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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoichi Sumachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Henry Cruz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Henry Cruz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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176 cm
18
173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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169 cm
21
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Cruz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoichi Sumachi! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sumachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz. Sumachi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Henry Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sumachi misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming. Cruz throws a hook but Sumachi blocks it. Sumachi moves out of range as Cruz strikes. A big right from Cruz misses. A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target. Sumachi moves out of range as Cruz strikes. Cruz throws a hook to the side of Sumachi's head but Sumachi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A nice combination there by Cruz.
Cruz connects with the punch. Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cruz cracks Sumachi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Sumachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz. Oooooh!!! Cruz has knocked Sumachi down with a huge combo! Cruz steps away and waves a wobbly Sumachi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sumachi is rocked! Sumachi ducks under a wild hook from Cruz. Sumachi is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him? Cruz looks to land a right hand but Sumachi moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cruz connects with a combination that backs up Sumachi into the cage. Cruz lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sumachi's guard. Sumachi is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Cruz bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Cruz!
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C
A |
G |
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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