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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kusanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyo Kusanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusanagi throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith thows a body kick. Kusanagi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kusanagi misses with a looping right.
Kusanagi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kusanagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Kusanagi.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Kusanagi misses with an uppercut.
Kyo Kusanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusanagi walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Kusanagi lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Kusanagi misses with a wild body shot.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith lands with a hook. Kusanagi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kusanagi throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Kusanagi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Kusanagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kusanagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusanagi slips under a jab.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kusanagi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Kusanagi moves out of range.
Kusanagi loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kusanagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusanagi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Kusanagi does no damage.
Smith forces Kusanagi back against the cage and clinches.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kusanagi can't break the clinch.
Kusanagi blocks a body shot from Smith.
Kusanagi working hard to break the clinch.
Kusanagi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Kusanagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kusanagi defends it easily.
Kusanagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kusanagi distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kusanagi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kusanagi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi lands a couple of elbows.
Smith has his feet on Kusanagi's thighs here. He's pushed Kusanagi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kusanagi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Smith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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