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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jawar Ibn Asbat (ranked 4436 p4p, 25331 weight class) and Scott Falco (ranked 234 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jawar Ibn Asbat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Falco!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Falco.
Falco slips a jab and a cross from Ibn Asbat.
Ibn Asbat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibn Asbat throws a right hand that Falco ducks under and follows up with a left that Falco also avoids with ease.
Ibn Asbat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Falco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ibn Asbat as he jumps to the side.
Ibn Asbat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falco circles away quickly and effectively.
Ibn Asbat misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Ibn Asbat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibn Asbat throws a series of punches but Falco avoids them all with ease.
Falco tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibn Asbat misses with a few strikes there.
Falco moves into the clinch.
Ibn Asbat has had enough of the clinch but Falco keeps him there for the moment.
Falco manages to pull guard.
Falco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Falco passes Ibn Asbat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ibn Asbat is in trouble now - Falco has advanced to mount!
Falco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ibn Asbat blocking the ground and pound.
Falco looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco content just to control the position here.
Falco raining down shots from the mount!
Falco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Falco looking to finish with strikes here!
You get the feeling that Ibn Asbat really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Falco should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Falco controlling from mount.
Falco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Falco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Falco has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Falco.
Falco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Falco unloads with some shots from mount but Ibn Asbat bucks and avoids them well.
Falco throws some wild stikes that Ibn Asbat manages to avoid easily.
Falco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Falco throws some wild stikes that Ibn Asbat manages to avoid easily.
Falco controlling from mount.
Falco working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Falco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Falco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ibn Asbat tries to avoid it but Falco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ibn Asbat to the ground. Ibn Asbat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ibn Asbat appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jawar Ibn Asbat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Ibn Asbat scores with a four punch combination!
Ibn Asbat misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibn Asbat throws a combination that misses
and Falco moves into the clinch.
Ibn Asbat prevents the takedown attempt.
Falco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ibn Asbat's efforts to push away.
Ibn Asbat is trying to break free.
Falco has Ibn Asbat pressed against the cage, preventing Ibn Asbat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ibn Asbat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ibn Asbat wants to break free but Falco has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ibn Asbat throws a combination that misses
and Falco moves into the clinch.
Falco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ibn Asbat wants to break free but Falco has control.
Falco breaks from the clinch.
Ibn Asbat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jawar Ibn Asbat is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco darts in looking for a takedown but Ibn Asbat gets double underhooks and turns Falco into the cage.
Jawar Ibn Asbat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Falco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Falco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ibn Asbat as he jumps to the side.
Ibn Asbat misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibn Asbat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Falco.
Ibn Asbat misses with a two punch combination.
Ibn Asbat's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ibn Asbat duly obliges.
Ibn Asbat misses with a combination
and Falco moves into the clinch.
Falco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ibn Asbat swivels and escapes.
Falco has closed the distance and engaged Ibn Asbat in a clinch.
Ibn Asbat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Falco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibn Asbat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Falco jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ibn Asbat wants to stand and escape but instead Falco has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ibn Asbat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ibn Asbat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco pushes down on Ibn Asbat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Falco seems to be looking for submissions.
Falco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Falco prevents Ibn Asbat from standing back up.
Falco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Falco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ibn Asbat defending well though.
Falco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ibn Asbat wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falco works his way into full mount!
Falco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Falco 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ibn Asbat throws a right and a left that Falco avoids nicely.
Ibn Asbat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falco moves into the clinch successfully.
Ibn Asbat working hard to break the clinch.
Falco breaks the clinch.
Ibn Asbat swinging wildly here.
Falco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibn Asbat circles away.
Ibn Asbat misses with the combination.
Falco clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibn Asbat wants to get back to striking at distance but Falco won't allow it.
Falco prevents Ibn Asbat from breaking the clinch.
Falco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibn Asbat misses with a wild combination.
Ibn Asbat misses with a series of wild punches.
Jawar Ibn Asbat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco pushes Ibn Asbat up against the cage in a clinch.
Falco breaks from the clinch.
Ibn Asbat throws a series of punches but Falco avoids them all with ease.
Falco moves into the clinch successfully.
Falco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ibn Asbat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falco.
Falco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ibn Asbat's efforts to push away.
Falco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jawar Ibn Asbat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Falco.
Falco has Ibn Asbat pressed against the cage, preventing Ibn Asbat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ibn Asbat tries to break free but Falco pushes him back against the cage.
Falco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ibn Asbat uses from the top position.
Falco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ibn Asbat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco is pulling down on Ibn Asbat's head. It's preventing any offense from Ibn Asbat, at least for the moment.
Yet more stalling tactics from Falco.
Falco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ibn Asbat's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ibn Asbat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Falco gets to his feet - Ibn Asbat follows without any prompting.
Falco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ibn Asbat as he avoids it easily.
Ibn Asbat slaps away a takedown attempt from Falco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ibn Asbat throws a nice looking combination but Falco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ibn Asbat misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Ibn Asbat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibn Asbat stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco throws a front kick aimed at Ibn Asbat's knee but Ibn Asbat avoids it well.
Ibn Asbat throws a big counter combination but Falco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ibn Asbat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falco is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Falco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ibn Asbat sprawls well. Ibn Asbat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Falco gets slowly back to his feet.
Ibn Asbat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falco fails to land with a series of punches.
Falco has managed to clinch.
Falco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ibn Asbat swivels and escapes.
Jawar Ibn Asbat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibn Asbat swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falco clinches with his opponent.
Jawar Ibn Asbat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Falco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scott Falco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ibn Asbat misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jawar Ibn Asbat.
I think Falco 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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