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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zett Jukassa (ranked 85 p4p, 99 weight class) and Shen Po (ranked 11 p4p, 14 weight class). Po has chosen Ei-tetsu Hayashi & 木下伸市 as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm 26 195 13 - 4 - 0 |
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177 cm 29 201 19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Po changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Jukassa does a little dance to reset his feet. No luck for Po with that takedown attempt. Jukassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Po. A jab from Po misses. Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Po manages to avoid it. Po loads up on a big right hand but Jukassa slips the punch. Jukassa is looking for a counter combo. Po misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Po throws a hook but Jukassa blocks it. A little feinted left hand from Jukassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Po throws out a loose jab but Jukassa uses good head movement to avoid it. It looked like Jukassa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Po. Po tries to clinch but Jukassa is having none of it. Jukassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Po throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range. Jukassa appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Po works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Po with a lazy takedown attempt enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab. Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Po. Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Po manages to avoid it. Po misses the shot to the body. Jukassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Po throws out the jab. Po changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jukassa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Po wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jukassa keeps working. Po controls the position. Po trying to control the action but Jukassa is working from the bottom. Po advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Po controlling his opponent. Jukassa is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Cope's that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Po is looking to work his way around to Jukassa's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. Po sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Po swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shen Po! Shen Po is the new middleweight champion! A victorious Shen Po thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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