Fabio Maldonado vs Igor Pokrajac
These Harley commercials are corny as fuck. Every time I change to the Yankees game my TV goes back to the thing where it shows the giant black frame around the tiny standard definition picture. Does anyone know how to fix this? Please tell me in the bustling comments section below. The people at Fox should be shot. I have fucking Fios. Lasers are shooting this signal to my giant television and I have to watch this shit in standard definition. These light heavyweights are the biggest guys you’re going to see all night as there are no heavyweights on this card. Fabio looks soft as hell, which is never a good thing. Igor is a Cro Cop protege so expect some croatian kickboxing.
Round 1- Fabio throws a punch and is taken down easily. Igor is in half guard and is having a hard time getting the second leg out. Igor seems to be content to land a few punches. Fabio turns out and Igor has his back. Fabio flips and Igor has the full mount. Throws an elbow, but gets bucked off and is in the half guard again. Igor has good position, but isn’t doing much with it. Fabio is hanging on for dear life. Igor is landing some decent shots from the top. Fabio escapes and Igor jumps on his back, but falls off and Fabio lets him stand. Maldonado lands a huge shot and it looks like Igor is hurt. Fabio lands some more shots, but Igor has his wits about him again. Maldonado lands another left hook, but Igor lands a nice knee from the clinch. Fabio is landing some heavy shots up against the cage, but Igor grabs the head again and lands a few more knees. Igor is going to be shitting blood tomorrow. He’s taken a bunch of shots to the stomach.
10-9 Igor due to being on top the whole round although Fabio could have stolen it on some judges’ cards with the more effective striking at the very end.
Round 2- Fabio lands a left. He’s definitely getting the better of the boxing, he just needs to keep his distance and avoid the clinch. Just as I said that the Croat pops Fabio with a one two combo, but then tries for a single leg. I don’t know what the fuck Igor thinks he is going to do with this fight on the ground other than win a decision. He really didn’t look like he had what it takes to finish the fight on the ground. Igor spends a while working for the takedown and doesn’t get shit. Igor has Fabio pushed against the cage and lands a nice knee from the clinch. Maldonado pushes igor against the cage and is landing some heavy punches. these guys are both taking a ton of punishment. Igor looks tired and is getting worked against the cage. Nice body head combo by Fabio there. Wow. Igor is getting popped. The fighters break and Fabio gets another nice knee in from the clinch. Igor lands a terribly slow spinning backfist. He looks really tired. Igor goes for the takedown and Fabio just pushes him over on his back. The bodyshots and the failed takedown attempts have really worn Igor out.
10-9 Fabio for sure. Fabio’s corner tells him he needs this one.
Round 3- Fighters hug to start the round. Haven’t seen that since Cro Cop fought Pat Barry. Fabio pushes Igor up against the cage and they get back down to business trading punches. Igor lands a nice knee. Fabio hasn’t seemed to mind them thus far, but I don’t know how many more of those he can eat. Nice flying knee from the clinch by Igor. Very impressive. Ref breaks them up and they’re back to the center of the cage. Fabio lands a few, but Igor comes back and pops him with a left. Igor lands a huge right and Fabio looks hurt. Both these guys can take a shot. Fabio working the body again and tries for the takedown, but it is stuffed. Igor loses his mouthpiece and they stop fighting while he picks it up. This round is really close. Fabio with a great left. Igor shakes it off. Fabio counters a right kick with a left hook. Igor lands a straight left. Fabio swarming and trying to end it, but Igor takes it and keeps throwing back. Both guys trying to end the fight here. Amazing fight.
Both of them are most likely going to get a fat bonus from Dana for that one.
Judges score it 29-28 30-27 and 29-28 for Igor. I don’t know how they gave Igor the second, but I agree with the other two scores. Now we know that one of the judges is a dumb fuck.