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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bwakanang Ina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Small Sapp (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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180 cm
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185 lbs
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190 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bwakanang Ina! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Small Sapp! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ina shoots in looking for a takedown. Sapp tries to sprawl out of it but Ina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Sapp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ina feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Sapp has Ina pulled in close to control his posture. Ina throws a big right hand that misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sapp pulls Ina in to control the position. Sapp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Sapp controlling Ina's posture. Let's hope that Sapp has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Ina stops Sapp from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sapp wants to sweep here but Ina controlling him for the moment. Ina trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom. Sapp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Sapp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ina has managed to free his arm - good work. Sapp perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Sapp's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Ina wants to control but Sapp is keeping busy.
Ina manages to get to full guard.
Sapp postures up in Ina's guard and throws a big left but Ina blocks it. Sapp gets to his feet - Ina follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sapp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sapp is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ina has escaped the position, nice work there. Sapp tries to advance to mount but can't. Ina is looking to reverse the position. Sapp working away. Sapp cracks Ina with a big elbow. Ina misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ina on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Sapp decides to stand back up. Ina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ina is breathing heavily. Ina darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Ina is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Sapp to slip a leg under and get back to full guard. Ina is sitting in close to Sapp's body. Sapp has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ina is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ina is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sapp.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Small Sapp!
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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
40% |
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