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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ion Pascu (ranked 3048 p4p, 345 weight class) and Mungo Jerry (ranked 3518 p4p, 385 weight class). Pascu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Future - Bag (Audio ) (From "SUPERFLY") ft. Yung Bans. Mungo Jerry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ion Pascu's chin.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ion Pascu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mungo Jerry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pascu has closed the distance and engaged Jerry in a clinch.
Jerry misses with a punch to the body.
Jerry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jerry scores with a shoulder strike.
Pascu scores with a shot to the side of Jerry's head.
Jerry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pascu avoids it.
Jerry tries to stall but Pascu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jerry tries to land knees in the clinch but Pascu avoids the damage to the body.
Jerry misses with a punch on the inside.
Pascu scores with a shot to the side of Jerry's head.
Pascu lands a nice uppercut.
Jerry scores with a hook to the body.
Pascu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jerry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pascu avoids it.
A short uppercut from Pascu.
Pascu lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jerry tries to throw a body punch but Pascu avoids it by throwing Jerry back against the cage.
Jerry is trying to stall.
Pascu jumps into guard, dragging Jerry to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pascu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jerry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jerry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pascu keeping moving, preventing Jerry from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jerry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pascu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jerry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pascu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jerry has managed to get both his arms back between Pascu's legs - danger averted.
Pascu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pascu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jerry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pascu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jerry manages to get himself to full guard.
Pascu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jerry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jerry has escaped and now he's on top!
Jerry trying to control the position from guard on top but Pascu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pascu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pascu tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jerry is aware though and is defending well.
Pascu has his foot on Jerry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jerry works his way back into a safe position though.
Pascu working for a triangle but Jerry defends it easily.
Jerry trying to control the position from guard on top but Pascu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jerry wants to get up but he can't break Pascu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jerry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pascu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jerry has managed to get both his arms back between Pascu's legs - danger averted.
Jerry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerry trying to control but Pascu is working from the bottom.
Pascu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pascu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pascu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jerry defends it easily.
Jerry trying to control the position from guard on top but Pascu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pascu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jerry defends well.
Pascu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jerry defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pascu keeping moving, preventing Jerry from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pascu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jerry has time to react.
Jerry rushes Pascu and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jerry.
Pascu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jerry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pascu's elbow.
Pascu lands with a left to the head.
Jerry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pascu.
Pascu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jerry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jerry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jerry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pascu fails to land.
Jerry tries to throw a body punch but Pascu avoids it by throwing Jerry back against the cage.
Jerry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jerry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pascu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ion Pascu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jerry gets tackled into the cage by Pascu. Pascu maintains the clinch.
Pascu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jerry to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Pascu.
Pascu misses with the head strike.
Pascu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jerry uses from the top position.
Pascu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jerry defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jerry wanted to stand there but Pascu had control of the position.
Jerry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pascu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jerry can do to turn this around?
Jerry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pascu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jerry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pascu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerry trying to control the position from guard on top but Pascu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jerry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pascu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jerry has managed to get both his arms back between Pascu's legs - danger averted.
Pascu keeping moving, preventing Jerry from controlling successfully.
Pascu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jerry is aware though and is defending well.
Jerry trying to control the position from guard on top but Pascu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pascu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jerry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pascu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jerry defends it easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pascu lands a jab to the nose.
Pascu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jerry in his tracks.
Jerry throws a series of punches but Pascu avoids them all with ease.
Jerry throws a right and a left that Pascu avoids nicely.
Pascu lunges at Jerry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jerry's hand.
Jerry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pascu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pascu slips a jab and a cross from Jerry.
A punch lands to the side of Jerry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pascu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jerry.
The crowd cheers as Pascu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jerry doesn't seem phased though.
Pascu moves out of range of the body kick from Jerry.
Jerry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pascu to score with a decent uppercut.
Jerry misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jerry misses with a body kick.
Ion Pascu is winning the standup battle so far.
Jerry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pascu.
Pascu with a nice cross.
Pascu slips a jab and a cross from Jerry.
Pascu has Jerry up against the cage in a clinch.
Jerry lands a body punch.
Jerry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jerry misses with a wild combination.
Pascu has closed the distance and engaged Jerry in a clinch.
Jerry is trying to break the clinch but Pascu is controlling him.
Pascu gets through Jerry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pascu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jerry backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jerry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pascu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pascu scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascu can't find room to land a body shot as Jerry controls the action.
Jerry misses with a punch to the body.
Jerry breaks from the clinch.
Jerry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pascu to score with a decent uppercut.
Mungo Jerry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jerry tries to clinch but Pascu moves out of range.
Jerry misses with a body kick.
Jerry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pascu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jerry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jerry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pascu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jerry fails to land with a series of punches.
Pascu cracks Jerry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pascu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jerry, pushing him back against the cage.
Jerry misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jerry.
Jerry breaks from the clinch.
Jerry gets tackled into the cage by Pascu. Pascu maintains the clinch.
A short left from Pascu.
Jerry blocks an uppercut.
Ion Pascu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pascu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pascu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jerrys head.
Jerry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pascu's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ion Pascu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jerry tries to close the distance and clinch but Pascu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pascu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jerry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Pascu.
Pascu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jerry tries to work over Pascu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pascu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jerry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pascu.
Pascu swings wildly with an uppercut but Jerry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jerry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pascu avoids it.
Pascu blocks a body shot from Jerry.
Pascu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jerry can't find room to land a body shot as Pascu controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pascu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jerry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pascu blocks a body shot from Jerry.
Jerry has Pascu pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jerry.
Jerry stalling in the clinch but Pascu improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pascu fails to land.
Pascu scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Pascu fails to land.
Jerry tries a body shot but Pascu blocks it.
Pascu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pascu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jerry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pascu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pascu prevents a body shot from Jerry.
Pascu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jerry tries to throw a body punch but Pascu avoids it by throwing Jerry back against the cage.
Jerry tries to work over Pascu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pascu gets through Jerry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pascu jumps guard but Jerry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jerry taking a breather.
Jerry looking to stall.
Jerry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pascu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jerry on the side of the head.
Pascu moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pascu.
Jerry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascu misses with some punches.
Jerry misses with a punch to the body.
Jerry tries a body shot but Pascu blocks it.
A short right from Jerry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pascu prevents Jerry from breaking the clinch.
Jerry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pascu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jerry blocks an uppercut.
Pascu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jerry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pascu lands a left hand.
Pascu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pascu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Pascu.
Pascu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jerry tries a body shot but Pascu blocks it.
Pascu prevents Jerry from breaking the clinch.
Jerry trying to land knees to the body.
Jerry trying to land knees to the body.
Jerry tries to work over Pascu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pascu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jerry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pascu presses Jerry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jerry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jerry misses with a body punch.
Pascu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pascu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jerry is rocked!
Pascu dips a shoulder and cracks Jerry with a mighty uppercut! Jerry falls back against the cage and Pascu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jerry is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pascu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ion Pascu!
In his post fight interview, Ion Pascu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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