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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Magtanggol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, W32.Mydoom.AU@mm . Totoy Magtanggol has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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170 cm
30
155 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totoy Magtanggol!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a wild body shot.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magtanggol tries to clinch but James moves away
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magtanggol tries to clinch up
and James counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magtanggol tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magtanggol keeps working.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
James goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Magtanggol has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for James but great work by Magtanggol.
James tries to improve position but can't.
James gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Magtanggol looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control from the bottom.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Magtanggol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Magtanggol is working for a submission of some sort.
Magtanggol trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magtanggol is one step ahead there.
James working for a triangle but Magtanggol defends it easily.
Magtanggol trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Magtanggol tries to stand but James is controlling from the bottom.
James working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Magtanggol trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Magtanggol wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of James's closed guard. He's half up but James has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! James pivots and extends the arm, Magtanggol falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by James! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard James!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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