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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tanjiro Namikaze (ranked 2924 p4p, 3859 weight class) and Naruto Uzumaki (ranked 205 p4p, 256 weight class). Naruto Uzumaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145
4 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
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140
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanjiro Namikaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naruto Uzumaki!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namikaze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Namikaze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Namikaze drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Uzumaki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Namikaze has Uzumaki in his guard.
Namikaze wants to sweep but no luck.
Namikaze is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Namikaze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uzumaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Namikaze content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namikaze passes Uzumaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Namikaze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Uzumaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Namikaze trying to control from Uzumaki's half guard. Uzumaki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzumaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Namikaze sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Namikaze throws a big elbow that misses.
Namikaze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Namikaze wants to control from the top but Uzumaki keeps moving.
Namikaze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uzumaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Namikaze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Namikaze throws an elbow that misses. Uzumaki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Namikaze's guard. Nice move by Uzumaki!
Namikaze keeping moving, preventing Uzumaki from controlling successfully.
Namikaze is pulling down on Uzumaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Uzumaki, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki stopping the sweep attempt from Namikaze.
Namikaze seems keen to control Uzumaki's posture.
Namikaze's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Namikaze preventing the sweep.
Namikaze is working Uzumaki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Namikaze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Namikaze is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Namikaze trying to control but Uzumaki is working from the bottom.
Namikaze is pushing down on Uzumaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uzumaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Namikaze has managed to sneak the leg through.
Namikaze passes the guard and advances to mount!
Namikaze dominating with strikes here.
Namikaze lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Namikaze with the ground and pound from mount.
Namikaze sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uzumaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Namikaze is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Uzumaki is surviving well by controlling Namikaze's body position as best he can.
Uzumaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Namikaze dominating with strikes here.
Uzumaki gets back to half guard.
Namikaze is trying to control. Uzumaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Namikaze winds up and cracks Uzumaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki taking some punishment here, with Namikaze in his half guard.
Namikaze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Namikaze controlling the pace.
Uzumaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Namikaze.
Namikaze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uzumaki is not content to let Namikaze control the position.
Namikaze is working for a kimura but Uzumaki is defending it quite comfortably.
Namikaze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Namikaze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uzumaki wants to control but Namikaze is keeping busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze trying to mount his opponent but Uzumaki defends it.
Namikaze passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Uzumaki!
Namikaze wants to control the pace but Uzumaki is squirming around nicely.
Namikaze lands with some strikes.
Namikaze working Uzumaki over with strikes here.
Namikaze working the ground and pound effectively.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uzumaki is looking to escape.
Namikaze looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Uzumaki is bucking up trying to escape but Namikaze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Namikaze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Uzumaki is rocked!
Namikaze lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Uzumaki hang on?
Uzumaki is still in real trouble! Can Namikaze finish him?
Namikaze has isolated one of Uzumaki's arms. Uzumaki looking to fight him off but Namikaze twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tanjiro Namikaze!
Our winner, Tanjiro Namikaze, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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