|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Headstrong-Trapt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Juan Tamad has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
25
163 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
|
170 cm
30
152 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tamad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tamad avoids it really well and circles away.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz with a poor takedown
letting Tamad counter with a right hand.
Juan Tamad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Cruz.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Tamad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Tamad circles away easily
and Tamad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Tamad counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tamad counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Tamad to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looking to score a takedown here. Tamad is defending well but Cruz drives through and ends up in Tamad's guard.
Tamad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tamad wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tamad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tamad trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juan Tamad.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Tamad moves out of range.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tamad counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nate Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Tamad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tamad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Tamad slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Tamad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz tries to roll over but Tamad keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tamad.
Tamad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Tamad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tamad is trying to work for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Tamad tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Tamad sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad is really struggling to control Cruz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tamad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Tamad wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tamad thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Cruz won't allow Tamad to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tamad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cruz is looking to control Tamad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cruz avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad uses his free foot to push down on Cruz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cruz.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Tamad decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Tamad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Tamad is keeping the position.
Tamad trying to control the position.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
Tamad is trying to control but can't.
Tamad keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Tamad's hands, connecting with Tamad's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to control. Tamad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tamad trying to control but Cruz postures up.
Juan Tamad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tamad is looking to improve his position.
Cruz working over Tamad with some ground and pound. Tamad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz working over Tamad with some ground and pound. Tamad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tamad is trying to get back to full guard.
Tamad is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tamad is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad trying to control but Cruz postures up.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Tamad is having none of it.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamad moves into full guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Tamad keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz stands and throws Tamad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tamad managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cruz.
Tamad is looking for a sweep.
Tamad manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tamad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Tamad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Tamad postures up.
Tamad wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamad's guard.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Tamad is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tamad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tamad wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Tamad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz works over Tamad with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz being controlled here momentarily.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Tamad keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tamad counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tamad.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz trying to control the position.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tamad tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Tamad preventing the sweep.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Tamad postures up.
Tamad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Tamad tries to pass.
Tamad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Tamad.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tamad is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Tamad circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tamad as he avoids it easily.
Juan Tamad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Cruz.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tamad counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Tamad shows good takedown defense.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tamad misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tamad counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Tamad decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tamad landing with the ground and pound.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamad throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Tamad tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
Tamad postures up.
Tamad wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Tamad is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tamad passes into half guard.
Tamad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Tamad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz is trying to keep Tamad in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tamad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tamad!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Juan Tamad waved his t-shirt featuring Elite Fighter© w/$10-$35 Clothing and 90% LAUNDRY!'s logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
