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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Irshaad Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Sakuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irshaad Sayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daisuke Sakuma!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuma.
Sakuma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sayed as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Sayed was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sakuma misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Sakuma.
Sayed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sayed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sayed lands a nice elbow.
Sayed lands a nice knee to the body.
Sayed with a knee to the head.
Sakuma goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sayed prevents it.
Irshaad Sayed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Sakuma.
Sayed connects with a knee to the head.
Sayed lands an elbow just above Sakuma 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuma is looking to break free of the clinch but Sayed has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sayed.
Sayed lands an elbow just above Sakuma 's eye.
Sakuma is rocked!
Sakuma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakuma is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayed finish him?
Sayed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.
Sayed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Sayed.
Sakuma can't get the takedown.
Sayed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sayed landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Sakuma - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sayed, and another! Sakuma is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Irshaad Sayed!
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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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