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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kal Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latish Festin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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176 cm
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161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kal Too! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Latish Festin! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Too scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Too throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Festin trying to control but Too postures up.
Too seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Festin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Too is working away from the top position though. Too looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Too looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Well, if Too is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Too not landing any meaningful shots this time. Too wants to take a breather but Festin is having none of it. Festin tries to get to full guard but Too has control of the leg. Too is thwarting Festin's attempts to control the position. Festin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Too. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round. Festin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Too's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Too's back! Too tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Too is wriggling around trying to escape.
Too regains half guard. Too trying to control here.
Too is pressing down on Festin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Too keeping moving, preventing Festin from controlling successfully. Too pulls Festin in to control the position. Festin stopping the sweep attempt from Too. Too has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Festin throws a big right hand that misses. Festin preventing the sweep. Too has control of Festin's left arm, preventing Festin from doing any damage. Too looking for a sweep. Not yet Too, not yet. Too lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Festin! Festin tries to lock up and control but Too gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Festin wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Festin is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Too looking for the RNC. Festin looks gassed! Too lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Too.
Too lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Too.
Too softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Festin is taking damage to the body and head. Festin is covering up but some of the strikes from Too are getting through and doing damage.
Too has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Festin. Too lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Festin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Too's guard. Nice work there by Festin.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Too is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Too is controlling the pace.
Too passes to full mount! Too lands a heavy elbow. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Too looking to secure an arm triangle but Festin defends it well. Too in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kal Too dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Too fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Festin sprawls well initially but Too persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Too performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Too moves into full mount! Festin won't be happy about that! Too landing shots from mount.
Festin is rocked! Too working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Festin turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Too off and cradles Festin's limp body as Too celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kal Too!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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