Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DMMA 182 Outback vs Cabrera
Date: Apr 01, 2023

#R1#
Clement is looking to clinch but Satake is avoiding it.
Clement jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clement with a body shot.
Clement displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satake throws out the jab.
Satake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Satake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clement checks a leg kick.
Clement lands a really nice looking cross but Satake seems unphased.
Clement lands a jab to the nose.
Satake cracks Clement with an open hand slap.
Clement lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clement misses with a straight right.
Satake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clement throws a big shot that misses.
Clement closes the distance but Satake moves to the side
and Satake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Clement's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Clement, right into the meat of the thigh. #T1#
Satake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satake defending well as Clement loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Satake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Satake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clement connects with a body shot that sends Satake's belly button to the back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Satake.
Clement avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Clement wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clement throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Satake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Satake. #BC#
Clement breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clement thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clement throws the left hand but Satake avoids the punch easily.
Satake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clement with a body shot.
Satake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clement tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satake swings for the body but Clement moves out of range. #T2#
Clement throws a low kick but it's checked well by Satake.
Masa Satake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satake slips under a jab from Clement.
The fighters circling - Satake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Clement misses with a straight left.
Clement swings away with a body shot that misses
and Satake counters with a nice uppercut.
Clement moves out of range as Satake strikes.
Satake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clement.
Satake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clement. Clement obviously looking to wear him down.
Clement throws a hook but Satake blocks it.
Satake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clement lands a leg kick that knocks Satake off balance momentarily.
Satake misses the jab.
Clement tries to land a leg kick but Satake saw it coming and moves away.
Satake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Satake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clement connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Satake scrambles back to his feet.#T3#
Satake throws a hook but Clement avoids it easily.
Clement throws out a loose jab but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satake throws a hook but Clement avoids it easily.
Satake throws the left hand but Clement avoids the punch easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clement crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Satake - the referee stops the clock and Clement gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Satake. Clement manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clement lands a nice shot that snaps Satake's head back.
Clement throws a solid leg kick but Satake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clement.
Satake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clement.
An inside leg kick from Clement misses.
Satake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clement.
Satake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Satake.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clement cracks Satake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clement tries to clinch there but Satake circles away. #T4#
Clement scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Satake doesn't seem bothered though.
Satake walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clement.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clement misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Clement lands an impressive looking overhand right. Satake doesn't seem phased though.
Clement swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Satake looks for the body kick but Clement saw that one coming.
Clement scores with a hook.
Clement looks to throw the jab but Satake is out of range.
Clement throws a lazy right hand but Satake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clement throws an off balance right hand
letting Satake counter with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Clement.
Satake throws a body punch but Clement moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clement.
Satake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Clement dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Clement misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Satake's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Satake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clement rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satake counters with a nice uppercut.
Clement misses with a right hand
and Satake counters with a left to the body.
Hugo Clement is winning the standup battle so far.
Satake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Satake looks to land a right hand but Clement moved out of range.
Clement connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clement with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clement moves out of range of the strikes.
Clement fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Satake on the side of the head.
Clement pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clement.
Clement throws an off balance right hand
and Satake counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Clement is rocked!
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!
Clement misses with a left hand
and Satake counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Clement is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satake fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Clement square on the jaw! Damn, Clement is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Satake!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Masa Satake made sure he mentioned Shadow Realm Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: DMMA 172 Harakka vs Ledoux
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1#
Satake misses with a hook
and Satake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satake.
Parker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Satake throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Satake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake misses with a hook.
Parker thinks about countering with a head kick.
Satake throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Satake's defenses.
Satake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Satake throws a lazy uppercut
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Satake unleashes a big counter combination but Parker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Satake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Parker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T2#
Satake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker is looking to counter punch.
Satake throws a lazy uppercut
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker blocks a head kick by Satake.
It looked like Parker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Satake misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
Parker wants to land a leg kick but Satake is out of range.
Satake looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.#T3#
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satake misses with an uppercut
and Satake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satake throws a lazy uppercut
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parker thumps Satake with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Satake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker is looking for a counter combo.
Parker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Parker misses. #T4#
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satake misses with a straight right.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Satake misses with a head kick.
Parker is looking to counter punch.
Satake throws a wild body kick that Parker sees coming a mile off.
And Parker counters with a quick kick to the body but Satake blocks it.
A lazy body kick from Satake
and Parker counters with a low kick, right behind Satake 's knee.
Satake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Parker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Satake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Satake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #KD#
Parker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Satake sprawling to the canvas! Satake rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Parker finish him?! #ROC#Satake is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Masa Satake has been cut.
Parker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Satake takes a step back to recover.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Satake head around and knocks him out cold! Parker hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Parker!
A very excited looking Jacob Parker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DMMA Wednesday Warfare 3
Date: Feb 01, 2023

#R1#
Le Franc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satake moves away.
Le Franc moves in looking to clinch but Satake pushes him off.
Satake is looking to counter punch.
Satake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Satake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Le Franc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Le Franc misses with the combination.
A jab from Le Franc misses.
Le Franc throws a shot from downtown. Satake moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Satake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Franc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Franc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Satake on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy Le Franc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Franc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satake counters with a one-two to the body.
Satake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Le Franc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Franc throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Le Franc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satake.
Satake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Satake slips a jab and a cross from Le Franc.
Satake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Franc connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Satake.
Satake throws out a loose jab but Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Satake is having none of it.
Satake throwing a counter right hand but Le Franc manages to avoid it.
Le Franc tries to clinch there but Satake circles away.
Le Franc thuds a left hand into Satake's body.
Le Franc misses with a few strikes there.
Le Franc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Le Franc with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Satake looks to land a left hand but Le Franc moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Le Franc moves into the clinch.#T2##BC2#
Le Franc manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satake misses with a straight right.
Satake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Franc.
A jab from Le Franc misses.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Franc works Satake's body with a nice hook.
Le Franc connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Le Franc has Satake up against the cage in a clinch.
Satake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Satake.
Satake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Franc lands a left hand.
I was talking to Satake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Franc.
Le Franc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satake lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Franc lands with a right hand.
Le Franc misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Satake gets tackled into the cage by Le Franc. Le Franc maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Franc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Franc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satake moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Satake misses the target.
Le Franc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Franc looks to land a combination but Satake avoids it well.
Le Franc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le Franc.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Franc goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T4#
Satake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satake misses the jab.
Satake avoids the body shot from Le Franc.
Satake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Satake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Satake throws an overhand right that lands on Le Franc's shoulder, as Le Franc tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Le Franc.
Satake walks into a left hand.
Le Franc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Franc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Le Franc.
A head kick from Le Franc lands but Satake takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Franc.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Franc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Le Franc 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#
Le Franc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Satake has time to react.
Satake connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Franc!
Le Franc takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Le Franc fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Le Franc misses
and Satake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Franc.
Le Franc lands with a nice combination. Satake backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Franc lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Satake backs up against the cage. #ROC2#Satake is rocked!
Satake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Satake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le Franc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Satake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Le Franc.
Satake seems to have got his legs back now.
Satake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left lands for Le Franc.#T1#
Le Franc tries to clinch up.
Le Franc moves out of range as Satake strikes.
Le Franc misses with a body shot.
Satake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Satake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le Franc. Le Franc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Le Franc ducks under a wild hook from Satake.
Satake throws a body shot but no joy.
Satake throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Franc.
As Satake backs off Le Franc throws a huge counter combo but Satake manages to avoid it all.
Satake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guy Le Franc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Franc lands a jab.
Le Franc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Satake avoids the head kick by Le Franc.
Satake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Franc. #CL2#
Le Franc rushes Satake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Satake fails to land. #BC2#
Le Franc breaks from the clinch. #T2#
Satake looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Franc is just out of range.
Satake misses with a straight right.
Satake blocks a head kick by Le Franc.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Franc defending well as Satake loads up on a big left hand.
Le Franc throws a shot to the body.
Satake throws an off balance right hand
and Le Franc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Franc throws a head kick that misses.
Le Franc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Satake is looking to counter punch.
Le Franc tests Satake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy Le Franc seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Satake gets tackled into the cage by Le Franc. Le Franc maintains the clinch.
Satake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Franc's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T3##BC2#
Le Franc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Satake misses with a straight left.
Le Franc ducks under a wild hook from Satake.
Le Franc lands with a cross.
Satake dodges the punch combination from Le Franc.
Le Franc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satake throws out the jab.
Le Franc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satake manages to avoid it.
Satake defending well as Le Franc loads up on a big left hand.
Satake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Satake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Le Franc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Satake throws a hook but Le Franc blocks it.#T4#
Le Franc tries to clinch up
enabling Satake to counter with a crisp jab.
Satake misses with a hook.
Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satake.
Le Franc moves to clinch but Satake breaks away
and Satake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Franc throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Satake to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Le Franc has closed the distance and engaged Satake in a clinch.
Le Franc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Franc misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Satake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Le Franc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Satake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Le Franc 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#
Le Franc misses with a head kick.
Le Franc misses with a combination
and Satake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Satake throws out a loose jab but Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Franc throws a head kick but Satake moves out of range.
Le Franc throws a head kick but Satake moves out of range.
Le Franc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satake.
Satake lands a glancing blow to the side of Le Franc's head.
Le Franc misses with a hook.
Satake is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Franc.
Satake throwing a counter right hand but Le Franc manages to avoid it.
Le Franc misses with a head kick.
Le Franc swinging wildly here.
Le Franc doesn't manage to clinch there - Satake circles away. #T1#
Satake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Le Franc connects with a body shot.
Satake 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 fighters circle momentarily. Satake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Satake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Franc misses with a body shot.
Le Franc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Satake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Satake avoids the head kick by Le Franc.
Satake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Franc.
It looked like Satake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Le Franc gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masa Satake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satake misses with a body punch.
Satake taking a breather.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Le Franc's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satake.
Le Franc dodges an elbow strike from Satake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Franc.
A short right from Le Franc on the inside.
Satake lands a body shot.
Satake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Franc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satake blocks a body shot from Le Franc. #BC2#
Le Franc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Le Franc drives through and clinches with Satake against the cage.
Le Franc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Franc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Satake lands a shot to the body.
Le Franc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Le Franc takes a shot to the head.
Satake lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Guy Le Franc has been cut.
A short uppercut from Satake.
Satake is trying to maintain a safe position but Le Franc gets an underhook and turns Satake into the cage.
Satake stalls.
Guy Le Franc seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Satake scores with a hook to the body.
Satake scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Franc.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Satake pushes Le Franc back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Satake.
Satake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le Franc or not.
Satake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
Satake fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satake loads up on a big right hand but Le Franc slips the punch.#T4#
A shot to the body from Le Franc misses #KD#
and Satake counters with a nice right hand that sends Le Franc toppling to the canvas! Le Franc scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Satake finish him?!#ROC#Le Franc is rocked!
Le Franc swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Satake counters with a right hand from hell and Le Franc is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Satake!
Masa Satake really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Shadow Realm Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: DC 14: Night Before Christmas
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
Satake ducks right into an uppercut from Nitro.
Satake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nitro looks to throw the jab but Satake is out of range.
Satake staying out of range there.
Satake follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nitro misses with a right hand
and Satake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nitro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Satake counters with an inside leg kick.
Satake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nitro.
Satake tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nitro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Satake slips under a jab.
Satake thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice body punch from Satake.
Satake wants to clinch.
Nitro throws a shot from downtown. Satake moves away and avoids it.
Nitro throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Satake counters by clinching up.
Nitro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nitro is looking to break free of the clinch but Satake has double underhooks. #BC#
Nitro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Satake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T1#
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Nitro.
Nitro just misses with a punch to the body.
Nitro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satake counters with a nice leg kick.
Nitro misses with the combination.
Satake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nitro misses with a straight left.
Satake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Satake lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Satake.
Nitro cracks Satake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#ROC#Satake is rocked!
Nitro lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Satake up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Nitro from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Satake's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Nitro!
Jimmy Nitro retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Jimmy Nitro, 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: DC 10: Dye vs Late
Date: Nov 26, 2022

#R1#
De Fiore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Satake thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fiore misses with a straight left. #CL#
Satake closes the distance and pushes De Fiore back into the cage.#BC2#
De Fiore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Satake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Satake.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
De Fiore throws a head punch that misses.
Satake tries to work over De Fiore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Fiore blocks an elbow strike from Satake.
De Fiore tries a body shot but Satake blocks it.
A short left from Satake.
Satake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Satake misses with an elbow strike.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Fiore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Fiore misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Fiore fails to land.
De Fiore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Fiore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Fiore blocks an elbow strike from Satake. #T1#
Satake misses with an elbow over the top.
De Fiore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Fiore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fiore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Fiore avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satake lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
Good body shot from De Fiore.
De Fiore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Satake lands with a right to the head.
Satake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fiore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Fiore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Fiore misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fiore misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fiore lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fiore misses with the head strike.
De Fiore takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
De Fiore misses with some punches. #BC2#
De Fiore manages to break the clinch.
De Fiore throws a hook but Satake blocks it.#T2#
Satake throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satake throws a leg kick but De Fiore moved away.
De Fiore misses with a straight right.
Satake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Satake doesn't manage to clinch there - De Fiore circles away.
De Fiore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Satake looks to throw a body kick
letting De Fiore counter with a right hand.
Satake delivers a nice body kick.
Satake throws a leg kick which misses De Fiore's front leg but catches the back leg as De Fiore tries to avoid it.
De Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satake.
De Fiore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Satake on the side of the head.
De Fiore throws a shot from downtown. Satake moves away and avoids it.
De Fiore scores with a hook to the body. Satake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Satake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donk. De Fiore catches Satake right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from De Fiore misses its intended target.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satake throws a head kick that misses.
Satake lands with a nice body kick.
Satake throws a wild body kick that De Fiore sees coming a mile off.
De Fiore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Fiore throws a jab when Satake was well out of range.
Satake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satake.
De Fiore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Satake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
Satake half committed to a counter leg kick.
Satake moves forwards but De Fiore connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Satake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satake lands an elbow just above De Fiore 's eye.
A short right from De Fiore on the inside.
Satake pushes off an throws an elbow but De Fiore leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satake lands a nice shot to the body.
Satake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Satake lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Fiore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satake lands a nice elbow.
De Fiore swings wildly with an uppercut but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Satake. #CUT#That has opened up Attilio De Fiore's cut even more.
De Fiore pushes Satake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satake tries to throw a body punch but De Fiore avoids it by throwing Satake back against the cage.
Satake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Fiore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore throws a head punch that misses.
De Fiore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fiore misses with some punches.
De Fiore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satake is trying to maintain a safe position but De Fiore gets an underhook and turns Satake into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Attilio De Fiore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
De Fiore throws a head kick but Satake moves out of range.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
and Satake counters with a good low kick that De Fiore was not able to check.
Satake moves in looking to clinch but De Fiore pushes him off.
Satake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satake tried to counter with a leg kick but De Fiore avoided it.
Satake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Satake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Fiore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Fiore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Satake misses with a low kick.
Satake throws a chopping leg kick but De Fiore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Fiore sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Fiore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Satake in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake throws a wild body kick that De Fiore sees coming a mile off.
Satake throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Fiore looks to throw the jab but Satake is out of range.
Satake lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satake lands with an uppercut that bounces De Fiore off the cage and back into range.#T1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Satake.
De Fiore has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Satake.
De Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fiore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Satake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Satake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Satake doesn't manage to clinch there - De Fiore circles away.
De Fiore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from De Fiore.
Satake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Satake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Satake scoring well with a low kick there.
De Fiore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Satake has closed the distance and engaged De Fiore in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by De Fiore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake works on De Fiore's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satake.
De Fiore is trying to break free.
De Fiore misses with some punches.
De Fiore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from De Fiore - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Satake.
A short body shot lands from De Fiore as the two fighters clinch.
Satake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Fiore misses with some punches.
Satake throws an elbow that misses.
De Fiore misses with some punches.
Satake lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satake.
A short right from De Fiore.
Satake struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fiore controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satake.
De Fiore pushes Satake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Fiore takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Satake throws an elbow but misses.
De Fiore lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Satake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Fiore or not.
De Fiore lands a left hand.
Satake blocks a body shot from De Fiore.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satake just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Fiore's brow. #BC2#
De Fiore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satake.
De Fiore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Satake misses with a body shot.
De Fiore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fiore throws an overhand right that lands on Satake's shoulder, as Satake tries to avoid the shot.
Satake throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Fiore avoids it.
De Fiore scores with a nice head shot.
De Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Fiore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satake. Satake obviously looking to wear him down.
Satake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Satake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fiore.#T4#
Satake slips under a jab.
Satake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fiore.
Satake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Fiore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake moves in looking to clinch but De Fiore pushes him off.
De Fiore lunges at Satake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Satake's hand. #ROC2#Satake is rocked!
De Fiore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Satake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Fiore looks to land a right hand but Satake moved out of range.
Satake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Satake lands a nice shot to the body.
Satake slips a straight right by De Fiore.
Satake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Satake seems to have got his legs back now.
De Fiore misses with a straight left.
De Fiore tests Satake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Satake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Satake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Satake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
De Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satake.
Satake moves out of range of the strikes.
Satake lands with a nice body kick.
Satake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore throws the left hand but Satake avoids the punch easily.
Satake tries to work over De Fiore's front leg with a kick but De Fiore checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Satake. That's going to slow De Fiore down.
De Fiore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Satake connects with a solid leg kick.
De Fiore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Satake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Fiore scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fiore avoids the body shot from Satake.
A little jabbing left from De Fiore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Satake.
De Fiore loads up on a big right hand but Satake slips the punch.
Satake is looking to counter the offense by De Fiore and move into the clinch.
Satake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Satake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with an outside leg kick.
Satake scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Satake.
Satake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Satake thuds his right hand into De Fiore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Satake pushes De Fiore away with a front kick.
Satake looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fiore is just out of range.
Satake needs to keep his hands up - De Fiore had a free shot at his head there.
Satake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Fiore throws a head kick but Satake moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Satake 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 De Fiore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Fiore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Satake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Satake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Fiore manages to circle out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Satake 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 De Fiore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Fiore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Fiore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Satake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Fiore. That did some damage!
De Fiore throws a jab when Satake was well out of range.
Satake is looking to wear down De Fiore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
De Fiore takes a swing at Satake's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Satake, right into the meat of the thigh.
It looks like Satake has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
Satake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Satake blocks a jab.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
Satake lands a leg kick that knocks De Fiore off balance momentarily.
Satake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Fiore avoids a kick to the body.
De Fiore throws a hook but Satake avoids it easily.
Satake throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from De Fiore lands.
Satake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#T3#
Good shot there by De Fiore.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Satake throws a front kick that sends De Fiore stumbling back into the cage.
Satake slips a jab from De Fiore.
Nice defenses there by Satake.
De Fiore lands an overhand right.
Satake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Fiore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Satake moves into the clinch.
De Fiore is trying to force a seperation but Satake has the dominant position.
De Fiore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satake stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Satake throws an elbow but misses.
Masa Satake has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Satake misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
De Fiore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satake lands a head shot.
De Fiore punishes Satake's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Satake defending well as De Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
Satake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Satake gets a clinch.
De Fiore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Fiore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from De Fiore.
De Fiore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Fiore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Fiore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Masa Satake.
Well Satake 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Satake!
Masa Satake gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: DC Sunday Sesh 2
Date: Oct 30, 2022

#R1#
Satake throws a leg kick
and Porter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Satake.
Porter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Porter lands a really nice looking cross but Satake seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Satake.
Porter lands a nice hook to Satake's body. Satake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Porter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Porter throws a lazy right hand but Satake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Satake looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.
Satake tries to clinch
letting Porter counter with a right hand.
Satake throws a head kick that misses
and Porter counters with a three punch combo that has Satake backing up. Satake nods at Porter to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter looks to score with a jab to the body but Satake is just out of range.
Satake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Porter.#CL#
Satake instigates a clinch.
Satake pushes off an throws an elbow but Porter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
A body shot lands from Satake.
Porter tries to pull guard but Satake won't allow it.
Porter avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
Satake lands a body shot.
Satake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porter's elbow.
Satake throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Satake.
I was talking to Satake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porter avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
Satake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Porter tries for a takedown but Satake manages to get underhooks.
Porter blocks the elbow strike.
Porter takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Porter throws an elbow but misses.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Porter's defenses. #T2#
Satake pushes off an throws an elbow but Porter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Porter missing with knees to the body.
Satake throws an elbow that misses.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC2#
Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Satake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Satake throws a right hand that misses
and Porter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satake tries to counter by clinching up but Porter breaks away and moves out of range.
Porter throws a right and a left that Satake avoids nicely.
Porter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Satake. That one must have hurt.
Porter throws a series of punches but Satake avoids them all with ease.
Porter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Porter pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Porter tries to bum rush Satake with a series of wild strikes but Satake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Porter.
Satake is looking to chop away at Porter's legs.
Porter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Porter throws a series of punches but Satake moves out of range.
Satake throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Satake.
A thudding body kick lands there by Satake!
Satake connects with a solid leg kick.
Porter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Porter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Satake tenderised Porter's leg. Porter is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Porter blocks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Porter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satake throws a leg kick that misses. #T4#
Satake is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
Porter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Porter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Satake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Porter.
Porter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porter throws a nice head kick!
Satake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Porter is able to avoid easily.
Satake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Porter feints the counter takedown.
Porter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Satake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Porter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Satake's waist but Satake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Porter off to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Satake is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Satake.
Satake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porter.
A good leg kick by Satake.
Porter tries to work over Satake's front leg with a kick but Satake checks it.
Satake throws a low kick but Porter avoids it.
Satake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Porter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Porter checks it well.
Porter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Satake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Porter's hands.
Porter cracks Satake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Satake throws a hook to the side of Porter's head but Porter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Porter avoids the head kick by Satake.
Porter throws out a counter right but Satake avoids it with no problem.
Satake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Satake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Porter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porter moves out of range of the leg kick from Satake.
Porter misses with a wild combination.
Satake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porter.
Porter avoids the body shot from Satake.
It seemed like Porter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Porter throws a head kick that misses.
Porter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T2#
Satake tries a head kick but it misses.
Masa Satake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porter moves out of range of the body kick from Satake.
Satake swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Satake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Porter dives in and grabs Satake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Satake pushes down on Porter's head and hops out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Satake.
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!
Satake connects with a leg kick.
Satake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Satake with the inside leg kick.
Satake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Porter can pounce on him.
Jay Porter seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Satake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Satake throws a hook but Porter blocks it.
Satake connects with an inside leg kick.
Satake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Porter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Satake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Satake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Porter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Satake looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.
Porter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice uppercut there from Porter.
Porter blocks a leg kick.
Satake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satake throws a shot from downtown. Porter moves away and avoids it.
Satake throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Porter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Satake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Porter takes a swing at Satake's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Satake throws a leg kick
and Porter counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Satake.
Jay Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satake lands a right hook to the body. #CL#
Satake closes the distance and clinches.
Satake misses with an elbow over the top.
Satake misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
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#
Satake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Porter is able to avoid easily.
Satake fakes the leg kick and cracks Porter in the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Satake.
Porter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Satake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porter.
Porter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satake manages to avoid it.
Satake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Satake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Satake closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake struggles to land a body shot inside as Porter controls his hands.
Satake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Satake.#TD2#
Porter jumps guard.
Porter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Satake controls the pace.#T1#
Porter looking to control.
Satake wants to get up but he can't break Porter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satake wants to pass the guard but Porter is keeping the position.
Porter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Porter looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Satake connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Porter.
Satake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #CL#
Satake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Satake misses with an elbow strike.
Satake tries to stall but Porter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Satake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porter's elbow.
Nice body punch from Satake.
Porter blocks a body shot from Satake.
Satake tries a body shot but Porter blocks it.
Masa Satake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Satake has Porter pushed against the cage.
Porter fails to pull guard.
Porter avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Satake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Porter to work. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Porter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Satake walks away with a smile on his face. Porter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Porter misses with a series of wild punches. #CL#
Satake drives through and clinches with Porter against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Porter's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Satake can't find room to land a body shot as Porter controls the action.
Jay Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Porter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Satake's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Satake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Satake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Masa Satake!
After the big win, Masa Satake made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: DMMA 145 Niculescu vs Kersikov
Date: Oct 02, 2022

#R1#
Satake cracks Kummola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kummola missing with a left hand there. Satake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Satake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Satake checks a leg kick.
Kummola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Kummola. Those never looked like landing.
Satake scores with a kick to the body.
Kummola looks to score with a jab to the body but Satake is just out of range.
It appears Satake was looking to counter with a kick there.
Satake moves out of range of the strikes.
Satake fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kummola just manages to avoid it.
Kummola swings widly with a right hand
and Satake counters with a good, hard body kick but Kummola shrugs it off.
Satake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kake Kummola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kummola lands with an uppercut that bounces Satake off the cage and back into range.
Kummola jabs Satake right on the nose. Satake blinks but takes it well.
Satake throws a low kick but Kummola avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kummola misses.
Satake connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kummola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kummola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kummola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Satake is looking to slow Kummola down with leg kicks. #T1#
Kummola misses with a looping right.
Satake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kummola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kummola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Satake lands a body shot.
Satake scores with a hook.
A big right from Kummola misses.
Kummola misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with an outside leg kick.
Satake is looking to chop away at Kummola's legs.
Nice jab there from Kummola.
Satake lands with an uppercut that bounces Kummola off the cage and back into range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kummola. That's going to slow Satake down.
Kummola throws a lazy right hand but Satake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Satake slips a jab from Kummola.
Satake thumps Kummola with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kummola works the jab nicely.#T2#
Some bone on bone action there as Kummola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kummola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Satake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kummola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Satake slips a jab from Kummola.
Kummola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Satake thuds his right hand into Kummola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kummola throws a leg kick
enabling Satake to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kummola.
Kummola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Satake.
Satake throws a big shot that misses.
Kummola raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kummola cracks Satake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kummola throws a lazy right hand but Satake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kummola throws a big shot that misses.
Kummola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Satake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kummola thinking.
Satake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3#
Satake takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #ROC2#Satake is rocked!
Kummola pounces like a tiger and cracks Satake with a vicious hook! Satake is down but not out! Kummola follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kake Kummola!
Kake Kummola decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 136 Misha vs Paavali
Date: Sep 03, 2022

#R1#
A big left from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu throws a hook but Satake blocks it.
Satake tries to clinch but Kiryu moves out of range.
Kiryu misses with a double jab
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satake tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Satake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiryu.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Satake tries to clinch but Kiryu is having none of it.
Kiryu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Satake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Satake avoids it.
Satake slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Satake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kiryu misses with the combination.
Satake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake is looking to clinch but Kiryu is avoiding it.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Satake is just out of range.
Satake defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Satake moves out of range.
Satake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body #CL2#
and Satake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Kiryu on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Satake.
Kiryu avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Kiryu prevents a body shot from Satake. #BC#
Kiryu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Satake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiryu tried to score with a low kick but Satake checks it.
Kiryu throws a head kick that misses.
Satake moves out of range of the strikes.
Satake motions for Kiryu to come forward. Satake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Satake takes a swing at Kiryu's ribcage but misses.
Kiryu misses the shot to the body.
Kiryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Satake has Kiryu up against the cage in a clinch. #T4#
With the fighters up against the cage, Satake throws an elbow but misses.
Kiryu scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head.
Kiryu dodges an elbow strike from Satake.
Kiryu works on Satake's body with a couple of short punches.
Satake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Kiryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiryu digs a right hand underneath Satake's ribcage. Satake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Kiryu manages to break the clinch.
Satake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiryu delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Kiryu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Satake feints a counter leg kick.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu 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#
Kiryu missing with a left hand there. Satake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#KD#
Kiryu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Satake sprawling to the canvas! Satake rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kiryu finish him?! #ROC#Satake is rocked!
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Satake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiryu finish him?
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Satake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Satake seems to have recovered his senses.
Satake misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiryu counters with a crisp right that sends Satake to the canvas! Kiryu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuma Kiryu!
A relieved looking Kazuma Kiryu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA 126 Garcia Vs Outback
Date: Jul 30, 2022

#R1#
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Satake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Satake misses with a body kick.
Porter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Satake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Porter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Satake momentarily.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Satake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Satake wants to counter with a clinch but Porter pushes him away.
Porter looks to throw the jab but Satake is out of range.
Satake wants to counter with a clinch but Porter pushes him away.
Satake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Porter misses.
Satake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Satake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Porter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Porter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Porter lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter lands with a cross.
Porter lands a jab to Satake's midsection.
Porter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jay Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porter. #T1#
Porter misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Satake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Satake misses with the head strike. #TD#
Porter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Porter controlling Satake's posture.
Satake is looking to advance position but Porter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Porter avoids the attempt from Satake to control.
Porter controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Porter continues to stall.
Satake is squirming around, avoiding Porter's attempts to control the action.
Satake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Porter trying to control but Satake is having none of it.
Satake wants to hold on but Porter pushes him away.#T3#
Porter controlling the pace for now.
Satake is in all sorts of trouble here.
Satake is squirming around, avoiding Porter's attempts to control the action.
Satake is trying to stand.
Satake wants to control but Porter is having none of it.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Satake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Porter controlling from mount.
Satake is desperately trying to improve his position but Porter has a good base and remains in mount.
Porter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Satake is looking to escape.
Porter controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Porter 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#
Porter throws a hook to the side of Satake's head but Satake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Porter throws a right and a left that Satake avoids nicely.
Porter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satake counters with a nice body shot.
Porter tries to work over Satake's front leg with a kick but Satake checks it.
Porter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satake circles away quickly and effectively.
Porter misses with the combination.
Satake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Jay Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Satake.
Porter lands a nice shot that snaps Satake's head back.
Satake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake slips under a jab.
Satake slips a jab from Porter.
Satake wants to counter the offense by Porter and move into the clinch position.
Satake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jay Porter is winning the standup battle so far.
Porter misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake scores with a body shot.
Satake walks into a stiff left hand from Porter.#T1##CL#
Porter moves into range and clinches up with Satake.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Porter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satake smiles and moves away.
Porter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Porter there.
Porter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Satake counters with a leg kick.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Porter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satake can do to turn this around?
Satake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Satake slips a straight right by Porter.
Porter with the inside leg kick.
Porter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satake lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Porter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satake moves away.
A big left from Porter misses.
Satake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Porter rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satake scores with a kick to the body.
Porter misses with the combination.
Satake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Porter's hands.#KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from Porter sends Satake down but not out. Porter dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC#Satake is rocked!
Porter working away.
Satake is still in real trouble! Can Porter finish him?#SUB#
Porter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Satake knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Porter wants to control but Satake is keeping him busy.
Satake seems to have recovered his senses.
Satake tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Satake manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Porter is not content to let Satake control the position.#SU2#
Satake decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Porter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Satake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Satake thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Porter if he has to take too many more of those.
Satake connects with a leg kick. #KD#
Porter bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Satake! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU#
Porter stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Porter moves into the clinch.#T4#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Porter as Satake tries to tie him up.
Satake stalls.
Porter tries to pull guard but Satake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Satake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Satake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porter backwards.
Porter wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porter blocks a body shot from Satake.
Satake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porter can't get the takedown.
Satake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Porters head.
Satake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Porter throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Porter has a couple of punches blocked by Satake.
Good body shot from Satake.
Satake misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Porter dominated that second round.
That's time! Porter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Porter misses with a double jab
and Satake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Porter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Satake jabs Porter to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Satake moves into the clinch.
Masa Satake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Satake lands a nice elbow.
Satake misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Satake fails to land.
Porter takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Jay Porter has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Satake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Satake misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Porter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Satake.
Porter takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Satake blocks an elbow strike from Porter.
Porter blocks an elbow strike from Satake.
Satake has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Porter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Satake can turn it around.
Satake throws an elbow but it misses.
Porter tries for a takedown. No joy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Satake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Porter throws a head punch that misses.
Satake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Porter backwards.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Satake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Satake lands an elbow just above Porter 's eye.
Satake works on Porter's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Satake.
Satake'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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
Porter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Satake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Masa Satake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Satake digs a right hand into Porter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porter's gas tank.
Porter throws a punch but it's blocked by Satake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Satake avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Satake lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satake.
Satake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satake scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC2#Porter is rocked!
Satake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Satake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porter backwards.
Oh Porter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Satake cracks Porter with a nice body shot.
Satake lands an elbow just above Porter 's eye.
Porter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Porter in his tracks for a moment.
Satake scores with a hook to the body.
Satake lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Satake lands a nice uppercut.
Satake pressing his opponent against the cage.
Porter takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Satake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Porter's defenses.
Satake dips a shoulder and cracks Porter with a mighty uppercut! Porter falls back against the cage and Satake unloads with a barrage of strikes! Porter is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Satake screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Satake!
Masa Satake managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.

Event: DMMA 118 Imanari vs Petit
Date: Jul 02, 2022

#R1#
Satake scores with a jab.#CL2#
Skarsgard moves into the clinch successfully.
Skarsgard struggles to land a body shot inside as Satake controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satake.
Skarsgard throws a head punch that misses.
Satake lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Satake.
Skarsgard missing with knees to the body.
Satake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Skarsgard tries to work over Satake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skarsgard.
Satake lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Satake to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Satake.
Satake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skarsgard backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Satake.
Satake scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Skarsgard takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Karl Skarsgard has been cut.
Skarsgard has a couple of punches blocked by Satake.
Satake lands an elbow just above Skarsgard 's eye.
Satake lands with a short shot to the head.
Satake lands a nice elbow.
I was talking to Satake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Satake can't find room to land a body shot as Skarsgard controls the action.
Skarsgard trying to land knees to the body.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skarsgard digs a right hand into Satake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Satake's gas tank.
Skarsgard struggles to land a body shot inside as Satake controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Satake fails to land.
Satake scores with a shot to the side of Skarsgard's head.
Skarsgard can't find room to land a body shot as Satake controls the action.
Skarsgard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skarsgard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satake blocks a body shot from Skarsgard.
Satake lands an elbow inside that Skarsgard shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skarsgard. #T2#
Satake is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Skarsgard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skarsgard just misses with a punch to the body.
Satake connects with a right hand. Skarsgard shakes it off.
Skarsgard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skarsgard cracks a nice hook into Satake's ribs.
Satake lands a nice looking body shot.
Satake dips to his left and cracks Skarsgard with an uppercut!#CL2#
Skarsgard gets a clinch.
Skarsgard misses with a body punch.
Skarsgard tries to work over Satake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satake tries a body shot but Skarsgard blocks it.
Skarsgard misses with a punch on the inside.
Skarsgard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skarsgard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skarsgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Satake.
Satake lands a damaging elbow.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Skarsgard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satake.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Skarsgard in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#That has opened up Karl Skarsgard's cut even more.
Skarsgard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skarsgard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Satake lands a left hand.
Skarsgard can't find room to land a body shot as Satake controls the action.
Skarsgard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skarsgard misses with some punches.
Skarsgard scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head.
Skarsgard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skarsgard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Satake.
Satake takes an elbow to the forehead. #T4#
Satake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarsgard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skarsgard lands with a left to the head.
Satake throws a punch but it's blocked by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skarsgard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skarsgard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Satake lands an elbow inside that Skarsgard shrugs off.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Satake.
Skarsgard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Satake is struggling to control the position.
Satake lands an elbow inside that Skarsgard shrugs off. #CUT#The cut above Karl Skarsgard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skarsgard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Skarsgard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Skarsgard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Satake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Satake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skarsgard was well out of range. Poor timing from Satake.
Satake avoids the body shot from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard misses the shot to the body.
Skarsgard throws a body punch but Satake moves out of range.
Satake fires out a quick counter leg kick but Skarsgard just manages to avoid it.
Skarsgard connects with a jab.
Satake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Satake scores with a jab.#KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Skarsgard and sends Satake crashing to the mat! Skarsgard follows him down to the mat - Satake regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC2#Satake is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake is trying to control but can't.
Oh Satake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skarsgard is trying to control. Satake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SU2#
Skarsgard stands up from half guard.
Skarsgard throws a pinpoint strike between Satake's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Satake crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Skarsgard scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Skarsgard!
Karl Skarsgard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FUClothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: DMMA 109 MaGrath vs Torres
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
Trejo moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
Satake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Satake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Satake lands with a right hand.
Trejo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satake.
Trejo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satake. Satake obviously looking to wear him down.
Satake misses with a right hand
and Trejo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satake walks into a jab.
Satake misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake looks to land a right hand but Trejo moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Satake.
Satake moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick by Trejo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Satake lands with a shot to the body.
Trejo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trejo staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Trejo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Satake throws out a loose jab but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trejo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake misses with a hook to the body
and Trejo counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Trejo.
Satake moves out of range as Trejo strikes.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Trejo.
A little jabbing left from Satake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trejo moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
Trejo misses with a leg kick
and Satake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trejo scores with a decent looking hook.
Trejo avoids the head kick by Satake. #T2#
Trejo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satake lands a nice shot that snaps Trejo's head back.
Trejo throws a hook but Satake avoids it easily.
Satake cracks Trejo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trejo lands with a shot to the body.
Satake throws a hook to the side of Trejo's head but Trejo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trejo avoids a kick to the body.
Trejo throwing a counter right hand but Satake manages to avoid it.
Trejo swings for the body but Satake moves out of range.
Satake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Satake misses with the body kick
and Trejo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trejo misses with a straight left.
Trejo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Satake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Satake throws a lazy uppercut
and Trejo counters with a thumping low kick.
Trejo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trejo dips to his left and cracks Satake with an uppercut!
Trejo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Satake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Satake with a jab.
Satake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Trejo throws a sloppy head kick and Satake moves out of range easily.
Satake tests Trejo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trejo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Satake throws a big shot that misses.
Satake moves out of range as Trejo strikes.
Satake defending well as Trejo loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trejo connects with an inside leg kick.
Trejo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Satake looks for the body kick but Trejo saw that one coming.
Trejo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Trejo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Satake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Trejo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trejo lands a front kick.
Trejo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satake throws out the jab.
Trejo throws a chopping leg kick but Satake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Satake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trejo avoids a kick to the body.
Satake misses with a looping right.
Trejo pushes Satake away with a front kick.
Satake takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Nice shot by Satake.
Satake misses with a hook to the body
and Trejo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trejo throws a big shot that misses.
Trejo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Trejo is predictable there
and Satake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trejo slips under a jab from Satake.
Satake throws a right hand that misses
and Trejo counters with a stiff right hand.
Masa Satake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Satake misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Trejo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trejo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Satake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake throws a jab when Trejo was well out of range.
Satake throws a hook to the side of Trejo's head but Trejo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trejo misses with a lunging right hand
and Trejo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satake misses with a right hand
and Trejo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Nice shot by Trejo.
Trejo looks to land a left hand but Satake moved out of range nicely.
Satake misses with a hook.
Trejo avoids the body shot from Satake.
Satake throws a looping overhand right but Trejo ducks down to avoid it.
Trejo scores with a sloppy right hand. Satake should have avoided that one.
Trejo lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Trejo.
Trejo lands with a cross.
Satake misses with a hook.
Trejo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Satake finds it's target.
Trejo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
Satake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trejo tries a head kick but it misses.
Trejo tries to land a front kick but Satake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satake.
Trejo is looking to counter punch.
Satake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satake throws a jab but it's blocked by Trejo.
Trejo misses with a hook to the body
and Satake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trejo throws a right hand that misses
and Satake counters with a nice uppercut.
Satake jabs Trejo right on the nose. Trejo blinks but takes it well.
Satake avoids the head kick by Trejo.
Satake throws a hook but Trejo avoids it easily.
Satake missing with a left hand there. Trejo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Satake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trejo throws a nice head kick!
Satake throws a poor cross that misses
and Trejo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Satake is rocked!
Satake throws a push kick but Trejo slaps the foot to one side.
Trejo is looking to counter punch.
Trejo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Trejo. That snapped Satake's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satake. Trejo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trejo scores with a hook.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Trejo finish him?
Satake is looking to score with low kicks.
Satake lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Satake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Satake seems to have recovered his senses.
Satake misses with a head kick.
Trejo misses with an uppercut. Satake saw that one coming.#T4#
Trejo looks to throw the jab but Satake is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo blocks a jab.
Satake throws an overhand right that lands on Trejo's shoulder, as Trejo tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Trejo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Satake blocks a jab.
Satake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trejo has time to react.
Trejo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Trejo misses its target.
Trejo scores with a jab.
Satake tries to land a front kick but Trejo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Satake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trejo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Satake's sensitive parts.
Satake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Trejo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Trejo will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Satake throws a good cross that connects.
Satake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trejo counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Trejo.
Trejo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satake.
Satake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trejo.
Satake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trejo.
Satake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Satake connects with the punch.
Trejo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trejo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Satake tries to land a front kick but Trejo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Satake.
Satake connects with a nice looking jab. #T1#
Satake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trejo.
Trejo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trejo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satake.
Trejo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trejo misses with a hook. Satake ducked under it nicely.
Satake with a hook.
Trejo staying out of range there.
Trejo misses with a straight left.
Satake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters circling a little - Trejo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Satake missing with a left hand there. Trejo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trejo moves out of range of the strikes.
Satake scores with a sloppy right hand. Trejo should have avoided that one. #T2#
Satake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trejo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trejo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Satake has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trejo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Satake doesn't seem bothered though.
Satake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trejo throws an off balance right hand
and Satake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trejo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trejo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSatake.
Trejo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trejo's corner calls for a 1-2. Trejo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Satake misses the target.
Satake throws a hook to the side of Trejo's head but Trejo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trejo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3#
Satake fakes the leg kick and cracks Trejo in the body.
Satake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trejo under the eye.
Satake misses with a body kick.
Trejo looks to score with a jab to the body but Satake is just out of range.
Trejo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Satake swings for the body but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo moves out of range as Satake strikes.
Satake looks to land a body kick but Trejo moved away.
Trejo loads up on a big right hand but Satake slips the punch.
Trejo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trejo misses with a head kick.
Satake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
Trejo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Satake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #ROC2#Trejo is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Satake! Trejo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Satake!

Event: DMMA 99: Barboza vs Tyler
Date: Apr 17, 2022

#R1#
Satake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Satake with the inside leg kick.
Satake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Bukowski blocks the leg kick.
Bukowski is looking to counter punch.
Bukowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bukowski ducks under a wild hook from Satake.
Satake scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Bukowski.
Bukowski closes the distance and clinches up with Satake, looking for a takedown. Bukowski pushes Satake against the cage but Satake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Satake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bukowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD#
Satake gets caught napping as Bukowski dives in and scores a takedown. Satake manages to retain guard.

Satake has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bukowski is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bukowski tries to work over Satake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bukowski.
Satake blocking some punches.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T1#
Bukowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bukowski.
Satake stops a takedown attempt from Bukowski.
Bukowski tries a body shot but Satake blocks it.
Bukowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bukowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Satake.
Bukowski prevents Satake from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Satake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satake lands with a cross.
Satake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Satake misses with a straight right.
Satake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bukowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satake has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bukowski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bukowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satake manages to avoid it.
Bukowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bukowski is defended easily by Satake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bukowski's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satake looks to land a left hand but Bukowski moved out of range nicely.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake is looking to score with low kicks.
Satake is looking to slow Bukowski down with leg kicks.
Bukowski avoids the body shot from Satake.
Bukowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bukowski lands a head shot.#T3#
Satake lands a right hook to the body.
Satake slips a straight right by Bukowski.
Satake sizes up Bukowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bukowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Satake cracks Bukowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Satake thuds a left hand into Bukowski's body.
Bukowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bukowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bukowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Bukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Satake is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bukowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T4#
Bukowski missing with a left hand there. Satake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bukowski has time to react.
Bukowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bukowski throws a lazy right hand but Satake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Bukowski.
Bukowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Satake misses with an uppercut
and Bukowski counters with a left and a right that stings Satake.
Bukowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satake.
A little jabbing left from Satake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Satake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Satake misses
and Bukowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bukowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Satake.
Bukowski is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake dominated that round.
That's time! Bukowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Bukowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Satake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Satake.
Bukowski looks to land a left hand but Satake moved out of range nicely.
Bukowski backing away here, and Satake unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A leg kick checked by Bukowski.
Bukowski moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
Satake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bukowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bukowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Satake lands a really nice looking cross but Bukowski seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Satake.
Bukowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bukowski misses with a hook
and Satake counters with a thumping low kick.
Satake misses with an uppercut.
Bukowski misses with a few strikes there. #T1#
Bukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satake.
Satake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bukowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Satake loads up on a big right hand but Bukowski slips the punch.
Satake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bukowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bukowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Satake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bukowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Satake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bukowski's knee momentarily.
Masa Satake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bukowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Bukowski's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Satake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bukowski moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Bukowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bukowski misses with a few strikes there.
Bukowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T2#
Satake works the jab nicely.
Satake stuffs the takedown attempt from Bukowski. Bukowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Satake let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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!
Satake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bukowski under the eye.
Bukowski tries to clinch but Satake is having none of it.
Bukowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Satake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bukowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bukowski misses with a double jab.
Satake with a hook.
Satake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bukowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Bukowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Satake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Satake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#TD#
Bukowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bukowski postures up in Satake's guard and throws a big left but Satake blocks it.
Satake can't keep his opponent in guard - Bukowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bukowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bukowski is keen to just control but Satake is a slippery customer.
Satake keeping hold of Bukowski's head, controlling as best he can.
Bukowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Satake keeps working. #T4#
Satake is trying to maintain the position but Bukowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Bukowski working over Satake with some ground and pound. Satake looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Satake is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Satake is looking for a sweep. Bukowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bukowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Satake defending well though.
Satake is looking for a sweep. Bukowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bukowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bukowski thows a huge punch but Satake dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Satake throws a right hand that misses
and Bukowski counters with a two punch combo. #ROC#Satake is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Satake throws a right hand that misses
and Bukowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Bukowski finish him?#TD#
Bukowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bukowski working the head with strikes.
Satake tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Satake sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Satake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bukowski.
Bukowski is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Satake is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bukowski fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Satake from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bukowski! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bukowski!

Event: DMMA 94: Magrath vs Polus 3
Date: Mar 27, 2022

#R1#
Satake misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Satake checks a leg kick.
Satake throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Satake backing away here, and Garcia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Satake clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Satake.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
A right hand to the body from Satake.
Satake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Satake misses with some punches.
Satake lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Satake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Satake lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
A nice right hand lands inside from Satake.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Garcia lands a left hand.
Garcia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Satake.
Garcia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Satake misses with some punches.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
Satake taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
Satake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satake taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Satake.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as Satake tries to tie him up.
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
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!
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satakes head.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Satake pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Satake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Satake throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Satake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Satake lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia. #BC2#
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Satake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Satake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Satake misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Satake is rocked!
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Oh Satake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satake throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Satake avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Satake blocks a jab.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Satake gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Garcia gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Satake is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Segundo Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Segundo Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 85: Johnson vs Amida
Date: Feb 26, 2022

#R1#
Satake moves away from the strike by Riddle. #CL2#
Riddle rushes Satake and presses him up against the cage.
Satake stalling against the cage.
Riddle avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Satake just leaning against Riddle, taking a breather.
Riddle misses with a knee strike.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riddle tries to work over Satake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satake just leaning against Riddle, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Satake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Satake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riddle is struggling to control the position.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Riddle 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.
Satake misses with a punch to the body.
Satake misses with a body punch. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Satake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Riddle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Satake.
Satake digs a right hand into Riddle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riddle's gas tank.
Satake misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Satake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Riddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Satake.
Riddle blocks an elbow strike from Satake.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riddle tries to stall but Satake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satake.
Satake lands a damaging elbow.
Riddle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riddle blocks an elbow strike.
Satake lands an elbow just above Riddle 's eye.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Riddle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satake avoids it.
Satake tries a body shot but Riddle blocks it.
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
Riddle misses with a punch to the body.
Riddle can't find room to land a body shot as Satake controls the action.
Riddle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Math Riddle has been cut.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satake blocks a body shot from Riddle.
Satake managing to block the knees to the body from Riddle.
A right hook to the body lands for Satake.
Satake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Satake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Satake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riddle looks winded!
Riddle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riddle trying to stall but Satake improves his position.
Satake lands an elbow inside.
Riddle trying to control the position but instead, Satake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riddle into the cage.#T3#
Nice elbow from Satake.
Satake pushes off an throws an elbow but Riddle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riddle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satake lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riddle's brow.
Riddle prevents a body shot from Satake.
Satake scores with a hook to the body.
Riddle looking to slow down the pace here.
Satake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Riddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satake managing to block the knees to the body from Riddle. #T4#
Riddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satake just leaning against Riddle, taking a breather.
Satake struggles to land a body shot inside as Riddle controls his hands.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satake avoids it.
Satake looking to slow down the pace here.
Satake just leaning against Riddle, taking a breather.
Come on Satake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satake blocks a body shot from Riddle.
Riddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Satake.
Satake lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Riddle in his tracks for a moment.
Riddle blocking some punches.
Riddle stalling in the clinch but Satake improves position.
Satake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riddle is keeping busy.
Satake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Math Riddle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Riddle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Satake momentarily.
Riddle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Satake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Satake.
Riddle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Satake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Riddle misses the target.
Riddle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Satake lands an overhand right.
Satake misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satake. Riddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddle takes a swing at Satake's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satake throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Satake moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddle taking a breather.
Satake pushes off an throws an elbow but Riddle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Satake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riddle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Satake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riddle misses with the head strike.
Satake lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Satake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Satake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riddle can do to turn this around?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riddle's brow.
Riddle is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Riddle.
Satake lands with a right to the head.
Riddle being controlled against the cage.
Satake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riddle throws a head punch that misses.
Satake managing to block the knees to the body from Riddle. #T2#
Satake lands a nice shot to the body.
Riddle blocks a body shot from Satake.
Riddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riddle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Satake blocks it with crossed arms.
Satake controlling the action here for a moment.
Satake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
Nice body punch from Satake - that landed with a thud.
Satake lands a hook that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Satake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riddle stalling.
Satake stalling the fight.
Masa Satake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riddle's brow.
Satake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riddles head.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riddle's defenses.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Satake. #T3#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riddle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Satake lands a right hand.
Satake works on Riddle's body with a couple of short punches.
Riddle is breathing heavily.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satake cracks Riddle with a nice body shot.
Satake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Satake taking a breather.
Satake pushes Riddle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Satake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddle or not.
Riddle blocks an elbow strike.
Satake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Satake presses Riddle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riddle's brow.
Satake lands an elbow inside that Riddle shrugs off.
Satake lands with a right to the head.
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T4#
Satake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Satake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Satake lands an elbow inside that Riddle shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Riddle in his tracks for a moment.
Riddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Satake.
Satake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Satake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Satake.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Satake lands a nice elbow.
Satake lands a nice shot to the body.
Satake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Math Riddle's cut.
That's time! Satake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Satake lands a head shot.#CL2#
Riddle has Satake up against the cage in a clinch.
Satake blocks an uppercut.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riddle looking to slow down the pace here.
Riddle missing with knees to the body.
Satake trying to stall but Riddle improves his position.
Riddle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satake is stalling here.
A short right from Satake on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satake avoids it.
Riddle tries to throw a body punch but Satake avoids it by throwing Riddle back against the cage.
Riddle is trying to maintain a safe position but Satake gets an underhook and turns Riddle into the cage.
A hook to the body from Satake.
Riddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Satake scores with a hook to the body.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Satake lands an elbow just above Riddle 's eye.
Satake stalling.
Satake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddle or not.
Satake lands with a left to the head.
Satake lands an elbow inside that Riddle shrugs off.
Satake tries a body shot but Riddle blocks it.
Satake lands a right hand.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #ROC#Riddle is rocked!
Satake lands an elbow inside.
Riddle is still on wobbly legs! Can Satake finish him?
Riddle is pressed against the cage. Satake pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Riddle! Two more big strikes from Satake and Riddle crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Masa Satake!

Event: DMMA 76: Turgeon vs Slaissi
Date: Jan 22, 2022

#R1#
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kersikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kersikov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Satake. That's going to slow Kersikov down. #CL#
Satake clinches with his opponent.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
I was talking to Satake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Satake controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satake misses with an elbow strike.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Kersikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
A nice leg kick from Satake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Satake.
Satake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Satake moves forwards but Kersikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Satake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Satake with a body shot.
Satake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#Satake is rocked!
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Oh Satake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked#CL#
and Satake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Satake.
Satake seems to have got his legs back now.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satake misses with an elbow strike.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
Satake throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.#KD2#
Kersikov drops Satake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Satake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satake throws an elbow that misses.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Satake avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov dodges an elbow strike from Satake. #T2#
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kersikov.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kersikov's defenses.
Satake blocking some punches.
Kersikov tries to work over Satake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satake is working Kersikov over against the cage.
Satake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Kersikov in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Kersikov in his tracks for a moment.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Boyko Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov blocks the elbow strike.
Satake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Satake.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
Kersikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satake.
Kersikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head. #BC2#
Kersikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Satake blocks a leg kick.
Satake scores with a kick to the midsection.
Satake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kersikov.
Satake throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Satake moved away.
Satake is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Satake tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Satake dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Satake.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
and Satake counters with a nice leg kick.
Satake connects with an inside leg kick.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Satake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satake.
Satake is looking to clinch but Kersikov is avoiding it.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Satake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Satake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boyko Kersikov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Satake scores with a shot to the body.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Satake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Satake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kersikov takes a swing at Satake's ribcage but misses.
Satake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Satake throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Satake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov blocks the body kick.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov with a nice calf kick.
Satake lands a nice looking body kick.
Satake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well. #T1#
Satake misses with a looping left.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Satake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satake is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#CL#
Satake instigates a clinch.
Satake misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov cracks Satake with a nice body shot.
Satake letting Kersikov take a breather here.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
Kersikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Satake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Satake misses with the head strike.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage. #T2#
Satake tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Satake back against the cage. #BC2#
Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satake cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Satake slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Satake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Satake saw it coming and moves away.
Satake throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Satake looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Satake avoids it with no problem.
Masa Satake is winning the standup battle so far.
Satake throws a good cross that connects.
Kersikov slips under a jab.#T3#
Satake scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Satake finds it's target.
Kersikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kersikov.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Satake.
Satake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Satake misses with a hook.
Satake looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.#CL#
Satake rushes Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Satake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satake lands a damaging elbow.
Satake misses with an elbow over the top.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Satake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Satake throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow. #T4#
Nice elbow from Satake.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
Satake blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Satake looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Kersikov.
Kersikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kersikov is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kersikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Satake throws an elbow that misses.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Satake avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Satake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kersikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boyko Kersikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Kersikov takes a swing at Satake's ribcage but misses.
Satake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Satake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satake misses with a wild body shot.
Satake connects with a solid leg kick.
Satake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Satake thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Satake missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov cracks Satake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Satake closes the distance and pushes Kersikov back into the cage.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Satake blocks it.
Satake misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kersikov. #T1#
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head. #BC2#
Kersikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Satake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Satake to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Satake looks to clinch but Kersikov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Satake taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boyko Kersikov!
An out of breath Boyko Kersikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 69: Tucker vs Pinks 2
Date: Dec 23, 2021

#R1#
An inside leg kick lands from Satake.
Kuti lands with a good body shot.
Kuti throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Satake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Satake. #BC#
Kuti breaks the clinch.
Kuti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kuti throws an off balance right hand
and Satake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big left from Kuti misses.
Kuti misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Kuti. Those never looked like landing.
Kuti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Satake in his tracks.
Kuti with a hook.#CL2#
Satake clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Kuti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuti lands a nice hook to Satake's body. Satake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuti misses with a body shot.
Kuti throws a body punch but Satake moves out of range.
Kuti throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Satake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuti throwing a counter right hand but Satake manages to avoid it.#T1#
Kuti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Satake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Satake throws a solid leg kick but Kuti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Satake.
Kuti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuti misses the target.
Satake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Satake looks for the body kick but Kuti saw that one coming.
Satake throws a right and a left that Kuti avoids nicely.
Satake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Satake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuti misses with a straight right.
Satake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuti misses with a straight left.
Satake slips a jab from Kuti.
Satake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fela Kuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Kuti lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuti swats away the attempt to clinch by Satake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuti lands a slapping body shot.
Kuti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuti misses with a body punch
and Satake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Satake.
Kuti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Satake tries to clinch but Kuti is having none of it.
Kuti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kuti misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with a thumping low kick.
Satake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuti circles away from the clinch attempt. #T3#
Satake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Satake scores with a spinning back kick!
Satake tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuti swats away the attempt to clinch by Satake.
Satake throws out a leg kick but Kuti moves out of range and Satake only half commits.
Kuti throws a lazy uppercut
and Satake counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satake.
Satake counters with a body kick.
Satake misses with a kick to the body.
Kuti swings for the body but Satake moves out of range.
Satake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake moves out of range as Kuti strikes.
Satake connects with the punch.
Satake lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL2#
Satake gets a clinch. #T4#
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satake pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satake is looking to control Kuti's arms but Kuti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Satake has his back to the cage. #BC#
Kuti manages to break the clinch.
Kuti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuti throws an overhand right that lands on Satake's shoulder, as Satake tries to avoid the shot.
Kuti sets himself, and Satake steps forward looking for the clinch! Kuti avoids it this time.
Satake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuti misses the shot to the body.
Satake tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kuti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Satake.
Satake blocks a jab.
Satake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Satake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuti looks to score with a jab to the body but Satake is just out of range.
Satake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuti thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake dominated that round.
That's time! Kuti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Satake slips a jab from Kuti.
Satake feints a counter leg kick.
Satake defending well as Kuti loads up on a big left hand.
Kuti throws out a loose jab but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuti looks to land a right hand but Satake moved out of range.
Satake tries to land a front kick but Kuti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Masa Satake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Satake throws a leg kick
and Kuti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuti swinging wildly here.
Satake throws a nice outside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Satake in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kuti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuti sets himself, and Satake steps forward looking for the clinch! Kuti avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuti throws a lazy uppercut
letting Satake counter with a right hand.
Kuti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Kuti.
Good leg kick by Satake. #CL2#
Satake takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Kuti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Satake has him pressed against the cage.
Satake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Kuti manages to break the clinch.
Kuti misses with a looping right.
Satake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuti is looking to counter punch.
Satake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuti.
Kuti sets himself, and Satake steps forward looking for the clinch! Kuti avoids it this time.
Kuti throws the left hand but Satake avoids the punch easily.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
Satake wants to counter the offense by Kuti and move into the clinch position.
A slow jab from Kuti misses its intended target.
Satake steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kuti.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuti checks a leg kick.
Kuti swings for the body but Satake moves out of range.
Satake throws a push kick but Kuti slaps the foot to one side.
Satake lands the left hand.
Satake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T2#
Satake tries to clinch but Kuti moves out of range.
Kuti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Satake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Satake jabs Kuti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Satake 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.
Kuti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satake.
Satake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuti.
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!#CL2#
Satake instigates a clinch.
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuti letting Satake take a breather here.
Satake'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.
Satake is pushing Kuti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Satake tries to work over Kuti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Kuti prevents a body shot from Satake.
Kuti takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuti wants to get back to striking at distance but Satake won't allow it.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuti has had enough of the clinch but Satake keeps him there for the moment.
Satake is pushing Kuti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kuti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Satake lands a shot to the body.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuti wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Kuti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
Kuti cracks Satake with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Kuti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuti keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuti misses with a looping left.
Kuti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Satake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuti.
Satake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuti.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuti, as that shot connected.
Satake slips under a jab from Kuti.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kuti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuti throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Satake clinches up with Kuti and pushes him back against the cage.
Satake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuti blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Masa Satake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Kuti throws a body shot but no joy.
Satake throws the kick towards the body but Kuti avoids it.
Satake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Satake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuti.
Satake staying out of range there.
Kuti throws a right hand that misses
and Satake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Satake thuds his shin into the meat of Kuti's side.
Kuti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Satake scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Satake tenderised Kuti's leg. Kuti is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuti throws out a loose jab but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satake flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuti steps away.
Kuti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Satake thumps Kuti with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuti checks a leg kick. #T1#
Kuti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Donk. Kuti catches Satake right on the button with a cross.
Kuti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satake counters with a three punch combo that has Kuti backing up. Kuti nods at Satake to acknowledge the strikes.
Satake staying out of range there.
Kuti throws a jab but it's blocked by Satake.
Kuti misses with an uppercut. Satake saw that one coming.
Kuti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satake throws out a leg kick but Kuti moves out of range and Satake only half commits.
Kuti throws a poor cross that misses
and Satake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Satake throws a low kick but Kuti avoids it.
Kuti scores with a jab to the body.
Kuti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Satake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuti scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuti blocks the body kick. #T2#
Kuti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Satake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Satake misses with a body kick.
Kuti blocks a leg kick.
Kuti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satake. Satake obviously looking to wear him down. #CL2#
Satake pushes Kuti up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
Satake has a couple of punches blocked by Kuti.
Satake has Kuti pushed against the cage.
Kuti prevents a body shot from Satake.
Satake taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kuti lands a hook that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
Satake working aggressively here.
Fela Kuti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC#
Kuti breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Satake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Satake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuti throws a body shot but no joy.
Satake steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Satake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Satake has Kuti up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuti lands a left hand.
Masa Satake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Satake has Kuti pressed against the cage, preventing Kuti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuti working aggressively here.
Satake has Kuti pressed against the cage, preventing Kuti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Kuti's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4##BC#
Kuti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuti misses with a jab to the body
and Satake counters with a good low kick that Kuti was not able to check.
Satake is looking to clinch but Kuti is avoiding it.
Satake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Satake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuti.
Kuti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Satake scores with a shot to the body.
Satake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuti misses with a double jab
and Satake counters with a thumping low kick.
Satake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Satake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuti is looking to counter punch.
Kuti tests Satake's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Satake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Satake 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Satake!

Event: KoF:IW - Nakagawa x Satake
Date: Oct 23, 2021

#R1#
Nakagawa lands a glancing blow to the side of Satake's head.
Satake scores with a leg kick.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Satake. That's going to slow Nakagawa down.
Satake tried to score with a low kick but Nakagawa checks it.
Nakagawa moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
Satake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nakagawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa loads up on a big right hand but Satake slips the punch.
Nakagawa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Satake pulls out of a head kick attempt. #TD#
Satake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Satake told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Satake is trying to control the position but Nakagawa postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakagawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Satake is retaining full guard.
Satake keeping moving, preventing Nakagawa from controlling successfully.
Nakagawa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Satake's guard.
Satake keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Satake wants to control but Nakagawa is keeping busy.
We've been hearing that Nakagawa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#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.
Nakagawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Satake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakagawa trying to pass the guard but Satake defending well. #SUB#
Nakagawa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Satake sees it coming and defends easily.
Satake taking some punishment here, with Nakagawa in his half guard.
Satake won't allow Nakagawa to pass to mount.
Nakagawa controlling the action here.#T3#
Satake trying to control but Nakagawa postures up. #SUB#
Nakagawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nakagawa uses his free foot to push down on Satake's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Satake.
Nakagawa prevents Satake from getting the reversal.#SUB#
Nakagawa looking for a guillotine from mount but Satake is having none of it. #SUB#
Nakagawa has hold of Satake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Satake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger. #T4#
Satake tries to hold on but Nakagawa pushes him away.
Nakagawa with the ground and pound from mount.
Nakagawa trying to control but Satake is having none of it.
Satake wants to control but Nakagawa is having none of it.
Satake is desperately trying to improve his position but Nakagawa has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shinnosuke Nakagawa 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#
Satake moves out of range of the strikes.
Satake thumps Nakagawa with a low kick.
Satake slips under a jab.
Satake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Nakagawa misses. #TD#
Nakagawa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Satake did well to prevent Nakagawa getting side control.

Satake kicks off Nakagawa and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake throws a big shot that misses.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Nakagawa blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakagawa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T1#
Nakagawa connects with a nice looking jab.
Satake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Satake wants it to stay on the feet.
Nakagawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satake can do to turn this around?
Satake ducks right into an uppercut from Nakagawa. #ROC#Satake is rocked!
Nakagawa throws a body punch but Satake moves out of range.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakagawa finish him?
Nakagawa drops Satake with a huge uppercut! Satake drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nakagawa is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa is the new middleweight champion!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

Event: KoF:IW - New Contenders
Date: Oct 02, 2021

#R1#
A nice combination there by Stephens.
Both fighters circling a little - Satake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stephens or perhaps it was just good defense by Satake, which made it look bad.
Satake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Satake rushes Stephens and presses him up against the cage.
Stephens looking to slow down the pace here.
I was talking to Satake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stephens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satake is keeping busy.
Stephens takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stephens's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake lands a body punch.
Stephens pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stephens misses with the head strike.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stephens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satake.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T1##TD2#
Stephens successfully pulls guard.
Satake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Satake advances position into side control!#SU#
Satake decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stephens to his feet.
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stephens throws a front kick that sends Satake stumbling back into the cage.#T2#
Stephens shoots in but Satake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Masa Satake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stephens.
Satake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stephens blocks a head kick by Satake.
Satake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stephens shoots in but Satake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stephens misses with a double jab.
Stephens misses with a wild combination.
Stephens misses with an attempted mid kick. #T3#
Satake throws a leg kick which misses Stephens's front leg but catches the back leg as Stephens tries to avoid it.
Stephens ducks right into an uppercut from Satake.
Satake tries to work over Stephens's front leg with a kick but Stephens checks it.
Stephens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stephens fails with the takedown.
Satake throws a lazy right hand but Stephens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Satake misses its intended target. #CL2#
Stephens closes the distance and pushes Satake back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Satake.
Satake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stephens blocks a body shot from Satake.
Satake is pushing Stephens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Satake pushes Stephens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T4#
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stephens's defenses.
Stephens avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Stephens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stephens avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Stephens tries to circle away but Satake has him pinned against the cage.
Satake'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.
Stephens swings wildly with an uppercut but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satake throws an elbow but it misses.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stephens stalling in the clinch.
Satake digs a right hand underneath Stephens's ribcage. Stephens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Satake throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
Satake clinches up against the cage.
Satake digs a right hand into Stephens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stephens's gas tank. #TD2#
Stephens pulls guard successfully.
Satake content to stall in guard here.
Stephens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Satake is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Satake wants to pass the guard but Stephens is keeping the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Satake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stephens can do to turn this around?
Satake stops Stephens from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#CL2#
Stephens has managed to clinch.
Stephens prevents a body shot from Satake.
Stephens lands a left hand.
Satake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stephens.
Stephens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satake is keeping busy.
Stephens tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stephens pushes Satake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stephens's defenses.
Satake lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Satake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stephens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Satake to keep the fight standing.
Satake stops a takedown attempt from Stephens.
Stephens blocks an elbow strike.
Satake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Satake struggles to land a body shot inside as Stephens controls his hands.
Satake prevents the takedown attempt.
Masa Satake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stephens.#T3#
A short right from Satake on the inside.
Stephens tries to pull guard but Satake holds him up against the cage and eventually Stephens drops back down to his feet.
Satake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stephens.
Stephens is breathing heavily.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Stephens has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short body shot lands from Satake as the two fighters clinch.
Stephens is trying to break the clinch but Satake has him pressed against the cage.
Satake cracks Stephens with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Satake.
The referee is keeping an eye on Satake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Stephens in his tracks for a moment.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Satake lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Satake - that landed with a thud.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stephens takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T4#
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Lee Stephens has been cut.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Satake controlling the action here for a moment.
Stephens looking to stall.
Satake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stephens.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satake cracks Stephens with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Satake - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Satake.
Satake blocking some punches.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Good body shot from Satake.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Stephens's cut.
That's time! Satake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL#
Satake instigates a clinch.
Stephens missing with knees to the body.
Satake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Satake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satake lands a nice shot to the body.
Stephens dodges an elbow strike from Satake.
Satake lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Stephens throws an elbow that misses.
Satake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stephens's elbow.
Satake blocking some punches.
Stephens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Satake stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens trying to control the position but instead, Satake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stephens into the cage.
Stephens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T1#
Come on Satake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Masa Satake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Stephens breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Satake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stephens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake misses with a body shot.
Satake sets himself, and Stephens steps forward looking for the clinch! Satake avoids it this time.
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt - Satake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Satake checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Satake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stephens staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stephens or perhaps it was just good defense by Satake, which made it look bad. #T2#
Stephens misses with a takedown
and Satake counters with an inside leg kick.
Masa Satake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stephens.
Stephens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Satake.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stephens.
Satake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Satake throws a quick counter head kick but Stephens was just out of range.
That kick from Satake tenderised Stephens's leg. Stephens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stephens misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Satake misses with a head kick.
Satake throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Stephens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake scores with a jab to the head.
Stephens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Satake as he jumps to the side.
Satake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Satake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Masa Satake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#ROC#Stephens is rocked!
A left and a right from Satake both land. Nice combination.
Stephens is still on wobbly legs! Can Satake finish him?
A low kick lands for Satake.
Stephens tried to score with a low kick but Satake checks it.
Satake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stephens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masa Satake is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephens wants to break free but Satake has control. #T4#
Satake cracks Stephens with a nice body shot.
Stephens seems to have recovered his senses.
Stephens is trying to pull guard but Satake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stephens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stephens tries to score a body lock takedown but Satake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stephens throws a head punch that misses.
Stephens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee Stephens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephens blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Satake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Satake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Satake!

Event: KoF:IW- Zaintashara X Q.Cranio
Date: Sep 04, 2021

#R1#
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Satake. Satake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satake.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Satake throws a body shot but no joy.
Satake misses the jab.
Satake misses with a looping right.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Satake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Satake sets himself, and Barnes steps forward looking for the clinch! Satake avoids it this time.
Satake lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.#T1#
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satake.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Satake is out of range.
Satake throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #ROC#Barnes is rocked!
Satake connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Barnes out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Satake!

Event: KoF:IW - Apollo x Mercer 2
Date: Aug 21, 2021

#R1#
Satake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakagawa's head.
Satake connects with a nice looking jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakagawa.
Satake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satake misses with a hook. Nakagawa ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Satake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Satake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Satake prevents a body shot from Nakagawa.
The referee is keeping an eye on Satake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #BC2#
Satake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakagawa blocks a jab.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakagawa.
Satake throws a counter combo.
Satake misses with a straight right.
Nakagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakagawa.
Satake with a hook.
Satake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakagawa finds it's way round the side to connect with Satake's head.
Nakagawa throws out a loose jab but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakagawa throws out a powerful jab.
Nakagawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Satake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Nice straight punches there by Satake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Satake.
Nakagawa shoots in but Satake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Satake is looking for the big counter here.
Satake slips under a jab from Nakagawa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakagawa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakagawa darts in looking for a takedown but Satake gets double underhooks and turns Nakagawa into the cage.
Satake appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nakagawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Satake takes a shot to the head.
Satake is stalling here.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T3#
Nakagawa wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Satake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakagawa wants to take the fight to the mat but Satake manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nakagawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakagawa lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Satake.
Nakagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Satake controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Satake. #BC2#
Satake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Satake misses.
Satake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Satake.
Nice takedown defense from Satake. No joy for Nakagawa on that attempt. #T4#
Satake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nakagawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakagawa tries to clinch but Satake is having none of it.
Nakagawa throws a big shot that misses.
Satake throws out a counter right but Nakagawa avoids it with no problem.
Satake throws a body punch but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Satake throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakagawa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nakagawa throws a jab when Satake was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Nakagawa misses
and Satake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD#
Nakagawa gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Nakagawa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nakagawa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Satake!
Nakagawa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Satake wants to hold on but Nakagawa pushes him away.
Nakagawa cracks Satake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Satake is trying desperately to improve position.
Nakagawa scores with a couple of good head shots there. #ROC#Satake is rocked!
Satake avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nakagawa.
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!
Nakagawa wants to control the pace but Satake is squirming around nicely.
Nakagawa controlling the position easily from mount. #T1#
The referee warns Satake that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Satake is still in real trouble! Can Nakagawa finish him?
Nakagawa breaks from Satake's wrist control and lands an elbow. #SUB#
Nakagawa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Satake seems to have recovered his senses.
Satake is trying desperately to improve position.
Nakagawa landing strikes from the mount.
Nakagawa with a couple of short strikes.
Nakagawa wants to control the pace but Satake is squirming around nicely. #T2##SUB#
Nakagawa has hold of Satake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Satake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nakagawa drops a big elbow. That's hurt Satake! More shots from Nakagawa and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: KoF:IW - Okafor x Garbowa
Date: Jul 17, 2021

#R1#
Satake is looking to slow Zaintashara down with leg kicks.
Zaintashara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zaintashara moves away from the strike by Satake.
A counter left hand to the body from Zaintashara misses its target.
Satake misses with a hook to the body
and Zaintashara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Satake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaintashara thumps Satake with a low kick.
Zaintashara throws out a loose jab but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Zaintashara and Satake goes tumbling to the canvas! Zaintashara follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC#Satake is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaintashara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Zaintashara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Satake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zaintashara.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zaintashara in particular looking to stall.#T1#
Satake trying to control here.
Satake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zaintashara wants to control from the top but Satake keeps moving.
Satake pulls Zaintashara in close to prevent any damage.
Zaintashara looking to pass the guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Satake keeping moving, preventing Zaintashara from controlling successfully.
Zaintashara pushes down on Satake's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Zaintashara has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Satake defend it? Zaintashara steps over the head and cranks it - Satake is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zaintashara!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Musan Zaintashara!
Our winner, Musan Zaintashara, 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: KoF:IW - Five X Malley
Date: Jun 13, 2021

#R1#
Turner misses with a takedown attempt
and Satake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Satake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Satake settles back down.
Satake misses with a low kick.
Satake blocks a low kick nicely.
Satake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Satake misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Satake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Satake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Satake misses with an elbow over the top.
Satake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake slowing the pace effectively.
Satake lands with a light punch inside.
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Kentrell Turner has been cut.
Satake scores with a hook to the body.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satake lands with a right to the head.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turner's defenses.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T1#
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Satake is controlling him.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Satake has double underhooks.
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Turner breaks the clinch. #CL#
Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turner's brow.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake. #CUT2#Kentrell Turner's cut is getting worse.
Satake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turner is trying to push Satake away but Satake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Turner in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#Kentrell Turner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turner wants to break free but Satake has control.
Satake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turner.
Satake lands a damaging elbow.
Satake scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satake lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off. #CUT2#Jeez, Kentrell Turner's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kentrell Turner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Masa Satake!
The defeated Kentrell Turner had this to say: 'This is some bullshit'.

Event: KoF-Iron Wolf I
Date: May 09, 2021

#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Alaoui.
Good leg kick by Satake.
Satake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Alaoui to counter with a crisp jab.
Satake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Alaoui was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alaoui swinging wildly here.
Alaoui takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alaoui moves out of range of the strikes.
Alaoui has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alaoui fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alaoui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Satake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alaoui.
Satake ducks right into an uppercut from Alaoui. #ROC#Satake is rocked!
Alaoui cracks Satake on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Satake falls backwards against the cage. Alaoui follows up with more strikes that drop Satake to his knees. Alaoui keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Satake! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Youssef Alaoui!
An out of breath Youssef Alaoui thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: KoF: GC
Date: Mar 27, 2021

#R1#
Satake thows a body kick. Perkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Satake.
Nice defenses there by Satake.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Perkins throws a shot from downtown. Satake moves away and avoids it.
Perkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satake throws out a counter right but Perkins avoids it with no problem.
Perkins throws a hook but Satake blocks it.
Satake lands with a hook. Perkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perkins with a nice cross.
Satake avoids the body shot from Perkins.
Perkins looks to land a left hand but Satake moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Satake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkins digs a good hook to Satake's body.
Perkins throws a right hand that misses
and Satake counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Satake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkins throws a looping overhand right but Satake ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Perkins misses.
Perkins throws a right hand that misses
and Satake counters with a nice uppercut.
Satake throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T1#
Perkins throws a hook to the side of Satake's head but Satake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Satake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkins.
Perkins throws a shot from downtown. Satake moves away and avoids it.
Perkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Perkins misses.
Satake thows a body kick. Perkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Satake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierce Perkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake walks into a left hand. #ROC#Satake is rocked!
Satake misses with a body shot.
Satake is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkins finish him?
Satake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Perkins backing away here, and Satake unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A leg kick checked by Perkins.
Perkins checks a low kick from Satake.
Perkins throws a hook but Satake avoids it easily.
Satake seems to have recovered his senses.
Perkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satake slips under a jab.
Perkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satake scores with a jab.
Perkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Satake slips under a jab from Perkins.
Satake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Satake gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T2#
Satake blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Perkins misses its intended target.
Perkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satake moves away.
No joy there for Perkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Satake lands with a nice body kick.
Satake slips a jab from Perkins.
Perkins misses with an uppercut. Satake saw that one coming.
Perkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Satake counters with a good, hard body kick but Perkins shrugs it off.
Perkins throws out a loose jab but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Satake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satake moves away from the strike by Perkins.
Perkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Satake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perkins's knee momentarily.
Satake scores with a decent looking hook.
Perkins misses with a hook.
Satake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Satake dips to his left and cracks Perkins with an uppercut!
Satake motions for Perkins to come forward. Satake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Satake throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT2#It looks like Pierce Perkins has been cut.
Satake is looking to chop away at Perkins's legs. #T3#
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkins.
Satake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkins throws a jab when Satake was well out of range.
Perkins throws a hook but Satake blocks it.
Perkins loads up on a big right hand but Satake slips the punch.
Satake punishes Perkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perkins throws the left hand but Satake avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Satake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Satake throws a head kick that misses.
Perkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Satake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Perkins slips under a jab.
Satake slips under a jab.
Satake connects with a solid leg kick.
Satake motions for Perkins to come forward. Satake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Perkins misses.
Perkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satake.#T4#
Satake avoids the body shot from Perkins.
Satake looks for the body kick but Perkins saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Satake.
Satake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkins.
Satake with a nice cross.
Perkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins.
A little jabbing left from Satake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkins blocks the body kick.
Perkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkins throws an overhand right that lands on Satake's shoulder, as Satake tries to avoid the shot.
Perkins throws the left hand but Satake avoids the punch easily.
Perkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Satake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkins connects with a body shot that sends Satake's belly button to the back.
Satake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perkins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Satake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkins blocks a head kick by Satake.
Satake connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierce Perkins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Perkins lands a nice shot that snaps Satake's head back.
Satake avoids the body shot from Perkins.
Perkins staying out of range there.
Satake misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick from Satake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkins moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
Perkins is looking to counter punch.
Satake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins.
Perkins misses with a double jab
and Satake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid body kick from Satake.
A solid body kick from Satake.
Satake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins.
Perkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Satake counters with a low kick, right behind Perkins 's knee.
Satake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satake moves away from the strike by Perkins.
Satake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Satake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Perkins throws a right hand that misses
and Satake counters with a left and a right that stings Perkins.
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!
Perkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Satake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Perkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Perkins misses its intended target.
Perkins throws a shot from downtown. Satake moves away and avoids it.
Perkins misses with an uppercut. Satake saw that one coming.
Satake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Perkins.
Satake looks for the body kick but Perkins saw that one coming.
Satake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Satake slips under a jab.
A big right from Perkins misses.
Satake misses with a leg kick.
Perkins throws a hook to the side of Satake's head but Satake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Satake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkins.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Perkins.
Satake thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Perkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Perkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Satake.#T2#
Perkins walks into a stiff left hand from Satake.
Satake scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkins.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Satake in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Perkins misses with a hook.
Perkins misses with a left hand
and Satake counters with a body kick.
Satake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Satake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkins's sensitive parts.
Satake lands a nice looking body shot.
Satake misses with a body kick.
Satake moves out of range as Perkins strikes.
Perkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satake counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Satake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkins scores with a shot to the body.
Satake misses with a head kick.
Satake moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkins lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Satake finds it's way through Perkins's defenses. #T3#
Satake slips under a jab from Perkins.
Satake throws a solid leg kick but Perkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Satake.
Perkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Satake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Satake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkins throws a jab when Satake was well out of range.
Perkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satake circles away quickly and effectively.
Perkins throws a hook but Satake avoids it easily.
Satake steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Perkins loads up on a big right hand but Satake slips the punch.
Perkins throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Satake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perkins swings widly with a right hand
and Satake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkins avoids a kick to the body.
Satake throws a body kick that misses.
Perkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satake. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satake staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Perkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Satake staying out of range there.
Perkins misses with the combination.
Satake slips a straight right by Perkins.
Perkins throws a hook but Satake avoids it easily.
Masa Satake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satake. Satake obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Satake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkins throws the left hand but Satake avoids the punch easily.
Perkins misses with a looping right.
Perkins throws a shot from downtown. Satake moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Satake. That's going to slow Perkins down.
Satake moves away from the strike by Perkins.
Perkins moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
Perkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Masa Satake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierce Perkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Satake throws a leg kick which misses Perkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkins tries to avoid it.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Perkins.
Perkins scores with a punch to the head.
Jab from Perkins.
Perkins throws a hook but Satake avoids it easily.
Perkins backing away here, and Satake unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Perkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Satake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perkins throws a jab when Satake was well out of range.
Satake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perkins throws an overhand right that lands on Satake's shoulder, as Satake tries to avoid the shot.
Satake thuds his shin into the meat of Perkins's side.
Satake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Perkins misses its intended target.
Perkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Satake.
Perkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satake scores with a push kick.
Satake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Satake blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkins misses the target.
Perkins loads up on a big right hand but Satake slips the punch.#T1#
Perkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Perkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Satake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perkins in his tracks.
Both fighters circling a little - Satake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Satake lands a jab to Perkins's midsection.
Perkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Satake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Satake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkins. Perkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Satake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perkins misses with a straight right.
Satake lands a nice hook to Perkins's body. Perkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perkins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Satake.
Perkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Satake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Satake.
Satake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Perkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perkins will feel that in the morning.
Satake connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Satake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkins.
Satake defending well as Perkins loads up on a big left hand.
Perkins moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
That kick from Satake tenderised Perkins's leg. Perkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkins misses with an uppercut.
Satake throws a low kick but Perkins avoids it.
A big right from Perkins misses.
Satake lands with a right hand.
Perkins swings for the body but Satake moves out of range.
Satake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T3#
Satake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Satake lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perkins will feel that in the morning.
Satake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satake moves out of range as Perkins strikes.
Jab by Satake.
Satake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Satake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins.
Satake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satake lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC2#Perkins is rocked!
Satake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins.
Oh Perkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perkins misses with a hook
and Satake counters with a good low kick that Perkins was not able to check.
Satake slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkins throws a hook to the side of Satake's head but Satake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Satake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkins.
Perkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Perkins scores with a jab to the head.
Satake avoids the body shot from Perkins.
Perkins throws a looping overhand right but Satake ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Satake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Perkins misses with a looping right.
Satake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Perkins misses its intended target.
Perkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Satake lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perkins will feel that in the morning.
Perkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Satake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satake.
Satake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Satake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Satake misses with a low kick as Perkins jumps back.
Satake throws a head kick that misses.
Perkins misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkins throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Satake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pierce Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkins misses with a hook. Satake ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Satake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Satake 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Satake!

Event: KoF:IW St. Valentines Massacre
Date: Feb 13, 2021

#R1#
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Satake counters with a low kick, right behind Wallace 's knee.
Satake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Satake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Satake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wallace!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wallace crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Satake - the referee stops the clock and Wallace gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Satake. Wallace manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wallace lands a nice shot that snaps Satake's head back.
Satake connects with a leg kick.
Satake keeps Wallace at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satake.
Satake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Satake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace tries to clinch up but Satake circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick lands for Satake.
Satake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wallace misses with a left hand
and Satake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wallace really felt that one!#T1#
Good leg kick by Satake.
Wallace's coach down at Catch Wrestling L.A. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wallace's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#It looks like Booker Wallace has been cut.
Satake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wallace looks winded!
Satake throws a front kick that sends Wallace stumbling back into the cage.
Satake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Wallace tries a low kick but Satake avoids it.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Satake lands a right hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Satake!
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Satake.
Satake lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wallace will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
BOOM! Satake lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wallace. Wallace tries to recover but Satake is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wallace lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Satake!

Event: KoF:IW Golden Claws XV NYE
Date: Jan 02, 2021

#R1#
Jab, jab by Satake - just one landing.
Doubtfire looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Doubtfire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Doubtfire.
It looked like Satake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doubtfire.
Doubtfire misses with a straight left.
Satake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doubtfire is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Satake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doubtfire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Satake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doubtfire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Satake defends it well.
Doubtfire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doubtfire throws a big shot that misses.
Satake jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kane Doubtfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Satake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Satake lands with a nice body punch.
Satake closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Doubtfire! Satake dives in looking to finish! Doubtfire is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Satake!

Event: KoF:IW Underground
Date: Dec 05, 2020

#R1#
Satake moves in looking to clinch but Yarborough pushes him off.
Satake looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough tries a low kick but Satake avoids it.
Satake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Satake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Satake moves in looking to clinch but Yarborough pushes him off.
Yarborough swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yarborough. Satake shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #ROC2#Satake is rocked!
Yarborough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Satake throws a right hand that misses
and Yarborough scores with a counter punch that sends Satake to the canvas! Yarborough smells blood - he's punishing Satake with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Satake has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Yarborough!
A relieved looking James Yarborough thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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