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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jing Xin Yi (ranked 1671 p4p, 4050 weight class) and Horishi Kagawa (ranked 226 p4p, 457 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 cm 27 165 5 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm 25 165 3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt Decent boxing Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jing Xin Yi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Horishi Kagawa! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kagawa stalks Xin Yi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Xin Yi's face. Xin Yi staggers backwards, shaken. A head kick from Xin Yi lands but Kagawa takes it in his stride. Kagawa feints a jab promting Xin Yi to slip. Kagawa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Xin Yi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jing Xin Yi has been cut. Xin Yi lands a big head kick that sends Kagawa tumbling to the mat! Xin Yi takes a step backwards and waves Kagawa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kagawa is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kagawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xin Yi on the side of the head. A big left from Xin Yi misses. Xin Yi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Xin Yi slips a jab and a cross from Kagawa.
Kagawa digs a good hook to Xin Yi's body.
Kagawa avoids the head kick by Xin Yi.
Some wild striking there from Kagawa.
Some wild striking there from Kagawa.
Xin Yi walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Kagawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Kagawa.
Horishi Kagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kagawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xin Yi slips a jab and a cross from Kagawa.
Xin Yi is looking to counter with head kicks. Kagawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Xin Yi circles away.
And Xin Yi counters with a quick kick to the body but Kagawa blocks it. Kagawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jing Xin Yi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. No joy there for Kagawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kagawa lands with an overhand left. Xin Yi connects with a high kick. Kagawa blocks a head kick by Xin Yi.
Kagawa is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Xin Yi throws a head kick that misses. Kagawa avoids the head kick by Xin Yi.
Xin Yi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kagawa's head. 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! Xin Yi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xin Yi throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kagawa crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jing Xin Yi!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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