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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Heanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heanan has chosen Intelectual Killer by Suicidal Tendencies as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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285 lbs
9 - 14 - 0 |
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207 cm
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288 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Heanan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heanan scores with a jab to the body.
Sato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heanan but Heanan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heanan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heanan avoids a kick to the body.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heanan leaves Sato with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mana Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heanan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sato misses with a takedown attempt
and Heanan counters with a two punch combo.
Donk. Heanan catches Sato right on the button with a cross.
Heanan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heanan digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heanan scores with a body shot.
Heanan connects with a jab.
Sato tried to score with a low kick but Heanan checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heanan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sato is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heanan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sato is now in Heanan's guard. A big mistake from Heanan there, giving up the dominant position!
Heanan wants to get back to his feet but Sato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sato throwing strikes but missing.
Heanan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sato misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Heanan to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heanan pinned against the cage. Heanan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sato fails with the takedown
and Heanan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Heanan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato trying to keep a closed guard but Heanan is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heanan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sato looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sato looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sato!
Heanan is trying to improve his position.
Sato working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Heanan is trying to get back to half guard.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heanan keeps working.
Sato cracks Heanan with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heanan keeps working.
Heanan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sato has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Heanan struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heanan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sato pushes Heanan off and gets back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Heanan as he connects with a hook.
Sato shoots for a double leg takedown but Heanan sprawls well. He's pushed Sato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heanan cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
Heanan scores with a jab to the body.
Mana Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heanan avoids it really well and circles away.
Sato walks into a jab.
Sato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heanan circles away.
Sato tries to move into range but Heanan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heanan connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves forwards but Heanan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heanan throws a combination. Sato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Heanan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sato's guard.
Sato thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Heanan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heanan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heanan wants to stand and escape but instead Sato has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Heanan keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Heanan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heanan is looking to stand up but Sato isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heanan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sato controls the pace.
Heanan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Heanan dominated that round.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sato swings for the body but Heanan moves out of range.
Heanan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sato has a takedown stuffed.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heanan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heanan, as that shot connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sato.
Heanan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sato as he jumps to the side.
Heanan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sato's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Heanan catches Sato right on the button with a cross.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heanan thuds a left hand into Sato's body.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heanan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Heanan sees coming a mile off.
Sato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Heanan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab lands there for Heanan.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sato. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Heanan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Heanan is just out of range.
Sato misses with a takedown attempt
and Heanan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mana Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heanan digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Heanan scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heanan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heanan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sato sprawls well initially but Heanan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heanan wants to take a breather but Sato is having none of it.
Heanan blocks the strikes from Sato.
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.
Sato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heanan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sato is not content to let Heanan control the position.
Heanan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sato has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heanan seems to be looking for submissions.
Sato trying to control here.
Heanan wants to work for an arm triangle but Sato is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Heanan 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.
Sato gets back to full guard.
Bobby Heanan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato 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.
Sato throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sato is trying to control the position but Heanan postures up.
Heanan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sato thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Heanan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Heanan wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Heanan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sato dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heanan wants to get back to his feet but Sato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heanan working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Heanan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Heanan lands a nice hook to Sato's body. Sato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heanan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sato on the side of the head.
Heanan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heanan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato shoots and misses
and Heanan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heanan thuds a left hand into Sato's body.
Sato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Heanan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sato tries to strike from the bottom.
Heanan looking to sit in guard and control but Sato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato postures up.
Sato passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sato there.
Sato controlling the action here.
Sato prevents Heanan from standing back up.
Sato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heanan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sato is working away from the top position though.
Heanan pushes Sato off but Sato dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heanan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Heanan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sato scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Bobby Heanan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato looking to finish Heanan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Heanan!
Heanan is rocked!
That has opened up Bobby Heanan's cut even more.
Sato has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Heanan is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mana Sato!
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