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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the tiger. Ric Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 cm
27
159 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
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168 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Saga! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Tiger! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saga fails with a takedown attempt. Saga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! 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. Saga with good strikes from the mount here! Saga working away from the top, dropping strikes. Tiger tries to lock up and control but Saga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Tiger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Saga looking to secure an arm triangle but Tiger defends it well. Saga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Tiger is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Saga lands a big elbow. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Saga lands a heavy elbow. Tiger is bucking up trying to escape but Saga cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Saga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saga unloading with bombs! A nice elbow there by Saga. Tiger tries to get back to half guard but can't. Saga looking to finish Tiger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tiger! Saga wants to control the pace but Tiger is squirming around nicely. Tiger wants to control but Saga is having none of it. Saga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Saga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tiger?
Tiger tries to hold on but Saga pushes him away. Tiger is trying to get back to his feet but can't. A nice elbow there by Saga. Saga lands a nice shot to the head. Saga with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tiger is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Saga locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Tiger is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuu Saga!
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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
85% |
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