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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tai Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Sonni! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sonni drives through with a takedown into guard. Thirtynine has control of Sonni's left arm, preventing Sonni from doing any damage. Thirtynine keeping moving, preventing Sonni from controlling successfully. Sonni gets to his feet. Thirtynine looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Thirtynine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sonni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thirtynine's waist but Thirtynine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sonni off to one side. Thirtynine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sonni! Sonni really wants to buck Thirtynine off and get back to his feet. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thirtynine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. This has been an exciting period of action! Thirtynine is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sonni can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sonni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thirtynine on the ground. Thirtynine stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. Sonni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thirtynine's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Sonni misses. Sonni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Sonni looking to control.
Sonni is breathing heavily. Thirtynine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Thirtynine is looking to work some ground and pound but Sonni has wrist control. Thirtynine is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Thirtynine stops Sonni from standing up. Thirtynine controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Sonni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Sonni pushes Thirtynine off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Sonni tries to clinch but Thirtynine moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thirtynine scores a takedown into full mount! Thirtynine is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Sonni is in real trouble.
Thirtynine is hanging on to Sonni's back as he tries to escape.
Sonni is working hard here to advance position. Sonni has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Sonni tries to escape but Thirtynine has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Sonni just trying to survive but Thirtynine is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Sonni looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. Sonni just trying to survive but Thirtynine is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Thirtynine trying to control momentarily.
Thirtynine wants to control the position but Sonni frees himself and scrambles - Thirtynine manages to regain control in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Sonni clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thirtynine wants to stall.
Sonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sonni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sonni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thirtynine's calf. Sonni drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Thirtynine wants to stand but Sonni is controlling the position. Sonni is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Sonni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Thirtynine looking to control.
Thirtynine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Thirtynine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sonni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Thirtynine is tightening it up a little... Sonni has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sonni reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sonni taps out! nice BJJ there by Thirtynine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Saku Thirtynine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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