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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 363 p4p, 44 weight class) and Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 373 p4p, 47 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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191 cm
25
216 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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187 cm
27
220 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohsin Zaidi! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zaidi misses with some punches.
Zaidi blocks a body shot from Peterson. A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut. Zaidi tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Zaidi fails to land. Zaidi lands a right hand. Peterson lands a nice elbow. Peterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zaidi's efforts to push away. Peterson lands a right hand. Zaidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson. Zaidi wants a takedown but no success here.
Zaidi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Peterson tries to work over Zaidi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Peterson connects with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Zaidi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Peterson lands an elbow that stopped Zaidi in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Mohsin Zaidi's cut even more. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaidi is rocked! Peterson lands an uppercut. Zaidi is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterson finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round. Peterson lands with a light punch inside. Peterson pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Zaidi! Peterson unloads with more strikes and Zaidi sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Peterson! Our winner, George Peterson, 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
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
73% |
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