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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Tsakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Tsakada will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Sagat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Tsakada!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsakada throws an overhand right that lands on Sagat's shoulder, as Sagat tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Tsakada there.
Sagat staying out of range there.
Tsakada misses with a right hand
and Sagat counters with a left to the body.
Tsakada connects with the punch.
Sagat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sagat moves out of range as Tsakada strikes.
Tsakada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Tsakada misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.
Tsakada misses with a straight left.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsakada avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Sagat swinging wildly here.
Sagat cracks the inside of Tsakada's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsakada lands a jab to Sagat's midsection.
Sagat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Sagat tenderised Tsakada's leg. Tsakada is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Sagat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Tsakada misses.
Tsakada throws the left hand but Sagat avoids the punch easily.
Sagat works Tsakada's body with a nice hook.
Tsakada misses with a hook
and Sagat counters with a body kick.
Tsakada looks gassed!
Sagat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsakada throws out the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sagat connects with a high kick.
Tsakada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsakada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsakada blocks the leg kick.
A left lands for Sagat.
Tsakada swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Tsakada misses with a straight right.
Lee Tsakada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tsakada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsakada.
Some wild striking there from Sagat.
Tsakada drops his hands momentarily and Sagat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsakada misses the target.
Tsakada misses with a lunging right hand
and Sagat counters with a series of strikes. Tsakada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tsakada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada misses with a lunging right hand
and Sagat counters with a nice leg kick.
Sagat feints and then cracks Tsakada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsakada down.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsakada moves away.
Tsakada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Tsakada misses
and Sagat counters with an inside leg kick.
Tsakada thuds a left hand into Sagat's body.
Tsakada blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Tsakada throws a lazy uppercut
and Sagat counters with a stiff right hand.
Sagat is looking to wear down Tsakada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sagat wants to slow Tsakada down by chopping away at his legs.
Sagat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sagat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsakada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsakada throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada misses with a right hand
and Sagat counters with a good, hard body kick but Tsakada shrugs it off.
Sagat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tsakada throws a looping overhand right but Sagat ducks down to avoid it.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Tsakada checks it.
Sagat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tsakada finds it's way round the side to connect with Sagat's head.
Tsakada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sagat.
Tsakada throws a lazy uppercut
and Sagat counters with a good low kick that Tsakada was not able to check.
Sagat connects with a leg kick. Tsakada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sagat throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Sagat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Tsakada misses.
Tsakada misses with a body shot.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Sagat dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tsakada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsakada misses with a wild combination.
Tsakada checks a low kick from Sagat.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat looks for the body kick but Tsakada saw that one coming.
Tsakada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tsakada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsakada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsakada moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Sagat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsakada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tsakada misses with a lunging right hand
and Sagat counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsakada throws a jab when Sagat was well out of range.
Tsakada tests Sagat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsakada misses with a hook
and Sagat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tsakada cracks Sagat with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Tsakada.
Tsakada cracks Sagat with an open hand slap.
Sagat defending well as Tsakada loads up on a big left hand.
Sagat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tsakada is breathing heavily.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsakada.
Tsakada walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Tsakada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sagat.
Sagat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada throws an overhand right that lands on Sagat's shoulder, as Sagat tries to avoid the shot.
Sagat throws a front kick aimed at Tsakada's knee but Tsakada avoids it well.
Tsakada throws a nice looking combination but Sagat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tsakada swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Tsakada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tsakada throws an off balance right hand
and Sagat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tsakada blocks a head kick by Sagat.
A solid body kick from Sagat.
Sagat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sagat misses with a body kick.
Tsakada takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sagat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sagat digs a good body shot into Tsakada's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sagat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsakada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagat thuds his shin into the meat of Tsakada's side.
Sagat misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat throws a left that rocks Tsakada and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sagat dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Tsakada regain composure!
Tsakada is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat wants to control but Tsakada is keeping him busy.
Tsakada is still in real trouble! Can Sagat finish him?
Sagat landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tsakada is trying to buck Sagat off.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sagat in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Tsakada looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sagat turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Sagat!
John Sagat retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Sagat waved his t-shirt featuring OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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mgr
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