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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satriani comes to the cage accompanied by Satch Boogie. Fabiano has chosen Sérgio Mendes - Batucada as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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187 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Satriani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roberto Fabiano!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satriani looks to throw a body kick
and Fabiano counters with a stiff right hand.
Satriani tried to score with a low kick but Fabiano checks it.
Fabiano throws a right and a left that Satriani avoids nicely.
Satriani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Fabiano.
Satriani looks to land a body kick but Fabiano moved away.
Satriani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Satriani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Satriani misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabiano tries to clinch but Satriani is having none of it.
Fabiano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Satriani.
Satriani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fabiano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Satriani leaves Fabiano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Satriani throws a head kick that Fabiano semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano cracks Satriani with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Satriani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fabiano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fabiano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Satriani connects with a solid leg kick.
Fabiano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satriani. Satriani obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satriani misses with a body kick.
Satriani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Satriani lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fabiano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Satriani is looking to score with low kicks.
Satriani throws a leg kick which misses Fabiano's front leg but catches the back leg as Fabiano tries to avoid it.
Fabiano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satriani circles away quickly and effectively.
Satriani misses with a head kick.
Fabiano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satriani.
Fabiano ducks under a wild hook from Satriani.
Satriani throws a hook to the side of Fabiano's head but Fabiano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satriani connects with the punch.
Fabiano shoots in and drives through. Satriani sprawls well.
Satriani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Satriani cracks Fabiano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Satriani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Satriani misses with a low kick as Fabiano jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Fabiano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Satriani scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Satriani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Satriani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Satriani connects with a solid leg kick.
Fabiano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fabiano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joe Satriani is winning the standup battle so far.
Satriani throws a front kick aimed at Fabiano's knee but Fabiano avoids it well.
Fabiano avoids the head kick by Satriani.
Nice uppercut there from Satriani.
Fabiano throws a leg kick but Satriani moved away.
Satriani throws a leg kick but Fabiano moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Satriani.
Satriani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Satriani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Satriani throws a front kick aimed at Fabiano's knee but Fabiano avoids it well.
Satriani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Satriani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satriani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fabiano.
Satriani connects with a jab.
Fabiano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Satriani counters with a thumping low kick.
Satriani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fabiano.
Satriani motions for Fabiano to come forward. Satriani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fabiano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satriani throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani scores with a head kick.
Roberto Fabiano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fabiano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Satriani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Satriani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fabiano's sensitive parts.
Satriani ducks under a wild hook from Fabiano.
Satriani stuffs the takedown attempt from Fabiano. Fabiano gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Satriani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Fabiano.
Fabiano is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Fabiano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Satriani misses.
Fabiano avoids the head kick by Satriani.
Fabiano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satriani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satriani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fabiano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fabiano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Satriani misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satriani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fabiano. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Satriani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Satriani dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Satriani tries a head kick but it misses.
Satriani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fabiano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fabiano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fabiano throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Satriani.
Crunch! Satriani slams his shin into Fabiano's torso.
Fabiano takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani pushes off an throws an elbow but Fabiano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satriani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fabiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fabiano stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Satriani throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satriani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fabiano's brow.
Satriani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satriani is trying to force a seperation but Fabiano has the dominant position.
Fabiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satriani avoids it.
Fabiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satriani's elbow.
Fabiano digs a right hand underneath Satriani's ribcage. Satriani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fabiano gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Satriani regains guard.
Fabiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fabiano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Satriani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fabiano with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano trying to control but Satriani is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabiano won't allow Satriani to get back to his feet.
Fabiano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satriani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satriani keeping full guard, as Fabiano tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Satriani misses with a low kick.
Satriani throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Satriani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fabiano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Satriani is looking to slow Fabiano down with leg kicks.
Satriani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fabiano.
Roberto Fabiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satriani throws a sloppy head kick and Fabiano moves out of range easily.
Fabiano throws a right hand that Satriani ducks under and follows up with a left that Satriani also avoids with ease.
Satriani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fabiano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Satriani to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satriani scoring well with a low kick there.
Joe Satriani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fabiano blocks a head kick by Satriani.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Satriani.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Satriani, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Satriani!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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