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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Rashid Naji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daedalus comes to the cage accompanied by Spartacus Soundtrack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
24
277 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quintus Daedalus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Rashid Naji!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Naji blocks the low kick.
Naji throws a jab when Daedalus was well out of range.
Daedalus moves out of range as Naji strikes.
Naji throws a shot from downtown. Daedalus moves away and avoids it.
Naji gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Daedalus defending against the ground and pound.
Daedalus tries to bench press Naji off him but Naji keeps the position.
Daedalus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Naji off and has taken his back!
Daedalus tries to get the hooks in deep but Naji pushed the leg off.
You can see the frustration on Naji's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Daedalus tries to get the hooks in deep but Naji pushed the leg off.
Naji tries to break free.
Will Daedalus go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daedalus is not going to allow Naji to sit and survive in this position.
Naji tries to roll but Daedalus sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji looking very determined here, making life difficult for Daedalus.
Naji rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Daedalus is looking to take a break and control but Naji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quintus Daedalus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Naji ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daedalus.
Naji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daedalus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Daedalus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Quintus Daedalus has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daedalus takes one to the chin there.
Naji sizes up Daedalus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daedalus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Naji.
Daedalus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Daedalus keeping moving, preventing Naji from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji postures up.
Naji trying to control but Daedalus is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daedalus is trying to control the position but Naji postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naji looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Naji forces his way into half guard.
Naji works his way into side control.
Daedalus manages to get back to half guard.
Daedalus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Naji trying to control the pace.
Naji prevents Daedalus from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naji with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Naji is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daedalus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Naji passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Daedalus!
Naji cracks Daedalus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Naji landing strikes, looking to finish!
Quintus Daedalus's cut is getting worse.
Naji working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quintus Daedalus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quintus Daedalus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abdul Rashid Naji!
An out of breath Abdul Rashid Naji thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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