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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnson McDiggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDiggler comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Johnson McDiggler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnson McDiggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakuraba, right into the meat.
McDiggler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McDiggler closes the distance and clinches up with Sakuraba, looking for a takedown. McDiggler pushes Sakuraba against the cage but Sakuraba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Sakuraba.
McDiggler fails with a takedown attempt.
McDiggler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sakuraba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDiggler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDiggler's back!
McDiggler is keeping busy.
McDiggler trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
McDiggler rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDiggler tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Sakuraba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDiggler wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
Sakuraba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDiggler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sakuraba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDiggler gets back to full guard.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but McDiggler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba stops McDiggler from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kazushi Sakuraba was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sakuraba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sakuraba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDiggler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McDiggler is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba scores with a jab.
Sakuraba lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDiggler's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
McDiggler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sakuraba - that will leave a mark!
Sakuraba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDigglers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch lands to the side of McDiggler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sakuraba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDiggler at a distance.
Sakuraba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sakuraba lands a head kick. McDiggler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba scores with a nice body kick.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDiggler on the side of the head.
McDiggler is rocked!
Sakuraba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh McDiggler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba cracks McDiggler with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazushi Sakuraba!
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hype
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