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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Pietroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietroff has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Nikita Pietroff told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikita Pietroff!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber clinches.
Faber lands a right hand.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Pietroff looking for a takedown.
Faber prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pietroff tries for a takedown but Faber manages to get underhooks.
Francois Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Pietroff.
Faber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pietroff avoids it.
Pietroff jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pietroff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pietroff is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
Faber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pietroff on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietroff wants to get back to his feet but Faber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Pietroff fails with a takedown attempt.
Pietroff shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Francois Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber lands a head kick. Pietroff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber scores with a head kick. Pietroff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Faber takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Pietroff avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pietroff fails to pull guard.
Pietroff blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pietroff managing to block the knees to the body from Faber.
Pietroff dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Pietroff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Faber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pietroff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Faber throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Faber.
Pietroff takes a swing at Faber's ribcage but misses.
Nikita Pietroff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber dodges the punch combination from Pietroff.
Faber lands a leg kick that knocks Pietroff off balance momentarily.
Faber lands a front kick.
Pietroff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietroff fails to land the takedown.
Faber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pietroff's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietroff avoids the head kick by Faber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Faber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A good leg kick by Faber.
Pietroff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Faber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pietroff scrambles back to his feet.
Faber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pietroff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, jab by Faber - just one landing.
Faber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pietroff.
Pietroff looks for a takedown but Faber sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Pietroff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber pushes Pietroff up against the cage in a clinch.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber blocks the elbow strike.
Pietroff turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pietroff sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Faber is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Faber is looking for a sweep.
Faber is not content to let Pietroff control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietroff is trying to get an arm triangle but Faber is defending well.
Faber is looking for a sweep.
Pietroff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faber keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to improve his position.
Pietroff controlling from side mount.
Pietroff trying to control the position but Faber is working away.
Faber is looking to regain half guard here but Pietroff keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nikita Pietroff wasn't active enough on the ground.
Faber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pietroff will feel that in the morning.
Pietroff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faber can pounce on him.
Faber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faber closes the distance but Pietroff moves to the side
and Pietroff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Faber won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pietroff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietroff is looking to take a break and control but Faber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikita Pietroff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Faber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Faber.
Pietroff wants to clinch up but Faber keeps it at a distance.
Faber thumps Pietroff with a low kick.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pietroff.
Pietroff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faber circles away.
Faber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pietroff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber gets a clinch.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Pietroff avoids the damage to the body.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Pietroff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faber lands a shot to the body.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
Pietroff avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pietroff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pietroff is defending well for now.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pietroff blocks the elbow strike.
Pietroff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pietroff backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietroff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pietroff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francois Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Pietroff.
Faber lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Nikita Pietroff has been cut.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Pietroff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pietroff avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pietroff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francois Faber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pietroff jumps guard but Faber stands there with Pietroff around his waist. Pietroff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Pietroff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Pietroff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pietroff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pietroff tries to pull guard but Faber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pietroff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pietroff jumps guard but Faber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws an elbow but it misses.
Pietroff dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Pietroff is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Faber.
Faber lands an uppercut.
Pietroff avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietroff is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faber is defending well.
Faber pushes Pietroff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Faber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Faber!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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