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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Mota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 cm
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130 lbs
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172 cm
20
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Harper! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Mota! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing. Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mota as he avoids it easily. Mota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mota clinches up with Harper and pushes him back against the cage. Mota pulls Harper into guard.
Harper trying to control but Mota is working from the bottom. Mota wants to stand up but Harper is controlling him. Harper looking to control the position here, rather than advance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harper wants to control from the top but Mota keeps moving. Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Mota.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mota is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Mota bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Harper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mota's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Harper works his way to full guard. Good work. Harper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Mota is sitting in close to Harper's body. Harper has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mota is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mota is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Harper!
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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
42% |
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