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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haise Sasaki (ranked 1213 p4p, 148 weight class) and Anthony McMaster (ranked 1447 p4p, 171 weight class). Haise Sasaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony McMaster's chin.
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265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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278 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haise Sasaki ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony McMaster! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McMaster tries to keep at a distance but Sasaki has taken the fight into the clinch. Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by McMaster.
Sasaki scores with an uppercut up the middle. McMaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki has McMaster up against the cage in a clinch.
McMaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McMaster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. McMaster looks to land a right hand but Sasaki moved out of range. McMaster tests Sasaki 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut. Sasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. McMaster lands with a right hand. Sasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sasaki closes the distance and pushes McMaster back into the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sasaki misses with the head strike.
Sasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. McMaster lands a lovely overhand right. Nice uppercut lands for Sasaki . That snapped McMaster's head back.
McMaster lands a nice hook to Sasaki 's body. Sasaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sasaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McMaster if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sasaki has McMaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch. McMaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch. McMaster breaks from the clinch.
McMaster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McMaster looks to land a right hand but Sasaki moved out of range. Sasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMaster paws at him with a jab and circles away. McMaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki closes the distance and clinches. Sasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki takes one to the chin there. McMaster throws a lazy right hand but Sasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sasaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance and McMaster counters with a nice right hand that sends Sasaki toppling to the canvas! Sasaki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McMaster finish him?!
Sasaki is rocked!
Haise Sasaki 's cut is getting worse. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Oh Sasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Haise Sasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McMaster slips under a jab from Sasaki . Sasaki seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McMaster wants to clinch. Sasaki lands a nice looking body kick. McMaster looks winded! Sasaki has managed to clinch.
McMaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki moves into the clinch. Sasaki 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sasaki cracks McMaster with a good jab.
It looks like Anthony McMaster has been cut. McMaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. McMaster looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range. Sasaki is looking to counter punch. Sasaki rushes McMaster and presses him up against the cage. Sasaki scores with a nice hook to the head. A short right from McMaster on the inside. Good body shot from Sasaki .
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sasaki working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sasaki . Sasaki lands with a light punch inside. Sasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sasaki drives through and clinches with McMaster against the cage.
Sasaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of McMaster backwards. Sasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sasaki clinches up with McMaster and pushes him back against the cage. Sasaki lands a shoulder strike. Sasaki is working McMaster over against the cage. Still in the clinch, Sasaki scores with a nice short uppercut. Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but McMaster uses good head movement to avoid it. McMaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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! McMaster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haise Sasaki 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Sasaki throws a right hand that McMaster ducks under and follows up with a left that McMaster also avoids with ease. Sasaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McMaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki . McMaster has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Sasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though. McMaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sasaki fails in his attempt to clinch. McMaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki . McMaster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. McMaster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sasaki clinches up against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Sasaki . McMaster misses with some punches.
McMaster manages to break the clinch.
Sasaki lands a big right hand that sends McMaster crashing to the mat! Sasaki stays standing though and waves McMaster back to his feet!
McMaster is rocked! Sasaki tries to clinch there but McMaster circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McMaster! But no joy. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sasaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
McMaster throws out a counter right but Sasaki avoids it with no problem. Sasaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Sasaki gets a clinch. Sasaki lands a left hand.
Sasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haise Sasaki dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McMaster misses with a straight right. Sasaki looks for the body kick but McMaster saw that one coming. Sasaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Anthony McMaster seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sasaki slips a jab and a cross from McMaster.
Sasaki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Sasaki tries to clinch up but McMaster circles away and keeps his distance. Haise Sasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMaster swats him away and circles back towards the center. McMaster throws a fast counter high kick but Sasaki manages to duck under it in time. Sasaki connects with a jab. Sasaki wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McMaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasaki . Sasaki tries to clinch but McMaster moves out of range. McMaster stuns Sasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Nice body kick there by Sasaki . McMaster is breathing heavily. Sasaki instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A hook to the body from Sasaki .
Sasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sasaki breaks from the clinch.
Sasaki moves into range and clinches up with McMaster. McMaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sasaki closes the distance and pushes McMaster back into the cage. Sasaki misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Sasaki . McMaster blocking some punches.
McMaster misses with a body punch.
McMaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sasaki lands a nice hook to McMaster's body. McMaster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sasaki clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A short right hand to the side of the head by Sasaki . McMaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McMaster, pushing him back against the cage. Sasaki lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. McMaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki is looking to clinch but McMaster is avoiding it.
Sasaki rushes McMaster and presses him up against the cage. McMaster misses with the head strike.
McMaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it. Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but McMaster uses good head movement to avoid it. McMaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haise Sasaki has scored more points in the clinch so far. McMaster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sasaki drops McMaster onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McMaster is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! McMaster is still on wobbly legs! Can Sasaki finish him? Sasaki creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McMaster with a big uppercut! McMaster tries to clinch up but Sasaki pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McMaster to the mat! McMaster covers up and Sasaki unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haise Sasaki ! An out of breath and clearly excited Haise Sasaki thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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