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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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28 - 16 - 1 |
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144 lbs
29 - 5 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Sato blocks the leg kick.
Bird has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sato is landing a low percentage of strikes.
William Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird throws out a powerful jab.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Bird wants to counter with a clinch but Sato pushes him away.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Bird misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a left to the body.
Bird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bird moves forwards but Sato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bird drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Bird swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bird takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Bird tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
Bird avoids the head kick by Sato.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Bird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Bird.
Bird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Sato throws a hook but Bird avoids it easily.
Bird lands a high kick!
Bird misses with a body kick.
Sato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sato moves out of range of the leg kick from Bird.
Bird fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sato checks it well.
Bird loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bird throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bird takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Bird takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bird has managed to clinch.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Sato.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird takes a knee to the side of the body.
Our sources have told us that Sato has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bird prevents a body shot from Sato.
Sato trying to land knees to the body.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bird.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
Good body shot from Bird.
Bird is trying to stall.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Sato lands a damaging elbow.
Bird using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sato looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Bird.
Bird is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bird lands with a right to the head.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bird.
Bird has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird trying to stall but Sato improves his position.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Bird.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato lands a good knee to the midsection. Bird won't want to take too many of those.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato lands an elbow inside.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird lands a knee to the head.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato lands an uppercut.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Sato working Bird over with knees to the body.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Sato.
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 Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bird throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bird takes a step back to recover.
Sato connects with a jab.
Bird staying out of range there.
Sato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bird, as that shot connected.
Bird connects with a body shot that sends Sato's belly button to the back.
Bird throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato moves away from the strike by Bird.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sato scores with a kick to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bird checks a leg kick.
Sato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bird takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bird.
Bird blocks a head kick by Sato.
Bird smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bird tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
Bird lands a head kick!
Sato thuds his right hand into Bird's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body kick from Sato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bird.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Bird throws a body kick that misses
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bird tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bird with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Sato misses.
Bird misses with a body shot.
Sato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Sato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bird has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Nice body kick there by Sato.
Bird looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
Sato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bird misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Bird catches Sato right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
And Sato counters with a quick kick to the body but Bird blocks it.
Bird throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sato.
Bird defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Sato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bird doesn't seem bothered though.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Bird wants to counter the offense by Sato and move into the clinch position.
Bird looks to throw a body kick
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Bird slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bird throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Sato misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird misses with a hook
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bird.
Bird lands a slapping body shot.
Sato throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bird!
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Bird misses.
Sato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bird.
Bird scores with a leg kick.
Sato scores with a nice right hand.
Bird checks a low kick from Sato.
Bird tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Bird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bird momentarily.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
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 Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bird scores with a decent looking hook.
Sato lands with a cross.
Bird ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bird moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bird slips a straight right by Sato.
Bird punishes Sato's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from Sato.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Sato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sato throws a leg kick but Bird moved away.
Bird wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Bird is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Bird saw that one coming.
A jab from Sato misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bird misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Sato misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato slips a straight right by Bird.
Bird misses with a low kick as Sato jumps back.
Bird connects with a solid leg kick.
Sato blocks a low kick nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sato - that will leave a mark!
Sato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sato moves out of range as Bird throws a body kick.
Bird takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Bird misses the target.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Bird tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sato.
Sato moves out of range as Bird throws a body kick.
Sato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bird on the side of the head.
Bird throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Sato finds it's way through Bird's defenses.
Sato throws a hook but Bird blocks it.
Ukyo Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
Bird walks into a jab.
A cross from Bird lands.
Bird has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Bird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Bird has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird has Sato pressed against the ropes, preventing Sato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bird lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
William Bird seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Sato lands a nice elbow.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato thows a leg kick but Bird checks it
and Bird counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Sato lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
Bird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Bird's head.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
A short uppercut from Bird.
Bird is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bird tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bird blocking some punches.
Sato trying to stall but Bird improves his position.
Sato lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bird staying out of range there.
Bird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bird.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bird has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bird and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bird throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Sato throws a series of punches but Bird moves out of range.
Bird pushes Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bird blocks the body kick.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
Bird has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird fakes the leg kick and cracks Sato in the body.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Sato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bird throws a leg kick but Sato checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird cracks Sato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bird is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Bird throws a leg kick which misses Sato's front leg but catches the back leg as Sato tries to avoid it.
Bird walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bird on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sato. Sato obviously looking to wear him down.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bird connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bird.
Bird misses with an uppercut.
Sato throwing a counter right hand but Bird manages to avoid it.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Bird tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bird slips under a jab from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird moves out of range of the body kick.
Sato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bird with a jab.
Sato throws the left hand but Bird avoids the punch easily.
Sato takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Sato scores with a hook to the body. Bird takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Bird.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bird.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Bird chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bird.
Sato lands a leg kick that knocks Bird off balance momentarily.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird checks a low kick from Sato.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Bird slips under a jab.
Bird bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bird throws a wild body kick that Sato sees coming a mile off.
Sato throws a leg kick but Bird checks it.
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Bird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sato.
Sato slips under a jab from Bird.
Sato lands a high kick!
Bird clinches up against the ropes.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bird.
Bird with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bird crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Bird's head but Bird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
And Sato counters with a quick kick to the body but Bird blocks it.
Sato scores with a spinning back kick!
Bird looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bird takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sato lands a front kick.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
Bird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bird misses with a looping left.
Bird is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Bird is looking to land body kicks.
Sato throws a counter high kick but Bird was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bird throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws a leg kick but Bird moved away.
Bird throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a solid body kick.
Bird does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird scores with a punch to the head.
Bird scores with a push kick.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Sato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sato lands a jab to the head.
Bird pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sato is out of range and Bird settles back down.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bird misses with a straight left.
Bird looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bird.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Bird avoids it.
Bird lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sato will feel that in the morning.
William Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Bird throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Bird moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato dodges the punch combination from Bird.
Bird misses with a looping right.
Sato misses the jab.
Bird steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sato. That one must have hurt.
Bird moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Bird scores with a jab. Sato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bird avoids the head kick by Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bird on the side of the head.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Bird feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sato's calf.
Bird is looking to clinch.
Bird wants to clinch.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Sato lands a head shot.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Bird steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Bird - just one landing.
Bird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
A jab from Sato misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Sato lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sato.
Sato clobbers Bird with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bird lands with a kick to the temple. Sato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bird takes one to the chin there.
Bird works the jab nicely.
Sato is rocked!
Sato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Sato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato seems to have got his legs back now.
Sato connects with a body shot.
Bird fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Bird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ukyo Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sato, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ukyo Sato!
Ukyo Sato retains his bantamweight title!
William Bird was interviewed post fight and said 'You proved you were the better fighter tonight.'.
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