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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Morikawa (ranked 5951 p4p, 4328 weight class) and Thierry Bailly (ranked 433 p4p, 376 weight class). Bailly has chosen MMA Entrance Music / Dustin Poirier as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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171 cm 18 153 0 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm 20 145 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Can Moonwalk |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hajime Morikawa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thierry Bailly! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morikawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bailly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Morikawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bailly momentarily.
Morikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morikawa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bailly on the side of the head. Bailly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morikawa napping and manages to drive through into side control! Morikawa is looking for a sweep. Bailly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morikawa has escaped the position, nice work there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bailly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morikawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Bailly is trying to get an arm triangle but Morikawa is defending well. Bailly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morikawa, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bailly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Morikawa is trying to control Bailly's posture but Bailly avoids it. Bailly has hold of Morikawa's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Morikawa tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bailly cranks the arm and Morikawa screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Morikawa, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thierry Bailly! Thierry Bailly looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'A big thanks to my sponsor Savage Fightwear Island and the Highland organisation for having the chance fighting here tonight. Also a big thanks on the great fans and public supporting me, without you all I could not win. Thanks again and i'll be back, you'r the best.'.
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
57% |
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