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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maatia Supuaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supuaga has chosen Wanna Taki Taki as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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143 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maatia Supuaga!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supuaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Supuaga rushes Rob and presses him up against the cage.
Supuaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rob or not.
Rob turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rob manages to end up in side control.
Supuaga bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supuaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rob was well out of range. Poor timing from Supuaga.
Rob drops down looking for a counter takedown but Supuaga sprawls and moves away.
Supuaga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Supuaga ducks under a wild hook from Rob.
Supuaga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rob with a body shot.
Rob looks to land a left hand but Supuaga moved out of range nicely.
Supuaga drives through and clinches with Rob against the cage.
Supuaga blocks an uppercut.
Rob's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Supuaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Rob misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Supuaga breaks from the clinch.
Rob takes a swing at Supuaga's ribcage but misses.
Supuaga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rob.
Supuaga stalling in the clinch but Rob improves position.
Supuaga throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Supuaga.
Rob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rob misses with a low kick.
Rob dives in and scores a takedown into Supuaga's guard.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Supuaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Supuaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rob working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Supuaga's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob stays in close to Supuaga's body and controls the position.
Supuaga wants to sweep here but Rob controlling him for the moment.
Supuaga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rob drops back looking for a leg! Supuaga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Supuaga manages to kick Rob off! Rob jumps back into Supuaga's guard.
Rob 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.
Rob slips nicely into half guard.
Supuaga is refusing to be controlled, as Rob sits in half guard.
Rob is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Supuaga doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob is working for a kimura but Supuaga is defending it quite comfortably.
Supuaga trying to control but Rob postures up.
Ground and pound from Rob.
Supuaga is looking for a sweep. Rob is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rob is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Supuaga is just riding it out for now. Rob eventually gives up the hold.
That's four 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.
Supuaga wants to improve his position but Rob is controlling well.
Supuaga keeps trying to improve his position.
Rob is trying to work for a kimura but Supuaga is defending well.
Supuaga wants to get back to his feet.
Rob is trying to control the action in half guard but Supuaga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Supuaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rob scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maatia Supuaga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Supuaga lands a nice shot that snaps Rob's head back.
Supuaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maatia Supuaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supuaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Supuaga as he checks the leg kick.
Supuaga rushes Rob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Supuaga misses with a body punch.
Rob has a couple of punches blocked by Supuaga.
Rob misses with some punches.
Supuaga lands a right hand.
Rob takes a shot to the head.
Supuaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supuaga lands a jab to the nose.
Supuaga gets a clinch.
Rob breaks from the clinch.
Supuaga tries to clinch but Rob is having none of it.
Rob keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga has Rob up against the cage in a clinch.
Supuaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rob looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Supuaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rob changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Supuaga wants to clinch but Rob slips to the side
and Rob counters with a single leg into guard. Supuaga didn't expect that.
Supuaga is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rob dives into side control.
Rob tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Supuaga is looking for a sweep.
Rob is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Supuaga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Supuaga gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga is defending against the submission attempts here by Rob.
Supuaga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rob is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rob seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Supuaga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rob is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rob is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga is trying to get back to full guard.
Supuaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rob scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rob seems to be looking for submissions.
Rob is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Supuaga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rob is looking for a kimura but Supuaga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rob to get the leverage.
That's four 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.
Rob wants to pass to mount but Supuaga is defending the position.
Rob is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Supuaga defends it well.
Rob missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Supuaga desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Supuaga is looking for a sweep. Rob is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Supuaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rob scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rob trying to control from half guard but Supuaga is working away.
Rob is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ace Rob will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rob looks to throw the jab but Supuaga is out of range.
Rob throws a jab when Supuaga was well out of range.
Supuaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Supuaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Supuaga gets a clinch.
Rob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Supuaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Supuaga scores with a hook to the body.
Supuaga stalls.
Supuaga managing to block the knees to the body from Rob.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rob.
Rob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maatia Supuaga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Supuaga on the inside.
Rob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rob goes for a takedown in the clinch but Supuaga prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Rob backwards.
Rob misses with a punch on the inside.
Rob misses with some punches.
Supuaga lands a left hand.
Rob is rocked!
Supuaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Rob is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Supuaga lands a big right hand that drops Rob! The killer instinct kicks in and Supuaga finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Supuaga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maatia Supuaga!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Maatia Supuaga waved his t-shirt featuring Blue Moon's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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