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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Free trade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Russo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Destroy Everything. Masaaki Free trade is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaaki Free trade!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Russo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Free trade is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Russo pulls his head out easily.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Free trade actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Free trade manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Free trade throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Russo wants to control from the top but Free trade keeps moving.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Free trade is looking for a triangle here but Russo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Russo working the ground and pound but Free trade is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Free trade is looking to reverse the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Russo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Free trade has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Russo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Russo wants to pass the guard but Free trade is keeping the position.
Free trade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Russo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Free trade looks gassed!
Russo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russo wants to control from the top but Free trade keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but Free trade has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Russo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Russo throws out a loose jab but Free trade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Free trade misses with a takedown attempt
and Russo counters with a takedown into side control.
Free trade wants to control but Russo postures up.
Free trade tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russo working the ground and pound.
Russo trying to control the position but Free trade is working away.
Free trade tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russo has an Americana. Free trade didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Russo is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Russo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jimmy Russo!
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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
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