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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdulla Quliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hirohito Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdulla Quliev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hirohito Sato's chin.
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176 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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178 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdulla Quliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirohito Sato!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses with a straight right.
Quliev seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Sato catches Quliev right on the button with a cross.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Quliev has managed to clinch.
Quliev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quliev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato pushes Quliev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato gets through Quliev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato is leaning against Quliev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quliev looking for a takedown.
Sato gets underhooks to prevent Quliev's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quliev has Sato pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sato.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Quliev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Sato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quliev is rocked!
Quliev taking a breather.
Oh Quliev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quliev seems to have got his legs back now.
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Quliev avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sato.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quliev throws an elbow but misses.
Quliev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
Sato scores with a knee to the head.
Quliev avoids a wild elbow strike from Sato.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sato creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Quliev with a big uppercut! Quliev tries to clinch up but Sato pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Quliev to the mat! Quliev covers up and Sato unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hirohito Sato!
In his post fight interview, Hirohito Sato started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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