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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Pace (ranked 4843 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Minchew (ranked 24854 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Inexperienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sydney Pace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TJ Minchew!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minchew shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pace manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pace is pulling down on Minchew's head to control his posture.
Minchew postures up in Pace's guard and throws a big left but Pace blocks it.
Pace pulls Minchew in close to prevent any damage.
Pace continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace keeping full guard, as Minchew tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pace is on top in guard.
Minchew trying to keep a closed guard but Pace is proving a slippery customer.
Pace stands up over Minchew, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Minchew is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Minchew looks winded!
Pace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pace lands a couple of digs.
Pace stays in close to Minchew's body and controls the position.
Pace cracks Minchew with a solid left hand.
Pace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minchew wants to stand up but Pace is controlling him.
Pace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pace makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pace with a nice head shot there.
Pace looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pace lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Minchew's head.
Minchew being controlled here, momentarily.
Minchew is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pace is aware though and is defending well.
Pace landing some decent shots from guard.
Pace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pace connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pace seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Minchew for as long as he can get away with.
Pace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Minchew has momentary wrist control but Pace slips an elbow through the middle.
Minchew working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Minchew is tightening it up a little... Pace has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pace reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pace taps out! Nice BJJ there by Minchew!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). TJ Minchew!
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