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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Oscar Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Arakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem for a Dream - Lux Aeterna. Arakawa has chosen Samurai battle march as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 cm
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278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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202 cm
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290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Oscar Leopoldo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isamu Arakawa! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leopoldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Arakawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Leopoldo counters with a takedown into side control. Leopoldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Leopoldo throws an elbow but Arakawa slips to the side and avoids it well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Leopoldo trying to control the action but Arakawa is working from the bottom. Leopoldo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arakawa has escaped the position, nice work there. Leopoldo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leopoldo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Leopoldo 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. Leopoldo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Arakawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leopoldo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arakawa holds on to Leopoldo's head and controls the position momentarily. Leopoldo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leopoldo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Arakawa is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Leopoldo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Arakawa looks calm but he's in trouble here. Leopoldo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Arakawa is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Leopoldo lets go of the hold and Arakawa can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedro Oscar Leopoldo! As Pedro Oscar Leopoldo got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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