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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fermin Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plaza Perlaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perlaza has chosen Visions as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Plaza Perlaza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fermin Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Plaza Perlaza!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perlaza throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perlaza.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Perlaza is avoiding it.
Franklin gets a clinch.
Franklin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've been informed that Perlaza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Franklin has Perlaza pressed against the cage.
Perlaza gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Franklin is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin manages to get to full guard.
Franklin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franklin gets the takedown into side control.
Perlaza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perlaza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Franklin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Franklin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Perlaza is looking for a sweep.
Franklin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Franklin has hold of Perlaza's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Perlaza tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Franklin cranks the arm and Perlaza screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Perlaza, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fermin Franklin!
In defeat, Plaza Perlaza stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will kick y'all!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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