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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Imma Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imma Bag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bag blocks a jab.
Falcao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Falcao misses with a hook
and Bag counters with a nice leg kick.
Bag ducks under a wild hook from Falcao.
Falcao scores with a jab.
Falcao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcao misses with an uppercut.
Falcao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bag jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Falcao throws a jab but it's blocked by Bag.
Falcao slips under a jab from Bag.
Falcao throws a head kick that misses.
Imma Bag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bag lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bag slips a straight right by Falcao.
Falcao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bag.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Falcao moves out of range as Bag strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag connects with a solid leg kick.
Bag ducks under a wild hook from Falcao.
Bag throws a low kick but Falcao moves out of range easily.
Falcao throws a sloppy body shot
and Bag counters with an outside leg kick.
Falcao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bag lands a front kick.
Bag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcao throws out the jab.
Bag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcao moves away.
Bag throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bag scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bag throws a low kick, looking for Falcao's leg but Falcao calmly moves out of range.
Falcao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Falcao misses with a straight left.
Bag dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Falcao. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao misses the jab.
Bag throws a jab when Falcao was well out of range.
Falcao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Falcao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Imma Bag has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bag.
Falcao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bag.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bag.
Falcao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bag is out of range and Falcao settles back down.
Bag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcao throws out the jab.
Bag misses with a head kick.
Falcao swings for the body but Bag moves out of range.
Bag scores with a nice body kick.
Falcao throws a hook but Bag avoids it easily.
Bag swings for the body but Falcao moves out of range.
Bag moves into the clinch.
Bag lands with a left to the head.
Falcao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bag is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Falcao takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcao. Bag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bag fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Falcao checks it well.
Bag blocks a leg kick.
Bag throws a front kick that sends Falcao stumbling back into the cage.
Falcao misses the shot to the body.
Falcao thows a body shot but no joy.
Falcao jabs Bag to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Falcao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Falcao.
Falcao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bag counters with a nice leg kick.
Bag cracks Falcao with an open hand slap.
Falcao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Falcao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Falcao throws an overhand right that lands on Bag's shoulder, as Bag tries to avoid the shot.
Bag connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Falcao's hands.
A left lands for Falcao.
Bag uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bag throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Bag.
Bag scoring well with a low kick there.
Falcao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bag.
Bag feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcao's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bag.
Falcao has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Falcao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Falcao throws a hook to the side of Bag's head but Bag sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falcao blocks a head kick by Bag.
Bag throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bag throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcao walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imma Bag dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imma Bag's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Falcao takes a swing at Bag's ribcage but misses.
Bag goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Falcao misses with a looping right.
Bag lands a really nice looking cross but Falcao seems unphased.
Falcao throws a low kick but Bag moves out of range easily.
Bag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Falcao looks to land a left hand but Bag moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Falcao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bag has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bag is trying to stall.
Falcao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falcao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao dips to his left and cracks Bag with an uppercut!
Falcao cracks Bag with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Falcao blocks a head kick by Bag.
Falcao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bag was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcao.
Bag has closed the distance and engaged Falcao in a clinch.
Falcao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bag fakes the leg kick and cracks Falcao in the body.
Falcao takes a swing at Bag's ribcage but misses.
Bag uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bag connects with a crisp jab.
Falcao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bag moves away.
Bag finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bag on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Falcao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcao slips under a jab from Bag.
Falcao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao tries to bum rush Bag with a series of wild strikes but Bag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Bag both land. Nice combination.
A cross from Falcao lands.
Falcao throws a lazy right hand but Bag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bag throws a big shot that misses.
Falcao throws an off balance right hand
and Bag counters with a nice body shot.
Bag lands with a good body shot.
Falcao checks a low kick from Bag.
Falcao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bag walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bag fakes the leg kick and cracks Falcao in the body.
Bag misses with a double jab.
Bag is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bag misses with a kick to the body.
Falcao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bag.
Falcao works Bag's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Falcao - just one landing.
Falcao connects with a body shot.
Bag moves into range and clinches up with Falcao.
Falcao tries to break the clinch but Bag is controlling the position.
Falcao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bag blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falcao blocks a body shot from Bag.
Falcao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Imma Bag's cut is getting worse.
Falcao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bag trying to land knees to the body.
Bag looking to slow down the pace here.
Bag tries to work over Falcao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bag misses with a knee strike.
Bag throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag blocking some punches.
Falcao misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bag blocks an uppercut.
Bag keeps control of Falcao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bag lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falcao.
Bag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bag throws an elbow but misses.
Bag is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falcao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bag utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esquiva Falcao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Imma Bag's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Falcao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bag.
Bag's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Falcao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bag scrambles back to his feet.
Falcao throws a jab when Bag was well out of range.
Imma Bag is winning the standup battle so far.
Bag misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Falcao there.
Falcao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bag circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Bag.
Falcao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bag.
Falcao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bag doesn't manage to clinch there - Falcao circles away.
Bag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Falcao misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Falcao fails to land.
Falcao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Falcao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Falcao takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Bag there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Bag.
Bag gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Imma Bag's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Falcao lands a jab to the nose.
Bag is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bag momentarily.
Oh Bag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bag misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falcao tries to bum rush Bag with a series of wild strikes but Bag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bag seems to have got his legs back now.
Bag lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bag throws a leg kick but Falcao moved away.
Falcao checks a low kick from Bag.
Bag throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Falcao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bag scores with a leg kick.
Falcao works the jab nicely.
Falcao misses with a wild body shot.
Falcao avoids the body shot from Bag.
Falcao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bag's sensitive parts.
Bag lands a jab to the nose.
Falcao throws a push kick but Bag slaps the foot to one side.
Bag tries to bum rush Falcao with a series of wild strikes but Falcao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bag tries to clinch but Falcao moves out of range.
Falcao throws a shot to the body.
Bag ducks under a wild hook from Falcao.
Falcao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bag.
Bag takes one to the side of the head.
Jeez, Imma Bag's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao stalks Bag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bag's face. Bag staggers backwards, shaken.
Falcao connects with a nice looking jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Imma Bag's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Esquiva Falcao!
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energy
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