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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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4 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.
Johnson slips under a jab from Sakuraba.
A clash of legs there as Sakuraba blocks the low kick.
Sakuraba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson throws a push kick but Sakuraba slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuraba lands with an overhand left.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakuraba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
Sakuraba digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Sakuraba moved away.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson slips under a jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Sakuraba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sakuraba checks it well.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Sakuraba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Sakuraba loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sakuraba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba connects with a single shot there.
Sakuraba scores with a nice strike.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a low kick as Sakuraba jumps back.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakuraba throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson defending well as Sakuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakuraba throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakuraba blocks the body kick.
Sakuraba blocks the body kick.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakuraba looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson slips under a jab from Sakuraba.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Sakuraba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakuraba lands a head shot.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Sakuraba jumps back.
Sakuraba lands a jab.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakuraba might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Sakuraba moved away.
Sakuraba avoids a kick to the body.
Sakuraba blocks the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sakuraba checks a leg kick.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Sakuraba checks it.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Sakuraba avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Sakuraba blocks the low kick.
Sakuraba blocks a low kick nicely.
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Sakuraba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sakuraba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Sakuraba misses with a straight right.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Sakuraba blocks the leg kick.
Sakuraba drops Johnson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sakuraba follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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