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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heartless Jesus (ranked 1296 p4p, 838 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 147 p4p, 103 weight class). Jesus comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Noriega has chosen MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heartless Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noriega doesn't seem bothered though.
Jesus missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jesus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noriega throws out the jab.
Noriega on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jesus. Jesus obviously looking to wear him down.
Noriega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noriega gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jesus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jesus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing that Jesus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jesus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jesus throws an elbow that misses. Noriega uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jesus's guard. Nice move by Noriega!
Jesus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jesus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noriega's guard.
Jesus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jesus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noriega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega looking for a sweep. Not yet Noriega, not yet.
Noriega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jesus is stalling in the full guard.
Jesus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jesus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noriega is keeping the position for now.
Jesus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jesus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noriega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jesus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noriega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Noriega keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jesus throwing strikes but missing.
Jesus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jesus throwing strikes from guard but Noriega blocks nicely.
Jesus looking to sit in guard and control but Noriega gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jesus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Noriega is one step ahead there.
Noriega got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jesus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Noriega has managed to get both his arms back between Jesus's legs - danger averted.
Jesus pulls Noriega in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus wants to control but Noriega passes easily into half guard.
Jesus is looking for a sweep. Noriega is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jesus has a hand on Noriega's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Noriega takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jesus wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jesus is really stuck here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus is working hard here to advance position.
Noriega not allowing Jesus to control his hands.
Jesus breaks Noriega's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jesus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noriega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jesus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jesus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jesus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jesus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noriega keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
Jesus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heartless Jesus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Noriega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noriega moves out of range as Jesus throws a body kick.
Noriega connects with an inside leg kick.
Noriega throws a head kick but Jesus moves out of range.
Jesus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jesus.
Jesus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Noriega eats them both and turns towards Jesus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jesus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noriega can do to turn this around?
A big left from Jesus misses.
Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jesus.
Noriega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jesus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jesus misses with a hook.
Noriega misses with a straight left.
Good work by Jesus as he checks the leg kick.
Noriega with a nice cross.
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!
Jesus scoring well with a low kick there.
Jesus throws a low kick but Noriega avoids it.
Noriega appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jesus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noriega throws the left hand but Jesus avoids the punch easily.
Jesus tries to counter with a takedown but Noriega is quick to defend against it.
Noriega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesus tests Noriega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jesus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Noriega swinging wildly here.
Jesus misses with a wild combination.
Jesus avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Jesus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Noriegas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jesus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Noriega avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noriega throws a lazy uppercut
and Jesus counters with a straight right hand.
Jesus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noriega is looking to slow Jesus down with leg kicks.
Noriega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jesus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jesus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jesus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jesus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noriega.
Jesus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noriega.
Noriega scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Jesus catches Noriega right on the button with a cross.
Donk. Noriega catches Jesus right on the button with a cross.
Jesus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noriega only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Noriega thumps Jesus with a low kick.
Jesus misses with a hook. Noriega ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Noriega misses its intended target.
Pablo Noriega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jesus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jesus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heartless Jesus is winning the standup battle so far.
Noriega misses with a double jab
and Jesus counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jesus.
Jesus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noriega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noriega can pounce on him.
Jesus lands a leg kick that knocks Noriega off balance momentarily.
Noriega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Noriega slips under a jab from Jesus.
Noriega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jesus.
Noriega checks a low kick from Jesus.
Noriega has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jesus.
Jesus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jesus misses with the combination.
Jesus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Noriega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jesus counters with a nice uppercut.
Jesus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Noriega lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jesus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jesus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Jesus.
Jesus throws a jab when Noriega was well out of range.
Noriega cracks a nice hook into Jesus's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Jesus.
Noriega scores with a nice body kick.
Jesus throws a poor cross that misses
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jesus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jesus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noriega.
Noriega lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jesus with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jesus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Noriega - the referee stops the clock and Jesus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Noriega. Jesus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Noriega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jesus's head backwards.
A nice leg kick from Noriega, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jesus is looking to land body kicks.
Jab from Noriega.
Jesus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Noriega is out of range.
Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jesus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noriega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jesus misses with a few strikes there.
Noriega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jesus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jesus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Noriega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Noriega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Jesus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jesus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noriega manages to avoid it.
Jesus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noriega circles away quickly and effectively.
Noriega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Jesus.
Jesus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Noriega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noriega jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jesus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noriega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jesus blocks the body kick.
Jesus just misses with a punch to the body.
Noriega follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jesus takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Noriega counter with a right hand.
Noriega misses with a hook.
Noriega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jesus throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jesus dives in and scores a takedown into Noriega's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus trying to control the position from guard on top but Noriega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noriega can't keep his opponent in guard - Jesus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jesus with the ground and pound but Noriega uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Noriega has control of Jesus's left arm, preventing Jesus from doing any damage.
Jesus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jesus looking to sit in guard and control but Noriega gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jesus is looking for a triangle but Noriega pushes his legs off easily.
Jesus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Noriega is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus controls Noriega momentarily but Noriega frees himself.
Noriega trying to control the position from guard on top but Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jesus is pulling down on Noriega's head to control his posture.
Jesus working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Noriega has passed into half guard!
Noriega wants to stand up but Jesus is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Noriega looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jesus is looking to improve his position.
Jesus is trying to maintain the position but Noriega is very close to passing his half guard.
Jesus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jesus looking for a guillotine here but Noriega defends easily.
Noriega won't allow Jesus to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Jesus is pulling down on Noriega's head to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jesus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Noriega - the referee stops the clock and Jesus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Noriega. Jesus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Noriega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jesus moves away from the strike by Noriega.
Jesus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Noriega tries to avoid it but Jesus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Noriega to the ground. Noriega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Jesus. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noriega keeps the fight on the outside.
Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noriega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noriega misses with a body shot.
Noriega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jesus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Noriega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Noriega has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pablo Noriega!
As Pablo Noriega got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I Want The Winner Between DeMario Valdez Vs Ramon Escobar Chavez. Mexican Or Cuban Doesn’t Matter Let’s Go To War Ese '.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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