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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahti Masa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popi Or (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahti Masa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Popi Or!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Masa wants to pass the guard but Or is keeping the position.
Or working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masa.
Masa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Or swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Or is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masa is controlling him.
Or keeping moving, preventing Masa from controlling successfully.
Or really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masa won't allow Or to get back to his feet.
Masa throwing strikes from guard but Or blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Or throws a nice looking combination but Masa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Or tries to clinch up but Masa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Or fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Masa wants to free his trapped foot but Or is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Or looks like he's trying to stand up.
Or looks gassed!
Masa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Masa prevents Or from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masa winds up and cracks Or with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Masa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Or taking some punishment here, with Masa in his half guard.
Masa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Or is defending against the submission attempts here by Masa.
Masa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masa is working for a kimura but Or is defending it quite comfortably.
Or looks like he's trying to stand up.
Masa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Or keeps working.
Or has hold of Masa's hands but Masa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Or wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Masa connects with a nice short shot to Or's temple.
Masa working over Or with some ground and pound. Or looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Masa 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.
Or is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Or gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Or preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Or wants to get back to his feet but Masa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Masa looking to pass the guard.
Or avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Or preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Masa won't allow Or to get back to his feet.
Masa distracts Or with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Masa wants to control from the top but Or keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Or throws a right and a left that Masa avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masa clinches.
Or wants to get back to striking at distance but Masa won't allow it.
Or wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Or just stands there and leans against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Masa.
Or wants to break the clinch but can't.
Or wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masa has him pressed against the cage.
Masa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Or wants to break free but Masa has control.
Or blocks the elbow strike.
Masa successfully pulls guard.
Masa scores with a nice shot.
Or trying to stand up but can't free himself from Masa's guard.
Masa is trying to keep Or in close.
Masa looking for a sweep. Not yet Masa, not yet.
Or stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Masa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahti Masa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Or fails in his attempt to clinch.
Or misses with the combination.
Or tries for a takedown but Masa circles away easily
and Masa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Or won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Masa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Masa lands some shots froms side control.
Or is trying to buck Masa off.
Masa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Or!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Masa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Or is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Masa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Or's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masa won't let Or get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masa landing shots from mount.
Masa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Or can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Or is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Masa.
Or is still in real trouble! Can Masa finish him?
Or trying desperately to get to his feet.
Masa with a couple of short strikes.
Masa raining down shots from the mount!
Masa is working for a guillotine from mount but Or frees his head quite easily.
Or really wants to buck Masa off and get back to his feet.
Or seems to have recovered his senses.
Masa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Masa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Or wants to get back to his feet.
Masa breaks from Or's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Or is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Masa lands a heavy elbow.
Masa looking to secure an arm triangle but Or defends it well.
Masa wants to control the pace but Or is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masa lands a nice shot to the head.
Or wants to get back to his feet.
Masa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Or?
Masa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Masa working the ground and pound effectively.
Or taking shots to the head.
Masa breaks from Or's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Masa won't let Or get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Masa cracks Or with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Or bucks Masa off and manages to get back to his feet!
Masa closes the distance looking for a takedown. Masa picks Or up and slams him brutally to the floor. Or is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mahti Masa!
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