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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saito Hajime (ranked 4713 p4p, 4894 weight class) and Jay Read (ranked 513 p4p, 521 weight class). Read has chosen Fight Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 Helsinki, Saito Hajime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Read as Hajime tries to tie him up.
Read manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hajime tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Hajime back against the cage.
Hajime stalling the fight.
Read letting Hajime take a breather here.
Hajime tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hajime just leaning against Read, taking a breather.
Hajime tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read misses with some punches.
Read being controlled against the cage.
Read scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read has taken the fight to the clinch.
Read letting Hajime take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Read tries to land knees in the clinch but Hajime avoids the damage to the body.
Hajime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hajime.
Hajime stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hajime trying to stall but Read improves his position.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read holds him up against the cage and eventually Hajime drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saito Hajime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Read breaks from the clinch.
Hajime tries to keep at a distance but Read has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajime just leaning against Read, taking a breather.
Hajime jumps guard but Read turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hajime jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Read walks away with a smile on his face. Hajime gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Read closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hajime did well to prevent Read getting side control.
Hajime wants to get back to full guard.
Read tries to stand and escape but Hajime actually recovers to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hajime has a closed guard, preventing Read from standing up.
Read stands up and waves to Hajime to follow him.
Hajime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Read paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hajime tries to clinch up but Read circles away and keeps his distance.
Read fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hajime, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Read throws an elbow but misses.
Hajime is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Read stalling.
Read receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Read gets a clinch.
Read lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hajime or not.
Hajime looking to stall.
Hajime jumps guard but Read stands there with Hajime around his waist. Hajime gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hajime drags the fight down to the ground.
Hajime knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Read on the ground.
Read wants to stand but Hajime is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hajime is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Read defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read stands up and waves to Hajime to follow him.
Read closes the distance and clinches.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read breaks from the clinch.
Read closes the distance and clinches.
Read controlling the action here for a moment.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hajime has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hajime displaying some good clinch control by pressing Read up against the cage.
Hajime pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Read rushes Hajime and presses him up against the cage.
Read trying to control the position but instead, Hajime has worked for underhooks and has pushed Read into the cage.
Read unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hajime lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hajime stalling in the clinch but Read improves position.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Read clinches.
Hajime dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Read has had enough of the clinch but Hajime keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read can't break the clinch.
Come on Hajime - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hajime wants to stall.
Hajime swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Read swings wildly with an uppercut but Hajime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hajime trying to stall but Read improves his position.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hajime is looking to clinch.
Read looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Read rushes Hajime and presses him up against the cage.
Hajime taking a breather.
Hajime is trying to maintain a safe position but Read gets an underhook and turns Hajime into the cage.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
Hajime is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hajime tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajime tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
Read tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hajime avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Read fails to land.
Read breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hajime throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily.
Read looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Read has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Read.
Read closes the distance and pushes Hajime back into the cage.
Hajime is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Read to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saito Hajime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Read throws an elbow but misses.
Hajime on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Read as Hajime tries to tie him up.
Hajime is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hajime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hajime misses with a punch to the body.
Read misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read scores with a shot to the side of Hajime's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hajime - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Read blocks an uppercut.
Hajime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Read takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Read with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Hajime trying to stall but Read improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajime avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Hajime is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hajime jumps into guard, dragging Read to the mat.
Hajime is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hajime is working an open guard so Read takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Read moves into the clinch successfully.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Read is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read holds him up against the cage and eventually Hajime drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Read darts in and clinches Hajime up against the cage.
Read avoiding damage.
Hajime taking a breather.
Hajime blocks an elbow strike from Read.
Hajime is trying to stall.
Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jay Read seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Read breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read forces Hajime back against the cage and clinches.
Read looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Read throws an elbow but misses.
Read misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hajime tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Read smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Read.
Read tries a body shot but Hajime blocks it.
Hajime tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Read smiles and moves away.
Hajime gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Read has managed to clinch.
Saito Hajime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saito Hajime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hajime avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Hajime blocks an uppercut.
Hajime effectively controlling the action here.
Hajime is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Read swings wildly with an uppercut but Hajime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hajime blocks an uppercut.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hajime.
Read breaks the clinch.
Read pushes Hajime up against the cage in a clinch.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Hajime fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hajime trying to stall but Read improves his position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hajime - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Read will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hajime up against the cage.
Hajime tries to pull guard but Read forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Read is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Read breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Read has taken the fight to the clinch.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read misses with an elbow strike.
Read fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Read lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hajime fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajime avoids the elbow strike from Read, against the cage.
Read lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hajime has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Hajime has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Hajime successfully pulls guard.
Hajime had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Read defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Read stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hajime wants to land a leg kick but Read is out of range.
Hajime throws a chopping leg kick but Read manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Read pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Read gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jay Read is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Read stalling in the clinch.
Read trying to control the position but instead, Hajime has worked for underhooks and has pushed Read into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Read comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Read has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Read!
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