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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Santarno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupou Tuivaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Emilio Santarno has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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213 lbs
3 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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 Sydney, Emilio Santarno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tupou Tuivaga!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuivaga is looking to clinch but Santarno is avoiding it.
Tuivaga drives through and clinches with Santarno against the cage.
Tuivaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santarno with a poor takedown
and Tuivaga counters with a takedown into side control.
Tuivaga decides to stand back up.
Tuivaga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuivaga decides to stand back up. Tuivaga steps back and let's Santarno get back to his feet.
Santarno with a poor takedown
and Tuivaga counters with a single leg into guard. Santarno didn't expect that.
Tuivaga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tuivaga pushes down on Santarno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
Tuivaga stands up and beckons Santarno to join him on the feet.
Santarno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Santarno is breathing heavily.
Tuivaga tries to clinch up but Santarno circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuivaga moves in looking to clinch but Santarno pushes him off.
Santarno takes a swing at Tuivaga's ribcage but misses.
Tuivaga gets a double leg takedown into Santarno's guard.
Tuivaga advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuivaga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tuivaga maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Santarno could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tuivaga has cracked it and Santarno is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tuivaga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tupou Tuivaga!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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