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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). of Nazareth comes to the cage accompanied by oh la naw. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
of Nazareth stuns Ibrahimovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
of Nazareth lands a right hook to the body.
of Nazareth lands with a nice combination. Ibrahimovic backs away looking to recover.
of Nazareth scores with a sloppy right hand. Ibrahimovic should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - of Nazareth coming out on top.
of Nazareth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ibrahimovic at a distance.
of Nazareth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ibrahimovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around of Nazareth's waist but of Nazareth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ibrahimovic off to one side.
of Nazareth throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahimovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by of Nazareth.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth jabs Ibrahimovic right on the nose. Ibrahimovic blinks but takes it well.
Ibrahimovic fails with the takedown.
of Nazareth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ibrahimovic wants to finish this one by submission but of Nazareth is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ibrahimovic moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, of Nazareth has worked his arm free - good work by of Nazareth!
Ibrahimovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. of Nazareth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ibrahimovic looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ibrahimovic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ibrahimovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but of Nazareth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ibrahimovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ibrahimovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ibrahimovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
of Nazareth is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ibrahimovic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get an arm triangle but of Nazareth is defending well.
Ibrahimovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
of Nazareth tries to clinch up but Ibrahimovic circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
of Nazareth throws out a powerful jab.
Ibrahimovic takes one on the button.
of Nazareth connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for of Nazareth.
of Nazareth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibrahimovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as of Nazareth throws out the jab.
Ibrahimovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
of Nazareth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
of Nazareth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibrahimovic looks for a takedown but of Nazareth sprawls well.
of Nazareth throws a right and a left that Ibrahimovic avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - of Nazareth scores with a four punch combination!
Ibrahimovic has a takedown stuffed.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ibrahimovic on the side of the head.
Ibrahimovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
of Nazareth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horrible takedown by Ibrahimovic or perhaps it was just good defense by of Nazareth which made him look bad.
of Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid it.
of Nazareth throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
of Nazareth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
of Nazareth digs a good body shot into Ibrahimovic's ribs.
of Nazareth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ibrahimovic is trying to control the action in half guard but of Nazareth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to pass to mount but of Nazareth is defending the position.
Ibrahimovic is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed of Nazareth to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ibrahimovic is breathing heavily.
Ibrahimovic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! of Nazareth is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! of Nazareth has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Ibrahimovic, not yet.
Ibrahimovic working for a triangle but of Nazareth defends it easily.
of Nazareth stands up and waves to Ibrahimovic to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
of Nazareth cracks Ibrahimovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
of Nazareth scores with a jab. Ibrahimovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
of Nazareth feints and as Ibrahimovic raises his hands in defense, of Nazareth changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ibrahimovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. of Nazareth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. of Nazareth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ibrahimovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but of Nazareth is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ibrahimovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
of Nazareth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibrahimovic circles away quickly and effectively.
of Nazareth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
of Nazareth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
of Nazareth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ibrahimovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Ibrahimovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ibrahimovic looking for a takedown.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahimovic manages to pull guard.
of Nazareth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
of Nazareth would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic looking for a guillotine here but of Nazareth defends easily.
Ibrahimovic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. of Nazareth is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ibrahimovic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take of Nazareth's back instead.
That's two 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.
Ibrahimovic tightening his grip on of Nazareth, looking for the choke.
Ibrahimovic is trying to stick to of Nazareth's back but of Nazareth is turning into Ibrahimovic. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ibrahimovic's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by of Nazareth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth trying to control but Ibrahimovic is working from the bottom.
of Nazareth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ibrahimovic working for a triangle but of Nazareth defends it easily.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
of Nazareth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ibrahimovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
I think of Nazareth 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus of Nazareth!
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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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