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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Spence (ranked 4323 p4p, 4375 weight class) and Rewa Tate (ranked 218 p4p, 221 weight class). The key to victory for Ezra Spence has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ezra Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rewa Tate!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tate was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spence looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tate is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spence knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tate sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spence is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tate misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spence's coaches at Oceanian Knuckle Up Dojo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tate looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spence being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spence is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spence is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tate sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spence is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Spence is trying to escape the position but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate is trying to get an arm triangle but Spence is defending well.
Spence is letting Tate control him for a moment.
Tate lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Spence down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spence avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tate.
Tate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tate in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Spence is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rewa Tate!
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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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