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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between sai haki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adan Pegador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). haki has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. sai haki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, sai haki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adan Pegador!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegador misses with a takedown attempt - haki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
haki looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pegador shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pegador was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
haki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
haki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pegador tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pegador thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pegador looking to control but haki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegador punching from mount but haki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
haki could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pegador lands a heavy elbow.
Pegador looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pegador dominating with strikes here.
Pegador tries to control but haki wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
haki wants to control but Pegador is having none of it.
Pegador looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pegador throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for haki because Pegador loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegador lands a heavy elbow.
Pegador looking to finish haki with some ground and pound. This is bad for haki!
Pegador trying to control but haki is having none of it.
Pegador scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish haki?
Pegador wants to control the pace but haki is squirming around nicely.
Pegador working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
haki is looking to get to half guard.
Pegador punching from mount but haki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adan Pegador dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pegador lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Decent striking displayed by Pegador there.
No luck for Pegador with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Pegador or perhaps it was just good defense by haki which made him look bad.
Pegador shoots in looking for a takedown. haki tries to sprawl out of it but Pegador keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. haki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
sai haki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adan Pegador.
Pegador misses with a head kick.
Pegador throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around haki's waist but haki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pegador off to one side.
Pegador lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pegador closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pegador lands in his opponent's guard.
Pegador tries to free his leg and advance position but haki is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegador wants to control from the top but haki keeps moving.
Pegador preventing the sweep.
Pegador looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pegador trying to control the position from guard on top but haki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pegador pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. haki is keeping the position for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adan Pegador wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pegador tries for a takedown but haki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegador closes the distance and clinches.
Pegador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pegador throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. haki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pegador is in haki's guard.
Pegador is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pegador must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pegador tries to stand but haki is controlling from the bottom.
haki is trying to control the position but Pegador postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
haki keeping moving, preventing Pegador from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pegador forces his way into half guard.
Pegador escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pegador shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches haki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pegador throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adan Pegador 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!
Pegador has haki up against the cage in a clinch.
Pegador is struggling to control the position.
Pegador pulls guard successfully.
Pegador wants to sweep here but haki controlling him for the moment.
Pegador keeping moving, preventing haki from controlling successfully.
Pegador not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pegador keeping moving, preventing haki from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
haki won't allow Pegador to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
haki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pegador swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pegador shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has haki pinned against the cage. haki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pegador.
Pegador goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, haki has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pegador but great work by haki.
Pegador is trying to escape the position but haki is controlling the position.
haki trying to control the action but Pegador is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegador struggling a bit here.
haki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pegador keeps working.
Pegador is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
sai haki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pegador closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. haki quickly recovers to half guard.
haki is trying to maintain the position but Pegador is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegador seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but haki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
haki preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pegador is trying to control. haki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adan Pegador has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
haki trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because sai haki just wasn't active enough.
Pegador connects with a right hand. haki shakes it off.
sai haki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pegador misses with a takedown attempt - haki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pegador gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pegador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sai haki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adan Pegador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
haki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adan Pegador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pegador 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adan Pegador!
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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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