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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hajime Saito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saito lands with an overhand left.
Saito slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Saito looking for a sweep. Not yet Saito, not yet.
Saito throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saito is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
Saito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Saito has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Taylor manages to get his head free but now Saito has transitioned to an armbar! Taylor grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Saito! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hajime Saito!
Hajime Saito retains his middleweight title!
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FIGHT
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