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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuu Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron St James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Saga's guard.
St James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saga looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Saga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St James forces his way into half guard.
Saga is looking for a sweep. St James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St James is pressing down on Saga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saga is holding on for now.
Saga tries to roll over but St James keeps him under control.
Saga is controlling St James's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Saga is refusing to be controlled, as St James sits in half guard.
Saga wants to improve his position but St James is controlling well.
St James is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Saga has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St James scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saga is looking to control St James's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saga avoid being mounted?
St James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saga is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St James controlling the pace.
Saga is looking for a sweep. St James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saga keeping control of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
St James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saga can't do much from the bottom here.
St James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St James is looking to take a break and control but Saga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St James tries to move into full mount but can't pass Saga's legs.
St James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St James looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
St James trying to control the action but Saga is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saga shoots and misses
and St James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saga with a lazy takedown attempt
and St James counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St James gets underhooks to prevent Saga's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuu Saga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St James avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Saga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St James just stands there and leans against the cage.
St James wants the takedown. Saga is fighting it off but St James persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Saga's guard against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St James with a nice head shot there.
St James passes Saga's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Saga wants to control but St James is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saga is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Saga tries to roll over but St James keeps him under control.
St James wants to free his trapped foot but Saga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St James is working away from the top position though.
St James looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saga tries for a takedown but St James circles away easily
and St James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St James trying to control but Saga is working from the bottom.
St James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St James wants to control from the top but Saga keeps moving.
Saga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St James trying to control but Saga is working from the bottom.
St James wants to pass the guard but Saga is keeping the position.
Saga looking for a guillotine here but St James defends easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saga shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Saga!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Saga manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Saga is looking to reverse the position.
Saga prevents St James from moving into mount.
Saga tries to improve position but can't.
St James working away.
St James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Saga manages to get back to half guard.
Saga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saga looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St James wants to control but Saga is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Saga in particular looking to stall.
Saga is looking to take a break and control but St James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St James trying to hold on to Saga's head to control him but Saga postures up.
Saga trying to control the action but St James is working from the bottom.
St James has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saga is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga tries to pass to full mount but St James defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St James connects with a nice looking jab.
St James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saga counters with a single leg into guard. St James didn't expect that.
Saga trying to control the position from guard on top but St James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Saga trying to control but St James is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
St James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St James trying to pass the guard but Saga defending well.
St James is thwarting Saga's attempts to control the position.
St James is tying to control. Saga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saga wants to improve his position but St James is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cameron St James will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
St James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Saga is trying to escape the mount.
Saga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St James wants to control the pace but Saga is squirming around nicely.
St James prevents Saga from getting the reversal.
St James tries to control but Saga wriggling away.
St James with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
St James avoids the attempt from Saga to control.
St James looking to secure an arm triangle but Saga defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga tries to reverse the position but St James maintains control.
St James is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Saga changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. St James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St James is trying to improve his position.
Saga controls the position.
St James sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Saga wants to lay and pray for a moment but St James keeps working.
St James throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
St James is trying to get back to full guard.
Cameron St James has got the better of the ground game so far.
St James gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James looking for a guillotine here but Saga defends easily.
St James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saga is looking to escape.
St James controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga has given up his back.
St James tries to keep control of the position but Saga is staying busy.
St James is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
St James patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Yuu Saga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saga showing good submission defense here.
A lull in the action here.
St James doesn't have the hooks in and Saga manages to turn into his guard.
St James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Saga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St James is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Cameron St James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saga moves away.
St James lands with a nice body punch.
Saga gets a takedown into half guard.
St James has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saga is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron St James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron St James!
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RATING
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