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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez has chosen El Camino as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
272 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
240 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabricio Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez misses with an uppercut
and Velasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii slips a straight right by Velasquez.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Ishii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velasquez throws out the jab.
Ishii is looking to counter punch.
Ishii shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velasquez but Velasquez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Velasquez scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.
Velasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishii attempts a counter takedown but Velasquez avoids it well and moves away.
Ishii tries to score a power double leg takedown but Velasquez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ishii somewhat.
Ishii has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez with a hook.
It looks like Satoshi Ishii has been cut.
Velasquez throws a jab when Ishii was well out of range.
Ishii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Velasquez swings widly with a right hand
and Ishii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ishii.
Ishii lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velasquez defending well though.
Velasquez trying to control but Ishii postures up.
Velasquez wants to get back to his feet.
Ishii slips a nice elbow through Velasquez's hands, connecting with Velasquez's forehead.
It looks like Fabricio Velasquez has been cut.
Nice strikes from Ishii there.
Velasquez is rocked!
Velasquez tries to kick Ishii off but Ishii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Velasquez is still in real trouble! Can Ishii finish him?
Ishii unloads with some huge strikes here! Velasquez is out! Ishii wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Satoshi Ishii!
A relieved looking Satoshi Ishii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Fabricio Velasquez stepped up to the mic, saying 'My camp trained hard, but the better fighter won on the day. I won't let it keep me down. Back to the drawing board! '.
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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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