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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 2839 p4p, 3804 weight class) and Jermaine Ferret (ranked 366 p4p, 468 weight class). Murtaz Vatsadze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jermaine Ferret's chin.
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210
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jermaine Ferret!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatsadze swings widly with a right hand
and Ferret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vatsadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vatsadze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferret will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferret walks into a jab.
Vatsadze misses with a hook. Ferret ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret takes a swing at Vatsadze's ribcage but misses.
Vatsadze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferret paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vatsadze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vatsadze misses the shot to the body.
Vatsadze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ferret will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferret throws an overhand right that lands on Vatsadze's shoulder, as Vatsadze tries to avoid the shot.
Vatsadze tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ferret manages to circle out of the way.
Ferret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferret misses with a body punch
and Vatsadze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jermaine Ferret has been cut.
Ferret throws a nice looking combination but Vatsadze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferret throws a body punch but Vatsadze moves out of range.
Vatsadze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vatsadze lands a big right hand that sends Ferret crashing to the mat! Vatsadze stays standing though and waves Ferret back to his feet!
Ferret is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferret slips under a jab.
Ferret tries to bum rush Vatsadze with a series of wild strikes but Vatsadze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferret slips under a jab from Vatsadze.
Ferret is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vatsadze. Ferret does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Vatsadze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferret looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but Ferret moves out of range.
Vatsadze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vatsadze misses with a two punch combination.
Ferret lands with a straight right. Vatsadze didn't see that one coming.
Ferret just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferret doesn't manage to clinch there - Vatsadze circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Vatsadze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vatsadze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferret ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferret tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vatsadze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferret misses with a double jab
and Vatsadze holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vatsadze.
Ferret lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Ferret blocks it.
Ferret swings wildly with an uppercut but Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferret can't find room to land a body shot as Vatsadze controls the action.
Vatsadze lands a shoulder strike.
Ferret is leaning against Vatsadze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferret lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferret wants to break free but Vatsadze has control.
Vatsadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Vatsadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Vatsadze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
Ferret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferret.
Ferret looks winded!
Vatsadze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vatsadze lands an uppercut.
Vatsadze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferret backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Vatsadze scores with a shot to the side of Ferret's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murtaz Vatsadze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jermaine Ferret's cut.
That's time! Vatsadze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vatsadze gets a clinch.
Vatsadze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferret can do to turn this around?
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferret makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Vatsadze.
A right handed body shot lands from Vatsadze.
Ferret should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Ferret avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Ferret.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferret.
Ferret prevents a body shot from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferret taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferret is breathing heavily.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Ferret misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatsadze lands a right hand.
Vatsadze lands a shoulder strike.
Ferret blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Ferret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Vatsadze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferret escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vatsadze clinches up against the cage.
Ferret stops a takedown attempt from Vatsadze.
A short left from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Vatsadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferret controls his hands.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatsadze lands a left hand.
Ferret lands a body shot.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatsadze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vatsadze blocking some punches.
Vatsadze lands a nice uppercut.
Ferret swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferret.
Ferret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Vatsadze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferret tries to work over Vatsadze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferret wants to stall.
Vatsadze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ferret is still on wobbly legs! Can Vatsadze finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferret seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Vatsadze - that landed with a thud.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Ferret.
Vatsadze has Ferret pressed against the cage.
Vatsadze presses Ferret against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vatsadze misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Vatsadze on the inside.
Vatsadze prevents a body shot from Ferret.
Ferret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vatsadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vatsadze gets through Ferret's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
Vatsadze misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferret.
Ferret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vatsadze's elbow.
Vatsadze has Ferret pressed against the cage.
Ferret breaks from the clinch.
Vatsadze is looking to clinch.
Ferret pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vatsadze misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferret moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vatsadze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferret looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferret throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vatsadze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferret misses with a body shot.
Vatsadze moves away from the strike by Ferret.
Vatsadze lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ferret up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Vatsadze from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ferret's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murtaz Vatsadze!
A very excited looking Murtaz Vatsadze 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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