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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grady Potter (ranked 9983 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Marquez (ranked 7027 p4p, 0 weight class). Henri Marquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grady Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henri Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Potter is looking to counter punch.
Potter blocks a head kick by Marquez.
Marquez throws a head kick that misses.
As Marquez tries to get set, Potter tries to push him back and clinch up but Marquez manages to avoid the attempt.
Marquez throws a lazy head kick
and Potter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Potter turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Potter manages to end up in side control.
The strikes coming from Potter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Potter taking a breather here.
Potter continues to stall.
Potter 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.
Marquez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Potter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marquez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Potter connects with a decent elbow.
Marquez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Potter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Potter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Potter controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Potter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Potter has hold of Marquez's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Marquez seems comfortable defending it but Potter has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Marquez is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Marquez is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Potter couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Grady Potter!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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