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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasuhiru Kanayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasuhiru Kanayama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuhiru Kanayama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kanayama misses with a body shot
and Kanayama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zeller lands a really nice looking cross but Kanayama seems unphased.
Kanayama shoots in but Zeller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zeller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kanayamas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kanayama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zeller counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kanayama is defended easily by Zeller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yasuhiru Kanayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanayama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kanayama is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Zeller engages and cracks Kanayama with a massive lead left hook - Kanayama tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Zeller is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Zeller! Cody Zeller retains his featherweight title!
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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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