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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Slinger (ranked 1302 p4p, 1864 weight class) and Akira Tatakai (ranked 79 p4p, 110 weight class). Slinger comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Mary. Patrick Slinger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akira Tatakai's chin.
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170 cm 23 145 6 - 5 - 0 |
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173 cm 22 142 4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling Solid Muay Thai Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Tatakai! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatakai checks a leg kick. Slinger misses with a takedown and Tatakai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Tatakai blocks a leg kick. Despite the aggression on Tatakai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Slinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Tatakai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Tatakai throws the left hand but Slinger avoids the punch easily. Tatakai avoids the head kick by Slinger.
Slinger doesn't succeed with the takedown and Tatakai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Slinger. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tatakai scores with a nice head shot.
Slinger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tatakai! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tatakai tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Slinger easily slips into full mount!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Tatakai is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slinger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tatakai manages to avoid the submission attempt. Slinger trying to control the position but Tatakai is working away. Tatakai can't do much from the bottom here.
Slinger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Slinger trying to control the action but Tatakai is working from the bottom. A lull in the action here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Slinger is working Tatakai over with some ground and pound from side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Slinger scoring with punches from side control. Tatakai is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Slinger working the head with strikes.
Slinger is trying to get an arm triangle but Tatakai is defending well. Tatakai felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Slinger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Slinger tries for a kimura but Tatakai is defending well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Slinger trying to control the action but Tatakai is working from the bottom.
Slinger is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tatakai is trying to escape and Slinger transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tatakai is forced to tap! Nice work there by Slinger! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Slinger! Post fight, Patrick Slinger stared into the camera and said 'Hard work pays off. Thanks to all of my coaches. Thanks to all the dedicated MMA fans who support me.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
37% |
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