Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: MMMA Clown Caos 26
Date: Nov 08, 2017

#R1#
Sirven looks to land a right hand but Sata moved out of range.
Sata avoids the body shot from Sirven.
Sirven misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Sirven throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Sata clinches.
Sirven leaning his opponent against the cage.#TD#
Sata has hold of one of Sirven's legs. Sirven is fighting the takedown attempt but Sata gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sirven has his hands on Sata's head, controlling the position.
Sirven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sata manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirven showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Sata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sirven is one step ahead there.
Sirven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sata is keeping the position for now.
Sata managing to control the position.
Sirven is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sirven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sata trying to keep a closed guard but Sirven is proving a slippery customer.
Sirven trying to control the position from guard on top but Sata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sirven stands and throws Sata's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sirven creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sata striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Sirven creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sata is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Sirven trying to control the action but Sata is working from the bottom.
Sirven scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sata to see if he's OK.
Sirven happy to just control the position for now.
Sata is trying to get back to half guard.
Sata is trying to escape the position but Sirven is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sata tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Sirven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sirven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sirven trying to control the position but Sata is working away.
Sirven working the ground and pound from side control.
Sata is not content to let Sirven control the position.
Sirven connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sata some visible discomfort.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sirven works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Sirven are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sirven lands some shots froms side control.
Sirven tries to score with some ground and pound. Sata controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Sirven dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Sata moves out of range of the strikes.
Sata lands with a straight right. Sirven didn't see that one coming.
Sirven cracks Sata with a good jab.#TD#
Sata is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sirven's half guard.
Sata seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sirven tries to roll over but Sata keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata is thwarting Sirven's attempts to control the position.#T1#
Sirven wants to improve his position but Sata is controlling well.
Sata thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sirven's head.
Sirven flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Sata is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sirven has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sata trying to control from half guard but Sirven is working away.
Sirven slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Sirven is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sirven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sata's guard. #REVB#
Sirven slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sirven working the ground and pound.
Sata is trying to control Sirven's posture but Sirven avoids it. #T3#
Sata tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Sata can't escape the position.
Sata is working hard here to advance position.
Sirven looking to control but Sata is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sirven prevents Sata from getting the reversal.
Sirven landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sirven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#ROC2#
Sata is rocked!
Sirven trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Sirven lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sata hang on?
Oh Sata is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sata is working to get back to half guard.
Sata taking shots to the head.
Sirven avoids the attempt from Sata to control.
Sirven unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Sata wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sirven celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Sirven!
In his post fight interview, Jacque Sirven started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 09, 2017

#R1#
Good standup being displayed there by Wasa as he connects with a hook.
Sata scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wasa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Wasa throws a body punch but Sata moves out of range.
Wasa avoids the body shot from Sata.
Wasa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wasa throws a shot from downtown. Sata moves away and avoids it.
Wasa misses with a hook. Sata ducked under it nicely.
Sata shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wasa but Wasa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Wasa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sata.
Sata sizes up Wasa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sata throws a body shot but no joy.
Sata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sata just misses with a punch to the body.
Wasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasa misses with a body shot.
Wasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sata.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sata misses with a right hand
and Wasa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wasa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wasa throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily. #T1#
Wasa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Wasa.#ROC#
Sata is rocked!
Sata scores with a jab to the body.
Sata is still on wobbly legs! Can Wasa finish him?
Wasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sata seems to have recovered his senses.
Sata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wasa rather than just go for the knockout.
Sata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wasa slaps away a takedown attempt from Sata, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut there from Wasa.#TD2#
Sata closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wasa quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wasa defending well though. #SUB2#
Sata is looking for a kimura but Wasa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sata to get the leverage.
Sata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasa wants to get back to full guard but Sata has passed into side control.#T2#
Wasa gets back to half guard.
Sata trying to mount his opponent but Wasa defends it.
Wasa is trying to get back to full guard.
Sata tries to pass to full mount but Wasa defends it.
Wasa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasa keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully. #T3#
Wasa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sata must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Wasa pushes a forearm under Sata's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sata is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masa Wasa!
During a confident post fight interview, Masa Wasa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CEC 525
Date: Jul 05, 2017

#R1#
Karhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sata is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karhu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Karhu half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karhu.
Sata throws a series of punches but Karhu avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karhu.
Karhu lands a jab to the head. #CL#
Karhu clinches up with Sata and pushes him back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sata has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sata is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karhu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karhu misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu swings wildly with an uppercut but Sata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sata looking to slow down the pace here.
Karhu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karhu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu trying to land knees to the body.
Karhu misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Karhu.
Sata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Karhu as the two fighters clinch. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhu.
Sata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karhu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu struggles to land a body shot inside as Sata controls his hands. #TD2#
Sata has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Karhu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sata is throwing strikes but Karhu counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Karhu regains half guard.
Karhu won't allow Sata to pass to mount.
Karhu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karhu is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Sata trying to control but Karhu is working from the bottom.
Sata is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sata looking to sit in guard and control but Karhu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sata pulls Karhu in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Sata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sata is trying to hold Karhu in close to prevent damage but Karhu has managed to pass into half guard.
Karhu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sata missing with punches from the bottom. #SUB2#
Sata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karhu pulls his head out easily. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karhu controlling the action here.
Sata trying to control here.
Karhu is taking a breather. Sata says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Karhu scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Karhu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Karhu pushes Sata up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sata.
Karhu swings wildly with an uppercut but Sata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sata prevents a body shot from Karhu.
Karhu missing with knees to the body.
Karhu cracks Sata with a nice body shot.
Karhu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sata avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Karhu. #TD2#
Sata jumps guard and drags Karhu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Sata working for submissions but it's allowed Karhu to get to half guard.
Karhu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sata can do to turn this around?
Karhu prevents Sata from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata trying to get back to full guard but Karhu takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Antti Karhu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Sata tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sata is trying desperately to improve position.
Karhu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sata working to try and regain half guard. #T2#
Sata wants to control but Karhu is having none of it.
Sata is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sata is still trying to improve position.
Sata tries to hold on but Karhu postures up.
Karhu looking to control and managing it successfully. #T3#
Sata is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sata sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sata trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Karhu manages to pass to mount!
Karhu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sata is trying to escape the mount. #T4#
Sata is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sata swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Karhu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sata bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Karhu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Karhu instigates a clinch.
Karhu lands a nice elbow.
Karhu scores with a shot to the side of Sata's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhu.
Sata blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sata.
A short right from Karhu.
Karhu swings wildly with an uppercut but Sata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sata has a couple of punches blocked by Karhu.
A short uppercut from Karhu.
Karhu has a couple of punches blocked by Sata.
Karhu lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Karhu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karhu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karhu has a couple of punches blocked by Sata.
Karhu scores with a shot to the side of Sata's head. #ROC#
Sata is rocked!
Karhu tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karhu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sata's brow.
Karhu is working Sata over against the cage.
Sata changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karhu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sata takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Sata shoots in looking for a takedown but Karhu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sata's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sata changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karhu tries to avoid it but Sata manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karhu to the ground. Karhu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antti Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Sata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sata misses with a body shot.
Karhu misses with a leg kick
and Sata counters with a right hand to the body. #T2#
Karhu connects with a solid leg kick.
Sata throws a jab but it's blocked by Karhu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karhu can pounce on him.
Karhu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sata if he has to take too many more of those.
Sata has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sata there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karhu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#CL#
Karhu gets a clinch.
Karhu misses with some punches.
Karhu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sata or not.
Antti Karhu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karhu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sata backwards.
Still in the clinch, Karhu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sata blocks a body shot from Karhu.
Karhu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sata's elbow.
Sata blocking some punches.
Karhu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karhu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sata backwards.
Karhu presses Sata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karhu lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
Sata prevents a body shot from Karhu.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karhu.
Sata tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karhu smiles and moves away.
Sata swats away the attempt to clinch by Karhu.
Sata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Sata sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karhu connects with a solid leg kick.
Sata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sata throws a lazy uppercut
and Karhu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karhu tries to score with a low kick but Sata moves his leg out of the way.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Sata.
Antti Karhu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sata is defended easily by Karhu.
Karhu moves in looking to clinch but Sata pushes him off.#T4#
Karhu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sata if he has to take too many more of those. #CL2#
Sata has closed the distance and engaged Karhu in a clinch.
Karhu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karhu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sata struggles to land a body shot inside as Karhu controls his hands.
Akiro Sata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sata changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karhu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karhu scores with a body shot.
Karhu throws a head kick that Sata semi-blocks.
Karhu lands with a slapping head kick.
Karhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Karhu finds it's way through Sata's defenses.
Karhu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Karhu.
Karhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Karhu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karhu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Karhu!
Antti Karhu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: CEC 516
Date: May 21, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Sata rushes Dominiguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Sata on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominiguez.
Dominiguez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Come on Sata - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dominiguez misses with the head strike.
Sata displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dominiguez up against the cage.
Dominiguez blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sata blocks an uppercut.
Dominiguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Sata manages to break the clinch.
Sata punishes Dominiguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sata jabs Dominiguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Sata throws out a loose jab but Dominiguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Dominiguez. #ROC#
Sata is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Dominiguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominiguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sata momentarily.
Sata is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominiguez finish him?#CL#
Dominiguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sata, pushing him back against the cage.
Sata is trying to push Dominiguez away but Dominiguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sata fails to pull guard.
Dominiguez lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominiguez.
Dominiguez blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominiguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sata drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dominiguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sata seems to have recovered his senses.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata misses with a jab, cross combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sata has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dominiguez looks to land a right hand but Sata moved out of range.#T2#
Sata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominiguez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dominiguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominiguez slips under a jab from Sata.
Dominiguez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sata fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dominiguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominiguez works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Dominiguez.
Sata throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dominiguez on the side of the head.
Dominiguez throws a hook to the side of Sata's head but Sata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominiguez blocks a jab.
Dominiguez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sata.
Sata avoids the head kick by Dominiguez.
Sata misses with a straight right.
Dominiguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
Dominiguez swings for the body but Sata moves out of range.
Sata tries to bum rush Dominiguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominiguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Dominiguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sata blocks the leg kick.
Sata misses with a takedown attempt - Dominiguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz Dominiguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Dominiguez misses with a body kick.#KD#
Dominiguez knocks Sata to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sata wants to control but Dominiguez postures up.#SUB#
Dominiguez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sata rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dominiguez's guard! Nice work there by Sata!
Sata trying to control but Dominiguez is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Sata got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominiguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sata has managed to get both his arms back between Dominiguez's legs - danger averted.#T4#
Sata with a nice head shot there.
Sata is pushing down on Dominiguez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dominiguez is fighting to maintain full guard but Sata has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sata tries to pass to full mount but Dominiguez defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata is trying to control. Dominiguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #ES#
Dominiguez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dominiguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominiguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dominiguez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dominiguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Sata closes the distance and pushes Dominiguez back into the cage.
Dominiguez misses with the head strike.
Dominiguez working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cruz Dominiguez dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Dominiguez throws a leg kick which misses Sata's front leg but catches the back leg as Sata tries to avoid it.
Sata lands a nice looking body shot. #CL2#
Sata has managed to clinch.
Dominiguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominiguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sata can do to turn this around?
Sata tries to pull guard but Dominiguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Sata drops back down to his feet.
Dominiguez misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sata.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sata.
Sata misses with the head strike. #TD2#
Dominiguez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sata is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dominiguez to the mat. Dominiguez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sata looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Dominiguez working for a triangle but Sata defends it easily.
Sata won't allow Dominiguez to get back to his feet. #T1#
Sata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dominiguez's head.
Dominiguez wants to stand but Sata is controlling the position. #SUB#
Dominiguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sata is aware though and is defending well.
Sata wants to control from the top but Dominiguez keeps moving. #ES#
Dominiguez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sata.
Dominiguez throws an off balance right hand
and Sata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominiguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Sata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dominiguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominiguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominiguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sata throws the left hand but Dominiguez avoids the punch easily.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sata cracks Dominiguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dominiguez misses with a body shot.
Dominiguez lands an overhand right.
Sata takes a swing at Dominiguez's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Dominiguez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominiguez throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Dominiguez.
Sata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sata with a poor takedown
and Dominiguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Sata slips under a jab.
Sata misses with a looping right.
Dominiguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Sata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominiguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dominiguez sprawls well. Dominiguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sata gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz Dominiguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.#CL2#
Sata closes the distance and pushes Dominiguez back into the cage.
Dominiguez lands a left hand.
Dominiguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sata has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dominiguez after a bit of a struggle. #T4#
Sata working aggressively here.
Dominiguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sata.
Sata misses with a punch on the inside.
Sata wants to take the fight to the mat but Dominiguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dominiguez is pressed up against the cage. Sata has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dominiguez down to the mat. Dominiguez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dominiguez walks into a left hand.
Dominiguez lands a slapping body shot. #KD#
Dominiguez knocks Sata to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominiguez taking a breather here. #SU#
Dominiguez decides to stand back up. Dominiguez steps back and let's Sata get back to his feet.
Dominiguez scores with a hook to the body. Sata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dominiguez steps in with a hook that catches Sata right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dominiguez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sata looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cruz Dominiguez!

Event: CEC 509
Date: Apr 07, 2017

#R1#
Cell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sata misses with a looping right.
Sata is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sata takes a swing at Cell's ribcage but misses.
Cell jabs Sata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sata is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sata misses with a left hand
enabling Cell to counter with a crisp jab.
Sata misses with a body shot.
Sata misses with a few strikes there.
Sata lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sata has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata shoots in for a takedown but Cell shows good takedown defense.
Cell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sata.
Cell misses with a body shot
enabling Sata to counter with a crisp jab.
Sata throws a jab when Cell was well out of range.
Cell misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Cell swings for the body but Sata moves out of range.
Cell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sata tries to land a leg kick but Cell saw it coming and moves away.
Sata's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sata duly obliges.
Sata misses with a hook
and Cell counters with a right hand to the body.
Sata moves out of range as Cell strikes.
Sata missing with a left hand there. Cell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stem Cell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cell looks to score with a jab to the body but Sata is just out of range.
Cell scores with a jab. Sata acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sata misses with a hook.
Sata just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCell.
Cell slips under a jab from Sata.
Cell throws an off balance right hand
letting Sata counter with a right hand.
Cell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sata manages to avoid it.
That kick from Cell tenderised Sata's leg. Sata is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sata tries to bum rush Cell with a series of wild strikes but Cell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Cell.
Cell is looking to wear down Sata with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sata wants to clinch up but Cell keeps it at a distance.
Sata with a hook.
Cell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cell misses the shot to the body.
Cell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sata.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sata just manages to avoid it.
Cell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cell.
Sata throws an overhand right that lands on Cell's shoulder, as Cell tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Sata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cell moves out of range of the strikes.
Sata with a jab.
Sata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sata throws a body shot but no joy.
Cell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sata wants to clinch up but Cell keeps it at a distance.
Cell is looking to counter punch.
Sata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Sata. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sata.
Cell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sata moves out of range of the strikes.
Cell throws the kick towards the body but Sata avoids it.
Sata connects with a body shot.
Cell throws a wild body kick that Sata sees coming a mile off.#T4#
Sata shoots in for a takedown but Cell shows good takedown defense.
Stem Cell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Cell looks to land a left hand but Sata moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata misses with a left hand
and Cell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sata is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cell throws a shot to the body.
Cell with a jab.
A lazy left from Cell finds it's target.
Cell misses the shot to the body.
Cell tests Sata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Cell is just out of range.
Cell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sata avoids it.#CL#
Cell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cell is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Akiro Sata will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Cell takes a swing at Sata's ribcage but misses.
Sata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cell moves away.
Cell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sata tries to clinch but Cell is having none of it.
Sata walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sata throws a sloppy body shot
and Cell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sata avoids the head kick by Cell. #CL2#
Sata moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Sata.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cell misses with the head strike.
Cell scores with a shot to the side of Sata's head.
Cell looking to stall.
Sata is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cell to keep the fight standing.#T1#
Sata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cell lands a shot to the body.
Sata drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #BC2#
Sata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sata swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sata fails with the takedown.
Stem Cell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Cell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sata's calf.
Sata misses with a straight left. #T2#
Cell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cell lunges at Sata with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sata's hand.
Sata throws a poor cross that misses
and Cell counters with a left to the body.
Cell cracks Sata with a good jab.
Sata tries to close the distance and clinch but Cell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sata misses with a hook.
Cell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sata.
A big right from Cell misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cell misses with a body shot.
Sata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sata tries to clinch up but Cell circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Cell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Sata misses
and Cell counters with a nice body shot. #T3#
Sata misses with an uppercut
and Cell counters with an inside leg kick.
Stem Cell is winning the standup battle so far.
Cell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sata.
Sata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cell lands a really nice looking cross but Sata seems unphased. #CL2#
Sata drives through and clinches with Cell against the cage. #TD2#
Sata gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sata wants to pass to mount but Cell is defending the position.
Cell wants to get back to his feet.
Sata tries to pass to full mount but Cell defends it. #T4#
Cell controlling the position for now.
Sata throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sata is keen to just control but Cell is a slippery customer.
Cell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cell moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata wants to pass the guard but Cell is keeping the position.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Cell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stem Cell dominated that second round.
That's time! Cell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Cell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sata tries to clinch
and Cell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sata misses with a lunging right hand
and Cell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sata fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Sata misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata throws a lazy right hand but Cell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cell avoids the body shot from Sata.
Cell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Cell ducks under a wild hook from Sata.
Cell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sata connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cell momentarily.
Sata misses with a hook
and Cell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sata misses with an uppercut
and Cell counters with a three punch combo that has Sata backing up. Sata nods at Cell to acknowledge the strikes.#CL#
Cell forces Sata back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Sata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sata takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sata goes for a double leg but Cell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cell continues to drive forward.
Cell tries to counter by clinching up but Sata breaks away and moves out of range.
Stem Cell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Sata fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Sata bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cell tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sata easily slips into full mount!
Cell is in a horrible position here. Sata smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cell gets back to half guard.
Cell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sata wants to control from the top but Cell keeps moving.
Cell trying to control the position here. #T3#
Cell continues to stall.
Cell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sata is one step ahead there.
Sata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cell keeping full guard, as Sata tries to pass.
Sata won't allow Cell to sweep him here. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cell has control of Sata's left arm, preventing Sata from doing any damage.
Cell wants to stand up but Sata is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sata manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Sata throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Stem Cell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cell 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stem Cell!
Stem Cell took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I knew I was better at everything, but I wanted to stand and bang a little bit'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 22, 2017

#R1#
Sata dodges the punch combination from Shann.
Sata lands a glancing blow to the side of Shann's head.
Shann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Shann misses.
Shann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sata feinted there with a counter leg kick.#TD#
Sata closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shann's guard.
Shann looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sata puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sata has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sata trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Sata maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shann could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sata has cracked it and Shann is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sata!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akiro Sata!
A victorious Akiro Sata thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: MFN 364
Date: Nov 30, 2016

#R1#
Sata tries to clinch there but McClane circles away.
Sata throws a hook but McClane avoids it easily.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
McClane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sata throws a good cross that connects.
Sata misses with a double jab.
McClane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McClane misses with a body kick.
Sata throws a shot to the body.
Sata checks a leg kick nicely.
McClane staying out of range there.#TD2#
Sata shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McClane is trying to defend but Sata finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata thows a huge punch but McClane dodges it nicely.
Sata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
McClane wants to control but Sata is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Sata is working for a submission of some sort.
McClane tries to roll over but Sata keeps him under control.
McClane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sata's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sata's back!
Sata tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sata really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sata wants to hold on but McClane pushes him away.#T2#
Sata can't escape the position. #SU#
McClane stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sata throws a shot from downtown. McClane moves away and avoids it.
Sata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McClane moves away.
McClane tries a head kick but it misses.
McClane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McClane throws a body punch but Sata moves out of range.
McClane just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Sata releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe McClane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata misses with a body shot.
McClane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sata jabs at McClane's body.
Sata avoids the head kick by McClane. #T3#
McClane digs a good body shot into Sata's ribs.
McClane misses with a low kick.
McClane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McClane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sata finds it's way round the side to connect with McClane's head.
Sata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Sata misses.
Sata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McClane. McClane obviously looking to wear him down.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McClane fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sata just manages to avoid it.
McClane throws a push kick but Sata slaps the foot to one side.
Sata avoids the body shot from McClane.
McClane misses with a body shot.
Sata blocks a jab.
Sata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McClane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sata scrambles back to his feet.
Sata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Sata closes the distance and clinches. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McClane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Sata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Sata closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Sata tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sata has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McClane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sata slips a nice elbow through McClane's hands, connecting with McClane's forehead.
McClane manages to get to full guard.
McClane controls Sata momentarily but Sata frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Akiro Sata will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sata throws a sloppy body shot
and McClane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sata throws an overhand right that lands on McClane's shoulder, as McClane tries to avoid the shot.
Sata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McClane lands a nice looking body shot.
McClane tries a low kick but Sata avoids it.
Sata scores with a jab to the body.
Sata has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McClane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sata.
Sata scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McClane walks into a straight right hand from Sata.
Sata misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A quick step to the side and McClane tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata throws a series of punches but McClane moves out of range.
Akiro Sata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McClane connects with a looping right hand.
McClane is looking to wear down Sata with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. McClane does a little dance to reset his feet.
McClane looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sata swings for the body but McClane moves out of range.
Sata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
McClane misses with a low kick.
Sata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McClane misses with a body punch
and Sata counters with a left and a right that stings McClane.
McClane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McClane 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 Sata has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sata and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sata with a nice cross.
McClane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sata stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McClane throws a leg kick which misses Sata's front leg but catches the back leg as Sata tries to avoid it.
Sata tries to clinch but McClane is having none of it.
Sata cracks McClane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McClane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sata.
Sata jabs McClane right on the nose. McClane blinks but takes it well.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McClane half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata looks to throw the jab but McClane is out of range.
McClane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sata swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
McClane slips a jab and a cross from Sata.
Sata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McClane moves away.
Sata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McClane moves away.
McClane 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.
Sata scores with a sloppy right hand. McClane should have avoided that one.
McClane fakes the leg kick and cracks Sata in the body.
Sata looks to land a right hand but McClane moved out of range.
Sata misses with a hook
and McClane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McClane needs to keep his hands up - Sata had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Sata 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sata tries to clinch up but McClane circles away and keeps his distance.
McClane fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sata just manages to avoid it.
Sata scores with a jab.#CL2#
Sata moves into range and clinches up with McClane.#BC2#
Sata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClane. #T3#
McClane throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily.
Sata lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McClane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sata looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by McClane. Beautiful body shot.
Sata tries to close the distance and clinch up but McClane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McClane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sata is out of range and McClane settles back down.
Sata throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McClane on the side of the head.
Sata with a poor takedown
and McClane counters with a head kick. That will keep Sata thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McClane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McClane throws a head kick that misses
and Sata counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Sata feints and as McClane raises his hands in defense, Sata changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
McClane has his foot on Sata's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sata works his way back into a safe position though.
Sata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
McClane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
McClane keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
Akiro Sata has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Sata stands up over McClane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McClane's head.
Sata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McClane trying to control the position.
Sata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sata wants to pass the guard but McClane is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akiro Sata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
McClane throws a leg kick but Sata moved away.
Sata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sata scores with a nice right hand.
Sata pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McClane back to the cage. Sata follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sata tries to close the distance and clinch but McClane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sata smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sata has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Sata scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata is looking to take a break and control but McClane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McClane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sata lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
Sata is pressing down on McClane's thigh, looking to free his foot. McClane is holding on for now.
McClane is looking for a sweep. Sata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McClane looks like he's trying to stand up.
McClane tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sata manages to move to mount!
McClane working to try and regain half guard.
Joe McClane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
McClane is working hard here to advance position.
Sata lands a heavy elbow.
McClane is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sata avoids the attempt from McClane to control.
McClane is trying to escape the mount.
Sata lands a big elbow.
McClane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sata controlling from the full mount. #SUB2#
Sata working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T3#
McClane is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sata landing strikes from the mount.
McClane is trying to escape the mount.
McClane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sata lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sata landing strikes from the mount.#ROC2#
McClane is rocked!
McClane is trying to escape the mount.
Oh McClane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sata cracks McClane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McClane gets back to half guard.
McClane seems to have got his legs back now.#T4#
Sata lands strikes from half guard.
Sata keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Sata is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McClane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sata.
Sata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McClane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Akiro Sata is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McClane misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McClane tries to get to full guard but Sata has control of the leg.
Sata wants to lay and pray for a moment but McClane keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akiro Sata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sata 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiro Sata!
Our winner, Akiro Sata, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: MFN 358
Date: Oct 30, 2016

#R1#
Sata lands with a shot to the body.
Sata scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright fails to land the takedown.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cartwright defends well and Sata ends up having to push Cartwright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cartwright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sata sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Cartwright with that takedown attempt.
Sata drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cartwright defends it well.
Sata throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Cartwright shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cartwright showed some decent athleticism there.
Cartwright trying to mount his opponent but Sata defends it.
Sata works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T1#
Cartwright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sata is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Cartwright 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.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright is in close to Sata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Sata looking for a sweep. Not yet Sata, not yet.
Sata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB#
Cartwright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cartwright postures up and lands a big shot to Sata's brow. #ROC#
Sata is rocked!#T2#
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright postures up in Sata's guard and throws a big left but Sata blocks it.
Cartwright is working Sata over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sata is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.
Sata is trying to control the position but Cartwright postures up.
Sata seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sata wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cartwright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Sata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cartwright's guard. #REVB#
Sata is in close to Cartwright's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cartwright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Sata is refusing to be controlled, as Cartwright sits in half guard. #SUB#
Cartwright seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sata is holding on to half guard well.
Cartwright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sata is trying to control but can't.
Cartwright blocks the strikes from Sata.
Sata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cartwright is working away from the top position though.
Sata taking some punishment here, with Cartwright in his half guard. #T4#
Sata wants to improve his position but Cartwright is controlling well. #SUB#
Cartwright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sata wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy.
Sata moves into full guard.
Cartwright scoring with some ground and pound.
Cartwright lands a couple of elbows.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright is in close to Sata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Cartwright dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Cartwright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sata is fending him off so far but Cartwright persists. Nope, Sata circles away and we're back to standing.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Sata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cartwright.
Jab by Sata.
Cartwright avoids the body shot from Sata.
Sata leaves Cartwright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Sata closes the distance and clinches.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Cartwright pushes Sata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright tries to work over Sata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sata can do to turn this around?
Sata can't get the takedown. #T1#
Cartwright tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Cartwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sata is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cartwright to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Sata breaks the clinch.
Sata lands with a nice body punch.
Cartwright avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL#
Cartwright pushes Sata up against the cage in a clinch.
Sata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartwright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Cartwright.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Sata.
Sata blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Cartwright pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sata tries to break free but Cartwright pushes him back against the cage.
Sata has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cartwright seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sata can turn it around.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cartwright struggles to land a body shot inside as Sata controls his hands. #TD#
Cartwright successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.#SUB#
Cartwright working for a triangle but Sata defends it easily.
Sata must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sata wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving. #SUB#
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3#
Sata throwing strikes from guard but Cartwright blocks nicely.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
Sata lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sata throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sata doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sata manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Cartwright working for a triangle but Sata defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cartwright is on top in guard. #REVR##T4#
Sata is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Sata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Sata has wrist control.
Cartwright is pushing down on Sata's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sata is fighting to maintain full guard but Cartwright has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cartwright sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sata defending well though.
Sata flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sata trying to hold on to Cartwright's head to control him but Cartwright postures up.
Sata strikes from the bottom but Cartwright uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Sata gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Cartwright dominated that second round.
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!
#R3##CL2#
Sata closes the distance and pushes Cartwright back into the cage.
Cartwright is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cartwright.
Sata swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Sata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sata slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright fails to land the takedown.
Cartwright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sata scores with a hook.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Sata punishes Cartwright's body with a nice straight punch.
Sata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cartwright rather than just go for the knockout.
Sata lands an overhand right.#TD#
Sata gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cartwright to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Sata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clint Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sata trying to control the position.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.#T2#
Cartwright working some strikes from top position.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Cartwright passes into half guard.
Cartwright working Sata over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata trying to hold on to Cartwright's head to control him but Cartwright postures up.
Cartwright working Sata over with strikes.
Cartwright lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sata quite badly. Sata pulls Cartwright in close trying to recover. Cartwright postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sata on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sata doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Cartwright!
Clint Cartwright thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: HFC 276 Prime vs DeLuise
Date: Aug 27, 2016

#R1#
The Crack Head tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sata scores with a hook.#CL2#
The Crack Head moves into the clinch successfully.
Sata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Crack Head using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Crack Head just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sata's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Crack Head.
Sata is trying to break the clinch but The Crack Head has him pressed against the cage.
The Crack Head looking to throw knees to the head but Sata is blocking nicely.
The Crack Head is trying to stall.
Sata struggles to land a body shot inside as The Crack Head controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Crack Head using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Sata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sata just misses with a punch to the body.
The Crack Head wants to land a leg kick but Sata is out of range. #T1#
The Crack Head throws a leg kick but Sata moved away.
The Crack Head thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sata if he has to take too many more of those.
The Crack Head throws a head kick but Sata moves out of range.
The Crack Head throws a head kick but Sata moves out of range.
As The Crack Head tries to get set, Sata tries to push him back and clinch up but The Crack Head manages to avoid the attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sata is defended easily by The Crack Head.#CL2#
The Crack Head closes the distance and clinches.
Sata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sata avoiding damage as The Crack Head throws knees to the body.
Sata scores with a knee to the head.
Sata managing to block the knees to the body from The Crack Head.
The Crack Head is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sata is defending well for now.
The Crack Head using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sata blocks an elbow strike.#T2##TD#
Sata has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Crack Head uses from the top position.
The Crack Head would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The Crack Head is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sata has his hands on The Crack Head's head, controlling the position.
The Crack Head wanted to stand there but Sata had control of the position.
The Crack Head must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sata controls The Crack Head momentarily but The Crack Head frees himself. #T3#
Sata has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but The Crack Head has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Sata's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sata tries to bench press The Crack Head off him but The Crack Head keeps the position. #SU2#
The Crack Head decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sata to his feet.
Sata swats away the attempt to clinch by The Crack Head.
Sata circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Sata. Beautiful body shot.#T4##CL2#
The Crack Head has closed the distance and engaged Sata in a clinch.
The Crack Head tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sata avoids it.
The Crack Head misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sata.
The Crack Head creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sata's defenses.
Sata managing to block the knees to the body from The Crack Head.
Sata managing to block the knees to the body from The Crack Head.
The Crack Head tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Sata's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sata scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD#
Sata is trying to trip The Crack Head. He has hold of a leg but The Crack Head is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sata persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Crack Head looking to control but Sata passes into half guard.
Sata throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sata in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone The Crack Head dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
The Crack Head tries a head kick but it misses.
The Crack Head looks to clinch
and The Crack Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sata goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Crack Head prevents it.
Sata manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Crack Head with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sata is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Crack Head pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sata working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crack Head throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sata blocks it with crossed arms.
The Crack Head misses with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head tries to land a knee to the head but Sata blocks with his arms.
The Crack Head is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sata is defending well for now.
Tyrone The Crack Head seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Crack Head is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sata is defending well for now.#T1#
The Crack Head is pushing Sata up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Crack Head is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sata is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Sata scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sata is struggling to control the position.
The Crack Head using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Crack Head looking to throw knees to the head but Sata is blocking nicely.
Sata drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Crack Head is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sata is working for takedown but The Crack Head is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Crack Head tries to land a knee to the head but Sata blocks with his arms. #T2#
The Crack Head looking to stall.
The Crack Head with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Crack Head connects with a knee to the head. #BC#
Sata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sata misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Sata fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Crack Head sprawls well initially but Sata persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES2#
The Crack Head kicks off Sata and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone The Crack Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Crack Head tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sata is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sata misses the target.
Sata lands an overhand right.
The Crack Head doesn't manage to clinch there - Sata circles away.
The Crack Head takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck for Sata with that takedown attempt.
The Crack Head doesn't manage to clinch there - Sata circles away.
Sata shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Crack Head as he jumps to the side. #T3#
The Crack Head tries to close the distance and clinch but Sata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Crack Head wants to clinch up but Sata keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
The Crack Head has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sata leaning against his opponent.
The Crack Head misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sata.
The Crack Head has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sata managing to block the knees to the body from The Crack Head.
Sata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Crack Head's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Crack Head missing with knees to the body.
The Crack Head with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Crack Head tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T4#
Sata lands with a left to the head.
Sata tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Crack Head just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Crack Head with a knee to the head.
Sata lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Crack Head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crack Head using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Crack Head prevents Sata from breaking the clinch.
The Crack Head lands an elbow inside.
Sata is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Crack Head is keeping busy.
Sata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sata managing to block the knees to the body from The Crack Head.
Sata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Crack Head's elbow.
The Crack Head tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Sata drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Crack Head pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sata lands a glancing blow to the side of The Crack Head's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone The Crack Head showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A head kick misses from The Crack Head.
The Crack Head pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sata throwing a counter right hand but The Crack Head manages to avoid it.
The Crack Head throws a head kick that misses.
Sata lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Sata fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Crack Head sprawls well initially but Sata persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Crack Head is trying to stand up here but Sata is controlling him well.
Akiro Sata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Crack Head trying to hold on to Sata's head to control him but Sata postures up.
Sata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Crack Head manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but The Crack Head is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sata scoring with some ground and pound. #T1#
The Crack Head is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sata 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.
The Crack Head is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sata will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sata tries to free his leg and advance position but The Crack Head is retaining full guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Crack Head utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
The Crack Head closes the distance and pushes Sata back into the cage.#BC#
Sata breaks the clinch.
Sata is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Akiro Sata is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Sata.
The Crack Head throws a head kick but Sata moves out of range.
Sata is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL2#
The Crack Head clinches up with Sata and pushes him back against the cage.
Sata goes for a takedown attempt but The Crack Head pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Crack Head tries to land a body kick
and Sata counters with a nice uppercut.
Sata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crack Head manages to avoid it.
The Crack Head takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Crack Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Crack Head tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sata shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Crack Head eats them both and turns towards Sata to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Crack Head tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
The Crack Head throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sata's head.
The Crack Head throws a leg kick but Sata checks it.
The Crack Head throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sata closes the distance and clinches up with The Crack Head, looking for a takedown. Sata pushes The Crack Head against the cage but The Crack Head circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Sata. That snapped The Crack Head's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sata uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Crack Head has time to react.#CL2#
The Crack Head moves into the clinch successfully.
The Crack Head with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sata struggles to land a body shot inside as The Crack Head controls his hands.
The Crack Head blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Crack Head looking to throw knees to the head but Sata is blocking nicely.
Sata lands a nice uppercut.
The Crack Head throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Sata breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Sata keeps the fight on the outside.
Sata misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sata cracks The Crack Head with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Akiro Sata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sata scores with a shot to the body.
Tyrone The Crack Head is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Crack Head tries to clinch but Sata moves out of range.
The Crack Head tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Sata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Crack Head wants to get back to his feet but Sata is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sata cracks The Crack Head with a solid left hand.
Sata postures up in The Crack Head's guard and throws a big left but The Crack Head blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akiro Sata showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Crack Head has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone The Crack Head!
Post fight, Tyrone The Crack Head took to the microphone: 'F the UFC!!'.

Event: HFC 268 Big Bad Buzz
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Sata gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sata is trying to drag Petrycki to the mat but Petrycki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sata is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sata is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Petrycki is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrycki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sata controls his hands. #BC2#
Petrycki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Sata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Sata counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Petrycki is looking to improve his position. #T1#
Petrycki keeping hold of Sata's head, controlling as best he can.
Sata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petrycki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Petrycki is adopting a defensive guard.
Petrycki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petrycki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrycki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrycki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petrycki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sata momentarily.
Sata blocks a head kick by Petrycki.
Petrycki wants to clinch.
Sata is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Sata jabs at Petrycki's body.#CL#
Sata instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Sata's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sata lands a shoulder strike.
Sata is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sata wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Petrycki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sata working aggressively here.
Petrycki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petrycki lands a body punch.
Sata misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrycki tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Sata tries to work over Petrycki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Petrycki.
Nice body punch from Petrycki. #T4#
Sata has a couple of punches blocked by Petrycki.
A right hand to the body from Petrycki.
Petrycki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrycki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satas head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrycki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sata tries for a takedown but Petrycki manages to get underhooks. #BC2#
Petrycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki lands with a straight right. Sata didn't see that one coming.
Petrycki tests Sata's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC2#
Sata is rocked!
Petrycki is looking to clinch but Sata is avoiding it.
Oh Sata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrycki moves away.
Petrycki misses with a straight right.
Petrycki misses with a body shot.
Petrycki lands a right hook to the body.
Bogdan Petrycki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whack! Petrycki lands a heavy head kick that drops Sata. The ref tackles Petrycki to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sata was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki is the new bantamweight champion!
Bogdan Petrycki took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I knew I was ready for this. My manager, my trainers, and my teammates made sure of that. Now it's time to defend it. We move on. Thank you.'.

Event: HFC 263 Have A Blast
Date: May 28, 2016

#R1#
Kahne swats away the attempt to clinch by Sata.
Sata paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sata missing with a left hand there. Kahne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sata moves out of range of the strikes.
Sata has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sata there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sata throws a big shot that misses.
Sata scores with a decent looking hook.
Sata misses with the combination.
Kahne half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sata misses.
Kahne closes the distance and clinches up with Sata, looking for a takedown. Kahne pushes Sata against the cage but Sata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sata throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Sata does no damage. #T1#
A slow jab from Kahne misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Sata releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sata misses with a wild body shot.
Sata misses with a hook. Kahne ducked under it nicely.
Sata misses the jab.
Kahne appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sata misses the jab.
Kahne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sata appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#TD#
Kahne dives in and scores a takedown into Sata's guard.
Sata is trying to keep Kahne in close.
Sata striking off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sata is on top in guard. #REVB#
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Kahne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Kahne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kahne working a defensive guard here.
Kahne seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kahne looking for a sweep. Not yet Kahne, not yet.
Sata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kahne is working hard here to advance position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sata trying to control but Kahne is working from the bottom.
Kahne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sata is one step ahead there. #T3#
Sata throws a big right hand that misses.
Sata wants to control from the top but Kahne keeps moving.
Sata cracks Kahne with a solid left hand.
Kahne working a defensive guard here.
Sata is looking to work some ground and pound but Kahne has wrist control.#SUB#
Sata avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Kahne throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sata escapes and throws Kahne's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T4#
Sata is looking to take a break and control but Kahne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kahne is trying to get back to half guard.
Kahne takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sata keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sata trying to control the action but Kahne is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akiro Sata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sata digs a good hook to Kahne's body. #CL2#
Sata clinches up with Kahne and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahne. #TD#
Kahne works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sata 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata has momentary wrist control but Kahne slips an elbow through the middle.
Kahne passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sata takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T1#
Sata managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kahne.
Kahne tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sata gets back to half guard.
Sata trying to hold on to Kahne's head to control him but Kahne postures up.
Sata is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kahne is staying active.
Kahne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sata keeps working.
Sata gets full guard.
Kahne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sata swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Sata is looking for a triangle but Kahne pushes his legs off easily.
Kahne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sata is trying to keep Kahne in close.
Kahne passes Sata's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sata keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kahne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sata knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sata manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T3#
Kahne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sata controlling Kahne's posture.
Kahne postures up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kahne misses with a hook to the body
and Sata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
Sata ducks under a wild hook from Kahne.
Sata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sata scores with a three punch combo! #T4#
Sata tries to clinch but Kahne moves out of range.
Kahne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akiro Sata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sata shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kahne pinned against the cage. Kahne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sata misses with a body shot. #TD2#
Sata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kahne's guard.
Kahne wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kahne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kahne wants to sweep here but Sata controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Kahne is looking for a triangle but Sata pushes his legs off easily.
Kahne looking for a sweep. Not yet Kahne, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Akiro Sata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Sata shoots for a takedown but Kahne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sata scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kahne scores with the left hand. Sata knows he should have avoided that one.
Kahne misses with a wild combination. #TD2#
Sata scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Sata is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kahne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kahne keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
A lull in the action here as Sata stalls from top position.
Kahne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sata keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahne wants to improve his position but Sata is controlling well.
Sata not doing much here.
Sata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
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.
Sata lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sata drops an elbow to the side of Kahne's head.
Sata working the head and body with strikes.
Kahne tries to roll over but Sata keeps him under control.
Sata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sata is looking to advance position but Kahne won't allow it.
Kahne taking some punishment here, with Sata in his half guard. #T3#
Kahne is looking for a sweep. Sata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sata controlling the action here.
Kahne keeping control of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sata lands a nice short elbow.
Kahne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sata's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sata's back!#T4#
Sata trying to control the position but Kahne manages to sink in the hooks.
Kahne lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Sata.
Kahne has the hooks in. Sata is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sata trying to control the hands but Kahne breaks the grip.
Kahne biding his time, looking for the opening.
Sata wants to control his opponent's hands but Kahne gets his hands free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahne punches Sata on the ear.
Kahne connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sata to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Akiro Sata just about did enough to take it.
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.
#R4#
Sata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sata scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kahne doesn't seem bothered though.
Kahne takes one to the side of the head.
Sata moves forwards but Kahne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kahne misses with a takedown attempt - Sata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sata.
Sata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kahne gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kahne trying to control here.
Kahne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1##SUB2#
Sata wants to work for an arm triangle but Kahne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kahne is trying to control but can't.
Kahne is looking to improve his position.
Sata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kahne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sata scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T2#
Nice strikes from Sata there.
Sata working Kahne over with strikes.
Kahne trying to control here.
Sata is nestled in close to Kahne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kahne is refusing to be controlled, as Sata sits in half guard.
Sata is nestled in close to Kahne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kahne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sata scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kahne wants to improve his position but Sata is controlling well. #T3##SUB#
Kahne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#SUB2#
Sata 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.
Kahne trying to control but Sata postures up.
Sata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sata is looking to take a break and control but Kahne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Sata is trying to work for a kimura but Kahne is defending well.
Kahne gets full guard.#SUB#
Kahne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sata is aware though and is defending well.
Kahne wants to control the position but Sata says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sata is trying to control the action in half guard but Kahne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sata connects with a nice short shot to Kahne's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akiro Sata dominated that fourth round.
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!
#R5#
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Kahne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sata looks for a takedown but Kahne sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Sata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sata throws a looping overhand right but Kahne ducks down to avoid it.
Sata avoids the body shot from Kahne. #TD#
Kahne looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sata!
Sata has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sata tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sata slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T1##SUB2#
Sata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kahne defends well.
Akiro Sata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sata can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kahne controls the pace.
Sata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sata managing to control the position.
Kahne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kahne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sata is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sata lunges at Kahne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kahne's hand.
Nice defenses there by Kahne.
Kahne throws a hook but Sata blocks it.
A nice side step and Sata releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kahne throws a jab when Sata was well out of range.
Kahne walks into a jab.#T3#
Sata tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kahne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kahne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kahne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Sata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sata smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sata or perhaps it was just good defense by Kahne, which made it look bad.
Kahne looks for a takedown but Sata sprawls well.
Sata scores with a body shot.
Kahne misses with an uppercut. Sata saw that one coming.
Kahne looks to land a body kick but Sata moved away.#TD2#
Sata throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kahne was covering up waiting for the punch and Sata finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ken Kahne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Sata postures up.
Akiro Sata is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB#
Kahne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sata is aware though and is defending well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sata wants to control from the top but Kahne keeps moving. #SUB#
Kahne is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Kahne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sata is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akiro Sata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sata 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiro Sata!
Akiro Sata is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Akiro Sata thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HFC 260 Knuckle Up
Date: May 07, 2016

#R1#
Sata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sata loads up on a big right hand but Reyes slips the punch.
Reyes stuffs the takedown attempt from Sata. Sata gets slowly back to his feet.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Reyes as Sata shoots in.
Sata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes scores with a sloppy right hand. Sata should have avoided that one.
Reyes takes a swing at Sata's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sata. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Reyes responds with a good body kick, but Sata manages to step out the way in time.
Sata swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with an inside leg kick.
Reyes throws a hook but Sata blocks it.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Reyes lands a jab to Sata's midsection.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sata throws out the jab.
It seemed like Reyes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and Sata counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reyes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata blocks a low kick nicely.
Sata moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Sata has closed the distance and engaged Reyes in a clinch.
Reyes pushes Sata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Sata to work.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Sata is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata tries to pull guard but Reyes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata missing with knees to the body.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sata controls his hands.
Sata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sata is stalling here.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Sata's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reyes stops a takedown attempt from Sata.
Sata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes is trying to stall.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sata is defending well for now.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T3#
Sata goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reyes prevents it.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sata avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Sata is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reyes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sata swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Sata.
Sata misses with a body punch.
Reyes tries a body shot but Sata blocks it.
Sata is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reyes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sata lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sata stalls.
Reyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sata seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reyes can turn it around.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Sata. #T4#
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes tries to circle away but Sata has him pinned against the cage.
Sata managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Sata avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes controlling the action here for a moment.
Reyes blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reyes scores a nice knee to the body.
Sata fails to pull guard.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata blocking some punches.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Sata.
Sata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Reyes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sata walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reyes throws a leg kick which misses Sata's front leg but catches the back leg as Sata tries to avoid it.
Jamie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sata lands a slapping body shot.
Reyes works Sata's body with a nice hook.
Reyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
A countering left hand to the body from Reyes misses.
Reyes thuds his shin into the meat of Sata's side.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Reyes cracks a nice hook into Sata's ribs.
Sata throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes misses with a straight left.
Sata is looking for a counter combo.
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sata throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Sata looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range. #T1#
Reyes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Sata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sata tried to counter with a leg kick but Reyes avoided it.
Reyes with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sata appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good work by Sata as he checks the leg kick.
Sata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reyes.
Reyes is looking to clinch.
Sata throwing a counter right hand but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes slips under a jab.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Sata moves out of range easily.
Sata tries to counter by clinching up but Reyes breaks away and moves out of range.
Sata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes tries to work over Sata's front leg with a kick but Sata checks it.
Sata tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Sata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Sata swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.#T2#
Sata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamie Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sata moves out of range of the body kick.
Sata lands with a good body shot.
Sata scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Sata looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.#TD#
Sata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB2#
Reyes looking for a guillotine here but Sata defends easily.
Sata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a triangle but Sata pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Sata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Reyes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Sata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
Sata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sata is looking to clinch.
Reyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sata lands a lovely overhand right.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
Sata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reyes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sata fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Sata does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sata backing away here, and Reyes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Reyes clinches up with Sata and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sata.
Sata throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes. #T1#
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sata avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Sata can't get the takedown.
Sata tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Sata manages to break the clinch.
Sata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reyes defends well and Sata ends up having to push Reyes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes catches Sata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sata is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Sata closes the distance and clinches up with Reyes, looking for a takedown. Sata pushes Reyes against the cage but Reyes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Sata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Sata's shoulder, as Sata tries to avoid the shot. #TD#
Reyes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sata to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reyes's head.#SUB2#
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Sata trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom. #T3#
Sata stops Reyes from standing up. #SUB2#
Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Sata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Sata isn't so interested in that idea. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sata defends well.
Akiro Sata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sata won't allow Reyes to sweep him here.
Sata stands up over Reyes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
An out of breath Jamie Reyes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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