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FARTMMA 97 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pfeifer defends well and Tsuruta ends up having to push Pfeifer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pfeifer.
Tsuruta slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Pfeifer.
Tsuruta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Tsuruta misses.
Pfeifer clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pfeifer scores with a shot to the side of Tsuruta's head.
Tsuruta looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pfeifer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta wants to take the fight to the mat but Pfeifer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tsuruta just leaning against Pfeifer, taking a breather.
Tsuruta slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Tsuruta's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Tsuruta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Pfeifer.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta swats away the attempt to clinch by Pfeifer.
A countering left hand to the body from Tsuruta misses.
Pfeifer throws a head kick that misses.
Pfeifer is looking to clinch.
Tsuruta moves out of range as Pfeifer strikes.
Tsuruta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ricardo Pfeifer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomomisan Tsuruta.
Pfeifer closes the distance and clinches.
Pfeifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pfeifer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsuruta avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer lands a shoulder strike.
Pfeifer is looking to control Tsuruta's arms but Tsuruta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pfeifer has his back to the cage.
Tsuruta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pfeifer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pfeifer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tsuruta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pfeifer has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer looking to throw knees to the head but Tsuruta is blocking nicely.
Tsuruta is trying to break the clinch but Pfeifer is controlling him.
Tsuruta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pfeifer slowing the pace effectively.
Tsuruta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pfeifer has him pressed against the cage.
Tsuruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuruta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pfeifer pushes Tsuruta off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pfeifer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pfeifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pfeifer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricardo Pfeifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer tries to clinch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pfeifer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tsuruta circles away quickly and effectively.
Tsuruta with the counter takedown but Pfeifer avoids it easily.
Pfeifer wants to clinch up but Tsuruta keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Tsuruta as he checks the leg kick.
Pfeifer fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsuruta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pfeifer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pfeifer.
Tsuruta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pfeifer rather than just go for the knockout.
Pfeifer works over Tsuruta's head and body with a nice combination.
Pfeifer moves in looking to clinch but Tsuruta pushes him off.
Tsuruta fails with the takedown.
Tsuruta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Pfeifer.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pfeifer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsuruta.
Pfeifer throws a right hand that Tsuruta ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsuruta also avoids with ease.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Pfeifer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tsuruta back to the cage. Pfeifer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ricardo Pfeifer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pfeifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pfeifer avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pfeifer tries to clinch
and Tsuruta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Pfeifer.
We've been told by Pfeifer's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pfeifer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pfeifer wants it to stay on the feet.
Pfeifer misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
Pfeifer throws a right hand that Tsuruta ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsuruta also avoids with ease.
Tsuruta digs a good body shot into Pfeifer's ribs.
Pfeifer defending well as Tsuruta loads up on a big left hand.
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pfeifer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pfeifer darts in and clinches Tsuruta up against the cage.
Pfeifer effectively controlling the action here.
Pfeifer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsuruta stalling.
Tsuruta wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Pfeifer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pfeifer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pfeifer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pfeifer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tsuruta jabs at Pfeifer's body.
Ricardo Pfeifer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pfeifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsuruta circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pfeifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pfeifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsuruta circles away.
Tsuruta keeps the fight on the outside.
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pfeifer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tsuruta is trying to drag Pfeifer to the mat but Pfeifer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsuruta keeps the fight on the outside.
Pfeifer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsuruta.
A head kick by Pfeifer misses
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta dodges the punch combination from Pfeifer.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta gets tackled into the cage by Pfeifer. Pfeifer maintains the clinch.
Pfeifer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pfeifer being controlled against the cage.
Tsuruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pfeifer misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsuruta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tsuruta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pfeifer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsuruta can do to turn this around?
Pfeifer moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
Pfeifer clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tsuruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pfeifer moves away.
Pfeifer avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pfeifer fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsuruta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pfeifer moves into range and clinches up with Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pfeifer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pfeifer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsuruta's face.
Tsuruta gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Tsuruta there.
Pfeifer wants to control but Tsuruta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pfeifer tries to kick Tsuruta off but Tsuruta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tsuruta working over Pfeifer with some ground and pound. Pfeifer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tsuruta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Tsuruta there.
Tsuruta is trying to control. Pfeifer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pfeifer is trying to get back to full guard.
Pfeifer is trying to stand up here but Tsuruta is controlling him well.
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. Tsuruta connects with a nice short shot to Pfeifer's temple.
Tsuruta working Pfeifer over with strikes.
Tsuruta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pfeifer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pfeifer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tsuruta is working away from the top position though.
Pfeifer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tomomisan Tsuruta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tsuruta lands with a punch from half guard.
Tsuruta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pfeifer wants to control but Tsuruta is keeping busy.
Tsuruta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Tsuruta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomomisan Tsuruta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pfeifer moves into the clinch.
Pfeifer tries to land a knee to the head but Tsuruta blocks with his arms.
Tsuruta manages to break the clinch.
Tsuruta blocks a head kick by Pfeifer.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pfeifer but Pfeifer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tsuruta keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pfeifer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tsuruta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfeifer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pfeifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer misses with an uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a takedown into side control.
Pfeifer bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pfeifer was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Pfeifer is looking to clinch.
Tsuruta gets tackled into the cage by Pfeifer. Pfeifer maintains the clinch.
Tsuruta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer throws a series of punches but Tsuruta avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Tsuruta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Pfeifer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsuruta doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick from Pfeifer lands but Tsuruta takes it in his stride.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pfeifer tries to clinch there but Tsuruta circles away.
Tsuruta with the counter takedown but Pfeifer avoids it easily.
Ricardo Pfeifer is winning the standup battle so far.
Pfeifer closes the distance and clinches.
Pfeifer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta breaks from the clinch.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pfeifer misses.
Tsuruta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tsuruta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pfeifer throws a head kick but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Pfeifer misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pfeifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Pfeifer throws a hook but Tsuruta blocks it.
Pfeifer misses with a double jab
and Tsuruta counters with a nice uppercut.
Pfeifer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tsuruta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from Pfeifer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands a slapping body shot.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta shoots in looking for a takedown. Pfeifer tries to sprawl out of it but Tsuruta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pfeifer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricardo Pfeifer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomomisan Tsuruta.
Tsuruta jabs Pfeifer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Pfeifer is just out of range.
Pfeifer looks to clinch
so Tsuruta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tsuruta trying to control but Pfeifer is working from the bottom.
Tsuruta is in close to Pfeifer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsuruta connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Tsuruta with a jab.
Pfeifer throws a right hand that Tsuruta ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsuruta also avoids with ease.
Pfeifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer moves in looking to clinch but Tsuruta pushes him off.
Tsuruta throws out a counter right but Pfeifer avoids it with no problem.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the body.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tsuruta misses the jab.
Pfeifer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pfeifer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pfeifer misses with a combination
and Tsuruta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsuruta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tsuruta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Pfeifer.
I think Pfeifer 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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