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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba walks into a left hand.
Musashi misses with a few strikes there.
Musashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Musashi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakuraba momentarily.
Sakuraba is looking to clinch.
Musashi moves into the clinch.
Sakuraba is looking to take this one to the mat.
Musashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakuraba wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Musashi.
Musashi scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
Musashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Musashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba goes for a takedown attempt but Musashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Musashi is fending him off so far but Sakuraba persists. Nope, Musashi circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Musashi.
Musashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Musashi pushes Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Musashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Musashi.
Musashi lands a right hand.
Musashi scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Musashi lands a nice uppercut.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Musashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Musashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Musashi pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi looks to land a combination. Sakuraba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Musashi connects with a looping right hand.
Sakuraba needs to keep his hands up - Musashi had a free shot at his head there.
Musashi tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Musashi jabs at Sakuraba's body.
Musashi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakuraba under the eye.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Sakuraba walks straight into a right hand from Musashi - that's dropped him! Musashi jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sakuraba from any more punishment! Sakuraba complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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