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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 269 p4p, 241 weight class) and Malaki Fiso (ranked 36 p4p, 32 weight class). Fiso has chosen The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan) as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 cm 32 152 22 - 11 - 0 |
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172 cm 28 142 16 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fiso throws a nice outside leg kick. Fiso scores with a nice head shot. Fiso staying out of range there. Fiso throws out a counter right but Experiment Il avoids it with no problem. A big left from Experiment Il misses. Fiso instigates a clinch. Our sources have told us that Experiment Il has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. A head punch on the inside from Fiso fails to land. Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fiso blocks it with crossed arms. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Experiment Il takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Experiment Il keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fiso's efforts to push away. Fiso is trying to push Experiment Il away but Experiment Il has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Fiso misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il lands a hook to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fiso tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Experiment Il just stands there and leans against the cage. Fiso scores with a shoulder strike. Fiso has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Experiment Il uses from the top position. Fiso has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Experiment Il has passed into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Experiment Il trying to control the position but Fiso is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Experiment Il content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Fiso tries to improve position but can't. Experiment Il controls the position. Fiso is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Experiment Il off and has taken his back! Experiment Il is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Fiso patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Fiso patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Experiment Il tries to break free.
Will Fiso go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fiso is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Experiment Il defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Fiso trying to control. Experiment Il is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Fiso has locked on a rear naked choke here! Experiment Il is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Malaki Fiso! A victorious Malaki Fiso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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43% |
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