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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Moyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai comes to the ring accompanied by Holy Orders . 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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BJJ White Belt
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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, Hayato Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serge Moyon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai moves into range and clinches up with Moyon.
Moyon is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakurai has double underhooks.
Moyon tries to circle away but Sakurai has him pinned against the ropes.
Moyon jumps guard and drags Sakurai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sakurai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moyon looking to control.
Sakurai looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sakurai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakurai wanted to stand there but Moyon had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai won't allow Moyon to get back to his feet.
Sakurai tries to free his leg and advance position but Moyon is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moyon is trying to keep Sakurai in close.
Serge Moyon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Moyon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Serge Moyon has been cut.
Moyon lands a nice shot to the body.
Sakurai scores with a hook.
Sakurai lands a high kick!
Moyon wants to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moyon moves into full guard.
Sakurai tries to stand but Moyon is controlling from the bottom.
Sakurai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai wants to stand but Moyon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moyon is trying to keep Sakurai in close.
Sakurai prevents Moyon from getting back to his feet.
Sakurai is looking to advance position but Moyon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Moyon landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moyon looking to control but Sakurai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakurai working to try and regain half guard.
Sakurai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moyon on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moyon scoring with strikes but Sakurai is staying in there.
Sakurai is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moyon cracks Sakurai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sakurai is looking to get to half guard.
Sakurai is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moyon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakurai is looking to escape.
Moyon avoids the attempt from Sakurai to control.
Moyon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sakurai is surviving well by controlling Moyon's body position as best he can.
Sakurai is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Sakurai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Serge Moyon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakurai just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moyon circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown but Moyon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moyon has his takedown stuffed
and Sakurai counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sakurai.
Sakurai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Moyon keeps moving.
Moyon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sakurai controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sakurai is looking to advance position but Moyon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Moyon has hold of Sakurai's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sakurai manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Moyon trying to control but Sakurai is having none of it.
Sakurai is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sakurai wants to get back to his feet.
Sakurai is trying desperately to improve position.
Moyon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakurai is looking to escape.
Sakurai tries to control the position but Moyon now has his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai can't escape the position.
Moyon is looking for the choke from the back position but Sakurai is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You can see the frustration on Sakurai's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Moyon tries to keep control of the position but Sakurai is staying busy.
Moyon is breathing heavily.
Moyon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sakurai prevents Moyon from getting a body triangle.
Sakurai is really stuck here.
Moyon is looking to control Sakurai but Sakurai is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Moyon 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moyon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sakurai preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Moyon.
Sakurai breaks Moyon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Moyon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sakurai controls the pace.
Sakurai preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Serge Moyon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Serge Moyon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sakurai moves into the clinch.
Moyon letting Sakurai take a breather here.
Sakurai gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Moyon regains guard.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Moyon keeps moving.
Moyon trying to keep a closed guard but Sakurai is proving a slippery customer.
Sakurai looking to pass the guard.
Sakurai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moyon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hayato Sakurai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moyon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakurai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sakurai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moyon is keeping the position for now.
Moyon is pulling down on Sakurai's head to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body punch from Moyon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moyon doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakurai circles away.
Sakurai tries to clinch up
and Moyon counters with a shoot takedown. Sakurai fights it but they end up in guard.
Moyon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moyon prevents Sakurai from getting back to his feet.
Sakurai trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Moyon wants to pass the guard but Sakurai is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moyon postures up in Sakurai's guard and throws a big left but Sakurai blocks it.
Moyon tries to stand but Sakurai is controlling from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sakurai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakurai pushes Moyon off and gets back to his feet.
Moyon tries to clinch up
and Sakurai counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sakurai postures up.
Sakurai wanted to stand there but Moyon had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Moyon keeps moving.
Sakurai thows a big elbow that misses.
Sakurai wants to pass the guard but Moyon is keeping the position.
Sakurai is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Hayato Sakurai wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sakurai clinches with his opponent.
Sakurai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moyon backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hayato Sakurai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakurai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Hayato Sakurai!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Hayato Sakurai!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Hayato Sakurai!
Hayato Sakurai wins by unanimous decision!
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