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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oumarou Zula (ranked 4196 p4p, 3904 weight class) and Ichiro Sato (ranked 492 p4p, 469 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oumarou Zula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ichiro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zula misses with a jab to the body
and Sato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sato working Zula over with knees to the body.
Sato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zula definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sato lands a nice knee to the body.
Sato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zula blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Sato landing knees to the body.
Sato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Oumarou Zula has been cut.
Sato lands a knee to the head.
Zula is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Sato.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato scores with a knee to the head.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Zula.
Sato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
Zula is rocked!
Sato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oh Zula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sato.
Sato lands a knee to the body.
Zula seems to have got his legs back now.
Sato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sato obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zula blocks an elbow strike from Sato.
Sato scores a nice knee to the body.
Sato lands a knee to the head.
Zula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oumarou Zula's cut is getting worse.
Sato landing knees to the body.
Sato landing knees to the body.
Sato putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Zula manages to pull guard.
Sato trying to control but Zula is working from the bottom.
Sato distracts Zula with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zula has momentary wrist control but Sato slips an elbow through the middle.
Sato is in close to Zula's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sato lands a couple of elbows.
Zula working a defensive guard here.
Zula managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zula throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zula working a defensive guard here.
Sato lands a couple of digs.
Sato wants to control from the top but Zula keeps moving.
Sato cracks Zula with a solid left hand.
Sato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sato is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sato being controlled here momentarily.
Sato trying to control but Zula is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Zula's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ichiro Sato!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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