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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pascala Oaza (ranked 3956 p4p, 406 weight class) and Jacob Spirit (ranked 23915 p4p, 552 weight class). Jacob Spirit struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascala Oaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Spirit!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oaza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spirit looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oaza clinches up with Spirit and pushes him back against the cage.
Oaza pulls guard successfully.
Spirit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oaza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oaza is trying to control the position but Spirit postures up.
Oaza is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Oaza is looking for a triangle but Spirit pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oaza throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Spirit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spirit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Oaza keeping moving, preventing Spirit from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oaza instigates a clinch.
Spirit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oaza has managed to clinch.
Oaza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oaza pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oaza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oaza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Oaza 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.
Oaza is trying to control the position but Spirit postures up.
Oaza uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Oaza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spirit's waist but Spirit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oaza off to one side.
Spirit steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Oaza.
Spirit stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascala Oaza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oaza is defended easily by Spirit.
Oaza has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oaza is looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Oaza - that landed with a thud.
Oaza is working for takedown but Spirit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oaza closes the distance and clinches.
Spirit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oaza tries to score a body lock takedown but Spirit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oaza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Spirit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spirit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oaza misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oaza pulls guard effortlessly.
Spirit preventing the sweep.
Oaza pushes Spirit off and gets back to his feet.
Oaza closes the distance and clinches up with Spirit, looking for a takedown. Oaza pushes Spirit against the cage but Spirit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oaza rushes Spirit and presses him up against the cage.
Spirit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oaza is trying to pull guard but Spirit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Spirit stalls.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oaza pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spirit stopping the sweep attempt from Oaza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascala Oaza dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oaza has a takedown stuffed.
Spirit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spirit wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oaza has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascala Oaza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spirit avoids the head kick by Oaza.
Oaza has closed the distance and engaged Spirit in a clinch.
Spirit breaks from the clinch.
Oaza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spirit can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oaza shoots for a takedown but Spirit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oaza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spirit's waist but Spirit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oaza off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oaza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spirit pinned against the cage. Spirit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oaza moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spirit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oaza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Oaza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Spirit jumps guard but Oaza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oaza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spirit just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two 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.
Spirit manages to break the clinch.
Oaza keeps Spirit at a distance using the push kick.
Oaza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spirit sprawls well. Spirit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oaza gets slowly back to his feet.
A left and a right from Oaza both land. Nice combination.
Oaza closes the distance and clinches.
Spirit misses with a body punch.
Oaza is trying to pull guard but Spirit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit wants a takedown.
Oaza manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Spirit as Oaza shoots in.
Oaza shoots in for a double leg but Spirit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oaza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spirit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oaza circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Spirit. No joy for Oaza on that attempt.
Oaza clinches.
Oaza pulls guard.
Spirit sitting in guard here, content to control.
Spirit tries to stand but Oaza is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oaza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spirit is one step ahead there.
Oaza is pulling down on Spirit's head to control his posture.
Spirit wants to stand and escape but instead Oaza has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spirit keeping moving, preventing Oaza from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascala Oaza dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oaza.
Spirit shoots and misses
and Oaza counters with a nice uppercut.
Oaza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spirit, pushing him back against the cage.
Oaza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oaza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spirit is fending him off so far but Oaza persists. Nope, Spirit circles away and we're back to standing.
Spirit is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Oaza lands with a nice combination. Spirit backs away looking to recover.
Oaza scores with a one two! Spirit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oaza is looking to clinch.
Oaza shoots in looking for a takedown but Spirit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oaza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascala Oaza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oaza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oaza moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oaza wants to take the fight to the mat but Spirit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pascala Oaza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oaza lands a shot to the body.
Oaza drags the fight down to the ground.
Spirit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oaza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oaza wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oaza continues to stall.
Pascala Oaza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oaza keeping moving, preventing Spirit from controlling successfully.
My spies in GYM inform me that Spirit has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Oaza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spirit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spirit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oaza trying to keep a closed guard but Spirit is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oaza closes the distance and pushes Spirit back into the cage.
Spirit avoiding damage.
Oaza tries to pull guard but Spirit won't allow it.
Spirit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oaza is looking for a takedown.
Spirit jumps guard but Oaza stands there with Spirit around his waist. Spirit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Spirit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spirit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oaza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spirit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oaza breaks the clinch.
Spirit tries to close the distance and clinch but Oaza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spirit stuffs the takedown.
Spirit lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spirit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Oaza or perhaps it was just good defense by Spirit, which made it look bad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oaza is looking to score with low kicks.
Oaza moves into the clinch.
Jacob Spirit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pascala Oaza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oaza is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pascala Oaza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oaza has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascala Oaza!
In defeat, Jacob Spirit stepped up to the mic, saying 'sorry '.
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RATING
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