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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raiden Asuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Seamon has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Asuka
vs
Seamon

170 cm
19
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raiden Asuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Seamon!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Asuka gets caught napping as Seamon dives in and scores a takedown. Asuka manages to retain guard.
Asuka looking for a sweep. Not yet Asuka, not yet.
Seamon wants to control from the top but Asuka keeps moving.

Asuka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Asuka is trying to control the position but Seamon postures up.
Seamon wants to pass the guard but Asuka is keeping the position.
Asuka controls Seamon momentarily but Seamon frees himself.

Asuka has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Seamon doesn't defend quickly enough and Asuka has managed to lock this one up! Can Seamon escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Asuka on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raiden Asuka!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darien Lowry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota has chosen Must be the Feeling as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lowry
vs
Shota

168 cm
24
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darien Lowry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Shota!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowry is just out of range.
Shota closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lowry circles away.
Lowry misses with the combination.
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowry.
Shota with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Lowry to counter with a crisp jab.
Lowry tries to bum rush Shota with a series of wild strikes but Shota uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowry scores with a jab to the head.
Lowry misses with a combination
and Lowry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shota tries to clinch there but Lowry circles away.
Lowry throws a series of punches but Shota avoids them all with ease.
Shota takes a swing at Lowry's ribcage but misses.
Shota has his takedown stuffed
and Lowry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darien Lowry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Shota.
Lowry throws an overhand right that lands on Shota's shoulder, as Shota tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Shota.
Shota walks into a stiff left hand from Lowry.
Shota fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota throws the left hand but Lowry avoids the punch easily.
Lowry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowry misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
Shota wants to land a leg kick but Lowry is out of range.

Shota lands a left and a right that sends Lowry crashing to the canvas! Shota dives into mount looking to finish!
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!
Lowry avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shota.
Shota thowing shots but they're missing.
Shota throws some wild stikes that Lowry manages to avoid easily.

Shota looking to secure an arm triangle but Lowry defends it well.
Lowry is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shota goes for an armbar but Lowry turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lowry.
Lowry wants to control from the top but Shota keeps moving.
Lowry throws a big right hand that misses.
Lowry trying to control the position from guard on top but Shota is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowry wants to stand but Shota has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Darien Lowry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lowry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowry throws an off balance right hand
and Lowry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowry misses with a combination
enabling Shota to counter with a crisp jab.
Lowry jabs Shota to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shota is looking to clinch.
Lowry clobbers Shota with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shota gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shota.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shota darts in trying to clinch
and Lowry counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowry slaps away a takedown attempt from Shota, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shota closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lowry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lowry cracks Shota with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lowry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lowry scores with a decent looking hook.
Lowry scores with a hook to the body. Shota takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lowry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shota momentarily.
Lowry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Shota dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lowry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shota.
Lowry lands a nice shot that snaps Shota's head back.
Lowry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looks like Lowry has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lowry misses with a double jab.
Shota avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lowry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shota throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lowry to counter with a crisp jab.
Lowry throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shota is defended easily by Lowry.
Shota shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lowry pinned against the cage. Lowry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Lowry misses.
Shota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shota's head.
Shota throws an overhand right that lands on Lowry's shoulder, as Lowry tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Lowry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darien Lowry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Lowry misses its intended target.
Lowry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shota's head.
Shota tries for a takedown but Lowry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Darien Lowry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Shota.
Lowry misses with a double jab
and Shota connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shota is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lowry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lowry slips a straight right by Shota.
Shota looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lowry is fending him off so far but Shota persists. Nope, Lowry circles away and we're back to standing.
Darien Lowry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowry throws a combination. Shota tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lowry lands with a nice combination. Shota backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowry lands a jab-cross combination.
Shota dodges the punch combination from Lowry.
Lowry blocks a leg kick.
Darien Lowry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowry thows a body shot but no joy.
Shota fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Lowry as Shota shoots in.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowry throws a good cross that connects.
Shota tries to bum rush Lowry with a series of wild strikes but Lowry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shota.
Lowry throws a nice looking combination but Shota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shota has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No joy there for Lowry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowry scores with a jab to the head.
Shota changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lowry tries to avoid it but Shota manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lowry to the ground. Lowry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shota fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shota is breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Lowry.
Shota with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lowry to score with a decent uppercut.
Shota on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lowry misses with a straight left.
Lowry jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Lowry as he connects with a hook.
Lowry lands with a right hand.
A jab from Lowry misses.
Lowry misses with a lunging right hand
and Shota counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lowry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lowry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lowry throws a right hand that misses
and Shota counters with a stiff right hand.
Shota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowry scores with a sloppy right hand. Shota should have avoided that one.
Lowry lands with a cross.
Lowry misses with a few strikes there.
Lowry looks to land a combination but Shota avoids it well.
Lowry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Lowry is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shota drops his hands momentarily and Lowry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Lowry's head but Lowry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shota has his takedown stuffed
and Lowry counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darien Lowry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lowry blocks a jab.
Lowry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lowry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shota walks into a straight right hand from Lowry.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shota.
Shota slips a straight right by Lowry.
Shota shoots in but Lowry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lowry lands with an uppercut that bounces Shota off the cage and back into range.
Shota tries to move into range but Lowry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shota shoots and misses
and Lowry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darien Lowry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Shota.
Lowry lands a nice hook to Shota's body. Shota takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shota walks into a stiff left hand from Lowry.
Shota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowry thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lowry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shota somewhat.
Sloppy strikes from Lowry. Those never looked like landing.
Lowry misses with the combination.
Shota takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Lowry scores with a four punch combination!
Shota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowry.
Shota tests Lowry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shota takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lowry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lowry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry scores with a jab. Shota acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shota ducks under a wild hook from Lowry.
A punch combination from Lowry misses.
Shota has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shota has a takedown stuffed.
Shota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lowry.
A right-left combo lands from Lowry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lowry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowry throws a right hand that misses
and Shota counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowry moves away from the strike by Shota.
Shota dodges the punch combination from Lowry.
Shota tries to clinch but Lowry moves out of range.
Shota throws out a leg kick but Lowry moves out of range and Shota only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowry lands a nice shot to the body.
Shota wants to clinch.
Shota changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lowry tries to avoid it but Shota manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lowry to the ground. Lowry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slow jab from Lowry misses its intended target.
Lowry lands the left hand.
Shota staying out of range there.
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowry.
Lowry misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
Lowry misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Shota with that takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Lowry.
Shota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Lowry scores with a four punch combination!
Lowry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shota misses with a left hand
and Lowry counters with a series of strikes. Shota will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shota misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shota shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lowry sprawls well. Lowry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shota gets slowly back to his feet.
Lowry throws a right hand that Shota ducks under and follows up with a left that Shota also avoids with ease.
Lowry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowry misses with a wild body shot.

Shota moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lowry manages to break the clinch.
Darien Lowry is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowry tries to bum rush Shota with a series of wild strikes but Shota uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darien Lowry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lowry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darien Lowry!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Higashi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonald Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sato
vs
Scott

177 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
139 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Higashi Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bonald Scott!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott shoots and misses
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott goes for a double leg but Sato avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sato continues to drive forward.
Higashi Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonald Scott.
Sato tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the cage.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato is trying to break free.
Scott has Sato pressed against the cage, preventing Sato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato misses with a left hand

and Scott counters with a single leg into guard. Sato didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.

Scott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sato trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Sato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scott on the ground.

Scott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato is in close to Scott's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Scott throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Scott working for a triangle but Sato defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Our spies down at at CCF's Flying Circus inform us that Scott has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sato looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sato throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sato tries to improve position but can't.

Scott is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sato has escaped the position, nice work there.
Scott cracks Sato with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Scott tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scott has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Scott prevents Sato from escaping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato is trying to get back to half guard.
Sato is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bonald Scott will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Scott with a poor takedown
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott slips a straight right by Sato.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
Sato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scott. Scott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonald Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scott somewhat.
Higashi Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonald Scott.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Scott is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sato swings widly with a right hand

and Scott moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Sato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott.
Sato looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.
Scott has his takedown stuffed
and Sato counters with a three punch combo that has Scott backing up. Scott nods at Sato to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott fails with the takedown.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sato sprawls well. Sato wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
Scott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scott somewhat.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sato defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scott looks for a takedown but Sato sprawls well.
Scott tries for a takedown but Sato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Sato misses.
Sato with a nice cross.
Scott dives in and grabs Sato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sato pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
Scott with a poor takedown
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott goes for a double leg but Sato avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sato continues to drive forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control the position but instead, Sato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scott into the cage.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Scott is controlling the position.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
Scott blocks a body shot from Sato.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato leaves Scott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Higashi Sato dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sato throws a hook but Scott blocks it.

Scott shoots in and bounces Sato off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sato manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scott is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is still trying to improve position.
Scott gets back to half guard.
Scott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.

Scott looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sato passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato is chipping away with strikes.
Sato is chipping away with strikes.
Scott is trying to control Sato's posture but Sato avoids it.
Bonald Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sato scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato trying to control the position but Scott is working away.
Scott regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sato's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scott defending well though.
Sato scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Scott is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sato pulls his head out easily.
Scott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sato is keen to just control but Scott is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato thows a huge punch but Scott dodges it nicely.
Sato looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scott with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Scott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sato scores with a couple of nice shots.

Scott looking for submissions off his back.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato works his way into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Higashi Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sato 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Higashi Sato!
Higashi Sato bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gervaso Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes into the arena with Hooty Tooty blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tanner
vs
Ferreira

184 cm
29
199 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

175 cm
39
200 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gervaso Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tanner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tanner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Tanner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ferreira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tanner keeping full guard, as Ferreira tries to pass.

Tanner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferreira defends it easily.

Tanner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ferreira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ferreira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira pushing down on Tanner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Tanner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferreira pulls his head out easily.
Tanner pushes Ferreira off looking to stand but Ferreira dives back in and keeps control.

Ferreira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tanner is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferreira is working for a submission of some sort.

Tanner has one foot on Ferreira's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tanner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. Ferreira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ferreira needs to keep his hands up - Tanner had a free shot at his head there.
Tanner cracks Ferreira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanner scores with a shot to the body.
Tanner throws a right and a left that Ferreira avoids nicely.
Ferreira shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanner sprawls well. He's pushed Ferreira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferreira on the side of the head.
Tanner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanner counters with an outside leg kick.
Mark Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gervaso Ferreira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tanner quickly recovers to half guard.

Ferreira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tanner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferreira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferreira's back!
Tanner doesn't have the hooks in and Ferreira manages to turn into his guard.
Tanner striking off his back but it's not causing Ferreira any problems.
Ferreira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanner striking from the bottom here.
Ferreira stands and throws Tanner's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Ferreira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tanner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tanner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ferreira stops Tanner from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tanner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferreira pulls his head out easily.
Ferreira moves nicely into side control.
Ferreira moves into full mount!
Tanner has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Ferreira is persistently looking for the submission but Tanner is defending it well.
Tanner can't escape the position.

Ferreira is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ferreira is hanging on to Tanner's back as he tries to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner wants to get back to his feet.
Tanner can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is working hard here to advance position.

Ferreira looking to break Tanner's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tanner remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ferreira will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tanner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ferreira wants to free his trapped foot but Tanner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tanner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tanner.
Tanner keeping full guard, as Ferreira tries to pass.

Tanner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ferreira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ferreira advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira blocks the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner won't allow Ferreira to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Tanner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tanner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferreira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tanner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tanner scores with the left hand. Ferreira knows he should have avoided that one.
Ferreira shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanner sprawls well. He's pushed Ferreira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tanner lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferreira's head.
Tanner scores with a jab.
Jab, jab by Tanner - just one landing.
Tanner stuffs the takedown.
Ferreira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tanner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner connects with a crisp jab.

Tanner gets a clinch.
Tanner lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Tanner.
Tanner lands with a light punch inside.
Tanner lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tanner.
Ferreira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanner lands a nice elbow.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
Ferreira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mark Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gervaso Ferreira.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Ferreira shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferreira walks into a left hand.
Gervaso Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferreira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tanner to score with a decent uppercut.
Tanner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mark Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tanner looks to land a combination. Ferreira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tanner darts in and clinches Ferreira up against the cage.
Ferreira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tanner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Tanner.
A short right from Tanner.
Ferreira wants to break free but Tanner has control.
Tanner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Tanner lands with a left to the head.
Ferreira wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Tanner.
Tanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Tanner pulls guard.
Ferreira won't allow Tanner to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferreira wants to pass the guard but Tanner is keeping the position.
Tanner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ferreira's guard.

Ferreira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner stopping the sweep attempt from Ferreira.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ferreira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tanner works over Ferreira with some ground and pound from guard.
Tanner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tanner trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
Gervaso Ferreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanner throws a big elbow that misses.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ferreira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Tanner just wasn't active enough.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Tanner moves into range and clinches up with Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tanner is keeping busy.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.

Tanner lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tanner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Tanner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ferreira shoots in for a double leg but Tanner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tanner lands a head shot.
Tanner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tanner.
Tanner digs a good hook to Ferreira's body.
Ferreira shoots in looking for a takedown. Tanner tries to sprawl out of it but Ferreira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tanner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanner connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira looks for a takedown but Tanner sprawls well.
Mark Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gervaso Ferreira.
Ferreira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanner jabs Ferreira right on the nose. Ferreira blinks but takes it well.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches up with Tanner, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes Tanner against the cage but Tanner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner cracks Ferreira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanner scores with a body shot.
Ferreira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Tanner has Ferreira up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tanner.

Tanner pulls guard successfully.

Tanner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.
Tanner throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

Tanner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferreira defends it easily.
Ferreira advances to half guard.

Ferreira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tanner gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira stops Tanner from standing up.
Ferreira tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.

Tanner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tanner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ferreira forces his way into half guard.
Ferreira wants to free his trapped foot but Tanner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
My spies in EvolutioN MMA Acadamy & Gym ( 12 ELITE Coaches ) inform me that Ferreira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tanner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tanner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looking to pass the guard.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferreira forces his way into half guard.
Ferreira prevents Tanner from standing back up.

Ferreira is working for a kimura but Tanner is defending it quite comfortably.
Ferreira wants to free his trapped foot but Tanner is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Ferreira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tanner is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to improve his position but Ferreira is controlling well.

Ferreira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tanner defends it well.

Tanner actively working from the bottom here.
Tanner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mark Tanner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanner is trying to maintain the position but Ferreira is very close to passing his half guard.

Ferreira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira wants to pass to mount but Tanner is defending the position.
Gervaso Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tanner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

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

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