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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiso Akinaga (ranked 23905 p4p, 24722 weight class) and George Russell (ranked 659 p4p, 647 weight class). Akinaga comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Wolf Totem. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Russell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Akinaga throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've been told by Akinaga's head coaches at That one gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akinaga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like George Russell has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinaga connects with a body shot.
Russell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Russell closes the distance and clinches up with Akinaga, looking for a takedown. Russell pushes Akinaga against the cage but Akinaga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Russell dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Russell wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Akinaga coming out on top.
Akinaga lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Russell.
Akinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Russell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akinaga connects with a nice cross there... Russell is looking wobbly and Akinaga recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Russell to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Akinaga jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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