapov's guard.
Hall 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.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agapov being controlled here, momentarily.
Hall prevents Agapov from getting back to his feet.
Agapov is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.
Agapov being controlled here, momentarily.
Agapov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Agapov throws a combination that misses
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hall controlling his opponent.
Agapov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hall has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Agapov's face.
Agapov tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hall cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hall looking to ground and pound but Agapov is blocking nicely.
We've been informed that Hall has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Agapov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hall .
Agapov is bucking up trying to escape but Hall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Agapov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hall lands a nice shot to the head.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agapov taking shots to the head.
Hall controlling his opponent.
Hall working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Agapov hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Hall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Agapov misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Agapov misses
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Agapov didn't expect that.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
Agapov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall .
Hall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Agapov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hall controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Agapov does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Agapov throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Agapov misses with a few strikes there.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Hall cracks Agapov with an uppercut from hell and Agapov crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Hall 's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Agapov is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oh Agapov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Agapov seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling from the top position.
Hall is in close to Agapov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hall 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.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hall controlling the action here.
Hall lands with a punch from half guard.
Agapov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hall .
Hall is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Agapov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Agapov's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Agapov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Agapov misses with a few strikes there.
Agapov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Agapov's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agapov moves away.
Hall misses with a hook. Agapov ducked under it nicely.
Agapov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall misses with a hook. Agapov ducked under it nicely.
Agapov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogdan Agapov is winning the standup battle so far.
Agapov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Agapov's guard.
Agapov is wriggling around but Hall manages to pass to half guard.
Hall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agapov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall stops Agapov from getting back to his feet.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Agapov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hall .
Well, if Hall is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Agapov tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Agapov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Agapov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Agapov misses with a few strikes there.
Hall throws out a counter right but Agapov avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agapov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogdan Agapov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Agapov!
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Agapov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Agapov duly obliges.
Bogdan Agapov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
Agapov throws a head kick that misses
and Hall counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Agapov to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Hall !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vincenzo Hall !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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