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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alec Giovovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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187 cm
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192 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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, Alec Giovovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovovich throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Giovovich tries to land a body kick
and Nakamura counters with a shoot takedown. Giovovich fights it but they end up in guard.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Giovovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura slips nicely into half guard.
Giovovich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Giovovich has hold of Nakamura's hands but Nakamura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nakamura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nakamura seems to be working for a kimura but Giovovich defends the submission attempt.
Giovovich looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nakamura working over Giovovich with some ground and pound. Giovovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Giovovich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to take a break and control but Giovovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Giovovich dodges it nicely.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakamura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Nakamura working Giovovich over with strikes.
Nakamura 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.
Giovovich is breathing heavily.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura prevents Giovovich from standing back up.
Nakamura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giovovich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Giovovich has hold of Nakamura's hands but Nakamura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giovovich looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nakamura working over Giovovich with some ground and pound. Giovovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Giovovich wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nakamura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura working Giovovich over with strikes.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakamura is working for a submission of some sort.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Giovovich is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Giovovich tries to roll over but Nakamura keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nakamura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nakamura is trying to control the action in half guard but Giovovich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nakamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Giovovich actively working from the bottom here.
Giovovich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamura pulls his head out easily.
Giovovich wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Nakamura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakamura has closed the distance and engaged Giovovich in a clinch.
Giovovich can't get the takedown.
Nakamura leaning against his opponent.
Nakamura pulls guard.
Nakamura has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Giovovich off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nakamura closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Giovovich quickly recovers to half guard.
Giovovich wants to get back to his feet.
Giovovich looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura prevents Giovovich from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovovich actively working from the bottom here.
Nakamura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Giovovich tries to kick Nakamura off but Nakamura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Giovovich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Giovovich looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura but Giovovich is defending well.
Giovovich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura but Giovovich is defending well.
Giovovich pushes Nakamura off looking to stand but Nakamura dives back in and keeps control.
Giovovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Giovovich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Giovovich is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Giovovich is looking to improve his position.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Giovovich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Giovovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Giovovich pushes Nakamura off looking to stand but Nakamura dives back in and keeps control.
Nakamura drops an elbow to the side of Giovovich's head.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Giovovich dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Giovovich is trying to stand back up but Nakamura is controlling him
Nakamura stands up and beckons Giovovich to join him on the feet.
Giovovich throws a head kick that misses
and Nakamura counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Giovovich's guard now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yoshihiro Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Giovovich throws up his legs and catches Nakamura in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Nakamura tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Giovovich! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alec Giovovich!
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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
46% |
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