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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tazz Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba has chosen Ski Beatz Ft Jim Jones & Curren$y - Go as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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176 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tazz Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakuraba has time to react.
Stevens gets the takedown into side control.
Stevens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stevens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stevens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sakuraba, who protects the arm well.
Stevens working away.
Stevens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakuraba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stevens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sakuraba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba sneaks back into half guard.
Stevens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stevens wants to pass to mount but Sakuraba is defending the position.
Stevens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stevens is trying to work for a kimura but Sakuraba is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Sakuraba is defending well.
Stevens stops Sakuraba from getting back to his feet.
Sakuraba trying to control but Stevens postures up.
Stevens is looking to advance position but Sakuraba won't allow it.
Sakuraba wants to get back to his feet.
Stevens moves nicely into side control.
Stevens tries for a kimura but Sakuraba is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stevens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakuraba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stevens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sakuraba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has hold of Sakuraba's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sakuraba seems comfortable defending it but Stevens has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sakuraba is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sakuraba is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stevens couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tazz Stevens!
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energy
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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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