By Alex Iacono
Local Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) submission specialist Jawad Rajabi got it done in Sydney to conquer the Superfight Bantamweight MMA title on Saturday night.
XFC Narre Warren’s Rajabi added another title to his collection after securing a submission victory against Anthony Pascalis.
It was a ground dominant fight that saw XFC’s talent take home the victory in an entertaining three rounder.
The combatant entered the first round with accuracy, as many strikes were landed, countered by high quality defending of a persistent Pascalis to take the fight to the ground.
Rajabi came out of the gates strong in the second round with attempts to land significant amounts of shots to stun his opponent.
Pascalis was persistent, taking the bout to the ground early in the second round, but Rajabi’s defence proved strong as he reversed it and took the fight to the canvas late.
The third kicked off with Rajabi successful in a take-down attempt with the control of his opponent.
The majority of the third round was fought on the mat.
With 10 seconds left Rajabi locked Pascalis in a rear naked choke to submit his opponent with only two seconds left in the round to secure the Superfight Title.
It was an upset victory for Rajabi, who entered the bout against an opponent who had lost just one of his five fights.
Rajabi came off the back of securing Melbourne Promotion, Path to Hex’s, Amateur bantamweight title after defeating then undefeated Jesse Swain in July by rear naked choke in the fifth round.
The double champion ended his fourth fight of the year with a record of three wins with just the one loss in 2023; two titles in two fights, added to Rajabi’s career 4-3 record.
The Rajabi family holds talent among the MMA scene as brother Mujtaba once challenged for the Path to Hex Featherweight championship and also possesses a threat to the Australian MMA Featherweight scene.
