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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mica Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakata kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST. Makaaja comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BassLovers United - I Can't Dance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mitsuomi Sakata had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mica Makaaja!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakata jabs at Makaaja's body.
Sakata lands a big head kick that sends Makaaja tumbling to the mat! Sakata takes a step backwards and waves Makaaja back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Makaaja is rocked!
It looks like Mica Makaaja has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakata scores with a kick to the body.
Sakata throws a looping overhand right but Makaaja ducks down to avoid it.
Sakata cracks Makaaja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Makaaja is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakata finish him?
A shot to the liver by Sakata. Beautiful body shot.
Sakata looks to land a left hand but Makaaja moved out of range nicely.
Makaaja seems to have recovered his senses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Makaaja.
Sakata lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makaaja will feel that in the morning.
Sakata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakata scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makaaja doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakata throws a sloppy body shot
and Makaaja counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Makaaja drops back looking for a leg! Sakata is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sakata manages to kick Makaaja off! Makaaja jumps back into Sakata's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaaja controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Makaaja wants to pass the guard but Sakata is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakata keeping moving, preventing Makaaja from controlling successfully.
Makaaja might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sakata haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mica Makaaja was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Makaaja slips a jab from Sakata.
Sakata scores with a jab. Makaaja acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sakata misses with a head kick.
Sakata lands a big head kick that sends Makaaja tumbling to the mat! Sakata takes a step backwards and waves Makaaja back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Mica Makaaja's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makaaja avoids the head kick by Sakata.
Mitsuomi Sakata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakata misses the shot to the body.
Sakata misses with a looping right.
Sakata misses with a few strikes there.
Sakata delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakata throws the left hand but Makaaja avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakata, right into the meat.
Sakata throws a body punch but Makaaja moves out of range.
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakata just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakata is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sakata misses with a hook. Makaaja ducked under it nicely.
Sakata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaaja shoots in for a takedown but Sakata shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakata throws an overhand right that lands on Makaaja's shoulder, as Makaaja tries to avoid the shot.
Sakata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makaaja.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakata.
A head kick misses from Sakata.
Sakata lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sakata keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitsuomi Sakata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mica Makaaja.
Sakata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makaaja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakata sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makaaja somewhat.
Sakata thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makaaja dives in and grabs Sakata's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sakata pushes down on Makaaja's head and hops out.
Sakata looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaaja is just out of range.
Sakata scores with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Sakata - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuomi Sakata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mica Makaaja's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sakata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaaja.
Makaaja closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakata did well to prevent Makaaja getting side control.
Makaaja is working for a kimura but Sakata is defending it quite comfortably.
Makaaja is looking for a kimura here.
Makaaja trying to control the action but Sakata is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaaja is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Makaaja is looking for a kimura here.
My spies in CEC Underdark inform me that Makaaja has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Makaaja is working for a submission of some sort.
Sakata is looking to control Makaaja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sakata avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sakata doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Makaaja.
Makaaja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakata is trying to maintain the position but Makaaja is very close to passing his half guard.
Sakata is not content to let Makaaja control the position.
Makaaja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sakata is staying active underneath Makaaja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Makaaja 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.
Sakata wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja is trying to control. Sakata wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Makaaja is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sakata has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sakata is defending against the submission attempts here by Makaaja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mica Makaaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mica Makaaja's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Makaaja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sakata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaaja moves away.
Sakata lands with an uppercut that bounces Makaaja off the cage and back into range.
Sakata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaaja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakata but Sakata pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sakata throws a body punch but Makaaja moves out of range.
Makaaja on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The cut above Mica Makaaja's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakata lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Makaaja shoots in looking for a takedown. Sakata tries to sprawl out of it but Makaaja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sakata manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitsuomi Sakata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mica Makaaja.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sakata.
Mitsuomi Sakata is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata lands a jab to Makaaja's midsection.
Makaaja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sakata takes a swing at Makaaja's ribcage but misses.
Sakata lands a slapping body shot.
Makaaja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Sakata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakata misses with a low kick.
Makaaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakata.
Makaaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakata.
Sakata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sakata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makaaja can do to turn this around?
Sakata throws a sloppy head kick and Makaaja moves out of range easily.
Sakata misses with a head kick.
Sakata is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sakata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sakata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makaaja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakata looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaaja is just out of range.
Makaaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakata.
Makaaja avoids the head kick by Sakata.
Sakata misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaaja closes the distance and clinches up with Sakata, looking for a takedown. Makaaja pushes Sakata against the cage but Sakata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaaja manages to avoid it.
A jab from Sakata misses.
Sakata throws a leg kick which misses Makaaja's front leg but catches the back leg as Makaaja tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakata as he jumps to the side.
Makaaja keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Makaaja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakata is fending him off so far but Makaaja persists. Nope, Sakata circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakata throws a jab when Makaaja was well out of range.
Sakata looks to land a left hand but Makaaja moved out of range nicely.
Makaaja fails to land the takedown.
Sakata swings for the body but Makaaja moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Makaaja.
Sakata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Sakata misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makaaja.
Sakata misses with a wild body shot.
Makaaja blocks a head kick by Sakata.
Sakata scores with a nice head shot.
Sakata lands a big head kick that sends Makaaja tumbling to the mat! Sakata takes a step backwards and waves Makaaja back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mica Makaaja's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mica Makaaja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mitsuomi Sakata!
In his post fight interview, Mitsuomi Sakata gave a big smile as he said 'Minnasan, arigatou gozaimasu! Ore wa sugoku ureshii desu! Yatta!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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