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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhiro Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuhiro Aoki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Aoki! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aoki's guard. Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Aoki keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass. Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control. Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Royce Gracie. Aoki is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aoki! Gracie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Gracie prevents Aoki from getting the reversal. Gracie controlling from the full mount. Gracie tries to control but Aoki wriggling away. Gracie with shots to the head and body - Aoki looks very uncomfortable down there. Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Kazuhiro Aoki has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Aoki is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie! A relieved looking Royce Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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
42% |
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