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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner has chosen Champions as his entrance music. 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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132 lbs
36 - 19 - 0 |
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158 lbs
38 - 18 - 4 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 4, fighting out of London, Zak Drezner!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen dips to his left and cracks Drezner with an uppercut!
Drezner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Drezner misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Drezner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drezner slips a straight right by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands with a hook. Drezner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drezner misses with a head kick.
Kerjalainen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kerjalainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drezner avoids it really well and circles away.
Drezner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Drezner. That snapped Kerjalainen's head back.
Kerjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Drezner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drezner cracks Kerjalainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Drezner finds it's way through Kerjalainen's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a jab when Drezner was well out of range.
Kerjalainen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drezner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drezner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerjalainen.
Drezner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kerjalainen cracks Drezner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drezner misses with an uppercut
and Kerjalainen counters with a head kick that drops Drezner to the mat! Drezner scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Drezner is rocked!
Kerjalainen throws an uppercut from hell that sends Drezner clean off his feet! He's out cold! Kerjalainen stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Zak Drezner spoke after the fight, saying 'Would like to congratulate my opponent for an amazing fight he's a warrior and he deserved to win tonight i have no excuses i lost so im just going to have to suck it up and come back more focused and stronger for my next fight thank you '.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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