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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Toushiro (ranked 5039 p4p, 5061 weight class) and Olej Saganov (ranked 505 p4p, 509 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shiro Toushiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Olej Saganov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toushiro throws out a loose jab but Saganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toushiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Toushiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Toushiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saganov is keeping the position for now.
Toushiro gets to his feet - Saganov follows without any prompting.
Saganov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saganov throws a sloppy head kick and Toushiro moves out of range easily.
Toushiro feints and as Saganov raises his hands in defense, Toushiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Toushiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Saganov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Toushiro is now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toushiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Toushiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Saganov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Toushiro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Toushiro working over Saganov with some ground and pound. Saganov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saganov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saganov.
Toushiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Toushiro throws a strike but Saganov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saganov wants to control from the top but Toushiro keeps moving.
Saganov stops Toushiro from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saganov throwing strikes from guard but Toushiro blocks nicely.
Toushiro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Toushiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Toushiro chips away with some ground and pound.
Toushiro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Toushiro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Toushiro works over Saganov with some ground and pound from guard.
Toushiro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro lands an elbow.
Toushiro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Saganov is letting Toushiro control him for a moment.
Saganov is trying to improve his position.
Toushiro has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Some bone on bone action there as Toushiro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Saganov finds it's way through Toushiro's defenses.
Toushiro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Saganov quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toushiro postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Saganov to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Toushiro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saganov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toushiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Saganov!
Saganov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Saganov fending off the submission attempt from Toushiro.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saganov trying to control the action but Toushiro just sinks the hooks in.
Shiro Toushiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saganov tries to escape but Toushiro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saganov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Toushiro looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toushiro biding his time, controlling Saganov.
Toushiro is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Saganov is defending well though. Toushiro let's go of the attempt for now.
Saganov trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Saganov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Saganov for a finish.
Toushiro controls the position.
Saganov trying to get back to his feet but Toushiro is in full control for now.
Toushiro is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Saganov!
Toushiro tightening his grip on Saganov, looking for the choke.
Toushiro is looking for the choke from the back position but Saganov is controlling his hands well.
Toushiro biding his time, controlling Saganov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Saganov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Toushiro is hanging on to Saganov's back as he tries to escape.
Toushiro is riding his opponent, not letting Saganov buck him off.
Toushiro lands shots from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Toushiro controlling the positon.
Toushiro keeps control of the position as Saganov tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Toushiro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Saganov throws a head kick but Toushiro moves out of range.
Saganov throws a series of strikes that have Toushiro backpedaling.
Toushiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saganov can do to turn this around?
Toushiro scores with a push kick.
Toushiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Saganov.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Toushiro.
Saganov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Toushiro is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Saganov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saganov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saganov is trying to get back to his feet but Toushiro has full control of the position and if anything, Saganov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Toushiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Saganov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Toushiro gets his way!
Toushiro has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Olej Saganov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Toushiro is hanging on to Saganov's back as he tries to escape.
Saganov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Saganov rolls, trying to escape but Toushiro keeps control of the position.
Toushiro is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saganov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Toushiro gets his way!
Toushiro softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Toushiro keeps control of the position easily here as Saganov tries to buck him off.
Toushiro gets his hands free as Saganov looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saganov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Toushiro haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Toushiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toushiro has got his arm under Saganov's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Saganov has spun round into Toushiro's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiro Toushiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toushiro, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiro Toushiro!
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hype
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mgr
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