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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nowa Imbatakum (ranked 4296 p4p, 4370 weight class) and Mark Padlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowa Imbatakum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nowa Imbatakum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Padlov!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padlov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Imbatakum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Imbatakum really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Imbatakum dives in and scores a takedown into Padlov's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Imbatakum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imbatakum trying to control but Padlov is working from the bottom.
Padlov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Padlov is pulling down on Imbatakum's head to control his posture.
Padlov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padlov keeping moving, preventing Imbatakum from controlling successfully.
Imbatakum decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Padlov, up you get!
Imbatakum throws a series of punches but Padlov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbatakum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Padlov, pushing him back against the cage.
Imbatakum working aggressively here.
Padlov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Imbatakum smiles and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Imbatakum as Padlov shoots in.
Nowa Imbatakum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Padlov.
Padlov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Imbatakum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imbatakum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Padlov.
Padlov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Imbatakum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Padlov tries to avoid it but Imbatakum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Padlov to the ground. Padlov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Padlov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Imbatakum avoids it really well and circles away.
Padlov looks winded!
Imbatakum throws a predictable looking body shot
and Padlov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Imbatakum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbatakum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Imbatakum closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Padlov wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Imbatakum 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.
Padlov tries to roll over but Imbatakum keeps him under control.
Padlov is trying to stand back up but Imbatakum is controlling him
Imbatakum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Padlov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbatakum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Imbatakum winds up and cracks Padlov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Imbatakum working over Padlov with some ground and pound. Padlov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Imbatakum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Padlov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Imbatakum.
Imbatakum is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Padlov sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Padlov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbatakum takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Imbatakum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Imbatakum is keen to just control but Padlov is a slippery customer.
Imbatakum winds up and cracks Padlov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Imbatakum working over Padlov with some ground and pound. Padlov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Padlov is staying active underneath Imbatakum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Imbatakum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Padlov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've been hearing that Imbatakum has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Imbatakum lands strikes from half guard.
Padlov is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nowa Imbatakum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Padlov throws a nice head kick!
Nowa Imbatakum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imbatakum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Padlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Padlov throws a leg kick which misses Imbatakum's front leg but catches the back leg as Imbatakum tries to avoid it.
Imbatakum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Padlov but Padlov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Padlov pushes Imbatakum up against the cage in a clinch.
Padlov jumps guard but Imbatakum stands there with Padlov around his waist. Padlov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Imbatakum is working for takedown but Padlov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nowa Imbatakum. 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.
Padlov tries for a takedown but Imbatakum manages to get underhooks.
Padlov wants to take the fight to the mat but Imbatakum manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Padlov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Imbatakum is defending well.
Padlov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbatakum works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Padlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Imbatakum 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.
Imbatakum with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Imbatakum drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Imbatakum jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Imbatakum distracts Padlov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Padlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Imbatakum trying to control the position from guard on top but Padlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imbatakum postures up and lands a big shot to Padlov's brow.
Imbatakum won't allow Padlov to get back to his feet.
Padlov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Imbatakum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Imbatakum postures up and lands a big shot to Padlov's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padlov is looking for a triangle but Imbatakum pushes his legs off easily.
Padlov looking to control.
Imbatakum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Padlov can do to turn this around?
Imbatakum would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Imbatakum won't allow Padlov to sweep him here.
Imbatakum trying to stand up but can't free himself from Padlov's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Imbatakum 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.
Imbatakum passes Padlov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Imbatakum takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbatakum takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Imbatakum seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Imbatakum lands a nice short elbow.
Imbatakum seems to be looking for submissions.
Padlov trying to control from the bottom.
Imbatakum seems to be looking for submissions.
Imbatakum has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Padlov defend it? Imbatakum steps over the head and cranks it - Padlov is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Imbatakum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nowa Imbatakum!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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