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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Na Tae Woo (ranked 4530 p4p, 4690 weight class) and Ultra Crush (ranked 307 p4p, 313 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Na Tae Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultra Crush!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crush with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tae Woo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crush rushes Tae Woo and presses him up against the cage.
Crush goes for a takedown attempt but Tae Woo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tae Woo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Na Tae Woo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultra Crush.
Crush gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Tae Woo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush with a poor takedown
enabling Tae Woo to counter with a crisp jab.
Crush misses with a takedown
and Tae Woo counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crush has closed the distance and engaged Tae Woo in a clinch.
Crush jumps guard but Tae Woo stands there with Crush around his waist. Crush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tae Woo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crush wants to take the fight to the mat but Tae Woo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tae Woo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crush fails to pull guard.
Crush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tae Woo tries to stall but Crush uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crush is looking to break free of the clinch but Tae Woo has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crush is working Tae Woo over against the cage.
Crush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tae Woo walks away with a smile on his face. Crush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crush throws a sloppy body shot
and Tae Woo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crush lands a nice looking body shot.
Crush with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tae Woo counter with a right hand.
Crush scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Crush working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crush taking a break here but Tae Woo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tae Woo is trying to get back to full guard.
Crush is trying to control. Tae Woo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tae Woo wants to control but Crush is keeping busy.
Tae Woo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in half guard, Crush seems content to control.
Crush seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tae Woo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crush.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crush trying to control from half guard but Tae Woo is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tae Woo trying to control but Crush postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crush gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tae Woo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crush shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tae Woo's guard.
Crush wants to control from the top but Tae Woo keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Na Tae Woo dominated that round.
That's time! Tae Woo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crush looks to clinch
and Tae Woo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crush fails with the takedown
and Tae Woo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crush doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Tae Woo counter with a right hand.
Crush with a poor takedown
and Tae Woo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Na Tae Woo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultra Crush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush misses with a takedown
and Crush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crush throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tae Woo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crush with a poor takedown
and Tae Woo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crush misses with a leg kick
and Tae Woo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crush takes the fight into the clinch.
Crush has Tae Woo pressed against the cage, preventing Tae Woo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crush working hard to break the clinch.
Tae Woo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crush is keeping busy.
Crush is stalling here.
Crush goes for a takedown attempt but Tae Woo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Crush misses
and Tae Woo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ultra Crush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crush doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Tae Woo counter with a right hand.
Ultra Crush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tae Woo counter with a right hand.
Crush tries for a takedown but Tae Woo circles away easily
and Tae Woo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crush throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tae Woo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crush clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tae Woo is trying to stall.
Tae Woo can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Tae Woo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crush has Tae Woo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tae Woo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crush is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tae Woo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crush is trying to pull guard but Tae Woo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tae Woo breaks the clinch.
Crush rushes Tae Woo and presses him up against the cage.
Tae Woo is trying to break the clinch but Crush has him pressed against the cage.
Crush tries to pull guard but Tae Woo holds him up against the cage and eventually Crush drops back down to his feet.
Tae Woo wants to break free but Crush has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crush.
Crush jumps guard but Tae Woo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crush lands a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Na Tae Woo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crush throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tae Woo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Crush is in Tae Woo's guard.
Tae Woo keeping moving, preventing Crush from controlling successfully.
Tae Woo being controlled here, momentarily.
Crush pushing down on Tae Woo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tae Woo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Crush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tae Woo wants to control but Crush is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crush is stalling here. Tae Woo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Crush seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tae Woo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tae Woo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crush keeps working.
Crush is looking to regain half guard here but Tae Woo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae Woo wants to stand but Crush is controlling his arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crush can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crush stops Tae Woo from passing to mount.
Crush is looking for a sweep.
Tae Woo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Crush holds on to Tae Woo's head and controls the position momentarily.
Crush is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crush is still trying to improve position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crush misses with a takedown
and Tae Woo counters with a left to the body.
Tae Woo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crush can do to turn this around?
Crush falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tae Woo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crush thinking.
Crush forces Tae Woo back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Crush - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crush wants to take the fight to the mat but Tae Woo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crush is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Na Tae Woo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultra Crush.
Crush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tae Woo's efforts to push away.
Tae Woo looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crush taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Na Tae Woo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tae Woo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Na Tae Woo!
In his post fight interview, Na Tae Woo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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