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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Tarver (ranked 3183 p4p, 5300 weight class) and Corin Blade (ranked 199 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Tarver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Tarver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corin Blade!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tarver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blade has managed to get both his arms back between Tarver's legs - danger averted.
Tarver is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blade is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tarver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blade has managed to get both his arms back between Tarver's legs - danger averted.
Tarver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tarver has his foot on Blade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blade works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tarver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blade has managed to get both his arms back between Tarver's legs - danger averted.
Tarver has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Blade doesn't defend quickly enough and Tarver has managed to lock this one up! Can Blade escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tarver on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Tarver!
Antonio Tarver spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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