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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Shinsato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chika Haruka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinsato comes to the cage accompanied by Yoshi Story. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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187 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Shinsato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chika Haruka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haruka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haruka throws a hook but Shinsato avoids it easily.
Shinsato is looking to clinch but Haruka is avoiding it.
Haruka keeps the fight on the outside.
Shinsato avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Haruka misses its intended target.
Haruka misses with a few strikes there.
Shinsato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shinsato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinsato wants to clinch but Haruka slips to the side
and Haruka counters with a three punch combo that has Shinsato backing up. Shinsato nods at Haruka to acknowledge the strikes.
Haruka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shinsato dodges the punch combination from Haruka.
Shinsato wants to clinch up but Haruka keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinsato tries to clinch but Haruka is having none of it.
Shinsato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinsato tries to clinch but Haruka is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsato tries to clinch up
and Haruka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shinsato's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Haruka trying to control but Shinsato is working from the bottom.
Shinsato wants to stand but Haruka is controlling the position.
Haruka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Haruka wants to control from the top but Shinsato keeps moving.
Shinsato wants to get back to his feet but Haruka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chika Haruka was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shinsato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haruka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shinsato in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haruka throws a head kick but Shinsato moves out of range.
Shinsato wants to clinch up but Haruka keeps it at a distance.
Shinsato doesn't manage to clinch there - Haruka circles away.
Shinsato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shinsato tries to clinch but Haruka moves out of range.
Haruka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shinsato closes the distance but Haruka moves to the side
and Haruka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akira Shinsato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Haruka misses.
Haruka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinsato looks to clinch
and Haruka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato tries to close the distance and clinch but Haruka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinsato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinsato doesn't manage to clinch there - Haruka circles away.
Haruka tries a head kick but it misses.
Haruka tries for a takedown but Shinsato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shinsato is looking to clinch.
Shinsato tries to clinch but Haruka moves out of range.
Shinsato wants to clinch.
Shinsato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haruka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haruka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinsato.
Shinsato tries to clinch up.
Shinsato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haruka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haruka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shinsato counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shinsato.
Shinsato looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haruka prevents a body shot from Shinsato.
Haruka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shinsato has him pressed against the cage.
Shinsato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haruka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shinsato has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Shinsato.
Shinsato just leaning against Haruka, taking a breather.
Shinsato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shinsato is looking to clinch.
Shinsato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haruka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haruka misses with a combination
and Shinsato moves into the clinch.
Shinsato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinsato moves in looking to clinch but Haruka pushes him off.
Shinsato clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chika Haruka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haruka misses with a two punch combination.
Shinsato tries to clinch but Haruka moves out of range.
Shinsato wants to clinch up but Haruka keeps it at a distance.
Shinsato tries to clinch but Haruka moves out of range.
Shinsato is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shinsato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haruka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shinsato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haruka keeps the fight on the outside.
Shinsato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haruka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shinsato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haruka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haruka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shinsato as he jumps to the side.
Haruka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shinsato sprawls well initially but Haruka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shinsato wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haruka trying to control from Shinsato's half guard. Shinsato has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Haruka wants to pass the guard but Shinsato is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haruka trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinsato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinsato wants to stand up but Haruka is controlling him.
Haruka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haruka trying to control but Shinsato is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haruka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haruka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shinsato regains half guard, as Haruka was trying to land strikes.
Shinsato is trying to stand up here but Haruka is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato is staying active underneath Haruka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shinsato pushes Haruka off looking to stand but Haruka dives back in and keeps control.
Haruka wants to pass the guard but Shinsato is defending well.
Haruka stops Shinsato from getting back to his feet.
Haruka trying to control the action but Shinsato is working from the bottom.
Haruka stops Shinsato from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haruka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chika Haruka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Shinsato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akira Shinsato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinsato darts in trying to clinch
and Haruka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shinsato moves into the clinch.
Shinsato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinsato wants to clinch.
Haruka circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chika Haruka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shinsato tries to clinch up but Haruka circles away and keeps his distance.
Haruka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shinsato is looking to clinch but Haruka is avoiding it.
Haruka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shinsato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haruka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shinsato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shinsato wants to clinch.
Shinsato tries to clinch up
and Haruka counters with a three punch combo that has Shinsato backing up. Shinsato nods at Haruka to acknowledge the strikes.
Haruka fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinsato forces Haruka back against the cage and clinches.
Shinsato crunches a lovely knee into Haruka's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haruka blocks a body shot from Shinsato.
Shinsato digs a right hand underneath Haruka's ribcage. Haruka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haruka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shinsato wants to clinch.
Shinsato tries to clinch up.
Shinsato darts in trying to clinch
and Haruka counters with a left and a right that stings Shinsato.
Shinsato wants to clinch but Haruka slips to the side
and Haruka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shinsato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haruka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haruka swats away the attempt to clinch by Shinsato.
Shinsato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haruka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinsato dodges the punch combination from Haruka.
Shinsato fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haruka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shinsato tries to clinch up but Haruka circles away and keeps his distance.
Haruka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haruka duly obliges.
Haruka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shinsato tries to clinch but Haruka is having none of it.
Haruka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haruka throws a combination. Shinsato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haruka throws a one two combo.
Shinsato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haruka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinsato is looking to clinch but Haruka is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haruka misses with a combination
and Shinsato counters by moving into the clinch.
Haruka tries to score a body lock takedown but Shinsato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shinsato cracks Haruka with a nice body shot.
Chika Haruka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haruka's elbow.
Shinsato stalling against the cage.
Shinsato misses with a punch to the body.
Shinsato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shinsato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haruka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shinsato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haruka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chika Haruka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haruka scores with a body shot.
Haruka scores with the left hand. Shinsato knows he should have avoided that one.
Shinsato tries to clinch but Haruka moves out of range.
Shinsato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haruka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haruka misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato tries to clinch there but Haruka circles away.
Haruka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinsato tries to close the distance and clinch but Haruka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haruka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shinsato gets a clinch.
Shinsato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinsato darts in trying to clinch
and Haruka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shinsato is looking to clinch but Haruka is avoiding it.
Shinsato tries to clinch there but Haruka circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinsato tries to clinch there but Haruka circles away.
Shinsato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shinsato closes the distance but Haruka moves to the side
and Haruka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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 Akira Shinsato.
I think Haruka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chika Haruka!
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energy
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hype
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