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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mmm Mmm (ranked 22776 p4p, 3666 weight class) and Saekenpai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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27 - 148 - 3 |
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8 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 148 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mmm Mmm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saekenpai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex clinches with his opponent.
Fairtex breaks the clinch.
Fairtex clinches up against the cage.
Mmm is pressed up against the cage. Fairtex has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mmm down to the mat. Mmm avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mmm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mmm wants it to stay on the feet.
Mmm thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mmm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fairtex has his feet on Mmm's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fairtex moves into range and clinches up with Mmm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex avoiding damage.
Fairtex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Fairtex's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex shoots for a takedown but Mmm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mmm is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mmm Mmm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saekenpai Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a takedown attempt - Mmm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fairtex lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches up with Mmm, looking for a takedown. Fairtex pushes Mmm against the cage but Mmm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mmm throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fairtex avoids it.
Fairtex shoots in and drives through. Mmm sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mmm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fairtex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but Mmm circles away.
Mmm feinted with a counter takedown.
Fairtex dives in and grabs Mmm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mmm pushes down on Fairtex's head and hops out.
Mmm appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Mmm is working for takedown but Fairtex is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fairtex drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mmm pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fairtex manages to break the clinch.
Fairtex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fairtex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mmm, pushing him back against the cage.
Mmm tries to score a body lock takedown but Fairtex shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mmm wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Mmm tries to score a body lock takedown but Fairtex shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fairtex effectively controlling the action here.
Fairtex breaks from the clinch.
Mmm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mmm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fairtex.
It appears Mmm was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fairtex has closed the distance and engaged Mmm in a clinch.
Fairtex manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Fairtex misses.
Mmm thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mmm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
Fairtex drives through and clinches with Mmm against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saekenpai Fairtex 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.
Fairtex shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mmm as he avoids it easily.
Mmm throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fairtex avoids it.
Fairtex shoots in looking for a takedown. Mmm tries to sprawl out of it but Fairtex keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mmm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It appears Mmm was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice sprawl there from Mmm as Fairtex shoots in.
Mmm Mmm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saekenpai Fairtex.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fairtex is defended easily by Mmm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mmm closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fairtex's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mmm defends well.
Mmm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fairtex is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fairtex has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mmm has passed into side control.
Mmm is looking to take a break and control but Fairtex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Mmm looks up at the clock and then as Fairtex takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mmm smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fairtex wants to control but Mmm postures up.
Fairtex manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fairtex wants to pass to mount but Mmm is defending the position.
Fairtex is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mmm's head.
Fairtex trying to mount his opponent but Mmm defends it.
Fairtex throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mmm is trying to maintain the position but Fairtex is very close to passing his half guard.
Mmm wants to control the action here but instead Fairtex manages to pass to full mount!
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.
Fairtex looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fairtex jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Mmm is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mmm and Fairtex has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mmm wants to control but Fairtex postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saekenpai Fairtex will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fairtex clinches.
Fairtex gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fairtex perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fairtex missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fairtex is looking for a kimura but Mmm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fairtex to get the leverage.
Fairtex not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mmm to stand up.
Fairtex darts in looking for a takedown but Mmm gets double underhooks and turns Fairtex into the cage.
It appears Mmm was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fairtex changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mmm tries to avoid it but Fairtex manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mmm to the ground. Mmm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mmm is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fairtex shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mmm but Mmm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mmm Mmm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saekenpai Fairtex.
Fairtex moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mmm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mmm wants it to stay on the feet.
As Fairtex tries to get set, Mmm tries to push him back and clinch up but Fairtex manages to avoid the attempt.
Fairtex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fairtex clinches with his opponent.
Mmm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairtex pulls Mmm into guard.
Mmm wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Fairtex looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Saekenpai Fairtex has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fairtex is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fairtex had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mmm defends it easily.
Mmm being controlled here momentarily.
Fairtex looking for a triangle here. Mmm is fighting it but it looks tight! Fairtex pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mmm is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Saekenpai Fairtex!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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