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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aahad Moustaffa (ranked 2452 p4p, 2750 weight class) and Aaron Marxer (ranked 300 p4p, 333 weight class). Moustaffa comes to the cage accompanied by Robot Stop by King Gizard & The Lizard Wizard. Aaron Marxer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm 28 165 6 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm 20 162 3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent MT Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt Decent boxing Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aahad Moustaffa! 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, Aaron Marxer! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marxer scores with a kick to the midsection. Moustaffa throws a jab but it's blocked by Marxer. Moustaffa misses with an uppercut. Marxer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. A punch combination from Marxer misses. Marxer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marxer there as he acknowledges the shot. Marxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moustaffa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Moustaffa ducks under a wild hook from Marxer. A little feinted left hand from Moustaffa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Marxer scores with a nice strike. Marxer misses with a takedown attempt - Moustaffa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Moustaffa misses with the combination.
Marxer misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marxer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Marxer feints and then cracks Moustaffa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moustaffa down. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. That kick from Moustaffa tenderised Marxer's leg. Marxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marxer misses with a kick to the body and Moustaffa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Marxer scores with a jab. Moustaffa acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Marxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moustaffa. A big left from Marxer misses. Oooh a lovely combination from Marxer sends Moustaffa down but not out. Marxer dives into side control looking to finish.
Moustaffa is rocked!
It looks like Aahad Moustaffa has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Marxer cracks Moustaffa with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Marxer immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Moustaffa is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Marxer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Marxer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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