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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sanninen (ranked 2077 p4p, 1909 weight class) and Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 302 p4p, 279 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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9 - 8 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kururugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Sanninen.
Sanninen lands an elbow inside that Kururugi shrugs off.
Sanninen lands with a right to the head.
Sanninen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanninen lands a nice elbow.
Kururugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Sanninen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sanninen blocking some punches.
Sanninen misses with a knee to the head.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanninen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Kururugi fails to land.
Sanninen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanninen lands a right hand.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanninen.
Kururugi avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kururugi can't find room to land a body shot as Sanninen controls the action.
Kururugi misses with a punch to the body.
Kururugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kururugi avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Kururugi blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Kururugi takes an elbow to the temple.
Kururugi misses with some punches.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi pushes Sanninen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
Kururugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Kururugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kururugi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kururugi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
Sanninen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Kururugi.
Sanninen blocks a body shot from Kururugi.
Sanninen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kururugi.
Sanninen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kururugi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kururugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kururugi avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
Kururugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kururugi blocks an elbow strike.
Sanninen tries to land a knee to the head but Kururugi blocks with his arms.
Sanninen prevents a body shot from Kururugi.
Sanninen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kururugi's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kururugi avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kururugi.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanninen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kururugi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanninen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kururugi pushes Sanninen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Kururugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanninen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kururugi.
Kururugi blocks the elbow strike.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Kururugi lands a shot to the body.
Kururugi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Kururugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Kururugi.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
Kururugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi tries to throw a body punch but Sanninen avoids it by throwing Kururugi back against the cage.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kururugi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Kururugi lands a left hand.
Kururugi works on Sanninen's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanninen is breathing heavily.
Sanninen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanninen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanninen prevents a body shot from Kururugi.
Kururugi working aggressively here.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanninen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kururugi.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanninen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kururugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kururugi lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
Sanninen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi lands a left hand.
Kururugi lands with a right to the head.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanninen.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanninen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it misses.
Kururugi lands a left hand.
Sanninen is rocked!
A short right from Kururugi on the inside.
Oh Sanninen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kururugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Kururugi blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Kururugi working aggressively here.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanninen pushes off an throws an elbow but Kururugi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kururugi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanninen misses with an elbow over the top.
Kururugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kururugi blocks an elbow strike.
Kururugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanninen.
Kururugi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sanninen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kururugi is unloading with more strikes now! Sanninen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suzaku Kururugi!
Suzaku Kururugi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
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