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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Takura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and thyago fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). fitch has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 cm
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199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian Takura! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, thyago fitch! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Takura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Takura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. fitch is looking to regain half guard here but Takura keeps moving and retains side control. Takura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Takura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. fitch tries to improve position but can't. Takura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. fitch knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. fitch is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Takura has worked his way into a potential kimura here. fitch is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Takura yanks on the arm and fitch is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Takura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Takura!
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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
52% |
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