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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Petrov (ranked 363 p4p, 303 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 49 p4p, 36 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov swings for the body but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Tai Kung doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tai Kung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tai Kung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Tai Kung misses.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tai Kung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Tai Kung saw that one coming.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tai Kung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
Petrov cracks Tai Kung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tai Kung misses with a straight left.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Tai Kung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Tai Kung scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov feints and then cracks Tai Kung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tai Kung down.
Tai Kung misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov slips under a jab from Tai Kung.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Tai Kung.
Petrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tai Kung blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to clinch up
and Tai Kung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrov thinking.
Petrov is looking to slow Tai Kung down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov drives through and clinches with Tai Kung against the cage.
Tai Kung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov rushes Tai Kung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tai Kung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Tai Kung's ribcage. Tai Kung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Petrov.
Tai Kung misses with some punches.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Tai Kung wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrov won't allow it.
Tai Kung wants to stall.
Tai Kung has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tai Kung can't break the clinch.
Tai Kung blocks an uppercut.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Tai Kung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tai Kung.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Tai Kung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Kung slips under a jab from Petrov.
Tai Kung paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov has managed to clinch.
Tai Kung is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Tai Kung tries to tie him up.
Tai Kung is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrov gets an underhook and turns Tai Kung into the cage.
Tai Kung scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Tai Kung.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Tai Kung.
Tai Kung wants to stall.
Tai Kung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Petrov up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vasil Petrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasil Petrov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov wants to clinch.
Tai Kung feints a counter leg kick.
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrov throws a body kick that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tai Kung! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Tai Kung slips a jab from Petrov.
Tai Kung misses with a straight left.
Tai Kung is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov with a nice calf kick.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tai Kung is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Tai Kung blocks a head kick by Petrov.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Petrov.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tai Kung is just out of range.
Tai Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Vasil Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tai Kung takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Tai Kung counters with an outside leg kick.
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tai Kung is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
Petrov throws a front kick aimed at Tai Kung's knee but Tai Kung avoids it well.
Tai Kung tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov has Tai Kung up against the cage in a clinch.
Tai Kung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Vasil Petrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tai Kung misses with some punches.
Petrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tai Kung or not.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Tai Kung.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Tai Kung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Tai Kung tries to tie him up.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Tai Kung avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tai Kung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Tai Kung looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tai Kung misses with some punches.
Tai Kung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Tai Kung blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Kung lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Tai Kung trying to stall but Petrov improves his position.
Tai Kung lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Tai Kung looking to slow down the pace here.
Tai Kung trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tai Kung into the cage.
Tai Kung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tai Kung looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasil Petrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasil Petrov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrov jabs at Tai Kung's body.
Tai Kung on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tai Kung can do to turn this around?
Tai Kung walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petrov.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tai Kung on the side of the head.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tai Kung's head backwards.
Petrov cracks Tai Kung with an open hand slap.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Tai Kung off balance momentarily.
Tai Kung looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tai Kung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tai Kung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tai Kung momentarily.
Tai Kung blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tai Kung is just out of range.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Tai Kung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
Petrov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Tai Kung counters with a two punch combo.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Tai Kung lands with a light punch inside.
Petrov works on Tai Kung's body with a couple of short punches.
Tai Kung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tai Kung is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrov is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Tai Kung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tai Kung misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Tai Kung tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tai Kung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov has Tai Kung pressed against the cage, preventing Tai Kung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Tai Kung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tai Kungs head.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tai Kung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Tai Kung's shoulder, as Tai Kung tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung moves out of range of the strikes.
Tai Kung moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Tai Kung misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tai Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov throws a counter high kick but Tai Kung was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tai Kung tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tai Kung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Manolito Tai Kung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai Kung throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Tai Kung is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrov is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tai Kung misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tai Kung's efforts to push away.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tai Kung.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tai Kung - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tai Kung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasil Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tai Kung blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasil Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasil Petrov!
A very excited looking Vasil Petrov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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