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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Felizberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
32 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Felizberto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felizberto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Soriano misses with the combination.
Soriano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Felizberto's head.
Soriano is looking to clinch but Felizberto is avoiding it.
Felizberto moves out of range as Soriano strikes.
Felizberto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soriano.
Felizberto scores with the left hand. Soriano knows he should have avoided that one.
Soriano throws a shot from downtown. Felizberto moves away and avoids it.
Soriano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Felizberto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soriano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Soriano thuds his right hand into Felizberto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felizberto scores with a jab to the body.
Soriano instigates a clinch.
Felizberto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Soriano up against the cage.
Soriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano keeps control of Felizberto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Felizberto prevents a body shot from Soriano.
Felizberto breaks the clinch.
Felizberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soriano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Felizberto looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Soriano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Soriano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soriano misses with a left hand
and Felizberto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Felizberto staying out of range there.
Soriano throws a leg kick but Felizberto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Felizberto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felizberto throws a right hand that Soriano ducks under and follows up with a left that Soriano also avoids with ease.
Felizberto thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soriano.
Soriano connects with an inside leg kick.
Felizberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soriano.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Soriano lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soriano misses with a wild body shot.
Felizberto looks to land a right hand but Soriano moved out of range.
Soriano clobbers Felizberto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Felizberto lands a nice shot to the body.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
Soriano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Felizberto in his tracks.
Felizberto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Soriano takes a swing at Felizberto's ribcage but misses.
Felizberto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto scores with a nice strike.
Soriano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soriano ducks under a wild hook from Felizberto.
Felizberto avoids the head kick by Soriano.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soriano avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
Soriano misses with a left hand
and Felizberto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soriano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Soriano moves away from the strike by Felizberto.
Felizberto digs a good body shot into Soriano's ribs.
Felizberto scores with a jab to the head.
Felizberto looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felizberto misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano staying out of range there.
Felizberto slips a straight right by Soriano.
Felizberto throws out a loose jab but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felizberto looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Felizberto takes a swing at Soriano's ribcage but misses.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Felizberto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soriano circles away.
Felizberto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Felizberto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Soriano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soriano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soriano avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
Soriano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Soriano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Felizberto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Soriano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Felizberto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soriano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soriano is trying to keep Felizberto in close.
Felizberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Soriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felizberto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Felizberto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Soriano misses with an uppercut
and Felizberto counters with a nice body shot.
Felizberto misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto misses with a wild combination.
Soriano throws out a leg kick but Felizberto moves out of range and Soriano only half commits.
Soriano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Felizberto's hands.
Soriano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soriano throws a leg kick but Felizberto checks it.
Felizberto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soriano rather than just go for the knockout.
Felizberto throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
Felizberto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Soriano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soriano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Felizberto's hands.
Felizberto lands with an uppercut that bounces Soriano off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano looks for the body kick but Felizberto saw that one coming.
Soriano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felizberto moves away.
Pablo Soriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soriano was well out of range. Poor timing from Felizberto.
Felizberto defending well as Soriano loads up on a big left hand.
Felizberto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Felizberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soriano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Felizberto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Felizberto blocks a leg kick.
Soriano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A cross from Soriano lands.
Soriano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Felizberto fails with a takedown attempt.
Soriano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soriano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soriano looks to throw the jab but Felizberto is out of range.
Felizberto swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Felizberto.
Felizberto fails with the takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. Felizberto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Soriano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Felizberto misses with a hook to the body
and Soriano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Felizberto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Soriano throws a solid leg kick but Felizberto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soriano.
Felizberto throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Felizberto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Felizberto.
Pablo Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soriano lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soriano, right into the meat.
Soriano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soriano.
Felizberto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soriano throws out a loose jab but Felizberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felizberto lands a right hook to the body.
Felizberto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soriano as he jumps to the side.
Pablo Soriano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Felizberto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soriano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Felizberto moves out of range of the leg kick from Soriano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Soriano dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Felizberto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soriano's head backwards.
An inside leg kick from Soriano misses.
Felizberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Felizberto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Felizberto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soriano in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Felizberto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Felizberto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Felizberto is thwarting Soriano's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felizberto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soriano keeps working.
Felizberto moves nicely into side control.
Soriano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Felizberto's best efforts.
Soriano is trying to maintain the position but Felizberto is very close to passing his half guard.
Felizberto seems to be working for a kimura but Soriano defends the submission attempt.
Soriano is staying active underneath Felizberto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryan Felizberto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto is pressing down on Soriano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soriano is holding on for now.
Felizberto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Soriano to regain full guard.
Felizberto is stalling in the full guard.
Soriano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Felizberto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Felizberto wants to control from the top but Soriano keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano looking to control.
Felizberto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soriano controls Felizberto momentarily but Felizberto frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Felizberto misses with a straight left.
Felizberto looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Felizberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soriano.
Soriano swings for the body but Felizberto moves out of range.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Felizberto misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto scores with a hook to the body. Soriano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soriano throws a leg kick but Felizberto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Soriano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soriano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Felizberto.
Soriano moves into the clinch successfully.
Soriano digs a right hand underneath Felizberto's ribcage. Felizberto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Felizberto misses with some punches.
Felizberto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Soriano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Felizberto tries a body shot but Soriano blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soriano misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Felizberto - that landed with a thud.
Soriano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Felizberto or not.
Felizberto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Felizberto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soriano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Soriano!
An out of breath Pablo Soriano 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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hype
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