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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris has chosen The Night by Kromestatik as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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224 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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195 cm
32
220 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Norris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with a wild body shot.
Sacana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.
Sacana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Norris tries to avoid it but Sacana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Norris to the ground. Norris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sacana looking to score a takedown here. Norris is defending well but Sacana drives through and ends up in Norris's guard.
Sacana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Norris working a defensive guard here.
Sacana drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sacana jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Norris is looking to stand up but Sacana isn't so interested in that idea.
Sacana works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sacana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Norris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sacana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana wants to control but Norris is keeping him busy.
Sacana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sacana in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Norris tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sacana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Torrelio Sacana!
A very excited looking Torrelio Sacana made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Grant Norris had this to say: 'I made a lot of mental mistakes and it cost me. Lapses of concentration can break ya. I'll be back, bank on it. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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