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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 cm
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hammer Hands! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethan Powell! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Powell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Hands can't do much from the bottom here. Hands tries to get back to half guard but can't. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Powell controls the position from side control. Powell wants to control but Hands is keeping him busy. Hands is positioning himself to get back to half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hands is trying to control Powell's posture but Powell avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hands manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Hands wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powell keeps working. Powell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Powell has hold of Hands's hands but Hands slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Powell is pressing down on Hands's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Powell wants to sweep but no luck. Powell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hands. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Powell working a defensive guard here.
Hands content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hands trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Powell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hands is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Powell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hands drives through with a takedown into guard. Hands pushing down on Powell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Powell is refusing to be controlled, as Hands sits in half guard. Hands moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Powell. Powell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Powell gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hands wants to take a breather but Powell is having none of it. Hands is thwarting Powell's attempts to control the position. Hands is trying for a kimura here. Powell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hands wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hammer Hands!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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