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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ars Faglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pope Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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187 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ars Faglio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pope Bard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faglio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bard tries to clinch but Faglio moves out of range.
Faglio scores with a nice head shot.
Faglio lands with a nice combination. Bard backs away looking to recover.
Bard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faglio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bard walks into a jab.
Bard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donk. Faglio catches Bard right on the button with a cross.
Bard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faglio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faglio moves into the clinch.
Bard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faglio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bard is keeping busy.
Bard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ars Faglio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pope Bard.
Bard dodges an elbow strike from Faglio.
Bard is working Faglio over against the ropes.
Bard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faglio just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Faglio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bard up against the ropes.
Bard blocks the elbow strike.
Bard jumps guard but Faglio stands there with Bard around his waist. Bard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bard.
Faglio lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Pope Bard has been cut.
Bard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faglio smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faglio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Faglio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bard.
Faglio throws out a powerful jab.
Faglio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faglio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Ars Faglio has been cut.
Faglio connects with the punch.
Faglio misses with an uppercut.
Faglio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faglio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Faglio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bard.
Bard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faglio swivels and escapes.
Ars Faglio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bard swings for the body but Faglio moves out of range.
Bard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Faglio to score with a decent uppercut.
Bard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faglio manages to avoid it.
Bard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Faglio scores with a decent looking hook.
Faglio connects with a right hand. Bard shakes it off.
Bard tries to clinch but Faglio is having none of it.
Faglio lands with an uppercut that bounces Bard off the ropes and back into rage.
Faglio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faglio.
Bard works the jab nicely.
Faglio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faglio loads up on a big right hand but Bard slips the punch.
Faglio throws a big shot that misses.
Ars Faglio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faglio throws a series of strikes that have Bard backpedaling.
Bard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bard pulls Faglio into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bard is trying to keep Faglio in close.
Bard is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Faglio dives into side control.
Bard wants to control but Faglio postures up.
Bard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Faglio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Faglio wants to control but Bard is keeping him busy.
Bard is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bard is trying to control Faglio's posture but Faglio avoids it.
Bard looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bard misses with a combination
enabling Faglio to counter with a crisp jab.
Bard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bard ducks under a wild hook from Faglio.
Faglio moves into the clinch successfully.
Faglio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee calls for Faglio to work.
Faglio lands an elbow just above Bard 's eye.
Bard fails to pull guard.
Faglio lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Pope Bard's cut even more.
Bard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faglio just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Faglio lands an elbow that stopped Bard in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Pope Bard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faglio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bard takes an elbow to the temple.
Bard is rocked!
Pope Bard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Faglio throws an elbow but misses.
Bard is still on wobbly legs! Can Faglio finish him?
Bard blocks the elbow strike.
Bard seems to have recovered his senses.
Bard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faglio just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bard avoids a wild elbow strike from Faglio.
Faglio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faglio lands an elbow just above Bard 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pope Bard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ars Faglio!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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