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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Popek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm
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170 lbs
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180 cm
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pawel Popek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Summers! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Popek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Summers scores with a kick to the body.
Summers lands with a slapping head kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Summers.
Summers throws a nice outside leg kick. Summers connects with a high kick. Crunch! Summers slams his shin into Popek's torso. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A decent looking body kick lands there for Summers. Popek is breathing heavily. Both fighters circling a little - Summers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Summers scoring well with a low kick there.
Summers lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid body kick from Summers. Summers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Summers scores with a head kick.
Summers connects with a high kick. Popek takes a kick to the side of the head. Summers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Summers scores with a kick to the midsection. Summers scores with a kick to the midsection. Summers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Summers - that will leave a mark!
Popek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Summers lands with a nice body kick. Summers lands a head kick. Popek smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Popek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Summers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Summers. Popek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Popek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Summers but Summers pushes him off and we're back to square one. Summers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Summers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Nice body kick there by Summers. Summers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A slapping body kick lands there for Summers. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A solid body kick from Summers. Popek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Summers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Summers. Popek shrugs it off though. Summers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Popek. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Popek. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters circling a little - Summers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Summers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Popek takes a kick to the side of the head. Summers connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Summers scores with a push kick. Summers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Summers pushes Popek away with a front kick. Alex Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Summers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Summers lands a head kick. Popek smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Summers scores with a push kick. That kick from Summers tenderised Popek's leg. Popek is trying to keep his angry face on. Summers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Summers pushes Popek away with a front kick. Summers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popek's sensitive parts. Summers throws a sloppy head kick and Popek moves out of range easily. Popek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Summers's waist but Summers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Popek off to one side. Summers lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Summers tenderised Popek's leg. Popek is trying to keep his angry face on. Summers misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Summers. No joy for Popek on that attempt. Summers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popek's sensitive parts. Summers lands a high kick!
Popek steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Summers. That one must have hurt. Popek will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Popek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Popek wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving. Popek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Summers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Popek has managed to get both his arms back between Summers's legs - danger averted. Summers controls Popek momentarily but Popek frees himself. Popek working some strikes from top position. Summers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Popek landing some decent shots from guard. Popek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Popek stopping the sweep attempt from Summers. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Popek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Popek lands a couple of decent looking shots. Summers is looking for a triangle but Popek pushes his legs off easily.
Popek distracts Summers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Popek thows a big elbow that misses. Popek working some strikes from top position. Summers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Popek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Popek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Popek postures up in Summers's guard and throws a big left but Summers blocks it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Summers working for a triangle but Popek defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Popek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Summers dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Popek looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Summers gets back to full guard.
Summers has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Popek doesn't defend quickly enough and Summers has managed to lock this one up! Can Popek escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Summers on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Summers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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