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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Ballin (ranked 2004 p4p, 289 weight class) and Kaito Tanaka (ranked 229 p4p, 42 weight class). Ballin comes to the cage accompanied by Wanna Be A Baller - LilTroy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Ballin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaito Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka scores with a jab to the head.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Ballin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tanaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tanaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Patrick Ballin has been cut.
Tanaka throws a sloppy head kick and Ballin moves out of range easily.
Ballin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tanaka clobbers Ballin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ballin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Ballin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ballin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Ballin.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tanaka! Ballin is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaito Tanaka!
After the fight, Kaito Tanaka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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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