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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Father Earth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Father Earth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Sagat misses.
Sagat misses with a looping right.
Earth Jr fails with the takedown
and Sagat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sagat working some strikes from top position.
Earth Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sagat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Earth Jr is trying to control the position but Sagat postures up.
Sagat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Earth Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sagat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sagat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Earth Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sagat.
Earth Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sagat is stalling in the full guard.
Sagat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sagat drops back looking for a leg! Earth Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Earth Jr manages to kick Sagat off! Sagat jumps back into Earth Jr's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sagat in particular looking to stall.
Earth Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sagat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sagat wants to control from the top but Earth Jr keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sagat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earth Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sagat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sagat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sagat wants to control from the top but Earth Jr keeps moving.
Sagat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sagat trying to control the position from guard on top but Earth Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earth Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sagat defends it easily.
Sagat passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Sagat.
Sagat works his way into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Earth Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sagat laying and praying for a moment but Earth Jr takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Sagat dominated that round.
That's time! Earth Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Earth Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sagat defends it nicely.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Earth Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earth Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sagat.
Sagat throws the left hand but Earth Jr avoids the punch easily.
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Earth Jr's head but Earth Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Earth Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Earth Jr pulls his head out easily.
Sagat looking for submissions off his back.
Earth Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Earth Jr wants to control but Sagat is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earth Jr is looking to stall here but Sagat recovers full guard.
Sagat throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Earth Jr escapes and throws Sagat's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Sagat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earth Jr is looking to take a break and control but Sagat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sagat struggling a bit here.
Earth Jr is looking to take a break and control but Sagat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is looking for a sweep.
Sagat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sagat struggling a bit here.
Sagat is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Earth Jr off and has taken his back!
Earth Jr breaks Sagat's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Earth Jr throws a strike but Sagat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Earth Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Father Earth Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Earth Jr misses with an uppercut. Sagat saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Sagat.
Earth Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sagat on his heels. He'll look to pass Sagat's guard now, I'm sure.
Sagat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sagat keeping moving, preventing Earth Jr from controlling successfully.
Earth Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Earth Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sagat is keeping the position for now.
Earth Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Sagat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earth Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagat won't allow Earth Jr to sweep him here.
Earth Jr is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sagat has his hands clasped together but Earth Jr extends an breaks Sagat's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Earth Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Father Earth Jr!
Father Earth Jr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
75% |
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