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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 25443 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Khadartsev (ranked 5869 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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252 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Khadartsev!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadartsev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Khadartsev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Smith is trying to control Khadartsev's posture but Khadartsev avoids it.
Khadartsev is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khadartsev working the body and head with strikes.
Khadartsev working away.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Khadartsev wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Khadartsev is looking to improve his position.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
Khadartsev wants to get back to full guard.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khadartsev is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadartsev is looking to improve his position.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khadartsev defending well though.
Smith is thwarting Khadartsev's attempts to control the position.
Khadartsev tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Khadartsev is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khadartsev is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khadartsev avoid being mounted?
Khadartsev tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Khadartsev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith wants to control but Khadartsev is keeping him busy.
Khadartsev wants to get back to full guard.
Smith controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Khadartsev misses the target.
A jab from Khadartsev misses.
Khadartsev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khadartsev.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Khadartsev misses.
Khadartsev throws a lazy uppercut
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Khadartsev misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadartsev.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khadartsev.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Khadartsev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Khadartsev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith taking a breather here.
Khadartsev is trying to get back to half guard.
Khadartsev is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Khadartsev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith tries for a kimura but Khadartsev is defending well.
Khadartsev wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith trying to control the action but Khadartsev is working from the bottom.
Smith tries for a kimura but Khadartsev is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khadartsev is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khadartsev's head.
Khadartsev swings widly with a right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith tries to clinch there but Khadartsev circles away.
Khadartsev is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Khadartsev moves out of range easily.
Khadartsev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khadartsev misses with a straight right.
A jab from Khadartsev misses.
Sasha Khadartsev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khadartsev stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Khadartsev misses.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadartsev keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Khadartsev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khadartsev throws out the jab.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Khadartsev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadartsev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khadartsev wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khadartsev looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Khadartsev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Khadartsev throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Khadartsev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khadartsev showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khadartsev connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Khadartsev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Khadartsev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khadartsev is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Khadartsev working the head and body with strikes.
Khadartsev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Khadartsev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khadartsev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Khadartsev slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Khadartsev is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Khadartsev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Khadartsev in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadartsev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Khadartsev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith is rocked!
Smith has hold of Khadartsev's hands but Khadartsev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khadartsev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith is not content to let Khadartsev control the position.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Khadartsev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khadartsev slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Khadartsev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Khadartsev scores with a big shot! Smith's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Smith! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Khadartsev!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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