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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paha Aasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aasi comes to the cage accompanied by Aphrodite & Mickey Finn - Bad Ass. Ivan ORourke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
138 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
143 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paha Aasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Aasi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from ORourke lands but Aasi takes it in his stride.
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by ORourke!
Aasi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ORourke connects with a solid leg kick.
ORourke tries to bum rush Aasi with a series of wild strikes but Aasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and ORourke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aasi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ORourke but ORourke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aasi slips a jab and a cross from ORourke.
ORourke has closed the distance and engaged Aasi in a clinch.
ORourke stops a takedown attempt from Aasi.
ORourke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paha Aasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORourke lands with a right hand.
ORourke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aasi is rocked!
It looks like Paha Aasi has been cut.
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!
ORourke forces Aasi back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Aasi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ORourke controlling the action here for a moment.
Aasi blocks a body shot from ORourke.
Aasi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke has Aasi pressed against the cage, preventing Aasi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aasi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aasi working aggressively here.
Aasi gets control of ORourke's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aasi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aasi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! ORourke escapes and throws Aasi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Aasi struggling a bit here.
Aasi is trying to work for a sweep but ORourke has mounted him!
Aasi regains half guard.
ORourke prevents Aasi from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke wants to get back to his feet.
Aasi tries to get to full guard but ORourke has control of the leg.
Aasi looking for submissions off his back.
Aasi looking for a kimura from the bottom but ORourke passes into side control!
Aasi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aasi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aasi can't do much from the bottom here.
ORourke wants to control but Aasi is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ORourke lands with a good body shot.
ORourke gets a clinch.
Aasi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aasi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paha Aasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke tries a body shot but Aasi blocks it.
Aasi can't break the clinch.
Aasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aasi looks to throw the jab but ORourke is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Aasi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aasi misses with the combination.
ORourke lands a big head kick that sends Aasi tumbling to the mat! ORourke takes a step backwards and waves Aasi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
ORourke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aasi breaks the clinch.
ORourke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ORourke darts in and clinches Aasi up against the cage.
Aasi looking for a takedown.
ORourke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aasi.
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!
Aasi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aasi fails to pull guard.
ORourke prevents the takedown attempt.
Aasi is breathing heavily.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ORourke lands a body shot in the clinch.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORourke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aasis head.
Aasi has ORourke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORourke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aasi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
ORourke lands a hook that snaps the head of Aasi backwards.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke pushes Aasi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
ORourke lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paha Aasi's cut.
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.
ORourke lands a big head kick that sends Aasi tumbling to the mat! ORourke takes a step backwards and waves Aasi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
ORourke fails with an attempt to clinch.
ORourke gets a clinch.
Aasi has had enough of the clinch but ORourke keeps him there for the moment.
ORourke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
ORourke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aasi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ORourke scores with a shoulder strike.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
ORourke lands a nice shot to the body.
Aasi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aasi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ORourke lands a body punch.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aasi blocking some punches.
Aasi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from ORourke fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aasi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aasi is trying to force a seperation but ORourke has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from ORourke.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aasi tries to stall but ORourke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from ORourke.
ORourke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke gets through Aasi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
ORourke landing knees to the body.
ORourke lands a nice shot to the body.
Aasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke is working Aasi over against the cage.
Aasi takes a shot to the head.
ORourke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aasi.
ORourke slows down the pace here.
ORourke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
ORourke lands a nice shot to the body.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aasi.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aasi.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aasi backwards.
Aasi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORourke is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Aasi wants to work for an arm triangle but ORourke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if ORourke can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aasi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but ORourke sees it coming and defends easily.
Aasi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and ORourke defends it well.
Aasi is looking for a kimura here.
Aasi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but ORourke sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke is controlling Aasi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Aasi is trying to control the action in half guard but ORourke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ORourke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ORourke.
ORourke staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Aasi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ORourke is looking to clinch but Aasi is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ORourke.
ORourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aasi's calf.
ORourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Aasi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aasi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from ORourke. That one must have hurt.
ORourke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from ORourke does no damage.
A slapping body kick lands there for ORourke.
ORourke tries to clinch but Aasi moves out of range.
No joy there for ORourke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ORourke is looking to clinch but Aasi is avoiding it.
ORourke lands a head kick!
Paha Aasi's cut is getting worse.
Ivan ORourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORourke drops Aasi with a straight right hand, right on the button! ORourke follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke!
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hype
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