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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratus Pretorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamichi Sakuragi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratus Pretorian!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pretorian throws a combination that misses
and Sakuragi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pretorian misses with a double jab
and Sakuragi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pretorian!
Sakuragi won't let Pretorian get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sakuragi punching from mount but Pretorian doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sakuragi throwing strikes here but Pretorian is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sakuragi won't let Pretorian get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sakuragi with good strikes from the mount here!
Sakuragi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sakuragi controlling his opponent.
Pretorian is squirming around, avoiding Sakuragi's attempts to control the action.
Sakuragi content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuragi looking to control but Pretorian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pretorian can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
BOOM! Sakuragi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sakuragi breaks from Pretorian's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pretorian is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sakuragi with shots to the head and body - Pretorian looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuragi looking to finish Pretorian with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pretorian!
Sakuragi is landing with some decent strikes but Pretorian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sakuragi trying to control but Pretorian is having none of it.
Pretorian is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sakuragi breaks from Pretorian's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sakuragi landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakuragi landing shots from mount.
Pretorian is rocked!
Sakuragi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pretorian is looking to escape.
Pretorian is still in real trouble! Can Sakuragi finish him?
Sakuragi loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pretorian scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sakuragi land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sakuragi stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanamichi Sakuragi!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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