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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitsugi Kitahachi (ranked 4822 p4p, 3101 weight class) and JB Penn (ranked 315 p4p, 255 weight class). Kitahachi's entrance music is Fly-day Chinatown. A fine choice. Mitsugi Kitahachi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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179 cm 21 155 5 - 5 - 0 |
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168 cm 21 157 4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt Excellent boxer Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsugi Kitahachi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JB Penn! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kitahachi misses with the combination.
Kitahachi walks into a jab. Penn throws a right and a left that both miss. Kitahachi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kitahachi misses with an uppercut. Penn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kitahachi circles away quickly and effectively. Penn misses with a looping right. Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kitahachi misses the jab. It seemed like Penn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn throws a series of punches but Kitahachi moves out of range. Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn. Kitahachi throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily. Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kitahachi is rocked! Penn throws a nice looking combination but Kitahachi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Oh Kitahachi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Penn misses with the combination.
Kitahachi seems to have got his legs back now. Penn cracks Kitahachi with a right hand to the side of the head. Kitahachi avoids the body shot from Penn.
Kitahachi missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kitahachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. This has been an exciting period of action! Penn lands with a nice combination. Kitahachi backs away looking to recover. Kitahachi fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Kitahachi finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kitahachi works Penn's body with a nice hook. Penn misses with a double jab
and Kitahachi counters with a straight right hand. Kitahachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn. Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Kitahachi throws a jab when Penn was well out of range. Penn missing with a left hand there. Kitahachi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kitahachi slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Kitahachi lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range. Kitahachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Penn looks to land a left hand but Kitahachi moved out of range nicely. Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitahachi moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Penn lands with a shot to the body. Penn misses with a hook. Kitahachi ducked under it nicely. A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot. Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kitahachi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Penn is rocked! Kitahachi drops Penn with a naaaaasty hook - Penn is in real trouble here! Kitahachi dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsugi Kitahachi!
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hype
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