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TWGC 35 (145lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Rickson Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Naked Kimura!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kimura showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Penn (0) vs (2) Kimura
Penn looking for submissions off his back.
Kimura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but Penn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimura to get the leverage.
Kimura 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Penn could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kimura has cracked it and Penn is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Naked Kimura!
Naked Kimura was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Rickson Penn was interviewed post fight and said 'this wasn't a loss, this was a lesson! back to the drawing board!'. |
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