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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josefski Slabadavski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber's entrance music is m.o.v.e - around the world. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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169 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josefski Slabadavski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber throws an off balance right hand
and Slabadavski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slabadavski throws out a loose jab but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber misses the body punch
and Slabadavski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faber actively working from the bottom here.
Slabadavski stalling away here and it's allowed Faber to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Slabadavski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Faber managing to control the position.
Slabadavski forces his way into half guard.
Faber keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabadavski thows a huge punch but Faber dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slabadavski wants to control but Faber is keeping him busy.
Slabadavski prevents Faber from improving his position.
Slabadavski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faber keeps working.
Slabadavski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Slabadavski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Slabadavski landing shots from mount.
Faber wants to hold on but Slabadavski pushes him away.
Slabadavski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faber is looking to escape.
Faber regains half guard.
Slabadavski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faber is looking to control Slabadavski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Faber avoid being mounted?
Slabadavski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faber's head.
Slabadavski is looking to take a break and control but Faber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slabadavski drops an elbow to the side of Faber's head.
Faber wants to get back to full guard.
Slabadavski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slabadavski misses with a head shot. Faber uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slabadavski wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Slabadavski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slabadavski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josefski Slabadavski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Faber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Faber looks to score with a jab to the body but Slabadavski is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Faber misses
and Slabadavski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slabadavski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slabadavski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slabadavski.
Faber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Faber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slabadavski throws a poor cross that misses
and Faber makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slabadavski lands with a nice body punch.
Faber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slabadavski scores with a hook to the body. Faber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slabadavski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faber swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber gets caught flat footed, as Slabadavski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Slabadavski postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Slabadavski stays in close to Faber's body and controls the position.
Slabadavski postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Slabadavski cracks Faber with a solid left hand.
Faber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faber wants to stand and escape but Slabadavski is having none of it.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Slabadavski from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slabadavski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slabadavski trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Slabadavski throws a big right hand that misses.
Slabadavski controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Slabadavski does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is looking to clinch.
Slabadavski connects with a body shot that sends Faber's belly button to the back.
Faber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slabadavski.
Faber avoids the body shot from Slabadavski.
Jackson Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slabadavski fails to land the takedown.
Faber misses with a right hand
and Slabadavski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slabadavski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Faber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slabadavski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faber's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Faber to regain full guard.
Slabadavski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Faber has momentary wrist control but Slabadavski slips an elbow through the middle.
Slabadavski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slabadavski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slabadavski trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slabadavski controls the pace.
Slabadavski prevents Faber from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josefski Slabadavski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Slabadavski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slabadavski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faber has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Slabadavski catches Faber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slabadavski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Faber misses with a body punch
and Slabadavski counters with a stiff right hand.
Faber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faber wants it to stay on the feet.
Faber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Faber is looking to wear down Slabadavski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faber gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Slabadavski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Slabadavski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabadavski looking to pass the guard.
Slabadavski throws and elbow that misses. Faber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slabadavski's guard. Nice move by Faber!
Josefski Slabadavski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slabadavski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slabadavski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slabadavski is on top in guard.
Slabadavski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slabadavski prevents Faber from getting back to his feet.
Slabadavski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slabadavski trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slabadavski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Faber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slabadavski throws and elbow that misses. Faber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slabadavski's guard. Nice move by Faber!
Slabadavski pulls Faber in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slabadavski is on top in guard.
Slabadavski trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber looking to control.
Jackson Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faber throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josefski Slabadavski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slabadavski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josefski Slabadavski!
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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
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