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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 1978 p4p, 3108 weight class) and Eddie Sanchez (ranked 281 p4p, 390 weight class). Nagasaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ground Zero (MOP). Hiroshima Nagasaki had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Nagasaki.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nagasaki misses the target.
Nagasaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Nagasaki's ribs.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Nagasaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nagasaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Nagasaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
We've been told by Nagasaki's head coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagasaki.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagasaki.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Nagasaki counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagasaki is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
letting Nagasaki counter with a right hand.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Nagasaki's body.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nagasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Sanchez catches Nagasaki right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagasaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nagasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagasaki misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Nagasaki throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki blocks a jab.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
It looked like Nagasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Nagasaki slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Nagasaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Nagasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagasaki throws a shot to the body.
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Nagasaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nagasakis head.
Nagasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez presses Nagasaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Nagasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
letting Nagasaki counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nagasaki under the eye.
Eddie Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nagasaki momentarily.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nagasaki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nagasaki has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nagasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Nagasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Nagasaki blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Nagasaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez throws a body punch but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Nagasaki scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagasaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Nagasaki throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nagasaki misses with a straight right.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagasaki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Donk. Nagasaki catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagasaki finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki flashes Sanchez a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Sanchez's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Sanchez crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Nagasaki punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hiroshima Nagasaki!
A relieved looking Hiroshima Nagasaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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