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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 1153 p4p, 130 weight class) and Rodrigo De Lima (ranked 1484 p4p, 171 weight class). De Lima is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park - Numb. 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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150 lbs
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145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Lima lands with a cross.
De Lima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pandens.
Pandens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as De Lima blocks the low kick.
De Lima has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pandens finds it's way round the side to connect with De Lima's head.
De Lima looks to land a right hand but Pandens moved out of range.
Pandens throws a nice head kick!
De Lima looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Lima. Pandens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandens misses the jab.
Pandens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Lima on the side of the head.
De Lima's corner calls for a 1-2. De Lima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been told by Pandens's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima throws a series of punches but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens throws a leg kick that misses.
Pandens cracks De Lima with a good jab.
De Lima takes a swing at Pandens's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pandens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pandens throws a leg kick which misses De Lima's front leg but catches the back leg as De Lima tries to avoid it.
De Lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pandens lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima looks to land a left hand but Pandens moved out of range nicely.
Pandens throws a low kick but De Lima avoids it.
A jab from De Lima misses.
De Lima looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandens is just out of range.
Pandens throws a leg kick but De Lima sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandens. That's going to slow De Lima down.
Pandens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Lima's calf.
De Lima swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens leaves De Lima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Azriel Pandens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo De Lima.
De Lima misses with a wild body shot.
De Lima lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
It seemed like De Lima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Lima with a hook.
Pandens lands with a straight right. De Lima didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Pandens.
Pandens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Lima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Lima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandens - that will leave a mark!
Pandens blocks a jab.
De Lima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima throws a sloppy body shot
and Pandens counters with a head kick.
De Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
De Lima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Lima throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandens jabs De Lima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandens.
Pandens slaps away a takedown attempt from De Lima, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pandens lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Lima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Lima misses with a two punch combination.
Pandens looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pandens connects with a leg kick. De Lima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Lima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Lima needs to keep his hands up - Pandens had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandens. That's going to slow De Lima down.
Pandens staying out of range there.
A big left from De Lima misses.
A good leg kick by Pandens.
De Lima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Pandens lands.
De Lima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandens manages to avoid it.
De Lima looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandens is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Pandens.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
De Lima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pandens tries to land a leg kick but De Lima saw it coming and moves away.
Pandens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Lima blocks a jab.
De Lima walks into a stiff left hand from Pandens.
De Lima is rocked!
Pandens drops De Lima with a straight right hand, right on the button! Pandens follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens retains his featherweight title!
Azriel Pandens decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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