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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sladjy Musaev (ranked 5013 p4p, 0 weight class) and UberThor Hammerfall (ranked 6962 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 cm
25
248 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
18
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sladjy Musaev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, UberThor Hammerfall! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Musaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Hammerfall walks into a jab. Musaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammerfall's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hammerfall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Musaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Musaev moves into the clinch. Musaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Hammerfall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hammerfall pushes Musaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Musaev working aggressively here.
Musaev misses with a knee to the head. Hammerfall tries to throw a body punch but Musaev avoids it by throwing Hammerfall back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammerfall. Musaev working aggressively here.
Musaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Musaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Musaev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hammerfall blocks an elbow strike. Musaev misses with the head strike.
Hammerfall scores with a shoulder strike. Musaev controlling the action here for a moment.
Musaev throws a head punch that misses. Musaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammerfall avoids the elbow strike from Musaev, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Musaev fails to land. Musaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammerfall lands a right hand. Musaev throws a head punch that misses. Hammerfall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Musaev throws a head punch that misses. Hammerfall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammerfall. Musaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Hammerfall.
Musaev misses with a short punch on the inside. Hammerfall misses with a body punch.
Musaev is trying to break the clinch but Hammerfall is controlling him. Musaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammerfall prevents a body shot from Musaev. A head punch on the inside from Musaev fails to land. Musaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Musaev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hammerfall up against the cage. Musaev lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Musaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Musaev pressing his opponent against the cage. Hammerfall misses with a hook from the clinch. Musaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfall's elbow. Hammerfall blocking some punches.
Musaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammerfall uses good head movement to avoid it. Musaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Musaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Musaev is trying to break the clinch but Hammerfall has him pressed against the cage. Hammerfall blocks an uppercut.
Hammerfall gets underhooks to prevent Musaev's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hammerfall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Musaev backwards. Musaev has a couple of punches blocked by Hammerfall.
Hammerfall misses with a body punch.
Musaev lands with a left to the head. Musaev is looking to control Hammerfall's arms but Hammerfall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Musaev has his back to the cage. Musaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hammerfall has a couple of punches blocked by Musaev.
Hammerfall lands with a short head shot on the inside. Musaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Musaev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Musaev misses with some punches.
Musaev goes for a takedown attempt but Hammerfall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hammerfall clinches up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sladjy Musaev dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Musaev scores with a sloppy right hand. Hammerfall should have avoided that one. Musaev looks to land a left hand but Hammerfall moved out of range nicely. Musaev sets himself, and Hammerfall steps forward looking for the clinch! Musaev avoids it this time. Hammerfall ducks under a wild hook from Musaev. Hammerfall is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Sladjy Musaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Musaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammerfall. Hammerfall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Musaev lands a jab to the nose. Musaev misses the shot to the body. Hammerfall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Musaev. Musaev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Musaev misses the jab. Hammerfall tries to counter by closing the distance. Hammerfall moves into range and clinches up with Musaev. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Musaev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Musaev misses with a body punch.
Musaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Musaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hammerfall blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Hammerfall. Musaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Hammerfall gets underhooks to prevent Musaev's takedown attempt.
Hammerfall is leaning against Musaev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Musaev stalling the fight.
The referee calls for Musaev to work.
Musaev misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hammerfall.
Musaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Musaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammerfall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Hammerfall blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hammerfall. Musaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerfall controls his hands.
Musaev has a couple of punches blocked by Hammerfall.
Musaev misses with the head strike.
Hammerfall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Hammerfall blocking some punches.
Hammerfall digs a right hand into Musaev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Musaev's gas tank. Musaev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hammerfall up against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Musaev. Musaev misses with the head strike.
Musaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Musaev can't find room to land a body shot as Hammerfall controls the action.
Hammerfall blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Musaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Hammerfall tries to work over Musaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Musaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Musaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammerfall uses good head movement to avoid it. UberThor Hammerfall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Musaev misses with some punches.
Hammerfall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hammerfall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Musaev working aggressively here.
Musaev wants to stall.
Musaev misses with a punch to the body.
Hammerfall working aggressively here.
Musaev throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Musaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammerfall. Musaev misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammerfall. Musaev gets through Hammerfall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A left hand lands to the body for Hammerfall.
Hammerfall misses with a hook from the clinch. Musaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Musaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammerfall uses good head movement to avoid it. Hammerfall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammerfall. Musaev blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Musaev to work.
Musaev misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sladjy Musaev will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Musaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Musaev throws a jab when Hammerfall was well out of range. A little jabbing left from Hammerfall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Musaev scores with a jab to the jaw. Hammerfall walks into a left hand. Musaev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Musaev scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Musaev. Musaev throws a right hand that misses
and Hammerfall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hammerfall takes a body punch but keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hammerfall closes the distance looking to clinch and Musaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Musaev punishes Hammerfall's body with a nice straight punch. Musaev is looking to clinch but Hammerfall is avoiding it.
Musaev sets himself, and Hammerfall steps forward looking for the clinch! Musaev avoids it this time. Hammerfall slips under a jab. Hammerfall wants to counter with a clinch but Musaev pushes him away. Hammerfall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hammerfall takes one to the side of the head.
Hammerfall moves in looking to clinch but Musaev pushes him off. Musaev misses with a wild body shot. Musaev misses with a hook
and Hammerfall counters by clinching up. Hammerfall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Musaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammerfall can do to turn this around? Hammerfall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammerfall struggles to land a body shot inside as Musaev controls his hands.
Hammerfall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musaev blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammerfall blocks an uppercut.
Musaev misses with a punch to the body.
Hammerfall gets underhooks to prevent Musaev's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Musaev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hammerfall misses with a punch on the inside.
Musaev can't find room to land a body shot as Hammerfall controls the action.
Musaev trying to control the position but instead, Hammerfall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Musaev into the cage. Hammerfall lands with a right to the head. Musaev working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Musaev trying to stall but Hammerfall improves his position.
Hammerfall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hammerfall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Musaev tries to work over Hammerfall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Musaev is trying to stall.
Musaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammerfall. Musaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Musaev misses with a hook from the clinch. Musaev is looking to take this one to the mat. A right hook to the body lands for Hammerfall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Musaev pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammerfall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Musaev has a couple of punches blocked by Hammerfall.
Musaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammerfall. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammerfall. Musaev misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Musaev trying to control the position but instead, Hammerfall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Musaev into the cage. Musaev throws an elbow that misses.
Musaev breaks the clinch.
Musaev scores with a shot to the body.
Musaev is looking to clinch but Hammerfall is avoiding it.
Musaev sets himself, and Hammerfall steps forward looking for the clinch! Musaev avoids it this time. Musaev misses with a looping right. Hammerfall takes one to the chin there. Hammerfall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Musaev. Musaev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Musaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hammerfall in his tracks. UberThor Hammerfall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sladjy Musaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hammerfall throws an overhand right that lands on Musaev's shoulder, as Musaev tries to avoid the shot. Musaev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight! Sladjy Musaev showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Musaev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sladjy Musaev! Our winner, Sladjy Musaev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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