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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Petric (ranked 1132 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Froma Lan (ranked 141 p4p, 152 weight class). Lan has chosen Men At work - Down under as his entrance music. Froma Lan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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191 cm
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ante Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Froma Lan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lan tries for a takedown but Petric circles away easily
and Petric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petric throws a body shot but no joy.
Petric scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Froma Lan has been cut.
Petric gets caught flat footed, as Lan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lan drops back looking for a leg! Petric is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Petric manages to kick Lan off! Lan jumps back into Petric's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric looking for a sweep. Not yet Petric, not yet.
Petric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lan on the ground.
Lan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petric wants to stand up but Lan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Petric's head.
Lan looking to pass the guard.
Petric on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petric tries to get out of the position.
Lan distracts Petric with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Petric wants to sweep here but Lan controlling him for the moment.
Lan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lan.
Lan being controlled here momentarily.
Petric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lan landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric has momentary wrist control but Lan slips an elbow through the middle.
Petric keeping moving, preventing Lan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lan slips nicely into half guard.
Petric trying to hold on to Lan's head to control him but Lan postures up.
Petric keeping hold of Lan's head, controlling as best he can.
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. Lan connects with a nice short shot to Petric's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lan is looking to advance position but Petric won't allow it.
Lan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Petric is looking to improve his position.
Lan wants to free his trapped foot but Petric is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lan trying to mount his opponent but Petric defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric trying to control but Lan postures up.
Petric controlling the position for now.
Lan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Petric is refusing to be controlled, as Lan sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Froma Lan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Froma Lan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lan tries for a takedown but Petric circles away easily
and Petric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lan has his takedown stuffed
and Petric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Froma Lan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petric fakes the body blow, causing Lan to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lan goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ante Petric!
An out of breath Ante Petric thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
30% |
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