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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Sendoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shilee Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Sendoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shilee Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sendoh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sendoh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sendoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagasaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sendoh tries to avoid it but Nagasaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sendoh to the ground. Sendoh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nagasaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sendoh has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Sendoh.
Sendoh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nagasaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Sendoh is blocking nicely.
Nagasaki looks gassed!
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sendoh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sendoh is trying to force a seperation but Nagasaki has the dominant position.
Sendoh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nagasaki keeps control of Sendoh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sendoh working hard to break the clinch.
Nagasaki keeps control of Sendoh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Sendoh.
Sendoh lands a shot to the body.
Sendoh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sendoh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sendoh lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh lands a shot to the body.
Sendoh is trying to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling him.
Sendoh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sendoh is trying to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling him.
Nagasaki has Sendoh pressed against the cage, preventing Sendoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sendoh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sendoh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Sendoh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sendoh takes the fight into the clinch.
Sendoh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Sendoh breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Sendoh misses.
Sendoh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sendoh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Sendoh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sendoh.
Sendoh misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Sendoh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sendoh misses with a two punch combination.
Sendoh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nagasaki is rocked!
It looks like Shilee Nagasaki has been cut.
Sendoh misses with a double jab.
Sendoh throws a combination. Nagasaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nagasaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Sendoh finish him?
Sendoh lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Sendoh.
Nagasaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sendoh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagasaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Sendoh misses with a series of wild punches.
Sendoh slaps away a takedown attempt from Nagasaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Akira Sendoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shilee Nagasaki.
Sendoh avoids the head kick by Nagasaki.
Sendoh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sendoh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nagasaki - the referee stops the clock and Sendoh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nagasaki. Sendoh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nagasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Sendoh circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nagasaki moves to clinch but Sendoh breaks away
and Sendoh counters with a left and a right that stings Nagasaki.
Sendoh throws a nice looking combination but Nagasaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sendoh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nagasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sendoh misses with the combination.
Nagasaki scores with a head kick.
Akira Sendoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sendoh connects with a right hand. Nagasaki shakes it off.
Nagasaki misses with a head kick.
Nagasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sendoh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sendoh lands a glancing blow to the side of Nagasaki's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sendoh!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sendoh.
Nagasaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sendoh fails to land with a series of punches.
Sendoh shoots in and drives through. Nagasaki sprawls well.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sendoh has Nagasaki up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagasaki takes a shot to the head.
Nagasaki has Sendoh pressed against the cage, preventing Sendoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Sendoh.
Sendoh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sendoh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagasaki has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sendoh.
Nagasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Sendoh.
A left hand lands to the body for Sendoh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sendoh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shilee Nagasaki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sendoh feints a jab promting Nagasaki to slip. Sendoh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nagasaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sendoh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sendoh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sendoh moves into the clinch.
Sendoh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nagasaki missing with knees to the body.
Sendoh digs a right hand underneath Nagasaki's ribcage. Nagasaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nagasaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Sendoh avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short body shot lands from Sendoh as the two fighters clinch.
Sendoh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagasaki can do to turn this around?
Sendoh is trying to break free.
Nagasaki scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sendoh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sendoh is working Nagasaki over against the cage.
Sendoh lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Sendoh is blocking nicely.
Sendoh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh digs a right hand underneath Nagasaki's ribcage. Nagasaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nagasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sendoh is defending well for now.
Sendoh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sendoh is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagasaki has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Sendoh.
Nagasaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Sendoh.
Sendoh digs a right hand into Nagasaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nagasaki's gas tank.
Sendoh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Sendoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sendoh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Sendoh does no damage.
Sendoh throws out a powerful jab.
Sendoh rushes Nagasaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sendoh breaks from the clinch.
Sendoh throws a nice looking combination but Nagasaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sendoh throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagasaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sendoh misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Nagasaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Sendoh which made him look bad.
Nagasaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sendoh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nagasaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sendoh to score with a decent uppercut.
Sendoh instigates a clinch.
Nagasaki has Sendoh pressed against the cage, preventing Sendoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sendoh is trying to break the clinch but Nagasaki has him pressed against the cage.
Sendoh wants to break free but Nagasaki has control.
Nagasaki missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sendoh.
Sendoh is leaning against Nagasaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sendoh can't break the clinch.
Sendoh is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagasaki has double underhooks.
Nagasaki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sendoh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nagasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sendoh throws a series of punches but Nagasaki avoids them all with ease.
Sendoh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagasaki is looking to clinch but Sendoh is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Sendoh misses.
Nagasaki moves in looking to clinch but Sendoh pushes him off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sendoh!
Nagasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Sendoh misses.
Sendoh stalks Nagasaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nagasaki's face. Nagasaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Nagasaki gets tackled into the cage by Sendoh. Sendoh maintains the clinch.
Nagasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Sendoh blocks with his arms.
Sendoh working hard to break the clinch.
Sendoh scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sendoh.
Sendoh scores with a hook to the body.
Nagasaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Sendoh is blocking nicely.
Sendoh lands with a left to the head.
Sendoh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nagasaki misses with a knee strike.
Nagasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sendoh is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Sendoh.
Nagasaki has Sendoh pressed against the cage, preventing Sendoh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sendoh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasaki trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sendoh wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagasaki won't allow it.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but Sendoh blocks it.
Sendoh tries to circle away but Nagasaki has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sendoh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sendoh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shilee Nagasaki's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sendoh scores with a three punch combo!
Akira Sendoh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagasaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sendoh.
Horrible takedown by Nagasaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Sendoh which made him look bad.
Sendoh throws a series of punches but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Sendoh misses with an uppercut
and Nagasaki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nagasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sendoh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akira Sendoh is winning the standup battle so far.
Sendoh misses with a few strikes there.
Nagasaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sendoh is fending him off so far but Nagasaki persists. Nope, Sendoh circles away and we're back to standing.
Sendoh forces Nagasaki back against the cage and clinches.
Sendoh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sendoh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Sendoh.
Sendoh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sendoh is trying to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling him.
Sendoh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nagasaki or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sendoh.
Sendoh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sendoh tries to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling the position.
Sendoh managing to block the knees to the body from Nagasaki.
Sendoh lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Sendoh.
Sendoh is trying to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling him.
Sendoh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sendoh wants to break free but Nagasaki has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sendoh.
Sendoh lands a nice uppercut.
Nagasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sendoh blocks it with crossed arms.
Sendoh pushes Nagasaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sendoh lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh is trying to force a seperation but Nagasaki has the dominant position.
Sendoh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sendoh pushes Nagasaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sendoh breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Sendoh misses.
Sendoh stuffs the takedown.
Akira Sendoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shilee Nagasaki.
Sendoh looks to land a combination but Nagasaki avoids it well.
Nagasaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sendoh closes the distance and pushes Nagasaki back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sendoh looking to throw knees to the head but Nagasaki is blocking nicely.
Nagasaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Sendoh won't want to take too many of those.
Sendoh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nagasaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sendoh tries to avoid it but Nagasaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sendoh to the ground. Sendoh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh moves into the clinch successfully.
Sendoh works on Nagasaki's body with a couple of short punches.
Sendoh breaks from the clinch.
Sendoh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nagasaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sendoh tries to avoid it but Nagasaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sendoh to the ground. Sendoh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sendoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Sendoh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nagasaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sendoh avoids it really well and circles away.
Nagasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Sendoh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh throws a right hand that Nagasaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagasaki also avoids with ease.
Nagasaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Sendoh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nagasaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sendoh is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sendoh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagasaki counters with a three punch combo that has Sendoh backing up. Sendoh nods at Nagasaki to acknowledge the strikes.
Sendoh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nagasaki dodges the punch combination from Sendoh.
Nagasaki tries to clinch but Sendoh moves out of range.
Sendoh swinging wildly here.
Nagasaki shoots in for a double leg but Sendoh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nagasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sendoh is trying to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling him.
Shilee Nagasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akira Sendoh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sendoh tries to break free but Nagasaki pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Sendoh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sendoh 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Sendoh!
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