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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michel Santos (ranked 2994 p4p, 2441 weight class) and Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 165 p4p, 142 weight class). Yuuji Hoshino acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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140
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuuji Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Hoshino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoshino slips a jab from Santos.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoshino tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoshino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Hoshino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hoshino's guard.
Hoshino keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Hoshino is keeping the position.
Santos trying to control but Hoshino is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Hoshino is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoshino has wrist control.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hoshino sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Santos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Santos.
Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Hoshino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos lands an elbow.
Santos trying to control the position but Hoshino is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hoshino felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Santos has hold of Hoshino's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hoshino seems comfortable defending it but Santos has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hoshino is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hoshino is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Santos couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michel Santos!
Michel Santos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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