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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Drozky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Drozky!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Drozky misses
and Sakuraba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakuraba scores with a spinning back kick!
Drozky fails in his attempt to clinch.
William Drozky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drozky is defended easily by Sakuraba.
Drozky darts in trying to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drozky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sakuraba scores with a hook.
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!
Drozky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakuraba as he jumps to the side.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Drozky.
Drozky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drozky lying in Sakuraba's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Sakuraba decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Drozky taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Our winner, Kazushi Sakuraba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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