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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Szentgyorgyi (ranked 2512 p4p, 2438 weight class) and Vincent Van Gogh (ranked 236 p4p, 232 weight class). Zoltan Szentgyorgyi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoltan Szentgyorgyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gogh rushes Szentgyorgyi and presses him up against the cage.
Van Gogh gets through Szentgyorgyi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Gogh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gogh has a couple of punches blocked by Szentgyorgyi.
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Szentgyorgyi does no damage.
Van Gogh tries to clinch but Szentgyorgyi moves out of range.
Van Gogh connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Gogh clinches with his opponent.
Szentgyorgyi blocks an elbow strike from Van Gogh.
Szentgyorgyi stalling the fight.
Szentgyorgyi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Gogh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Szentgyorgyi misses with a few strikes there.
Szentgyorgyi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gogh.
Szentgyorgyi throws the left hand but Van Gogh avoids the punch easily.
Van Gogh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Szentgyorgyi, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szentgyorgyi is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szentgyorgyi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szentgyorgyi has Van Gogh pressed against the cage.
Van Gogh struggles to land a body shot inside as Szentgyorgyi controls his hands.
Szentgyorgyi lands a body shot.
Szentgyorgyi avoids the elbow strike from Van Gogh, against the cage.
Van Gogh misses with some punches.
Szentgyorgyi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szentgyorgyi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Gogh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gogh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Szentgyorgyi avoiding damage as Van Gogh throws knees to the body.
Van Gogh has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Szentgyorgyi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Gogh can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gogh.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gogh fails to land.
Van Gogh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Szentgyorgyi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szentgyorgyi is trying to pull guard but Van Gogh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh swings wildly with an uppercut but Szentgyorgyi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szentgyorgyi breaks the clinch.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the body.
Szentgyorgyi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Gogh tries to clinch up.
Szentgyorgyi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Szentgyorgyi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Gogh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Szentgyorgyi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gogh was well out of range. Poor timing from Szentgyorgyi.
Szentgyorgyi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gogh moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szentgyorgyi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Szentgyorgyi keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Gogh throws a jab but it's blocked by Szentgyorgyi.
Van Gogh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szentgyorgyi.
Van Gogh misses the jab.
Szentgyorgyi throws a hook but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Szentgyorgyi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vincent Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szentgyorgyi slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Gogh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice combination there by Szentgyorgyi.
Van Gogh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Szentgyorgyi scores with the left hand. Van Gogh knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Gogh is rocked!
Van Gogh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Szentgyorgyi doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Gogh is still on wobbly legs! Can Szentgyorgyi finish him?
Szentgyorgyi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Szentgyorgyi is looking to wear down Van Gogh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking cross lands there for Szentgyorgyi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Gogh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Van Gogh coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gogh moves out of range as Szentgyorgyi strikes.
Szentgyorgyi drops Van Gogh with a straight right hand, right on the button! Szentgyorgyi follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoltan Szentgyorgyi!
An out of breath Zoltan Szentgyorgyi 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
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FIGHT
RATING
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