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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elix Juarez (ranked 1114 p4p, 548 weight class) and Faarooq Rahim (ranked 146 p4p, 76 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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13 - 8 - 0 |
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179 cm
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13 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elix Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Faarooq Rahim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Juarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rahim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rahim wants to advance to full mount but Juarez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Juarez keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
Juarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rahim looking for a sweep. Not yet Rahim, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juarez drops back looking for a leg! Rahim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rahim manages to kick Juarez off! Juarez jumps back into Rahim's guard.
Rahim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahim keeping full guard, as Juarez tries to pass.
Juarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Juarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rahim is on top in guard.
Juarez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two 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.
Rahim trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
Juarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rahim with a nice head shot there.
Juarez working a defensive guard here.
Rahim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rahim postures up and lands a big shot to Juarez's brow.
Rahim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahim trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Juarez gets caught napping as Rahim dives in and scores a takedown. Juarez manages to retain guard.
Rahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Juarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rahim throwing strikes from guard but Juarez blocks nicely.
Rahim 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.
Juarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahim wants to control from the top but Juarez keeps moving.
Rahim throwing strikes from guard but Juarez blocks nicely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Juarez keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juarez shoots in and bounces Rahim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Faarooq Rahim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rahim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Juarez on his heels. He'll look to pass Juarez's guard now, I'm sure.
Faarooq Rahim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rahim wants to control from the top but Juarez keeps moving.
Rahim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rahim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juarez has his foot on Rahim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rahim works his way back into a safe position though.
Rahim wants to control from the top but Juarez keeps moving.
Rahim postures up in Juarez's guard and throws a big left but Juarez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahim pushing down on Juarez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rahim slows the pace down in half guard.
Rahim thows a huge punch but Juarez dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Juarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Juarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Juarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juarez keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
Rahim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rahim postures up in Juarez's guard and throws a big left but Juarez blocks it.
Rahim trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Rahim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Juarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Juarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juarez staying out of range there.
Rahim scores with a three punch combo!
Rahim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rahim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahim wants to control but Juarez is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahim is nestled in close to Juarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rahim is looking to stall here but Juarez recovers full guard.
Juarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juarez keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
Rahim stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Juarez throws up his legs and catches Rahim in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Rahim tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Juarez! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Elix Juarez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
30% |
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