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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 2303 p4p, 3485 weight class) and Toko Kiriko (ranked 327 p4p, 472 weight class). Toko Kiriko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good takedowns
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toko Kiriko!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiriko tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Howard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kiriko is looking to clinch.
Howard takes a swing at Kiriko's ribcage but misses.
Kiriko gets caught napping as Howard dives in and scores a takedown. Kiriko manages to retain guard.
Howard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howard prevents Kiriko from getting back to his feet.
Kiriko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Howard stays in close to Kiriko's body and controls the position.
We've been hearing that Howard has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Howard passes Kiriko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard is working for a submission of some sort.
Kiriko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howard is looking to advance position but Kiriko won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands with a punch from half guard.
Howard controlling the pace.
Howard has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kiriko defend it? Howard steps over the head and cranks it - Kiriko is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Howard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dean Howard!
Dean Howard is the new middleweight champion!
Dean Howard made sure to mention his sponsor, Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $110 160q Rec&St in his post fight interview.
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hype
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