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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Rizal (ranked 25269 p4p, 4893 weight class) and Naoya Legend (ranked 366 p4p, 347 weight class). Rizal comes to the cage accompanied by HIGHEST IN THE ROOM. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Rizal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoya Legend!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rizal connects with a nice looking jab.
Rizal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rizal jabs Legend to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rizal cracks Legend with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Rizal there.
Rizal cracks Legend with an open hand slap.
Legend drops his hands momentarily and Rizal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Legend avoids the body shot from Rizal.
Rizal misses the shot to the body.
Rizal throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizal cracks Legend with a right hand to the side of the head.
Legend has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A combination from Legend does no damage.
Rizal misses with a wild combination.
Rizal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Legend throws a right hand that Rizal ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizal also avoids with ease.
Legend looks winded!
Rizal misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Legend's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend looks to land a combination but Rizal avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizal. Legend does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Rizal there.
Rizal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rizal throws a one two combo.
Rizal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rizal lands a nice shot to the body.
Legend takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rizal tries to bum rush Legend with a series of wild strikes but Legend uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Rizal backs off Legend throws a huge counter combo but Rizal manages to avoid it all.
Rizal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rizal thuds a left hand into Legend's body.
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!
Rizal's corner calls for a 1-2. Rizal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rizal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Legend will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rizal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Legend moves forwards but Rizal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rizal. That snapped Legend's head back.
Rizal lands a slapping body shot.
Rizal lands with a good body shot.
Legend looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Legend on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rizal misses with a few strikes there.
Legend doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rizal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legend doesn't seem bothered though.
Rizal works the jab nicely.
Rizal scores with a body shot.
Rizal with a jab.
Rizal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Legend has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Legend takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Legend is rocked!
Rizal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Legend is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizal finish him?
Rizal misses with a series of wild punches.
Legend throws a counter combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rizal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Legend takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Legend seems to have recovered his senses.
Rizal lands with a cross.
Legend's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rizal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Legend scrambles back to his feet.
Rizal throws a combination. Legend tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rizal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Legend's head backwards.
Rizal lands with an uppercut that bounces Legend off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Rizal.
Rizal lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizal throws an overhand right that drops Legend like a sack of potatoes! Rizal dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Rizal!
After winning the bout, Pablo Rizal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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