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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Insane Warrior (ranked 3579 p4p, 3746 weight class) and Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 186 p4p, 195 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 cm 26 135 5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm 19 142 3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt Lethal high kicks Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Insane Warrior! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryu Akutagawa! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jab, jab by Akutagawa - just one landing. Warrior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akutagawa. Akutagawa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Akutagawa swings widly with a right hand
and Warrior counters with a lovely straight right hand! Warrior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akutagawa lands a nice looking body shot.
Akutagawa thows a left - swing and a miss! Akutagawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warrior.
Akutagawa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Akutagawa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. An inside leg kick lands from Akutagawa. Akutagawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Akutagawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Warrior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warrior throws a hook but Akutagawa avoids it easily. This has been an exciting period of action! Warrior misses with a left hand and Akutagawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Warrior has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akutagawa. Warrior is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Akutagawa.
Warrior is rocked! Akutagawa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oh Warrior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Akutagawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Warrior has time to react. Akutagawa with a body punch. A glancing blow. Akutagawa throws an overhand right that drops Warrior like a sack of potatoes! Akutagawa dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Akutagawa! A relieved looking Ryu Akutagawa 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
71% |
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