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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tihuana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Boia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rui Boia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Tihuana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rui Boia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tihuana.
Boia with a poor takedown
so Tihuana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boia wants to get back to his feet but Tihuana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tihuana seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tihuana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tihuana working some strikes from top position.
Tihuana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boia wants to stand and escape but Tihuana is having none of it.
Boia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tihuana preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia is looking for a kimura but Tihuana is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boia to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tihuana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tihuana looking for a sweep. Not yet Tihuana, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tihuana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tihuana tries for a takedown but Boia circles away easily
so Boia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boia won't allow Tihuana to sweep him here.
Boia is sitting in close to Tihuana's body. Tihuana has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Boia is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Boia is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tihuana.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tom Tihuana!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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