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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill River (ranked 484 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Tomura Shigaraki (ranked 62 p4p, 182 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm 26 185 10 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm 29 185 7 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class MT Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Lethal high kicks Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomura Shigaraki! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! River thuds a left hand into Shigaraki's body. A head kick misses from Shigaraki. River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A looping hook to the body misses from River. Shigaraki does a little dance to reset his feet. River tries to close the distance and clinch but Shigaraki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Shigaraki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River drives through and clinches with Shigaraki against the cage.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shigaraki's elbow. Shigaraki tries to pull guard but River holds him up against the cage and eventually Shigaraki drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River. River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shigaraki is defending well for now. River tries to land knees in the clinch but Shigaraki avoids the damage to the body. River takes a shot to the head.
Shigaraki jumps guard.
Shigaraki trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shigaraki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
River wants to get up but he can't break Shigaraki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaraki working for a triangle but River defends it easily.
Shigaraki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! River has his hands clasped together but Shigaraki extends and breaks River's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Shigaraki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomura Shigaraki!
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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
62% |
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