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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamoto comes to the cage accompanied by imdabes by GMCFOSHO. Paul Sakamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
29
217 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sakamoto is trying to break the clinch but Sherman is controlling him.
Sherman pushes off an throws an elbow but Sakamoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sherman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sherman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakamoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sherman is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sherman.
Sakamoto blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Sakamoto on the inside.
Sherman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sakamoto blocks an elbow strike from Sherman.
A short left from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto blocks an uppercut.
Sakamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sherman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sakamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sakamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sakamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakamoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Sherman.
Sakamoto breaks from the clinch.
Sherman closes the distance but Sakamoto moves to the side
and Sakamoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Sherman throws a head kick but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Sakamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherman.
Sakamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Sakamoto is stalling here.
Sherman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sherman trying to land knees to the body.
Sherman misses with the head strike.
Sakamoto tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakamoto tries to throw a body punch but Sherman avoids it by throwing Sakamoto back against the cage.
Sherman blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto blocks an elbow strike from Sherman.
Sherman misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakamoto misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Sherman moves out of range.
Sakamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sherman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto clinches with his opponent.
Sherman is trying to stall.
Sakamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sherman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
Sakamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow.
Sakamoto works on Sherman's body with a couple of short punches.
Sakamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
Sakamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto dodges an elbow strike from Sherman.
Sakamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Sakamoto.
Sherman working aggressively here.
Sherman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sherman landing knees to the body.
Sherman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sherman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Sherman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakamoto backwards.
Sherman is looking to control Sakamoto's arms but Sakamoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sherman has his back to the cage.
Sherman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sherman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sakamoto gets tackled into the cage by Sherman. Sherman maintains the clinch.
Sherman takes a shot to the head.
Sakamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sakamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow.
Sherman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakamoto dodges an elbow strike from Sherman.
Sakamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sakamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sakamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sherman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sherman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Sakamoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherman manages to avoid it.
Sherman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakamoto throws out the jab.
Michael Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakamoto blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sakamoto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sakamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Sakamoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sherman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sakamoto is out of range and Sherman settles back down.
Sakamoto takes a swing at Sherman's ribcage but misses.
Sakamoto throws a shot from downtown. Sherman moves away and avoids it.
Sherman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sherman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakamoto counters with a left hand that sends Sherman to the canvas!
Sherman is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamoto preventing the sweep.
Sherman is still in real trouble! Can Sakamoto finish him?
Sherman has momentary wrist control but Sakamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Sakamoto arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Sherman's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Sakamoto!
A relieved looking Paul Sakamoto 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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RATING
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