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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasa Gusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusi has chosen Ekipa- BGD Syndicate as his entrance music. Sasa Gusi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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202 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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195 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Good elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasa Gusi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sato passes Gusi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato with the ground and pound but Gusi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gusi is keeping the position for now.
Gusi looking for a sweep. Not yet Gusi, not yet.
Gusi working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato throws a strike but Gusi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gusi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gusi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gusi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gusi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gusi won't allow Sato to sweep him here.
Gusi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gusi is one step ahead there.
Gusi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gusi working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gusi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gusi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusi stays in close to Sato's body and controls the position.
Gusi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gusi's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Gusi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Gusi is keeping the position.
Gusi trying to control the position here.
Gusi can't keep his opponent in guard - Sato advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gusi keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi trying to hold on to Sato's head to control him but Sato postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gusi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sato throwing strikes but missing.
Sato being controlled here momentarily.
Sato lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusi is pulling down on Sato's head. It's preventing any offense from Sato, at least for the moment.
Gusi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gusi wants to hit a switch here but Sato passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gusi there!
Sato avoids the attempt from Gusi to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusi is bucking up trying to escape but Sato cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Katsuro Sato will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Gusi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gusi.
It looks like Sasa Gusi has been cut.
Sato looking to control.
Sato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gusi manages to get himself to full guard.
Sato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gusi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gusi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gusi looking to control.
Gusi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gusi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato is not content to let Gusi control the position.
Gusi working over Sato with some ground and pound. Sato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sato wants to improve his position but Gusi is controlling well.
Sato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gusi is looking for a kimura but Sato is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gusi to get the leverage.
Gusi stalling away here and it's allowed Sato to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gusi preventing the sweep.
Sasa Gusi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gusi throwing strikes from guard but Sato blocks nicely.
Gusi is working Sato over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gusi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gusi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gusi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gusi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gusi defends it easily.
Gusi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sato's head.
Gusi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gusi is putting a hurting on Sato here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sato seems a little lost for a moment, as Gusi dominates the positioning.
Sato is trying to improve his position.
Gusi looks up at the clock and then as Sato takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gusi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sato is looking to regain half guard here but Gusi keeps moving and retains side control.
Gusi lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gusi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gusi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sato to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Gusi.
Gusi is looking to take a break and control but Sato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sato on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sato takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gusi tries for a kimura but Sato is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato is trying to improve his position.
Sato struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato is looking to reverse the position.
Sato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Gusi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasa Gusi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sasa Gusi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sato gets caught flat footed, as Gusi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gusi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gusi tries to free his leg and advance position but Sato is retaining full guard.
Gusi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gusi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sato is looking for a triangle but Gusi pushes his legs off easily.
Sato controls Gusi momentarily but Gusi frees himself.
Gusi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sato controlling the position.
Sato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sato will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusi.
Gusi thows a huge punch but Sato dodges it nicely.
Gusi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gusi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sato defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gusi connects with a nice short shot to Sato's temple.
Sato looking for submissions off his back.
Gusi prevents Sato from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Gusi.
Sato is looking to improve his position.
Gusi working Sato over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusi trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
Sato regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gusi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gusi is looking to work some ground and pound but Sato has wrist control.
Gusi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Gusi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gusi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gusi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sato wants to sweep but no luck.
Gusi wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Sato working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gusi gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gusi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gusi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gusi lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusi lands a nice forearm strike.
Gusi working the ground and pound from side control.
Gusi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sato down.
Gusi lands an elbow.
Sato is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gusi working Sato over with strikes.
Sato wants to improve his position but Gusi is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Gusi seems content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gusi connects with a nice short shot to Sato's temple.
Sato is looking for a sweep. Gusi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gusi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasa Gusi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gusi 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasa Gusi!
In his post fight interview, Sasa Gusi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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