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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Torito (ranked 2454 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideaki Inoue (ranked 3421 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideaki Inoue will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 cm
36
143 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
27
140 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Torito! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hideaki Inoue! The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Torito misses with a double jab.
Inoue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Inoue has closed the distance and engaged Torito in a clinch.
Torito turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Inoue is looking for a sweep. Inoue can't do much from the bottom here. Torito working the ground and pound but Inoue is defending the strikes. Inoue is looking to regain half guard here but Torito keeps moving and retains side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Torito working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Inoue looks to move to half guard but instead Torito has passed into mount! Damn! Inoue is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Torito is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Inoue to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Inoue shrugs it off. Torito with the ground and pound from mount. Inoue tries to lock up and control but Torito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Inoue tries to get back to half guard but can't. Inoue tries to hold on but Torito pushes him away. Inoue regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Inoue controlling the position for now. Inoue taking some punishment here, with Torito in his half guard. Inoue has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Torito is working away from the top position though. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Inoue might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Torito haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Inoue gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Inoue being controlled here, momentarily. Inoue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torito stands up over Inoue, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Inoue looking to control.
Inoue keeping full guard, as Torito tries to pass. Inoue looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Torito is defending well. Inoue quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Torito has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Inoue celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hideaki Inoue!
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G |
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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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