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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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188 cm
27
189 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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200 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Thiago! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Harvey Prince! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Prince misses with a wild combination.
Thiago closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Prince is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Thiago looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Prince is avoiding damage well.
Prince is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thiago connects with a decent elbow. Prince defending against the ground and pound. Thiago controlling the position. Thiago tries for a kimura but Prince is defending well. Thiago throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thiago tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Prince is trying to buck Thiago off. The strikes coming from Thiago are missing the target in this wave of attacks. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Thiago working the ground and pound. Thiago tries to score with some ground and pound. Prince controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Prince defending against the ground and pound. Thiago tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thiago wants to control for a moment but Prince uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. Thiago maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Prince could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Thiago has cracked it and Prince is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Thiago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabricio Thiago!
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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
30% |
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