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PF16 Savitaipale v Sackett PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Morozov (ranked 2930 p4p, 4067 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 363 p4p, 477 weight class). Morozov comes to the cage accompanied by Young Thug feat. Gucci Mane – Again. Smith has chosen Therion - Sitra Ahra as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 51 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morozov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morozov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morozov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morozov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a jab. Morozov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith darts in and clinches Morozov up against the cage.
Morozov has clasped his hands together around Smith's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morozov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Morozov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morozov working away.
Morozov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Morozov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morozov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Morozov is trying to ground and pound but Smith uses the momentary lack of control by Morozov to regain half guard.
Morozov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morozov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov looks to land a strike but Smith avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Morozov slips an elbow through the middle.
Morozov throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozov connects with a couple of short punches.
Morozov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
Smith pushes down on Morozov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Morozov from improving his position.
Smith moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Morozov.
Morozov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morozov is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith working away.
Morozov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Morozov working for a choke but Smith is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks Morozov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morozov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morozov keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Morozov has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith tries to stand but Morozov is controlling from the bottom.
Morozov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fedor Morozov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morozov tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Morozov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws the left hand but Morozov avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith keeps Morozov at a distance using the push kick.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Morozov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morozov avoids the head kick by Smith.
Morozov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mike Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morozov throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
enabling Morozov to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Morozov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morozov dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Morozov's head and hops out.
Smith with the counter takedown but Morozov avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morozov connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morozov. That did some damage!
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Morozov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Morozov throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov moves away from the strike by Smith.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morozov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morozov throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Morozov. Those never looked like landing.
Smith looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Morozov needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Morozov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morozov was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Morozov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morozov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Morozov counters with a body kick.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith misses with a left hand
and Morozov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Morozov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Morozov.
Smith lands a head kick!
Morozov slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Morozov moves away from the strike by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a head kick. Morozov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morozov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morozov is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Morozov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Morozov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Morozov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Morozov counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Morozov drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morozov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Morozov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Smith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morozov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Morozov stalling in the clinch.
Morozov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Morozov is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morozov has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Morozov's takedown attempt.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Morozov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Morozov finish him?
Smith misses with a left hand
and Morozov counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morozov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morozov rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov jumps guard.
Morozov pushes a forearm under Smith's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Smith is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Morozov!
Fedor Morozov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 2915 p4p, 3053 weight class) and Sea Level Cain (ranked 353 p4p, 365 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sea Level Cain!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Cain.
Cain checks a leg kick nicely.
Immanuel drops his hands momentarily and Cain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cain misses with a leg kick.
Cain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been informed that Cain has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Immanuel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Immanuel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Immanuel looks for the body kick but Cain saw that one coming.
Cain throws a hook to the side of Immanuel's head but Immanuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Immanuel.
Cain misses with a body kick.
Immanuel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Immanuel lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel avoids the head kick by Cain.
It looked like Immanuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cain throws a sloppy head kick and Immanuel moves out of range easily.
Immanuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Cain looks for the body kick but Immanuel saw that one coming.
Cain looks to land a body kick but Immanuel moved away.
Cain checks the leg kick.
Immanuel lands a two punch combo.
Immanuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Immanuel catches Cain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cain.
Cain throws a head kick but Immanuel moves out of range.
Cain lands with a hook. Immanuel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Immanuel lands a nice looking body shot.
Cain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Immanuel.
A solid body kick from Immanuel.
Cain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Immanuel throws a body shot but no joy.
Immanuel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel misses with a low kick as Cain jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Immanuel.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Immanuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Immanuel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Immanuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cain checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cain wants to clinch up but Immanuel keeps it at a distance.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Immanuel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Immanuel.
A jab from Cain misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Immanuel throws a right hand that Cain ducks under and follows up with a left that Cain also avoids with ease.
Cain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Cain backs away, Immanuel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Immanuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Immanuel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cain somewhat.
Immanuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cain circles away quickly and effectively.
Cain lands a big head kick that sends Immanuel tumbling to the mat! Cain takes a step backwards and waves Immanuel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Immanuel lands with a nice combination. Cain backs away looking to recover.
Cain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Immanuel.
Cain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Immanuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Immanuel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cain flicks out a counter leg kick but Immanuel steps away.
Cain feints and then cracks Immanuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Immanuel down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel looks to throw the jab but Cain is out of range.
Cain wants to slow Immanuel down by chopping away at his legs.
Immanuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cain can pounce on him.
Cain scores with a jab.
 Immanuel is rocked!
Cain tries to clinch but Immanuel is having none of it.
Oh Immanuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Immanuel seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circle, before Cain throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Immanuel's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cain lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sea Level Cain!
A relieved looking Sea Level Cain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Yeshua Immanuel stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaden Saint (ranked 1945 p4p, 2184 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 254 p4p, 284 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Yoshida has chosen Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla as his entrance music. Yuuto Yoshida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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World class boxer
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaden Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida slips a straight right by Saint.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
A big right from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Saint.
Saint is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Saint with the inside leg kick.
Saint looks for the body kick but Yoshida saw that one coming.
Saint scores with a jab.
Saint takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint throws the kick towards the body but Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Saint moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Saint down.
Yoshida slips a jab from Saint.
Saint throws a low kick but Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida slips a jab from Saint.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Yoshida.
Saint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands a jab to the head.
Saint wants to slow Yoshida down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Saint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshida unleashes a big counter combination but Saint bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint scores with a body shot.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Yoshida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint.
A shot to the liver by Saint. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Yoshida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yoshida avoids it.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Saint.
Saint has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Yoshida moves out of range as Saint strikes.
It seemed like Yoshida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saint moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Saint moved away.
Yoshida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saint rather than just go for the knockout.
Saint looks to land a body kick but Yoshida moved away.
Yoshida jabs Saint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Saint's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint tries to avoid it.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Saint keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saint was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saint.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida lands the left hand.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Saint half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Saint comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Saint is out of range.
Saint does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoshida momentarily.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Both fighters circling a little - Yoshida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Saint dips to his left and cracks Yoshida with an uppercut!
Yoshida lands a nice looking body kick.
Yoshida throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Saint throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Yoshida tries to score with a low kick but Saint moves his leg out of the way.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Saint throws a solid leg kick but Yoshida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Saint connects with a body shot.
Yoshida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saint looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saint connects with a nice looking jab.
Yoshida is rocked!
Yoshida is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Saint doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Yoshida crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Yoshida's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaden Saint!
Jaden Saint decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Sagaki (ranked 3553 p4p, 3936 weight class) and Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 337 p4p, 362 weight class). Sagaki comes to the cage accompanied by One Piece - AMV - We Are! (Full Song). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takumi Sagaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ezekiel Ithamar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ithamar takes one to the side of the head.
Sagaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Ithamar's guard.
Ithamar has his foot on Sagaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sagaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Sagaki stands and throws Ithamar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Sagaki working away.
Ithamar is trying to get back to half guard.
Sagaki has hold of Ithamar's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ithamar tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sagaki cranks the arm and Ithamar screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ithamar, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Takumi Sagaki!
Takumi Sagaki bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 1332 p4p, 3306 weight class) and Tumleh Schmitt (ranked 192 p4p, 414 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumleh Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schmitt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dudley sprawls well. Dudley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schmitt gets slowly back to his feet.
Dudley throws a big counter combination but Schmitt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dudley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schmitt tries to counter with a clinch but Dudley shakes him off and moves away.
Schmitt's coach down at Cozad MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schmitt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dudley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schmitt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dudley is looking to counter punch.
Dudley stuffs the takedown attempt from Schmitt. Schmitt gets slowly back to his feet.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tumleh Schmitt.
Dudley lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmitt misses with a takedown attempt - Dudley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley throws a lazy right hand but Schmitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schmitt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dudley sprawls well. Dudley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schmitt gets slowly back to his feet.
As Schmitt looks to move away, Dudley throws a big counter combo but Schmitt just gets out of the way.
Schmitt wants to clinch.
Dudley misses with a double jab.
A jab from Dudley does it's job there.
Schmitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dudley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Schmitt tries to counter it with a takedown but Dudley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dudley lands with a straight right. Schmitt didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudley counters with a nice uppercut.
Schmitt goes for a double leg but Dudley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dudley continues to drive forward.
Dudley moves out of range of the body kick from Schmitt.
Schmitt looks for the body kick but Dudley saw that one coming.
Dudley throws a big counter combination but Schmitt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dudley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmitt moves into the clinch.
Schmitt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dudley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmitt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmitt moves in looking to clinch but Dudley pushes him off.
Schmitt shoots in and bounces Dudley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dudley has Schmitt pulled in close to control his posture.
Dudley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schmitt manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schmitt looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmitt, not yet.
Dudley looking to pass the guard.
Dudley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schmitt is looking for a triangle but Dudley pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dudley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schmitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dudley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmitt trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dudley tries to free his leg and advance position but Schmitt is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schmitt throws a combination that misses
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schmitt darts in looking for a takedown but Dudley gets double underhooks and turns Schmitt into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Schmitt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schmitt is looking to clinch but Dudley is avoiding it.
Schmitt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmitt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schmitt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dudley as he jumps to the side.
Dudley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmitt circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt darts in and clinches Dudley up against the cage.
Dudley digs a right hand underneath Schmitt's ribcage. Schmitt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dudley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dudley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dudley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dudley scores with a decent looking hook.
Schmitt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dudley circles away.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tumleh Schmitt.
Dudley scores with a sloppy right hand. Schmitt should have avoided that one.
Schmitt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dudley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schmitt's head.
Dudley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmitt can do to turn this around?
Dudley throws a one two combo.
Dudley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schmitt tries to clinch but Dudley moves away
and Dudley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schmitt thinking.
Schmitt throws a leg kick
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schmitt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dudley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley throws an overhand right that lands on Schmitt's shoulder, as Schmitt tries to avoid the shot.
Schmitt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dudley.
Dudley scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmitt shoots in but no luck this time.
Damian Dudley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dudley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dudley misses with an uppercut. Schmitt saw that one coming.
Schmitt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schmitt with a poor takedown
and Dudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dudley cracks a nice hook into Schmitt's ribs.
Dudley avoids the head kick by Schmitt.
Schmitt shoots in and drives through. Dudley sprawls well.
Schmitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dudley.
Schmitt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt takes one on the button.
Tumleh Schmitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley misses with a wild combination.
Schmitt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dudley lands an overhand right.
Dudley scores with a nice right hand.
Dudley misses with a two punch combination.
Dudley throws a jab when Schmitt was well out of range.
Schmitt moves into the clinch.
Dudley is working Schmitt over against the cage.
Schmitt tries to score a body lock takedown but Dudley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dudley struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmitt controls his hands.
Dudley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmitt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schmitt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dudley smiles and moves away.
Schmitt looks to land a combination but Dudley avoids it well.
It looked like Dudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dudley scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudley throws a shot from downtown. Schmitt moves away and avoids it.
Schmitt tries to counter with a clinch but Dudley shakes him off and moves away.
Schmitt shoots and misses
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Dudley scores with a jab.
Schmitt is rocked!
Dudley lands a nice looking body shot.
Dudley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schmitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Dudley finish him?
Schmitt with a poor takedown
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmitt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schmitt misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.
Dudley lands a really nice looking cross but Schmitt seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley dominated that second round.
That's time! Dudley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schmitt gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dudley gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Schmitt is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Dudley!
During a confident post fight interview, Damian Dudley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 1018 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 121 p4p, 148 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway throws a looping overhand right but Ungar ducks down to avoid it.
Ungar throws out a counter right but Kenway avoids it with no problem.
Ungar moves away from the strike by Kenway.
Barnabas Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ungar lands a right hook to the body.
Ungar throws a series of punches but Kenway moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Kenway misses its target.
Ungar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenway is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kenway has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ungar.
That kick from Ungar tenderised Kenway's leg. Kenway is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ungar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kenway counters with a nice uppercut.
Ungar lunges at Kenway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenway's hand.
Ungar thuds his right hand into Kenway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kenway on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kenway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ungar.
Kenway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ungar is looking to slow Kenway down with leg kicks.
Ungar throws a leg kick but Kenway sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack! Kenway lands a heavy head kick that drops Ungar. The ref tackles Kenway to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ungar was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Edward Kenway!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Kenway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 1108 p4p, 1729 weight class) and Terry Badmean (ranked 47 p4p, 77 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company blaring out of the sound system. Badmean is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Are You Gonna Be My Girl. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Badmean!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badmean lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Badmean moves to clinch but Knox breaks away
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Badmean throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Terry Badmean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badmean misses with a low kick.
Badmean throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Badmean misses with a straight right.
Badmean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox throws a big counter combination but Badmean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Badmean scores with a kick to the body.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Badmean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Badmean throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Badmean fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badmean manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmean connects with a body shot.
Badmean dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knox. That did some damage!
Badmean catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Badmean lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Badmean scores with a jab to the head.
Badmean with a nice calf kick.
Badmean throws a body shot but no joy.
Badmean tries to score with a low kick but Knox moves his leg out of the way.
Badmean wants to clinch.
Badmean works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badmean with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badmean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badmean dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knox. That did some damage!
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Badmean. Badmean obviously looking to wear him down.
Badmean has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A slow jab from Badmean misses its intended target.
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Badmean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badmean tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Terry Badmean has been cut.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badmean.
Badmean throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Badmean.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badmean was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badmean throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badmean throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badmean chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badmean slips under a jab from Knox.
Badmean lands a front kick.
Badmean lands a head kick. Knox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Badmean looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Badmean throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Badmean throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knox's head.
Knox throws a hook but Badmean avoids it easily.
Knox misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Badmean is predictable there
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Badmean got wobbled bad by a big combination! Knox presses forward with punches and knees until Badmean stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Badmean closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
A relieved looking Zeta Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Terry Badmean stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey I'm not as mean as my name suggests. Congrats on your win champ, I think I'll stick to writing event previews!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 1252 p4p, 1438 weight class) and Dave Watson (ranked 54 p4p, 62 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Watson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Dave Watson has been cut.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Out avoids it really well and circles away.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson throws a counter combo.
Out feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Watson sprawling to the canvas! Watson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Out finish him?!
Out waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Dave Watson's cut even more.
Out scores with a body shot.
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Out lands a big right hand that sends Watson crashing to the mat! Out stays standing though and waves Watson back to his feet!
Watson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Out lands a big right hand that sends Watson crashing to the mat! Out stays standing though and waves Watson back to his feet!
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Out finish him?
The cut above Dave Watson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Out swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Out has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out cracks Watson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Out has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Watson to stand back up!
Out looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Out misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dave Watson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Out throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watson throws a counter combo.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
Watson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Out looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Out cracks Watson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Watson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Out finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Watson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Knock Out!
Knock Out decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 1272 p4p, 1346 weight class) and Murilo Ninja (ranked 163 p4p, 173 weight class). Orion comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murilo Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja throws a big shot that misses.
Ninja connects with the punch.
Orion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orion slips under a jab.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Ninja moved out of range nicely.
Orion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ninja's head.
It looks like Murilo Ninja has been cut.
A slow jab from Orion misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ninja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ninja slips a jab from Orion.
Ninja slips a straight right by Orion.
Ninja blocks a jab.
Ninja misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ninja connects with the punch.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ninja scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ninja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ninja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Orion striking from half guard on the bottom.
Ninja trying to pass the guard but Orion defending well.
Ground and pound from Ninja.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja is keen to just control but Orion is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ninja controlling the pace.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ninja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orion tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ninja connects with a nice short shot to Orion's temple.
Orion punching from the bottom.
Ninja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Orion missing with punches from the bottom.
Orion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ninja prevents Orion from improving his position.
Orion is not content to let Ninja control the position.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Orion missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja trying to control from half guard but Orion is working away.
Orion tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ninja is trying to control. Orion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ninja passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ninja blocks Orion's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Orion is desperately trying to improve his position but Ninja has a good base and remains in mount.
Ninja connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ninja with a couple of short strikes.
Orion taking shots to the head.
Orion bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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!
Ninja looking for a sweep. Not yet Ninja, not yet.
Orion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ninja works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ninja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orion.
Ninja seems keen to control Orion's posture.
Ninja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orion's guard.
Ninja landing with the ground and pound.
Orion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ninja controls the pace.
Ninja slips nicely into half guard.
Orion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Orion thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Orion keeping full guard, as Ninja tries to pass.
Orion will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Orion throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ninja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ninja connects with a couple of short punches.
Ninja lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ninja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Orion throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Orion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Orion trying to strike off his back.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Ninja any problems.
Ninja wants to pass the guard but Orion is keeping the position.
Orion throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Orion trying to strike off his back.
Ninja passes Orion's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ninja keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ninja trying to control the action but Orion is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Ninja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murilo Ninja's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orion scores with a nice right hand.
A cross from Ninja lands.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion looks to throw the jab but Ninja is out of range.
Ninja with the counter takedown but Orion avoids it easily.
A big right from Orion misses.
Orion loads up on a big right hand but Ninja slips the punch.
Orion with a nice cross.
Ninja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Orion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Orion throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ninja connects with a couple of short punches.
Ninja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orion lands an upkick as Ninja stands over him.
Ninja preventing the sweep.
Ninja wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
Orion will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Ninja any problems.
Ninja connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja scoring with some ground and pound.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Ninja any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ninja passes Orion's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ninja wants to free his trapped foot but Orion is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ninja keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Orion tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Orion missing with punches from the bottom.
Ninja tries to pass to full mount but Orion defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ninja lands a nice short elbow.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Orion punching from the bottom.
Orion is trying to get back to full guard.
Ninja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ninja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Orion is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja blocks the strikes from Orion.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ninja connects with a nice short shot to Orion's temple.
Ninja working Orion over with strikes.
Orion wants to get back to full guard.
Orion is refusing to be controlled, as Ninja sits in half guard.
Orion wants to improve his position but Ninja is controlling well.
Ninja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ninja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ninja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ninja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ninja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Orion missing with punches from the bottom.
Ninja working the head and body with strikes.
Ninja drops an elbow to the side of Orion's head.
Ninja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Orion punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ninja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ninja trying to control from half guard but Orion is working away.
Ninja is pressing down on Orion's thigh, looking to free his foot. Orion is holding on for now.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ninja blocks the strikes from Orion.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Orion flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ninja winds up and cracks Orion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ninja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orion punching from the bottom.
Ninja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Orion flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Orion regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Orion wants to sweep here but Ninja controlling him for the moment.
Ninja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ninja lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Orion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ninja pushing down on Orion's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ninja is trying to control the action in half guard but Orion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ninja uses his free foot to push down on Orion's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Orion.
Orion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ninja lands a heavy elbow.
Ninja lands with some strikes.
Ninja looking to control but Orion is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ninja putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ninja is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Ninja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murilo Ninja's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ninja uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ninja throws out a powerful jab.
Murilo Ninja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ninja lands with a right hand.
Orion stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Ninja.
Ninja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Orion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ninja.
A left lands for Orion.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Ninja saw that one coming.
Ninja throws a hook but Orion avoids it easily.
Ninja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orion on the side of the head.
Ninja takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ninja stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ninja throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Orion is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ninja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ninja showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ninja slips a nice elbow through Orion's hands, connecting with Orion's forehead.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja wants to take a breather but Orion is having none of it.
Orion is looking for a sweep. Ninja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Orion punching from the bottom.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ninja lands strikes from half guard.
Ninja trying to mount his opponent but Orion defends it.
Orion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Orion flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ninja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orion has hold of Ninja's hands but Ninja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ninja working over Orion with some ground and pound. Orion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Orion has hold of Ninja's hands but Ninja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ninja is taking a breather. Orion says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Orion striking from the bottom.
Cole Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja controlling the action here.
Orion missing with punches from the bottom.
Ninja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orion is refusing to be controlled, as Ninja sits in half guard.
Orion is looking to improve his position.
Ninja slows the pace down in half guard.
Ninja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ninja is trying to control. Orion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Orion tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ninja slips a nice elbow through Orion's hands, connecting with Orion's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Orion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orion.
Orion trying to strike off his back.
Ninja works over Orion with some ground and pound from guard.
Ninja pushes down on Orion's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ninja wants to pass to mount but Orion is defending the position.
Orion missing with punches from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Ninja there.
Ninja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Orion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ninja pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ninja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ninja trying to mount his opponent but Orion defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion has hold of Ninja's hands but Ninja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ninja wants to free his trapped foot but Orion is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ninja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Orion with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Orion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ninja scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ninja lands strikes from half guard.
Ninja trying to pass the guard but Orion defending well.
Orion is looking for a sweep. Ninja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ninja is taking a breather. Orion says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ninja trying to control from half guard but Orion is working away.
Ninja working the head and body with strikes.
Orion missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Ninja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ninja winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo Ninja!
An out of breath Murilo Ninja thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atte Savitaipale (ranked 159 p4p, 855 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 20 p4p, 106 weight class). Savitaipale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atte Savitaipale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Savitaipale counters with a nice body shot.
Savitaipale takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Savitaipale throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale scores with a nice strike.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savitaipale manages to avoid it.
Sackett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Savitaipale checks a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a hook to the body
and Savitaipale counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sackett!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savitaipale throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Savitaipale trying to control the position but Sackett is working away.
Sackett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Savitaipale fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Savitaipale misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Savitaipale creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sackett sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Savitaipale lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale scores with punches from side control.
Sackett is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Savitaipale off and has taken his back!
Sackett lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Savitaipale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savitaipale is really stuck here.
Savitaipale manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sackett's guard. Nice work there by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale is stalling in the full guard.
Savitaipale stops Sackett from standing up.
Sackett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sackett is pulling down on Savitaipale's head to control his posture.
Sackett scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savitaipale.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Savitaipale staying out of range there.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Savitaipale saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett lunges at Savitaipale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Savitaipale's hand.
Savitaipale staying out of range there.
Savitaipale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savitaipale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Savitaipale ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savitaipale.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Savitaipale is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett slips a straight right by Savitaipale.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Savitaipale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savitaipale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Savitaipale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett throws a hook but Savitaipale blocks it.
Savitaipale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Savitaipale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mordecai Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett keeps Savitaipale at a distance using the push kick.
Savitaipale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Savitaipale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Savitaipale's shoulder, as Savitaipale tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Savitaipale lands with a cross.
Savitaipale checks a leg kick.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Savitaipale.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savitaipale slips under a jab.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Savitaipale is just out of range.
Savitaipale slips a straight right by Sackett.
Savitaipale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett scores with a hook to the body. Savitaipale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Savitaipale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett throws a low kick but Savitaipale moves out of range easily.
Savitaipale lands a really nice looking cross but Sackett seems unphased.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Savitaipale moved out of range nicely.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sackett scores with a shot to the body.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Savitaipale looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Savitaipale tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
Savitaipale throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savitaipale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savitaipale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
That's time! Savitaipale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Savitaipale misses with a body punch
and Sackett makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Savitaipale really felt that one!
Savitaipale closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sackett tries to get to full guard but Savitaipale has control of the leg.
Sackett wants to get back to his feet.
Savitaipale scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sackett is trying to stand.
Sackett wants to improve his position but Savitaipale is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Savitaipale.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Savitaipale trying to control the action but Sackett is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sackett tries to kick Savitaipale off but Savitaipale keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Savitaipale drops an elbow to the side of Sackett's head.
Savitaipale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sackett trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Savitaipale is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sackett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savitaipale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savitaipale wants to take a breather but Sackett is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Savitaipale there.
Savitaipale wants to control but Sackett is keeping him busy.
Sackett tries to roll over but Savitaipale keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Savitaipale lands a nice short elbow.
Sackett tries to kick Savitaipale off but Savitaipale keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sackett is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sackett is trying to maintain the position but Savitaipale is very close to passing his half guard.
Sackett taking some punishment here, with Savitaipale in his half guard.
Sackett wants to control but Savitaipale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Savitaipale there.
Sackett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savitaipale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sackett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savitaipale.
Sackett wants to control but Savitaipale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Savitaipale trying to control the action but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Savitaipale throwing shots but Sackett is blocking nicely.
Savitaipale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savitaipale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sackett defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett keeping hold of Savitaipale's head, controlling as best he can.
Sackett is looking for a sweep. Savitaipale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sackett looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sackett has hold of Savitaipale's hands but Savitaipale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Savitaipale prevents Sackett from standing back up.
Sackett tries to roll over but Savitaipale keeps him under control.
Savitaipale not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savitaipale drops an elbow to the side of Sackett's head.
Savitaipale is trying to control the action in half guard but Sackett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sackett taking some punishment here, with Savitaipale in his half guard.
Savitaipale is trying to control the action in half guard but Sackett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savitaipale lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sackett is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sackett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Savitaipale slips a nice elbow through Sackett's hands, connecting with Sackett's forehead.
Savitaipale wants to take a breather but Sackett is having none of it.
Sackett is trying to stand up here but Savitaipale is controlling him well.
Sackett manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Savitaipale keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Savitaipale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savitaipale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savitaipale lands a body shot.
Savitaipale manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sackett misses with a hook
and Savitaipale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savitaipale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Savitaipale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Savitaipale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Savitaipale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savitaipale.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Savitaipale moves into the clinch successfully.
Sackett controlling the action here for a moment.
Savitaipale swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savitaipale lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savitaipale throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Savitaipale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savitaipale prevents a body shot from Sackett.
A body shot lands from Sackett.
Savitaipale throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Savitaipale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett tries to work over Savitaipale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savitaipale.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Savitaipale is leaning against Sackett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savitaipale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Savitaipale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has Savitaipale pressed against the cage.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savitaipale.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savitaipale.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savitaipale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Savitaipale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Savitaipale.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savitaipale misses with a straight right.
Savitaipale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savitaipale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Savitaipale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale lands a slapping body shot.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
A jab from Sackett misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Savitaipale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savitaipale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savitaipale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savitaipale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savitaipale cracks Sackett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savitaipale.
Savitaipale swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savitaipale tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
Savitaipale blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Savitaipale misses its target.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a punch to the head.
Savitaipale misses with the combination.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Savitaipale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Savitaipale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Savitaipale misses the target.
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Savitaipale saw that one coming.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Atte Savitaipale did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett tests Savitaipale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Savitaipale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Savitaipale is looking to work some ground and pound but Sackett has wrist control.
Savitaipale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sackett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sackett is wriggling around but Savitaipale manages to pass to half guard.
Savitaipale winds up and cracks Sackett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Savitaipale not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett trying to control from the bottom.
Sackett looks like he's trying to stand up.
Savitaipale lands strikes from half guard.
Sackett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Savitaipale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Savitaipale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Savitaipale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Savitaipale throws a big elbow that misses.
Savitaipale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sackett is keeping the position for now.
Savitaipale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sackett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savitaipale won't allow Sackett to get back to his feet.
Savitaipale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savitaipale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sackett's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Savitaipale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sackett has momentary wrist control but Savitaipale slips an elbow through the middle.
Savitaipale with a nice head shot there.
Savitaipale is looking to work some ground and pound but Sackett has wrist control.
Savitaipale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sackett pulls Savitaipale in close to prevent any damage.
Sackett controls Savitaipale momentarily but Savitaipale frees himself.
Atte Savitaipale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Savitaipale passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Savitaipale trying to control the action but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Sackett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Savitaipale working the ground and pound but Sackett is defending the strikes.
Savitaipale throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Savitaipale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sackett can do to turn this around?
Sackett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Savitaipale taking a breather here.
Savitaipale looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sackett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Savitaipale asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Savitaipale lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale working the ground and pound.
Sackett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Savitaipale asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Savitaipale working away.
Savitaipale scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sackett to see if he's OK.
Sackett stops Savitaipale from passing to mount.
Savitaipale moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Sackett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sackett defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale had his way with Mordecai Sackett in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Savitaipale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Savitaipale saw that one coming.
Sackett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Savitaipale ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
The fighters circling - Savitaipale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savitaipale misses with the combination.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savitaipale.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Savitaipale's legs.
Savitaipale slips a jab from Sackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale ducks right into an uppercut from Sackett.
Savitaipale tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savitaipale slips under a jab.
Savitaipale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Savitaipale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savitaipale throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale connects with a crisp jab.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Savitaipale.
A nice side step and Sackett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sackett jabs Savitaipale right on the nose. Savitaipale blinks but takes it well.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savitaipale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Savitaipale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Savitaipale finds it's target.
Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savitaipale at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sackett.
Savitaipale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Good standup being displayed there by Savitaipale as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savitaipale throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett moves out of range as Savitaipale strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws the left hand but Savitaipale avoids the punch easily.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savitaipale.
Sackett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savitaipale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sackett defends well and Savitaipale ends up having to push Sackett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Savitaipale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Left hook, right uppercut from Savitaipale.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sackett takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Savitaipale blocks an uppercut.
Savitaipale working aggressively here.
Savitaipale blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pushes Savitaipale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savitaipale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sackett is keeping busy.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett trying to control the position but instead, Savitaipale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sackett into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale breaks from the clinch.
Savitaipale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savitaipale is looking to counter the offense by Sackett and move into the clinch.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savitaipale throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Sackett misses.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savitaipale shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sackett manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Savitaipale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Atte Savitaipale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savitaipale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savitaipale won't allow Sackett to get back to his feet.
Savitaipale throws a big elbow that misses.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savitaipale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Savitaipale lands a couple of digs.
Sackett wants to sweep but no luck.
Savitaipale lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savitaipale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Savitaipale sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mordecai Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett working for a triangle but Savitaipale defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Atte Savitaipale.
I think Savitaipale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atte Savitaipale!
Atte Savitaipale retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Atte Savitaipale thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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