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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seo Jun Sin (ranked 3187 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 3192 p4p, 350 weight class). Sin comes to the cage accompanied by It Wasn't Me. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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26
211 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seo Jun Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sin!
It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Sakuraba drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sin defends it well.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot.
Sin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looks to throw the jab but Sin is out of range.
Sin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sin misses with a straight right.
Sin connects with a crisp jab.
Sakuraba's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sakuraba's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
Sin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sin misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sakuraba slips a straight right by Sin.
A swing and a miss from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Sin.
Sakuraba slips under a jab from Sin.
Sakuraba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sin sprawls well initially but Sakuraba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sin is looking for a sweep. Sakuraba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sakuraba maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sakuraba has cracked it and Sin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sakuraba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). 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
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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