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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Passel (ranked 341 p4p, 1048 weight class) and Zai Zai Cabango (ranked 44 p4p, 116 weight class). Cabango comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- Who I Am kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zai Zai Cabango is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 cm 24 162 7 - 1 - 0 |
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174 cm 26 165 11 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ Solid boxing Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler World class boxer 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Passel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zai Zai Cabango! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Passel misses with an uppercut. Passel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Cabango gets caught napping as Passel dives in and scores a takedown. Cabango manages to retain guard. Cabango is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Cabango avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Passel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cabango pulls Passel in to control the position. Passel postures up.
Cabango preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cabango is controlling Passel's posture. Passel landing with the ground and pound. Passel with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Passel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cabango has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Passel has managed to get both his arms back between Cabango's legs - danger averted. Cabango is controlling Passel's posture. Passel trying to control but Cabango is working from the bottom. Passel postures up.
Cabango is looking for a triangle but Passel pushes his legs off easily.
Cabango pulls Passel in close to his closed guard and prevents Passel from doing any damage or advancing position. Passel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Passel trying to control but Cabango is working from the bottom. Passel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Passel landing some decent shots from guard. Cabango is adopting a defensive guard. Cabango throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cabango working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cabango working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Passel. Passel scoring with punches to the head and body. We've been hearing that Passel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Passel throws a big right hand that misses. Cabango is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Passel is aware though and is defending well. Passel postures up in Cabango's guard and throws a big left but Cabango blocks it. Passel chips away with some ground and pound. Passel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Cabango is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Passel rolls with it to try and escape but Cabango cranks on the arm and Passel is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zai Zai Cabango! A very excited looking Zai Zai Cabango made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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