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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. Figaro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prospect - Warrior kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tiao Macale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
52 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Figaro.
Macale misses with a looping left.
Figaro misses with a kick to the body.
Macale lands a lovely overhand right.
Figaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Figaro looks to throw a body kick
and Macale counters with a stiff right hand.
Macale scores with a push kick.
Figaro throws a good cross that connects.
Figaro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Macale under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Figaro at a distance.
Figaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Figaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Figaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Macale counters with a left to the body.
Figaro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Macale moves out of range as Figaro strikes.
Sabin Figaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Macale misses with an uppercut. Figaro saw that one coming.
Figaro connects with the punch.
Macale scores with a nice head shot.
Macale misses with a hook
and Figaro counters with a single leg into guard. Macale didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figaro is stalling in the full guard.
Macale looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale keeping moving, preventing Figaro from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sabin Figaro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Figaro fails with the takedown.
Figaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro misses with a looping right.
Figaro throws a front kick aimed at Macale's knee but Macale avoids it well.
Figaro closes the distance and clinches up with Macale, looking for a takedown. Figaro pushes Macale against the cage but Macale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Figaro.
Figaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Macale connects with a single shot there.
Figaro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Macale misses with a wild body shot.
Macale lands with an uppercut that bounces Figaro off the cage and back into range.
Macale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figaro.
Macale avoids the body shot from Figaro.
Macale throws an overhand right that lands on Figaro's shoulder, as Figaro tries to avoid the shot.
Macale staying out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Macale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Figaro connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Macale backs up against the cage.
Figaro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Figaro swings for the body but Macale moves out of range.
Macale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Macale. No joy for Figaro on that attempt.
Figaro throws a hook to the side of Macale's head but Macale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Figaro lands with a cross.
Figaro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Macale cracks the inside of Figaro's front leg.
Macale takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Figaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macale moves away.
Macale throws a shot from downtown. Figaro moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Macale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Figaro.
Figaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macale.
Macale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Figaro.
Figaro tests Macale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Figaro lands a jab to the nose.
Macale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Figaro.
Nice body punch from Macale.
Tiao Macale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macale throws out a leg kick but Figaro moves out of range and Macale only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro thows a leg kick but Macale checks it
and Macale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Figaro blocks the body kick.
Figaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figaro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Figaro showed some decent athleticism there.
Macale is trying to control but can't.
Figaro stalling away here and it's allowed Macale to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale managing to control the position.
Figaro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Figaro stays in close to Macale's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tiao Macale wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Figaro.
Figaro misses with a low kick.
Figaro misses with a low kick.
Figaro lands the left hand.
Figaro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Macale.
Figaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Figaro. Figaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Figaro lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Macale blocks the low kick.
Figaro jabs at Macale's body.
Figaro connects with a body shot that sends Macale's belly button to the back.
Macale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Figaro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Figaro lands a right hook to the body.
Macale misses with a low kick.
Macale blocks a jab.
Macale checks a low kick from Figaro.
Figaro throws a body punch but Macale moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro throws a leg kick but Macale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Figaro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Figaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Macale counters with a stiff right hand.
Figaro misses with a two punch combination.
Figaro throws a leg kick that misses.
Sabin Figaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macale throws a push kick but Figaro slaps the foot to one side.
Macale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Figaro.
Figaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Figaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Macale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Macale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Figaro lunges at Macale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Macale's hand.
A jab from Macale does it's job there.
Figaro tries to land a leg kick but Macale saw it coming and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Figaro throws out a loose jab but Macale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Macale.
Macale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figaro can pounce on him.
Figaro staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro lands a head shot.
Macale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Figaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Figaro misses
and Macale counters with a stiff right hand.
Figaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Macale misses.
Figaro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Figaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro ducks under a wild hook from Macale.
A slow jab from Figaro misses its intended target.
Tiao Macale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Macale avoids a kick to the body.
Figaro misses with a body shot.
Macale avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Macale defends well and Figaro ends up having to push Macale into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Figaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Figaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabin Figaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Figaro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabin Figaro!
A very excited looking Sabin Figaro rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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