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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qoeu Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qoeu Xu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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196 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
20
211 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Roach! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qoeu Xu! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Roach gets a takedown into half guard. Roach stands up and beckons Xu to join him on the feet. A momentary lapse in concentration from Xu enables Roach to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Xu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Roach postures up and lands a big shot to Xu's brow. Roach throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roach throwing strikes but missing. Roach postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Roach working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Roach 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. Xu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Roach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Roach throwing strikes but missing. Xu looks winded! Roach won't allow Xu to get back to his feet. Roach drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Roach as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Xu screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Roach! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Daryl Roach!
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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
32% |
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