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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tournament Dom (ranked 0 p4p, 4149 weight class) and Shinya Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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157 cm 23 135 0 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm 23 135 0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Big heart |
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Good takedowns Basic striking Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tournament Dom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Sakurai! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dom drives through with a takedown into guard. Sakurai keeping moving, preventing Dom from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Dom trying to move into half guard but instead Sakurai has managed to sweep!
Dom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sakurai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dom managing to control the position. Dom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sakurai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sakurai won't allow Dom to sweep him here. Dom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakurai on the ground. Dom pulls Sakurai in close to prevent any damage. Sakurai trying to control but Dom is working from the bottom. Sakurai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dom is keeping the position for now. Dom wants to sweep here but Sakurai controlling him for the moment. Sakurai slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Sakurai working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dom is looking for a sweep. Sakurai is looking to take a break and control but Dom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Dom is looking for a sweep. You can see the frustration on Dom's face as Sakurai controls the position. Sakurai passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dom! Sakurai controlling the position easily from mount. Sakurai is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Dom is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Dom flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Sakurai anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Dom and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Sakurai slips an arm under Dom chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Sakurai has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Sakurai is squeezing on Dom like an anaconda would it's prey. Dom fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinya Sakurai!
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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
30% |
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