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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Feltre (ranked 210 p4p, 12 weight class) and Serge Ibaka (ranked 414 p4p, 22 weight class). Feltre comes to the cage accompanied by Someday Never Comes. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Serge Ibaka was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Feltre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka dodges the punch combination from Feltre.
Feltre's corner calls for a 1-2. Feltre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Feltre moves out of range as Ibaka strikes.
It looked like Feltre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Feltre.
Feltre cracks the inside of Ibaka's front leg.
Feltre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Serge Ibaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feltre cracks Ibaka with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Ibaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Feltre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ibaka looks to throw the jab but Feltre is out of range.
Feltre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feltre moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibaka misses the target.
Ibaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Feltre.
Feltre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Feltre throws a leg kick which misses Ibaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Ibaka tries to avoid it.
Feltre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibaka loads up on a big right hand but Feltre slips the punch.
Ibaka throws an overhand right that lands on Feltre's shoulder, as Feltre tries to avoid the shot.
Feltre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feltre looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibaka is just out of range.
It seemed like Ibaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibaka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Feltre's hands.
Feltre connects with a body shot.
Feltre misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Feltre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Feltre.
Ibaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ibaka staying out of range there.
Feltre throws a shot to the body.
Feltre lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Feltre.
Good exchange - Ibaka coming out on top.
Ibaka avoids the body shot from Feltre.
Feltre motions for Ibaka to come forward. Feltre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Feltre takes a swing at Ibaka's ribcage but misses.
Ibaka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ibaka throws out a loose jab but Feltre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feltre misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ibaka. That's going to slow Feltre down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre throws an overhand right that lands on Ibaka's shoulder, as Ibaka tries to avoid the shot.
Ibaka misses with a looping right.
Ibaka misses with a wild combination.
Feltre half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ibaka missing with a left hand there. Feltre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibaka moves in looking to clinch but Feltre pushes him off.
Feltre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Feltre swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibaka.
Ibaka has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ibaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Feltre.
Feltre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Feltre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibaka.
Feltre swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibaka.
Feltre pushes Ibaka away with a front kick.
Feltre connects with an inside leg kick.
Ibaka cracks Feltre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Feltre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ibaka connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Feltre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Feltre swings for the body but Ibaka moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Feltre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ibaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Feltre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Feltre just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibaka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ibaka misses with a hook.
Ibaka misses with a head kick.
Feltre scores with a jab.
Ibaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feltre throws out a loose jab but Ibaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feltre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ibaka doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feltre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibaka.
Ibaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Feltre counters with a thumping low kick.
Feltre misses the shot to the body.
Feltre misses with an uppercut
and Feltre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre slips under a jab.
Feltre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Feltre.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feltre moves away.
Feltre misses with a head kick.
Ibaka looks to land a left hand but Feltre moved out of range nicely.
Feltre throws a chopping leg kick but Ibaka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Feltre connects with a leg kick. Ibaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ibaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Feltre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Feltre lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Feltre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ibaka misses with a straight left.
Feltre stuns Ibaka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Felipe Feltre is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Feltre.
Ibaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ibaka misses with a body punch
and Feltre counters with an outside leg kick.
Feltre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibaka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feltre scores with a kick to the body.
Ibaka throws a sloppy head kick
and Feltre counters with a right hand to the body.
Ibaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Feltre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Feltre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Feltre moves out of range as Ibaka strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut.
Feltre lands with a cross.
Ibaka avoids the head kick by Feltre.
Feltre takes one on the button.
Feltre throws a head kick that misses.
Feltre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibaka.
Feltre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibaka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Feltre with a body shot.
Feltre throws a head kick but Ibaka moves out of range.
Feltre misses the shot to the body.
Feltre throws a lazy head kick
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
Feltre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Ibaka.
Feltre swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka cracks Feltre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Feltre wants to slow Ibaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Ibaka missing with a left hand there. Feltre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibaka misses with a looping left.
Feltre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Feltre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ibaka sizes up Feltre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ibaka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ibaka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Feltre throws a head kick that Ibaka semi-blocks.
It looks like Serge Ibaka has been cut.
Ibaka's corner calls for a 1-2. Ibaka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ibaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Feltre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Feltre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Serge Ibaka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice body kick from Feltre.
Feltre throws a wild body kick that Ibaka sees coming a mile off.
Ibaka throws a series of punches but Feltre avoids them all with ease.
Ibaka throws the left hand but Feltre avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ibaka, as that shot connected.
Feltre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibaka.
Ibaka throws a hook to the side of Feltre's head but Feltre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Feltre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feltre. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibaka tries to clinch but Feltre moves out of range.
Ibaka misses with a wild body shot.
Feltre throws a series of punches but Ibaka moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Feltre scores with a jab to the body.
Ibaka checks a low kick from Feltre.
Feltre jabs Ibaka right on the nose. Ibaka blinks but takes it well.
Ibaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Feltre is looking to counter punch.
Ibaka loads up on a big right hand but Feltre slips the punch.
Ibaka loads up on a big right hand but Feltre slips the punch.
Feltre moves out of range as Ibaka strikes.
Feltre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ibaka just manages to avoid it.
Ibaka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Feltre.
Donk. Feltre catches Ibaka right on the button with a cross.
Feltre lands a jab-cross combination.
Ibaka throws a hook to the side of Feltre's head but Feltre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Feltre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka throws the left hand but Feltre avoids the punch easily.
Feltre throws a leg kick which misses Ibaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Ibaka tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Ibaka.
Feltre scores with a nice head shot.
Feltre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ibaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibaka misses the target.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut.
Feltre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feltre misses with a body shot
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Ibaka does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Feltre misses
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibaka blocks the leg kick.
Feltre sets himself, and Ibaka steps forward looking for the clinch! Feltre avoids it this time.
A big right from Ibaka misses.
Feltre scores with a one two! Ibaka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ibaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feltre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibaka.
Ibaka avoids the body shot from Feltre.
Ibaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ibaka blocks a head kick by Feltre.
Feltre misses with a hook to the body
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
Feltre is looking to slow Ibaka down with leg kicks.
Ibaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Feltre.
Feltre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ibaka checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feltre throws a sloppy head kick
and Ibaka counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Ibaka misses its intended target.
Feltre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feltre misses with a body kick.
Ibaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Feltre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ibaka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Feltre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Feltre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibaka can do to turn this around?
Ibaka blocks a head kick by Feltre.
A slow jab from Feltre misses its intended target.
Ibaka wants to slow Feltre down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Felipe Feltre did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Serge Ibaka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ibaka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibaka. Feltre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Feltre quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Feltre tries to work over Ibaka's front leg with a kick but Ibaka checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibaka! But no joy.
Ibaka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Feltre swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
Feltre throws a sloppy body shot
and Ibaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ibaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feltre.
A nice leg kick lands there from Feltre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feltre misses with a hook.
Ibaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Feltre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ibaka's knee momentarily.
Ibaka looks to throw the jab but Feltre is out of range.
Feltre misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with a hook.
Ibaka blocks a head kick by Feltre.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feltre. Ibaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Feltre.
Feltre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibaka avoids the head kick by Feltre.
Feltre moves out of range as Ibaka strikes.
Feltre is looking to wear down Ibaka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Feltre misses with a wild body shot.
Feltre's corner calls for a 1-2. Feltre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Feltre takes a swing at Ibaka's ribcage but misses.
Feltre throws a right hand that Ibaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibaka also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ibaka throws a jab when Feltre was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Feltre misses
and Ibaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Feltre with a nice cross.
Feltre thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Ibaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Feltre to score with a decent uppercut.
Feltre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Ibaka misses.
Ibaka avoids the body shot from Feltre.
Ibaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Feltre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Feltre throws a push kick but Ibaka slaps the foot to one side.
Ibaka wants to counter with a clinch but Feltre pushes him away.
Ibaka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ibaka misses with a double jab
and Feltre counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibaka missing with a left hand there. Feltre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ibaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Feltre.
Ibaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Feltre - just one landing.
Ibaka misses with a low kick as Feltre jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Ibaka misses.
Feltre misses with a wild body shot.
Feltre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Feltre throws a low kick, looking for Ibaka's leg but Ibaka calmly moves out of range.
Feltre misses the body punch
and Ibaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibaka misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Feltre loads up on a big right hand but Ibaka slips the punch.
Ibaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feltre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Feltre tried to counter with a leg kick but Ibaka avoided it.
Feltre defending well as Ibaka loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Feltre had his way with Serge Ibaka in that round.
The cut man is working on Serge Ibaka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Feltre connects with an inside leg kick.
Feltre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Feltre.
Feltre scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ibaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Feltre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ibaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Feltre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibaka.
Feltre keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feltre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibaka throws out the jab.
Ibaka checks a low kick from Feltre.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Feltre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ibaka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ibaka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Feltre takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ibaka does no damage.
A cross from Ibaka lands.
Ibaka throws a head kick that misses
enabling Feltre to counter with a crisp jab.
Ibaka takes one to the chin there.
Feltre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Feltre misses with a head kick.
Ibaka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Feltre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Feltre slips a jab from Ibaka.
Ibaka connects with a single shot there.
Ibaka lands a jab to Feltre's midsection.
Serge Ibaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Feltre's head.
Ibaka looks to clinch
and Feltre counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feltre throws a sloppy head kick
and Ibaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Feltre misses with a leg kick
and Ibaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Feltre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ibaka at a distance.
Ibaka lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Feltre misses
and Ibaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Feltre scores with a shot to the body.
Feltre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Ibaka backs away, Feltre returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ibaka throws out a loose jab but Feltre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feltre looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ibaka, as that shot connected.
Ibaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Feltre counters with an outside leg kick.
Feltre scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Feltre.
Ibaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibaka throws a shot from downtown. Feltre moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Ibaka misses.
Feltre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Ibaka misses.
Ibaka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ibaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ibaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Feltre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with a hook
and Feltre counters with a left to the body.
Feltre ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Feltre thinks about countering with a head kick.
Feltre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Feltre throws a head kick that Ibaka semi-blocks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Feltre moves out of range of the strikes.
Feltre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Feltre lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Feltre.
Ibaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Felipe Feltre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ibaka - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Serge Ibaka.
Well Feltre 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Feltre!
Felipe Feltre retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Felipe Feltre made sure he mentioned MayheM sportswear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Serge Ibaka was interviewed post fight and said 'This is tough to take, it was a good fight and Felipe is a great champion. I gave it my best but I think this is it for me and it's time to hang up the gloves. Thanks to Duel for giving me a shot at going out on top.'.
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