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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markus Hessburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sangwo Kujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Markus Hessburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sangwo Kujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hessburg.
The fighters circling - Hessburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kujiwara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hessburg.
Hessburg scores with a decent looking hook.
Markus Hessburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kujiwara shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kujiwara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kujiwara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hessburg is trying to get back to full guard.
Kujiwara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hessburg is just riding it out for now. Kujiwara eventually gives up the hold.
Hessburg wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kujiwara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kujiwara looking for a submission but Hessburg manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Kujiwara drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hessburg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hessburg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hessburg!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You can see the frustration on Kujiwara's face as Hessburg controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessburg working the head with strikes.
Hessburg taking a breather here.
Hessburg scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kujiwara is looking for a sweep.
Hessburg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kujiwara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hessburg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hessburg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kujiwara on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hessburg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hessburg is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kujiwara actively working from the bottom here.
Kujiwara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kujiwara looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kujiwara looking for submissions off his back.
Kujiwara actively working from the bottom here.
Hessburg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hessburg winds up and cracks Kujiwara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hessburg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kujiwara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hessburg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hessburg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kujiwara is in trouble now - Hessburg has advanced to mount!
Hessburg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hessburg trying to control but Kujiwara is having none of it.
Kujiwara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hessburg dominating with strikes here.
Hessburg raining down shots from the mount!
Kujiwara is trying desperately to improve position.
Hessburg landing strikes from the mount and Kujiwara is in trouble!
Kujiwara is rocked!
Hessburg lands a big shot there that rocks Kujiwara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kujiwara is still in real trouble! Can Hessburg finish him?
Hessburg with shots to the head and body - Kujiwara looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kujiwara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hessburg looking to finish Kujiwara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kujiwara!
Hessburg wants to finish this one by submission but Kujiwara is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hessburg.
Hessburg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hessburg looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kujiwara covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Hessburg!
A relieved looking Markus Hessburg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant 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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