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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ippo Makunouchi looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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26
169 lbs
3 - 13 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Makunouchi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Makunouchi wants to free his trapped foot but Hardy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Makunouchi works his way into full mount!
Makunouchi content just to control the position here.
Hardy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hardy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hardy!
Makunouchi working a defensive guard here.
Hardy wants to get up but he can't break Makunouchi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Makunouchi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hardy is defending well. Makunouchi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hardy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Makunouchi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ippo Makunouchi!
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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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