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Prestige FC 47: Combat Dynasty PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sid Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takem Downem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the ring accompanied by The Clocks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sid Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takem Downem!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downem rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Downem can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Downem working aggressively here.
Morrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Downem gets an underhook and turns Morrison into the ropes.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Downem.
Downem gets control of Morrison's arms and successfully pulls guard. Downem will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Downem keeps moving.
Morrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Downem is retaining full guard.
Downem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Downem trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison trying to control but Downem is working from the bottom.
Morrison is really struggling to control Downem but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downem managing to control the position.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison won't allow Downem to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Downem clinches up against the ropes.
Downem wants to break free but Morrison has control.
Downem gets underhooks to prevent Morrison's takedown attempt.
Downem manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Downem working a defensive guard here.
Morrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Downem is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downem keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Downem wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Downem keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Downem is trying to control the position but Morrison postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Downem wants to get back to his feet but Morrison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Downem sprawls well.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Downem tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Downem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downem fails to land the takedown.
Morrison tries to counter with a takedown but Downem is quick to defend against it.
Downem shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrison as he avoids it easily.
As Downem tries to get set, Morrison tries to push him back and clinch up but Downem manages to avoid the attempt.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Downem misses with a body shot.
Morrison gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Downem to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Downem gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downem misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Downem misses with the combination.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Downem misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Downem is trying to keep an underhook but Morrison manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison is thwarting Downem's attempts to control the position.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Downem with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takem Downem dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Downem sprawls well. Downem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Downem looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Downem forces Morrison back against the ropes and clinches.
Downem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Downem shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morrison's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Downem controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Downem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison trying to keep a closed guard but Downem is proving a slippery customer.
Downem wants to stand but Morrison is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Downem is one step ahead there.
Morrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Downem preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Downem tries to stand but Morrison is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morrison darts in and clinches Downem up against the ropes.
Downem manages to break the clinch.
Takem Downem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downem takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Downem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Downem looks to move away, Morrison throws a big counter combo but Downem just gets out of the way.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Downem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Downem gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downem gets underhooks to prevent Morrison's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Downem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Downem misses with the head strike.
Downem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Downem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Downem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Downem working aggressively here.
Downem misses with a punch to the body.
Downem swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Downem working aggressively here.
Morrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Downem pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Downem sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrison somewhat.
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Downem gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrison postures up.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Downem keeps moving.
Takem Downem has got the better of the ground game so far.
Downem is pulling down on Morrison's head. It's preventing any offense from Morrison, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takem Downem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Downem shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl out of it but Downem keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Morrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Downem has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downem gets control of Morrison's arms and successfully pulls guard. Downem will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison postures up.
Downem throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Downem controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Downem has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Morrison doesn't defend quickly enough and Downem has managed to lock this one up! Can Morrison escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Downem on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Takem Downem!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Psirico - Lepo Lepo. Marko Boban has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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256 lbs
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274 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marko Boban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Flavio Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boban lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nascimento circles away quickly and effectively.
Nascimento looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nascimento scores with a leg kick.
Flavio Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento clinches with his opponent.
Nascimento tries to throw a body punch but Boban avoids it by throwing Nascimento back against the ropes.
Boban takes a shot to the head.
Boban looking to stall.
Nascimento digs a right hand underneath Boban's ribcage. Boban let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boban is breathing heavily.
Boban is trying to push Nascimento away but Nascimento has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento lands a body punch.
Nascimento lands an uppercut.
It looks like Marko Boban has been cut.
Nascimento lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boban backwards.
Nascimento lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento scores with a shoulder strike.
Nascimento lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento scores with a hook to the body.
Nascimento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nascimento lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nascimento misses with a low kick as Boban jumps back.
Nascimento throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nascimento drops Boban with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boban looks back up at him and smiles so Nascimento waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Boban is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boban drops his hands momentarily. Nascimento doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Boban staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Boban doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flavio Nascimento!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Jackiewicz (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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148 lbs
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150 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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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 New York, Josh Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Jackiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane tries to clinch up but Jackiewicz circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Kane with that takedown attempt.
Kane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackiewicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackiewicz is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Jackiewicz circles away and we're back to standing.
Kane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackiewicz.
Jackiewicz looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.
Kane tries to clinch but Jackiewicz is having none of it.
Kane shoots for a takedown but Jackiewicz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackiewicz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kane under the eye.
Jackiewicz throws a body kick that misses.
Kane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kane tries to clinch but Jackiewicz moves away
and Jackiewicz counters with a good low kick that Kane was not able to check.
Rafal Jackiewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackiewicz lands a big uppercut and Kane crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kane looks OK. Jackiewicz waves Kane back to his feet!
Kane is rocked!
A cross from Jackiewicz lands.
Oh Kane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackiewicz cracks Kane with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafal Jackiewicz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen Dan Balan Beautiful Girl as his entrance music. Roberto Rodriguez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. White showed some decent athleticism there.
White trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rodriguez.
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
White is looking for a kimura here.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White blocks the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez makes his way to full guard, as White worked for a kimura.
Rodriguez throwing short punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodriguez stops White from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
Rodriguez working the head and body with strikes.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
White wants to improve his position but Rodriguez is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White gets full guard.
Rodriguez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodriguez stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rodriguez is putting a hurting on White here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rodriguez stands up and beckons White to his feet.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the ropes.
Rodriguez has picked White up - he's going for a ride! Rodriguez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodriguez landing some decent shots from guard.
White throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rodriguez dominated that 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.
Rodriguez gets tackled into the ropes by White. White maintains the clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Rodriguez wants a takedown.
Rodriguez pulls guard effortlessly.
Rodriguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
Rodriguez pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodriguez pulls White in to control the position.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead White passes into half guard.
White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodriguez is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
White is keen to just control but Rodriguez is a slippery customer.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Walter White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the ropes.
White gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
White trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
White slips nicely into half guard.
White trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
White is really struggling to control Rodriguez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! White is tapping! Great win for Rodriguez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roberto Rodriguez!
Roberto Rodriguez made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Submit'em all'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Farofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Lazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazer has chosen Major Lazer - Pon De Floor as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Carlos Farofa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carlos Farofa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Farofa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Major Lazer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lazer has managed to clinch.
Lazer avoiding damage as Farofa throws knees to the body.
Lazer breaks from the clinch.
Lazer misses with a double jab
and Farofa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Farofa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farofa tries to clinch but Lazer moves out of range.
Farofa looks to land a combination but Lazer avoids it well.
Lazer misses with a takedown
and Lazer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lazer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lazer slips a jab and a cross from Farofa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farofa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farofa closes the distance and clinches up with Lazer, looking for a takedown. Farofa pushes Lazer against the ropes but Lazer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lazer fails to land with a series of punches.
Farofa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oooooh!!! Lazer has knocked Farofa down with a huge combo! Lazer steps away and waves a wobbly Farofa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Carlos Farofa has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farofa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lazer cracks Farofa's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Farofa slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Lazer can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Major Lazer!
Major Lazer opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Carlos Farofa spoke after the fight, saying 'thanks for coming out and party on me tonight'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music. Julian Reis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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38
152 lbs
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34
153 lbs
25 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zegan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reis if he has to take too many more of those.
Zegan throws a leg kick which misses Reis's front leg but catches the back leg as Reis tries to avoid it.
Julian Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zegan pinned against the ropes. Zegan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zegan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reis gets a takedown into half guard.
Zegan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reis.
Zegan trying to control from the bottom.
Reis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zegan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reis.
Reis is looking to pass Zegan's guard but actually Zegan recovers to full guard.
Zegan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zegan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Reis throwing strikes but missing.
Zegan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zegan keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Reis passes Zegan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zegan is trying to maintain the position but Reis is very close to passing his half guard.
Reis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zegan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zegan trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zegan sees it coming and defends easily.
Reis tries to pass to full mount but Zegan defends it.
Reis wants to work for an arm triangle but Zegan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reis is pressing down on Zegan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zegan is holding on for now.
Reis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zegan trying to hold on to Reis's head to control him but Reis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis is nestled in close to Zegan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reis is looking for a kimura but Zegan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reis to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Reis there.
Zegan wants to control but Reis is keeping busy.
Reis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Reis seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zegan's head.
Zegan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zegan is trying to get back to full guard.
Zegan is trying to stand back up but Reis is controlling him
Reis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reis works his way into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Reis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reis is working for a guillotine from mount but Zegan frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reis looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Reis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zegan swinging wildly here.
Reis dives in and grabs Zegan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zegan pushes down on Reis's head and hops out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zegan, right into the meat.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Zegan catches Reis right on the button with a cross.
Zegan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reis.
Zegan misses with a low kick.
Zegan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zegan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zegan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zegan throws a body kick that misses.
Zegan misses with a low kick.
Reis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maciej Zegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zegan cracks the inside of Reis's front leg.
Zegan throws out a leg kick but Reis moves out of range and Zegan only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan throws a big shot that misses.
Julian Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reis.
Reis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zegan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reis gets tackled into the ropes by Zegan. Zegan maintains the clinch.
Reis wants a takedown.
Zegan scores with a hook to the body.
Zegan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis misses with a takedown attempt
and Zegan counters with a stiff right hand.
Zegan gets a clinch.
Reis wants to take the fight to the mat but Zegan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zegan.
Zegan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zegan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zegan tests Reis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Zegan slams his shin into Reis's torso.
Zegan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reis has time to react.
Reis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zegan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zegan can pounce on him.
Reis with a poor takedown
and Zegan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zegan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zegan scores with the left hand. Reis knows he should have avoided that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zegan. Reis shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zegan.
Reis shoots for a takedown but Zegan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Zegan.
Zegan throws a series of strikes that have Reis backpedaling.
Reis is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Zegan! Reis is out on his feet! Zegan rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Reis is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Reis is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maciej Zegan!
Maciej Zegan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smiles's choice of entrance music: Smile Like You Mean It. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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37
210 lbs
20 - 23 - 0 |
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27
197 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pitbull.
Smiles clinches.
Smiles tries to throw a body punch but Pitbull avoids it by throwing Smiles back against the ropes.
Smiles stalling in the clinch.
Pitbull is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pitbull is trying to drag Smiles to the mat but Smiles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Pitbull is working for takedown but Smiles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pitbull drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitbull is defending well for now.
Smiles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Pitbull blocks with his arms.
Smiles looking to slow down the pace here.
Pitbull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pitbull has hold of one of Smiles's legs. Smiles is fighting the takedown attempt but Pitbull gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smiles keeping full guard, as Pitbull tries to pass.
Pitbull throws an elbow that misses. Smiles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pitbull's guard. Nice move by Smiles!
Pitbull working for submissions but it's allowed Smiles to get to half guard.
Smiles wants to stand but Pitbull has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is trying to stand.
Pitbull trying to control but Smiles postures up.
Smiles escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pitbull dives in and grabs Smiles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smiles pushes down on Pitbull's head and hops out.
Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiles wants to clinch.
Smiles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smiles as he jumps to the side.
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Smiles working Pitbull over with knees to the body.
Pitbull is breathing heavily.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pitbull in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smiles leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pitbull really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
Smiles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pitbull up against the ropes.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles stops a takedown attempt from Pitbull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles lands a left hand.
Smiles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smiles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull is working for takedown but Smiles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pitbull takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pitbull is rocked!
Smiles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Pitbull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pitbull's face.
Smiles lands a big knee to the head and Pitbull goes down! Smiles pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big J Smiles!
After the fight, Big J Smiles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov comes to the ring accompanied by My World- Kid Cudi. McDonald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Busy Living. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
159 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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155 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taisumov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDonald is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taisumov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McDonald clinches with his opponent.
Taisumov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald looks to clinch
and Taisumov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice sprawl there from Taisumov as McDonald shoots in.
McDonald lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McDonald.
McDonald misses with a few strikes there.
McDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taisumov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McDonald.
Aslan Taisumov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie McDonald.
McDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taisumov circles away.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taisumov but Taisumov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Taisumov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Donk. Taisumov catches McDonald right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Taisumov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taisumov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonald is rocked!
Taisumov fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonald throws a counter combo.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Taisumov finish him?
McDonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taisumov throws a big counter combination but McDonald scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McDonald misses with a takedown
and Taisumov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDonald thinking.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald looks winded!
Taisumov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taisumov wants it to stay on the feet.
Taisumov looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
Taisumov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taisumov counters with a big right hand! Oh McDonald is in trouble here! Taisumov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslan Taisumov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aslan Taisumov waved his t-shirt featuring The Adrenaline Matrix's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellic has chosen GTA 4 Theme as his entrance music. David Bellic is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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29
187 lbs
14 - 25 - 0 |
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33
185 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
14 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt.
Pablos ducks under a wild hook from Bellic.
Pablos tries for a takedown but Bellic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bellic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A clash of legs there as Pablos blocks the low kick.
Bellic misses with a low kick.
Pablos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bellic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pablos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bellic.
Pablos avoids the body shot from Bellic.
Bellic throws a right hand that Pablos ducks under and follows up with a left that Pablos also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablos slips under a jab.
Bellic throws a series of punches but Pablos avoids them all with ease.
Bellic lands a right hook to the body.
David Bellic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pablos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos trying to control but Bellic is working from the bottom.
Pablos wants to pass the guard but Bellic is keeping the position.
Pablos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bellic wants to stand up but Pablos is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bellic is on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bellic trying to control but Pablos is working from the bottom.
Pablos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pablos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bellic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bellic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pablos looking to control.
Pablos keeping moving, preventing Bellic from controlling successfully.
Bellic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pablos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pablos has his hands on Bellic's head, controlling the position.
Bellic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pablos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pablos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bellic defends well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pablos holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bellic preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pablos looking to control.
Bellic preventing the sweep.
Pablos working for a triangle but Bellic defends it easily.
Pablos is looking for a triangle but Bellic pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bellic wants to pass the guard but Pablos is keeping the position.
Bellic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bellic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pablos dives in and grabs Bellic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bellic pushes down on Pablos's head and hops out.
Pablos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellic.
Pablos moves out of range of the leg kick from Bellic.
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt.
Bellic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pablos avoids the body shot from Bellic.
Pablos tries to counter with a takedown but Bellic is quick to defend against it.
Pablos with a poor takedown
and Bellic counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bellic looks to throw the jab but Pablos is out of range.
Pablos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bellic misses.
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bellic digs a good body shot into Pablos's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pablos avoids a kick to the body.
Pablos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bellic avoids it really well and circles away.
Bellic throws a right hand that Pablos ducks under and follows up with a left that Pablos also avoids with ease.
Pablos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bellic is fending him off so far but Pablos persists. Nope, Bellic circles away and we're back to standing.
David Bellic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pablos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bellic counters with a left to the body.
Bellic takes a swing at Pablos's ribcage but misses.
Bellic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bellic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pablos circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pablos is defended easily by Bellic.
Bellic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pablos moves away.
Pablos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
David Bellic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bellic scores with a hook.
No joy there for Bellic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellic dips to his left and cracks Pablos with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bellic as he avoids it easily.
Pablos slips a jab from Bellic.
Bellic misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Pablos to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Bellic throws a right hand that misses
and Pablos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bellic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pablos is trying to pull guard but Bellic has him pressed against the ropes.
Pablos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bellic's efforts to push away.
Pablos tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos tries to pull guard but Bellic holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pablos drops back down to his feet.
Bellic manages to break the clinch.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown but Bellic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pablos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bellic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pablos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pablos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bellic, who protects the arm well.
Bellic is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bellic can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablos trying to control the position but Bellic is working away.
You can see the frustration on Bellic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pablos is looking to take a break and control but Bellic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pablos is trying to get an arm triangle but Bellic is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bellic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Bellic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pablos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bellic swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pablos is defended easily by Bellic.
Bellic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Bellic both land. Nice combination.
Pablos is rocked!
Bellic lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pablos falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bellic dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Bellic!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Bellic waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Pablo Pablos had this to say: 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Mabuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan The Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cedric Mabuva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duncan The Tall!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabuva drops The Tall with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but The Tall looks back up at him and smiles so Mabuva waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Duncan The Tall has been cut.
Mabuva connects with a superb combination that knocks The Tall out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Mabuva before he can land any more shots to the unconscious The Tall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cedric Mabuva!
During a confident post fight interview, Cedric Mabuva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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