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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saekenpai Fairtex (ranked 3853 p4p, 5430 weight class) and Zambosurian Inday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saekenpai Fairtex has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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9 - 19 - 0 |
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108 - 68 - 3 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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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 9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saekenpai Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 108 - 68 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zambosurian Inday!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex fails with the takedown.
Fairtex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Inday is defended easily by Fairtex.
Inday gets tackled into the cage by Fairtex. Fairtex maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex jumps guard and drags Inday to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fairtex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Inday's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fairtex connects with a couple of short punches.
Fairtex working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fairtex is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fairtex stands up from Inday's guard - Fairtex perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fairtex gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking to advance position but Inday won't allow it.
Fairtex is thwarting Inday's attempts to control the position.
Fairtex is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Inday trying to hold on to Fairtex's head to control him but Fairtex postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fairtex haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fairtex is looking to advance position but Inday won't allow it.
Inday wants to control the action here but instead Fairtex manages to pass to full mount!
Fairtex is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Inday is surviving well by controlling Fairtex's body position as best he can.
Fairtex looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fairtex seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Inday for as long as he can get away with.
Inday tries to hold on but Fairtex pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fairtex thowing shots but they're missing.
Fairtex controlling from mount.
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 with a takedown attempt and he has Inday pinned against the cage. Inday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Inday shoots in but no luck this time.
Fairtex rushes Inday and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Fairtex scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fairtex jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex is pulling down on Inday's head. It's preventing any offense from Inday, at least for the moment.
Fairtex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fairtex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inday can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to get back to his feet but Inday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fairtex is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Inday is aware though and is defending well.
Inday not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fairtex looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Inday must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fairtex's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fairtex shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Inday sprawls well. Inday wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fairtex gets slowly back to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Inday crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fairtex - the referee stops the clock and Inday gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fairtex. Inday manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fairtex gets the takedown into side control.
Fairtex goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Inday rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fairtex's guard! Nice work there by Inday!
Inday wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fairtex pulls Inday in close to his closed guard and prevents Inday from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Inday is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fairtex working for a triangle but Inday defends it easily.
Inday controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inday wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saekenpai Fairtex dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fairtex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Inday.
Saekenpai Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Inday pinned against the cage. Inday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fairtex scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Inday doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fairtex or perhaps it was just good defense by Inday, which made it look bad.
Inday thinks about the counter body kick.
Fairtex darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fairtex trying to control the action but Inday is working from the bottom.
Fairtex looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Inday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fairtex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, if Fairtex is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Fairtex working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Inday trying to control here.
Fairtex stalling.
Fairtex is thwarting Inday's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex shoots in for a takedown but Inday shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Inday replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fairtex blocks it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saekenpai Fairtex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches.
Fairtex looking for a takedown.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Inday in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Inday keeps it at a distance.
Inday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fairtex swivels and escapes.
Inday manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fairtex on his heels. He'll look to pass Fairtex's guard now, I'm sure.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to stand and escape but Inday is having none of it.
Fairtex wants to sweep but no luck.
Fairtex is wriggling around but Inday manages to pass to half guard.
Inday prevents Fairtex from improving his position.
Zambosurian Inday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairtex moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saekenpai Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fairtex keeping moving, preventing Inday from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saekenpai Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fairtex 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saekenpai Fairtex!
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hype
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