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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Faaloua (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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261 lbs
38 - 21 - 2 |
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265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
38 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Faaloua!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faaloua throws a head kick that misses.
Obworth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Faaloua dodges the punch combination from Obworth.
Obworth misses with a body shot.
Faaloua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Faaloua clinches.
Obworth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Obworth is trying to trip Faaloua. He has hold of a leg but Faaloua is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Obworth persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Obworth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faaloua is keeping the position for now.
Faaloua is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Faaloua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obworth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obworth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Obworth throws a big elbow that misses.
Obworth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Faaloua has wrist control.
Faaloua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Faaloua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Obworth prevents Faaloua from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Our spies down at at The Shield inform us that Faaloua has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Obworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obworth stopping the sweep attempt from Faaloua.
Obworth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obworth throws a strike but Faaloua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Obworth wants to improve his position but instead Faaloua has moved into half guard.
Faaloua stalling.
Faaloua is keen to just control but Obworth is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth manages to get to full guard.
Obworth looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Faaloua has picked Obworth up and slammed him! Obworth can't keep hold of the triangle and Faaloua manages to pass to side control!
Obworth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Faaloua gets to mount! Obworth was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Obworth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Faaloua wants to control the pace but Obworth is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obworth can't escape the position.
Faaloua tries to control but Obworth wriggling away.
Obworth slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Obworth is looking for a sweep. Faaloua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obworth tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Faaloua has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Obworth is desperately trying to improve his position but Faaloua has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua avoids the attempt from Obworth to control.
Obworth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Obworth is working hard here to advance position.
Obworth wants to control but Faaloua is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obworth is looking to improve his position but Faaloua isn't that keen on the idea.
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 Jacob Obworth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Obworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Faaloua clinches up with Obworth and pushes him back against the cage.
Obworth fails to pull guard.
Faaloua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faaloua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jacob Obworth has been cut.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faaloua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Obworth avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Obworth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Obworth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faaloua just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obworth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faaloua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Obworth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faaloua just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obworth takes an elbow to the temple.
Obworth has Faaloua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Faaloua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Faaloua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obworth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faaloua walks away with a smile on his face. Obworth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obworth takes a swing at Faaloua's ribcage but misses.
Faaloua steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Faaloua throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faaloua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faaloua wants it to stay on the feet.
Faaloua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faaloua moves in looking to clinch but Obworth pushes him off.
Faaloua lands a big head kick that sends Obworth tumbling to the mat! Faaloua takes a step backwards and waves Obworth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Obworth is rocked!
Jacob Obworth's cut is getting worse.
Faaloua clinches up with Obworth and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Obworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faaloua lands an elbow just above Obworth 's eye.
Faaloua looking to slow down the pace here.
Obworth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obworth is trying to pull guard but Faaloua has him pressed against the cage.
Obworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Obworth takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obworth drags the fight down to the ground.
Obworth isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Faaloua stacks Obworth on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Faaloua!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faaloua decides to stand up, so the ref orders Obworth to his feet.
Faaloua lands a big head kick that sends Obworth tumbling to the mat! Faaloua takes a step backwards and waves Obworth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Faaloua gets a clinch.
Obworth tries to pull guard but Faaloua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Obworth takes an elbow to the temple.
Obworth tries to pull guard but Faaloua won't allow it.
Faaloua stalling in the clinch but Obworth improves position.
Obworth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Obworth avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Obworth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obworth blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Obworth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faaloua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Obworth avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Obworth has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Faaloua after a bit of a struggle.
Obworth tries to pull guard but Faaloua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Obworth tries to break free but Faaloua pushes him back against the cage.
Faaloua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jacob Obworth's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Obworth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faaloua prevents it.
James Faaloua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Obworth blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Obworth pulls guard successfully.
Obworth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Faaloua controls the pace.
Obworth is working an open guard so Faaloua takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faaloua moves away.
Faaloua looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Faaloua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faaloua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obworth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faaloua walks away with a smile on his face. Obworth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Faaloua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth misses with the combination.
Faaloua moves into the clinch successfully.
Obworth blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Obworth avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faaloua.
Obworth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obworth works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Obworth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faaloua pulls Obworth in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obworth throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Faaloua is retaining full guard.
Obworth throwing strikes but missing.
Obworth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faaloua 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.
Faaloua is trying to keep Obworth in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Faaloua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Faaloua gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Obworth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Obworth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Obworth throws an elbow that misses. Faaloua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obworth's guard. Nice move by Faaloua!
Obworth controls Faaloua momentarily but Faaloua frees himself.
Faaloua stays in close to Obworth's body and controls the position.
Faaloua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faaloua postures up.
Obworth wants to sweep but no luck.
Obworth throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Faaloua escapes and throws Obworth's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth is looking for a sweep.
Faaloua decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Faaloua tries to clinch there but Obworth circles away.
Obworth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Obworth catches Faaloua right on the button with a cross.
Faaloua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obworth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faaloua scrambles back to his feet.
Faaloua misses with a hook. Obworth ducked under it nicely.
Faaloua thows a body kick. Obworth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faaloua throws a head kick that half lands.
Obworth blocks a head kick by Faaloua.
Obworth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obworth throws a series of punches but Faaloua moves out of range.
Faaloua instigates a clinch.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Obworth up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faaloua throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faaloua is stalling here.
Obworth avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Faaloua lands an elbow inside that Obworth shrugs off.
Obworth jumps guard and drags Faaloua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
James Faaloua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faaloua stopping the sweep attempt from Obworth.
Faaloua stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Obworth misses with a takedown
and Faaloua counters with a head kick.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth misses with a double jab.
Obworth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Obworth misses with a takedown attempt - Faaloua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Faaloua tries to clinch there but Obworth circles away.
Obworth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Faaloua scores with a hook to the body. Obworth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Obworth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Faaloua darts in and clinches Obworth up against the cage.
Obworth fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Jacob Obworth's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Obworth tries to pull guard but Faaloua holds him up against the cage and eventually Obworth drops back down to his feet.
Faaloua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faaloua lands an elbow that stopped Obworth in his tracks for a moment.
Faaloua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacob Obworth's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Faaloua!
A victorious James Faaloua thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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