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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Nicolosi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nicolosi lands with a good body shot.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown
and Nicolosi counters with a left to the body.
Good leg kick by Nicolosi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sakuraba looks winded!
Nicolosi scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sakuraba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi throws a leg kick which misses Sakuraba's front leg but catches the back leg as Sakuraba tries to avoid it.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nicolosi lands an overhand right.
That has opened up Kazushi Sakuraba's cut even more.
Nicolosi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Butcher Gym (Spaces Availiable Now) in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Nicolosi.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crack! A monster head kick from Nicolosi and Sakuraba falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Nicolosi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Nicolosi!
Frank Nicolosi made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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