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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vohn Fik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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187 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
25
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Fernandes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vohn Fik! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fernandes misses with the combination.
Fik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fernandes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fik has time to react. Fernandes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcelo Fernandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fernandes misses with a double jab.
Fernandes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandes tries to bum rush Fik with a series of wild strikes but Fik uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Decent striking displayed by Fernandes there. Fik shoots in but no luck this time. Fernandes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Vohn Fik has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice inside leg kick there by Fernandes. That's going to slow Fik down. Fernandes slaps away a takedown attempt from Fik, before circling back to the center of the mat. Fernandes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fik moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fik just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fik circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Fernandes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fik throws a nice looking combination but Fernandes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Fik takes one to the side of the head.
Fernandes swinging wildly here.
Fik shoots in looking for a takedown. Fernandes tries to sprawl out of it but Fik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fernandes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Marcelo Fernandes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vohn Fik. Fernandes throws a jab when Fik was well out of range. Fernandes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fik. A punch combination from Fernandes misses. Fernandes misses with a few strikes there.
Fernandes is breathing heavily. Fernandes throws a looping overhand right but Fik ducks down to avoid it. Fik feints and as Fernandes raises his hands in defense, Fik changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Fik cracks Fernandes with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fernandes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Fik lands a couple of digs. Fik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Fik won't allow Fernandes to get back to his feet. Fik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Fik wants to control from the top but Fernandes keeps moving. Fik slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. A lull in the action here as Fik stalls from top position. Fik has an Americana. Fernandes didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fik is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fik hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vohn Fik!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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