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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsuo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Takeda (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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198 cm
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290 lbs
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225 cm
20
300 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuo Watanabe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushin Takeda! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Watanabe fails with the takedown. Takeda misses with a takedown and Watanabe counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Watanabe content to control rather than advance. Takeda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Watanabe moves nicely into side control. Takeda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watanabe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Takeda is trying to get back to his feet. Watanabe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Takeda wants to get back to his feet. Takeda tries to bench press Watanabe off him but Watanabe keeps the position. Watanabe advances nicely into full mount. Watanabe could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Takeda is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Watanabe is trying to take his opponent's back.
Watanabe trying to control but he's not successful this time. Takeda is trying to stand. Takeda wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Takeda preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Watanabe. Takeda is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Watanabe off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted. Watanabe is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Takeda defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Watanabe is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Watanabe avoiding Takeda 's attempts to control his hands. Takeda is trying to stand back up. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Watanabe is hanging on to Takeda's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Watanabe is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Takeda has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Watanabe has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Takeda taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Watanabe doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Katsuo Watanabe!
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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
78% |
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