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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 612 p4p, 26 weight class) and Nigel Nobody (ranked 467 p4p, 19 weight class). 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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140 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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162 cm
27
138 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Nobody!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobody connects with a nice looking jab.
Nobody has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tanaka darts in and clinches Nobody up against the cage.
Tanaka controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tanaka for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tanaka trying to control the position but instead, Nobody has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tanaka into the cage.
Nobody is trying to push Tanaka away but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nobody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nobody is looking to slow Tanaka down with leg kicks.
Nobody feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tanakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobody takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tanaka loads up on a big right hand but Nobody slips the punch.
Nobody getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nobody blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Tanaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Nobody on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nobody misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka cracks Nobody with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Nobody.
Nobody throws a series of strikes that have Tanaka backpedaling.
Tanaka walks into a jab.
Tanaka misses with a hook.
Nobody getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tanaka is rocked!
Nobody misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nobody throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Nobody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nobody has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanaka works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka lands a jab to the nose.
Nobody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tanaka throws a chopping leg kick but Nobody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tanaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Nobody now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nobody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nobody throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nobody takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nobody walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tanaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tanaka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tanaka throws the left hand but Nobody avoids the punch easily.
Tanaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nobody to score with a decent uppercut.
Nobody tries to land a front kick but Tanaka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tanaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tanaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nobody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nobody keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Nobody.
Nobody tries to bum rush Tanaka with a series of wild strikes but Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nobody scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanaka should have avoided that one.
Tanaka lands a glancing blow to the side of Nobody's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tanaka scores with a shot to the body.
Nobody throws the left hand but Tanaka avoids the punch easily.
Tanaka blocks a head kick by Nobody.
Nobody lands a nice hook to Tanaka's body. Tanaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tanaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Nobody jabs Tanaka right on the nose. Tanaka blinks but takes it well.
Nobody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nobody throws a head kick that misses.
Tanaka connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Nobody throws a series of punches but Tanaka avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Tanaka misses its intended target.
A jab from Nobody misses.
Nobody slips a straight right by Tanaka.
Nobody is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tanaka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tanaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanaka has closed the distance and engaged Nobody in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Nobody struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
Tanaka has Nobody pressed against the cage, preventing Nobody from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nobody.
Nobody lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tanaka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nobody up against the cage.
Tanaka fails to pull guard.
Nobody throws a head punch that misses.
Nobody is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tanaka is defending well.
Nobody goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tanaka prevents it.
Nobody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tanaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nobody lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Nobody dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Nobody blocks the leg kick.
Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nobody.
Nobody fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanaka checks a leg kick.
Tanaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nobody checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tanaka misses with a looping left.
Nobody scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Nigel Nobody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tanaka scores with a punch to the head.
Nobody moves forwards but Tanaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
A head kick misses from Nobody.
A slow jab from Tanaka misses its intended target.
Nobody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Tanaka throws out a leg kick but Nobody moves out of range and Tanaka only half commits.
Nobody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tanaka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka moves into the clinch.
Tanaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nobody's efforts to push away.
Nobody working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nobody has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tanaka after a bit of a struggle.
Nobody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Nobody misses the target.
Tanaka is looking to land body kicks.
Nobody swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tanaka avoids a kick to the body.
Tanaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nobody has time to react.
Nobody misses with a left hand
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Nobody on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nobody throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanaka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nobody has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tanaka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tanaka is chipping away with strikes.
Nobody is trying to get back to his feet.
Tanaka is trying to get an arm triangle but Nobody is defending well.
Tanaka scoring with punches and elbows.
Tanaka scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nobody tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Nobody is squirming around, avoiding Tanaka's attempts to control the action.
Nobody is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tanaka breaks from Nobody's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka scoring with strikes but Nobody is staying in there.
Nobody is rocked!
Nobody in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nobody is still in real trouble! Can Tanaka finish him?
Tanaka 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.
Tanaka connects with a bit shot that sees Nobody covering up! More strikes from Tanaka and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tanaka is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nobunaga Tanaka!
Nobunaga Tanaka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Nigel Nobody stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am Nobody!'.
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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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