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IFA 26: Moscow PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bayu Prasetya (ranked 3524 p4p, 25423 weight class) and Sitorus Parsaulian (ranked 376 p4p, 512 weight class). Bayu Prasetya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 cm 21 151 4 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm 18 170 1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Brawler Experienced |
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Decent wrestler Counter fighter Very confident |
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bayu Prasetya! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sitorus Parsaulian! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Prasetya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prasetya. Prasetya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parsaulian tries to avoid it but Prasetya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parsaulian to the ground. Parsaulian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. As Prasetya backs off Parsaulian throws a huge counter combo but Prasetya manages to avoid it all. Parsaulian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parsaulian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Prasetya trying to control but Parsaulian postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Prasetya holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Parsaulian is nestled in close to Prasetya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Parsaulian is working for a submission of some sort.
Prasetya is pressing down on Parsaulian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Parsaulian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Prasetya trying to keep a closed guard but Parsaulian is proving a slippery customer.
Parsaulian scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Prasetya trying to control the position.
Prasetya is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Parsaulian frees his head nicely. Oh but Prasetya has switched to an armbar! Parsaulian is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Bayu Prasetya!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Hernandez (ranked 3145 p4p, 25416 weight class) and Hector Moreno (ranked 364 p4p, 555 weight class). Hector Moreno will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 cm 27 184 4 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm 20 182 1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Brawler Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geraldo Hernandez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Moreno! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moreno tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hernandez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moreno somewhat. Hernandez attempts a counter takedown but Moreno avoids it well and moves away.
Hernandez gets a double leg takedown into Moreno's guard. Hernandez controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Moreno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard. Hernandez advances position into side control! Hernandez cracks Moreno with a big right hand but Moreno just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Moreno tries to get back to half guard but can't. Hernandez scoring with punches from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hernandez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Moreno is looking to reverse the position. Check out the look on Hernandez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've been hearing that Hernandez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Hernandez taking a breather here. Hernandez scoring with punches and elbows. Hernandez working the head with strikes. Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moreno to see if he's OK.
Moreno is rocked! Hernandez lands an elbow. Moreno is still in real trouble! Can Hernandez finish him? Moreno is trying to control Hernandez's posture but Hernandez avoids it. Moreno seems to have recovered his senses. Moreno is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hernandez connects with a decent elbow. Hernandez working the head with strikes. Hernandez wants to control but Moreno is keeping him busy. Moreno taking punishment in the form of punches.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Moreno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moreno gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Hernandez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Hernandez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Moreno! More shots from Hernandez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geraldo Hernandez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denga Sanyu (ranked 631 p4p, 3014 weight class) and Gaston Joris (ranked 82 p4p, 339 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 cm 22 183 10 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm 27 179 4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denga Sanyu! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaston Joris! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A looping hook to the body misses from Joris. Sanyu does a little dance to reset his feet. Joris misses with a body shot
and Sanyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Joris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Joris misses with a two punch combination.
Joris misses with a looping right. Joris tests Sanyu's chin there with a solid looking shot. A big right from Sanyu misses. Joris takes a swing at Sanyu's ribcage but misses. A quick step to the side and Sanyu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Joris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Joris. Sanyu lands a right hook to the body.
Denga Sanyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sanyu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sanyu throws an overhand right that lands on Joris's shoulder, as Joris tries to avoid the shot. Joris throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanyu counters with a lovely straight right hand! Joris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanyu.
Sanyu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Joris misses with a hook to the body
and Sanyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sanyu ducks under a wild hook from Joris. Joris cracks Sanyu with a good jab. A slow jab from Joris misses its intended target. Sanyu ducks under a wild hook from Joris.
Sanyu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joris sprawls well initially but Sanyu persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Sanyu controlling the action here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanyu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Sanyu controlling the pace. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sanyu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Joris lands with a shot to the body. Sanyu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joris.
Sanyu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Joris avoids the body shot from Sanyu.
Gaston Joris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Joris throws a hook to the side of Sanyu's head but Sanyu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A jab lands there for Sanyu.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanyu looks to land a left hand but Joris moved out of range nicely. Joris throws out a counter right but Sanyu avoids it with no problem. Sanyu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sanyu scores with a nice head shot.
Joris is rocked! Sanyu dances in with a quick combination. Joris is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Sanyu snaps Joris's head back. Joris stumbles backwards against the cage. Sanyu steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Joris's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Joris just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Denga Sanyu! Denga Sanyu retains his welterweight title!
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