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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filip Pavi (ranked 4246 p4p, 467 weight class) and Bobby Firmino (ranked 3276 p4p, 372 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Filip Pavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Firmino!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavi slips under a jab from Firmino.
Pavi throws a right hand that Firmino ducks under and follows up with a left that Firmino also avoids with ease.
Firmino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Firmino misses with a body shot.
Firmino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Firmino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Firmino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavi moves away.
Pavi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavi. Firmino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Firmino darts in and clinches Pavi up against the cage.
Pavi throws a head punch that misses.
Firmino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Firmino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
I was talking to Pavi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Firmino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavi blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavi misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Firmino - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavi tries a body shot but Firmino blocks it.
Firmino blocking some punches.
Pavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Firmino blocking some punches.
Firmino scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firmino.
Firmino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavi lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Firmino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pavi throws a punch but it's blocked by Firmino.
Pavi blocking some punches.
Pavi swings wildly with an uppercut but Firmino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavi swings wildly with an uppercut but Firmino uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firmino works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Firmino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Firmino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pavi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavi has momentary wrist control but Firmino slips an elbow through the middle.
Pavi wants to get back to his feet but Firmino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pavi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pavi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pavi works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firmino wants to control but Pavi postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavi wants to control but Firmino is keeping him busy.
Pavi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pavi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Firmino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pavi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Firmino is not content to let Pavi control the position.
A lull in the action here.
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.
Pavi lands a few punches from side control.
Pavi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pavi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Firmino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pavi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pavi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Firmino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pavi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Firmino tries to improve position but can't.
Pavi works to advance to full mount. Firmino defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Pavi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Firmino throws a body punch but Pavi moves out of range.
Pavi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firmino connects with a single shot there.
Pavi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Firmino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Firmino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pavi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Firminos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Firmino ducks right into an uppercut from Pavi.
Sloppy strikes from Pavi. Those never looked like landing.
Pavi has managed to clinch.
Firmino blocks an uppercut.
Pavi has a couple of punches blocked by Firmino.
Pavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firmino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Firmino tries to land a knee to the head but Pavi blocks with his arms.
Pavi tries a body shot but Firmino blocks it.
Pavi lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pavi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Firmino can do to turn this around?
Pavi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavi.
Firmino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Firmino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavi swings wildly with an uppercut but Firmino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavi throws a head punch that misses.
Firmino prevents a body shot from Pavi.
Pavi throws a punch but it's blocked by Firmino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firmino.
Firmino blocking some punches.
Firmino missing with knees to the body.
Pavi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pavi tries to work over Firmino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavi misses with the head strike.
Pavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pavi takes a shot to the head.
Pavi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Firmino controls his hands.
Firmino lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firmino blocks a body shot from Pavi.
Firmino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pavi avoids it.
Pavi misses with the head strike.
Pavi avoiding damage as Firmino throws knees to the body.
Pavi can't find room to land a body shot as Firmino controls the action.
Firmino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pavi digs a right hand into Firmino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firmino's gas tank.
Firmino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavi blocks a body shot from Firmino.
Pavi lands with a left to the head.
Pavi misses with a punch on the inside.
Firmino throws an elbow but it misses.
Pavi misses with a body punch.
Firmino is working Pavi over against the cage.
Pavi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Firmino's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firmino lands a body shot.
Pavi prevents the takedown attempt.
Pavi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Firmino backwards.
Firmino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filip Pavi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pavi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Firmino digs a right hand underneath Pavi's ribcage. Pavi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Firmino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavi tries to throw a body punch but Firmino avoids it by throwing Pavi back against the cage.
Pavi swings wildly with an uppercut but Firmino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Firmino.
Firmino lands a left hand.
Firmino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Firmino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Pavi tries to work over Firmino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firmino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Firmino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firmino.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavi misses with the head strike.
Pavi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Firminos head.
Pavi working aggressively here.
Firmino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pavi or not.
Pavi misses with the head strike.
Pavi misses with a punch to the body.
Firmino tries a knee to the head but Pavi blocks it.
Pavi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firmino has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pavi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Firmino can turn it around.
Pavi swings wildly with an uppercut but Firmino uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Firmino.
Firmino lands with a light punch inside.
Pavi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firmino working Pavi over with knees to the body.
Firmino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
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 Filip Pavi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Firmino avoids the body shot from Pavi.
Firmino misses with a wild body shot.
Firmino moves into range and clinches up with Pavi.
Firmino tries a knee to the head but Pavi blocks it.
Firmino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavi misses with a punch to the body.
Firmino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Firmino blocks an uppercut.
Firmino with a knee to the head.
It looks like Filip Pavi has been cut.
Pavi misses with some punches.
Pavi lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firmino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Firmino controls his hands.
Pavi lands with a light punch inside.
Pavi is working Firmino over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Pavi.
A right handed body shot lands from Firmino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firmino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firmino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Firmino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pavi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firmino.
Pavi tries a body shot but Firmino blocks it.
Pavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavi.
Pavi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavi lands with a left to the head.
Firmino goes for a takedown attempt but Pavi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Firmino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pavi throws a series of punches but Firmino moves out of range.
Pavi misses with a series of wild punches.
Firmino catches Pavi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bobby Firmino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pavi throws a nice looking combination but Firmino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pavi throws a body punch but Firmino moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavi lands a left and a right that send Firmino crashing to the mat, dazed. Pavi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Firmino is rocked!
It looks like Bobby Firmino has been cut.
Pavi gets in close and tags Firmino with a short punch that almost sends Firmino to the mat! Oh Firmino is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pavi, trying to create some distance but Pavi rushes him, striking wildly and Firmino goes down! The referee tackles Pavi into the cage to end the fight! Pavi is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Pavi!
During a confident post fight interview, Filip Pavi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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