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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuakii Inose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Sakaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsuakii Inose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Sakaro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakaro gets tackled into the cage by Inose. Inose maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sakaro.
Sakaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakaro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inose.
Sakaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Inose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Sakaro. No joy for Inose on that attempt.
Sakaro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inose swivels and escapes.
Inose fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuakii Inose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakaro closes the distance and clinches.
Sakaro is trying to force a seperation but Inose has the dominant position.
Sakaro letting Inose take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inose tries for a takedown. No joy.
Inose has Sakaro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sakaro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Inose is trying to break the clinch but Sakaro has him pressed against the cage.
Sakaro misses with a body punch.
Sakaro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Inose fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sakaro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Inose sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Sakaro. Those never looked like landing.
Inose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sakaro tries to avoid it but Inose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sakaro to the ground. Sakaro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sakaro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inose jumps guard but Sakaro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Inose creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakaro's defenses.
Sakaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inose fails to land the takedown.
Inose is breathing heavily.
Sakaro misses with a takedown attempt - Inose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Inose looks for a takedown but Sakaro sprawls well.
Sakaro gets a clinch.
Sakaro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inose.
Inose has a couple of punches blocked by Sakaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inose is trying to pull guard but Sakaro has him pressed against the cage.
Sakaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakaro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inose circles away.
Inose tries to clinch but Sakaro is having none of it.
Sakaro pushes Inose up against the cage in a clinch.
Inose breaks from the clinch.
Inose misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sakaro as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Inose. No joy for Sakaro on that attempt.
Sakaro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Inose sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sakaro somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Inose tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakaro has managed to clinch.
Sakaro manages to break the clinch.
Inose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakaro looks to land a combination but Inose avoids it well.
Inose tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakaro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Inose somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inose stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakaro. Sakaro gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Sakaro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Inose fails to land the takedown.
Inose throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sakaro slaps away a takedown attempt from Inose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakaro closes the distance and clinches up with Inose, looking for a takedown. Sakaro pushes Inose against the cage but Inose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Inose doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakaro circles away.
Sakaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakaro shoots for a takedown but Inose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice defenses there by Sakaro.
Inose tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakaro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Inose somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuakii Inose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakaro throws a head kick but Inose moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inose throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Sakaro counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Inose as Sakaro shoots in.
Sakaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inose checks the leg kick.
Inose lands a right hook to the body.
Sakaro fails to land the takedown.
Inose rushes Sakaro and presses him up against the cage.
Sakaro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Inose.
Inose forces Sakaro back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sakaro is trying to drag Inose to the mat but Inose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sakaro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Inose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sakaro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakaro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Inose up against the cage.
Sakaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Sakaro misses
and Inose counters with a thumping low kick.
Sakaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Sakaro does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inose fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inose defending well as Sakaro loads up on a big left hand.
Sakaro dodges the punch combination from Inose.
Sakaro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Inose but Inose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Inose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakaro's waist but Sakaro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Inose off to one side.
Inose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inose misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sakaro clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mitsuakii Inose will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Inose. No joy for Sakaro on that attempt.
Sakaro avoids the head kick by Inose.
Sakaro moves into the clinch.
Inose misses with a knee strike.
Inose taking a breather.
Sakaro has Inose pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Inose manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Inose is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakaro wants to break free but Inose has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakaro is working for takedown but Inose is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mitsuakii Inose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Sakaro.
Sakaro is trying to pull guard but Inose has him pressed against the cage.
Inose can't get the takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sakaro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Inose after a bit of a struggle.
Inose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakaro's efforts to push away.
Sakaro has a couple of punches blocked by Inose.
A frustrated look appears on Sakaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sakaro fails to land.
Inose decides to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Inose keeping full guard, as Sakaro tries to pass.
Inose is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Inose lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sakaro!
Sakaro wants to control but Inose is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inose is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sakaro to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sakaro shrugs it off.
Sakaro tries to control Inose's body but Inose pushes him off. Sakaro squirms to his side and now Inose has his back!
Sakaro tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Inose looking to control but Sakaro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Inose avoids the attempt from Sakaro to control.
Sakaro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inose wants to control the pace but Sakaro is squirming around nicely.
Sakaro wants to hold on but Inose pushes him away.
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 Mitsuakii Inose.
I think Inose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Antonio Sakaro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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