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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shooto Katsuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shooto Katsuragi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Barry Sanders will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shooto Katsuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsuragi is looking to clinch.
Katsuragi moves to clinch but Sanders breaks away
and Sanders counters with a left to the body.
Sanders works over Katsuragi's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Shooto Katsuragi has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Katsuragi which made him look bad.
Sanders scores with a body shot.
Sanders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Katsuragi's waist but Katsuragi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanders off to one side.
Sanders throws a series of punches but Katsuragi moves out of range.
Sanders wants to slow Katsuragi down by chopping away at his legs.
Barry Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders dips to his left and cracks Katsuragi with an uppercut!
Sanders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsuragi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Katsuragi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders digs a good hook to Katsuragi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuragi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanders throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Katsuragi's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Sanders dives in looking to finish as Katsuragi flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Sanders's strikes! Sanders is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Katsuragi's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Katsuragi was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Sanders!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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