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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Fafa (ranked 2081 p4p, 1466 weight class) and Israel Kirzner (ranked 227 p4p, 173 weight class). Jeff Fafa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Israel Kirzner's chin.
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14 - 15 - 0 |
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170 cm
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158
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Fafa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Israel Kirzner!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirzner throws a front kick aimed at Fafa's knee but Fafa avoids it well.
Fafa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirzner counters with a nice uppercut.
Fafa misses with a double jab
and Kirzner counters with a straight right hand.
Fafa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kirzner counters with a one-two to the body.
Fafa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fafa lands a nice looking body shot.
Fafa throws a nice looking combination but Kirzner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirzner is looking for the big counter here.
Fafa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kirzner slips a straight right by Fafa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fafa walks into a stiff left hand from Kirzner.
Fafa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fafa misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafa lands an overhand right.
Fafa misses with a hook
letting Kirzner counter with a right hand.
Jeff Fafa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fafa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirzner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirzner counters with a body kick.
Fafa misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Fafa misses.
Fafa punishes Kirzner's body with a nice straight punch.
Fafa misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirzner counters with a nice body shot.
Fafa lands a jab-cross combination.
Kirzner fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fafa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirzner manages to avoid it.
Kirzner misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fafa looks to land a combination but Kirzner avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Kirzner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fafa lands a jab to the nose.
Fafa feints a jab promting Kirzner to slip. Fafa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kirzner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kirzner moves out of range of the strikes.
Fafa throws a right and a left that Kirzner avoids nicely.
Fafa punishes Kirzner's body with a nice straight punch.
Fafa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kirzner counters with a series of strikes. Fafa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fafa slips under a jab.
Fafa throws a series of punches but Kirzner moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Fafa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafa misses with the combination.
Kirzner keeps Fafa at a distance using the push kick.
Fafa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kirzner.
Fafa misses with a double jab
and Kirzner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kirzner.
A combination from Fafa does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Kirzner misses.
Fafa takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jeff Fafa has been cut.
Fafa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fafa with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fafa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fafa throws a body punch but Kirzner moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fafa throws a lazy head kick
and Kirzner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fafa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fafa scores with a shot to the body.
Fafa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kirzner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Fafa does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Fafa.
Fafa lands a slapping body shot.
Fafa avoids the body shot from Kirzner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Fafa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Fafa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Fafa misses.
Kirzner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fafa.
Fafa throws a body punch but Kirzner moves out of range.
Fafa falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kirzner to counter with a crisp jab.
Fafa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kirzner.
Kirzner connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirzner dodges the punch combination from Fafa.
Fafa misses with a combination
and Kirzner counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirzner avoids the head kick by Fafa.
Fafa swings widly with a right hand
and Kirzner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fafa misses with a body punch
and Fafa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fafa is rocked!
Fafa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirzner.
Oh Fafa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Kirzner misses the target.
It looked like Fafa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fafa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kirzner counters with an inside leg kick.
Fafa seems to have got his legs back now.
Jeff Fafa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fafa throws a body kick that misses
and Kirzner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeff Fafa is winning the standup battle so far.
Fafa misses with a body punch
and Kirzner counters with an inside leg kick.
Fafa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kirzner counters with a series of strikes. Fafa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fafa blocks the body kick.
Fafa looks to land a right hand but Kirzner moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirzner! But no joy.
Fafa throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Kirzner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirzner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fafa swinging wildly here.
Fafa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fafa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kirzner counters with a nice body kick.
Kirzner throws a wild body kick that Fafa sees coming a mile off.
Fafa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fafa misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirzner counters with a straight right hand.
Kirzner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fafa.
Kirzner misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafa misses with a shot to the body
and Kirzner counters with a straight right hand.
Fafa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fafa throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kirzner to counter with a crisp jab.
Fafa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kirzner scores with a counter punch that sends Fafa to the canvas! Kirzner smells blood - he's punishing Fafa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Fafa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Israel Kirzner!
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RATING
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