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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masahiro Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helios Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masahiro Kimura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masahiro Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helios Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kimura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garcius won't be happy with that.
Kimura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Garcius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kimura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garcius has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garcius keeping his opponent close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kimura has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Garcius!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcius looks a forlorn figure.
Kimura looking to control but Garcius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcius is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kimura is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Garcius to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Garcius shrugs it off.
Kimura working for a submission but Garcius is keeping him at bay.
Garcius tries to hold on but Kimura pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kimura has hold of Garcius's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Garcius manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius tries to lock up and control but Kimura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kimura landing strikes from the mount.
Kimura looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Garcius tries to reverse the position but Kimura maintains control.
Garcius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcius is still trying to improve position.
Garcius defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kimura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kimura 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius is posturing up here but Kimura has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Garcius tries to roll out but it's too tight and Garcius has to tap! Slick submission there by Kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masahiro Kimura!
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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
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