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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Yong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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156 lbs
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176 cm
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160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Yong!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown but Yong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakuraba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakuraba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakuraba pinned against the cage. Sakuraba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oh Sakuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck for Sakuraba with that takedown attempt.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Yong! Sakuraba is backing up but he can't get away as Yong lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Sakuraba and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shawn Yong!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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