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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 400 p4p, 3593 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 34 p4p, 194 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Chase the bag (King Von). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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38 - 29 - 3 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sasaki with the inside leg kick.
Anderson wants to slow Sasaki down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Sasaki's shoulder, as Sasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Sasaki lands a head shot.
Sasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sasaki under the eye.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sasaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Sasaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sasaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Sasaki throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
We've been informed that Anderson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sasaki connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Sasaki with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sasaki.
Sasaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Sasaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Sasaki's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sasaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson throws a hook but Sasaki avoids it easily.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasaki.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Sasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sasaki slips under a jab.
Sasaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sasaki scrambles back to his feet.
Sasaki connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Sasaki.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Sasaki counters with an outside leg kick.
Sasaki connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sasaki catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sasaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sasaki clinches up against the cage.
Sasaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sasaki blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Sasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Sasaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Sasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson wants to stall.
Sasaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sasaki.
Sasaki lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pee Wee Sasaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Sasaki lands a body shot.
Anderson cracks Sasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Pee Wee Sasaki has been cut.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sasaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Sasaki slips under a jab.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sasaki connects with a leg kick.
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!
A punch combination from Sasaki misses.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sasaki.
Good shot there by Sasaki.
Sasaki slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Sasaki jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Sasaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Sasaki.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sasaki.
Sasaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Sasaki lands a body punch.
Sasaki lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sasaki clinches up against the cage.
Sasaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Sasaki.
Sasaki scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sasaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sasaki scrambles back to his feet.
Sasaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Sasaki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sasaki connects with a jab.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pee Wee Sasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sasaki cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sasaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Sasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sasaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sasaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pee Wee Sasaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pee Wee Sasaki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Ryan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasaki.
Sasaki scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sasaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Sasaki's shoulder, as Sasaki tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson throws a head kick that Sasaki semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasaki slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sasaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sasaki can pounce on him.
Sasaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick lands for Sasaki.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sasaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anderson just manages to avoid it.
Sasaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Sasaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sasaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Sasaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sasaki.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range.
Pee Wee Sasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sasaki with the inside leg kick.
Sasaki lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Sasaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Sasaki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sasaki gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasaki.
Sasaki blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sasaki.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sasaki is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sasaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Sasaki dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson misses with a hook
and Sasaki counters with an outside leg kick.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Sasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pee Wee Sasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sasaki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pee Wee Sasaki!
A very excited looking Pee Wee Sasaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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