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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Pala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smitty Striltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smitty Striltz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Pala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smitty Striltz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pala blocks a head kick by Striltz.
Pala is looking to counter the offense by Striltz and move into the clinch.
Nice cross by Striltz.
Horrible takedown attempt by Striltz or perhaps it was just good defense by Pala, which made it look bad.
Pala blocks the body kick.
Striltz fails with a takedown attempt.
Striltz looks to score with a jab to the body but Pala is just out of range.
Pala clinches up against the cage.
Striltz tries to break the clinch but Pala is controlling the position.
Pala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Striltz up against the cage.
Pala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Striltz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pala trying to land knees to the body.
Striltz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pala.
Pala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striltz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Striltz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Striltz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pala taking a breather.
Pala leaning against his opponent.
Pala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Striltz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pala lands a body shot.
Striltz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pala drags the fight down to the ground.
Pala 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pala holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pala continues to stall.
Striltz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pala has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Striltz has managed to get both his arms back between Pala's legs - danger averted.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pala holds on and takes a little breather.
Pala looking for a guillotine here but Striltz defends easily.
Pala wants to get back to his feet but Striltz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Striltz won't allow Pala to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Striltz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pala to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Striltz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pala pulls down on the head and he's put Striltz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mario Pala!
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energy
A | B |
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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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