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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drevin Sakurai (ranked 4366 p4p, 3797 weight class) and Evan Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drevin Sakurai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Sakurai forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakurai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside.
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Sakurai avoids the body shot from Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Sakurai moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a head kick but Sakurai moves out of range.
Sakurai changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wilson throws out a leg kick but Sakurai moves out of range and Wilson only half commits.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakurai .
Sakurai clinches up against the cage.
Sakurai is stalling here.
Sakurai misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilson's efforts to push away.
Wilson wants to break free but Sakurai has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakurai throws an elbow but misses.
Sakurai keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakurai .
Sakurai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Sakurai .
It looks like Evan Wilson has been cut.
Sakurai has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Sakurai just leaning against Wilson, taking a breather.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakurai won't allow it.
Sakurai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakurai has double underhooks.
Sakurai misses with the head strike.
Sakurai misses with the head strike.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Sakurai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakurai changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sakurai tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Sakurai moves out of range easily.
Sakurai clinches with his opponent.
Sakurai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Sakurai moves out of range.
Wilson throws the left hand but Sakurai avoids the punch easily.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakurai is just out of range.
Sakurai appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sakurai blocks a jab.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches.
Sakurai tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakurai prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Sakurai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakurai keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drevin Sakurai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Wilson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakurai avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Sakurai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilson.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakurai can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Sakurai avoids it well.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakurai changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakurai .
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drevin Sakurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakurai moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Sakurai feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sakurai darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakurai won't allow it.
Sakurai can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakurai throws an elbow but misses.
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Sakurai dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Sakurai is looking to counter the offense by Wilson and move into the clinch.
Wilson misses with a low kick as Sakurai jumps back.
Sakurai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilson.
Sakurai dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Sakurai is looking to counter the offense by Wilson and move into the clinch.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Sakurai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai blocks a jab.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakurai .
Sakurai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilson.
Sakurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson unleashes a big counter combination but Sakurai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sakurai gets a clinch.
Sakurai missing with knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakurai misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai lands a damaging elbow.
Drevin Sakurai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside.
Sakurai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Sakurai has the dominant position.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai with a knee to the head.
Sakurai prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Sakurai keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sakurai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakurai can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson is trying to push Sakurai away but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches.
Sakurai lands a nice elbow.
Sakurai looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drevin Sakurai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evan Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Sakurai moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evan Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson takes a swing at Sakurai 's ribcage but misses.
Wilson lands with a nice combination. Sakurai backs away looking to recover.
Sakurai tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakurai darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai is controlling him.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakurai has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakurai .
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakurai throws a big counter combination but Wilson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai .
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakurai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakurai moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakurai throws a big counter combination but Wilson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakurai clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakurai won't allow it.
Sakurai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilson's efforts to push away.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sakurai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
Sakurai trying to land knees to the body.
Sakurai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wilson tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakurai just leaning against Wilson, taking a breather.
Sakurai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Sakurai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakurai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakurai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakurai .
Sakurai gets a clinch.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Evan Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drevin Sakurai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evan Wilson.
I think Sakurai 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drevin Sakurai !
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RATING
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