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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasili Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Tanaka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasili Zhirkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiro Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zhirkov finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Tanaka's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Zhirkov falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Tanaka! Hiro Tanaka retains his lightweight title!
In defeat, Vasili Zhirkov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Russians don't cry'.
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FIGHT
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