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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Haarju (ranked 3182 p4p, 3460 weight class) and Datsuro Sato (ranked 300 p4p, 312 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eino Haarju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Datsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haarju takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sato scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haarju looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sato throws a body punch but Haarju moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haarju counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Haarju misses its intended target.
Sato is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haarju slips a straight right by Sato.
Sato blocks a jab.
Haarju throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haarju throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haarju throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarju dodges the punch combination from Sato.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Sato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haarju misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sato misses.
Haarju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
It looked like Haarju wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sato looks to land a combination. Haarju sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Haarju misses the target.
Haarju works the jab nicely.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Sato throws a series of punches but Haarju moves out of range.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haarju throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Haarju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Haarju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Haarju misses.
Haarju sizes up Sato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haarju looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haarju staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarju lands the left hand.
Haarju ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Sato misses the body punch
and Haarju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato tries to bum rush Haarju with a series of wild strikes but Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haarju is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sato.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Haarju connects with a jab.
Datsuro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haarju throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Sato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haarju lands a slapping body shot.
Sato blocks a head kick by Haarju.
Sato sizes up Haarju with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Haarju catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Haarju.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a shot to the body.
Sato defending well as Haarju loads up on a big left hand.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato misses with a straight left.
Haarju is looking to counter punch.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Haarju throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sato moves out of range as Haarju strikes.
Sato unleashes a big counter combination but Haarju bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju throws a series of strikes that have Sato backpedaling.
Haarju keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Haarju misses with a right hand
and Haarju takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Sato misses.
A punch combination from Haarju misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haarju eats them both and turns towards Sato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato misses with a hook to the body
and Haarju connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haarju takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sato throws a looping overhand right but Haarju ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Haarju.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Haarju bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Haarju counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haarju slips under a jab.
Haarju misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haarju lands an overhand right.
Sato blocks a head kick by Haarju.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Haarju defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Datsuro Sato will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Nice jab there from Haarju.
Sato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haarju.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haarju keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haarju throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato misses the jab.
Datsuro Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haarju scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Haarju does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haarju moves away from the strike by Sato.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haarju throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Haarju saw that one coming.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Haarju slips the punch.
Haarju jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarju digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Haarju scores with a punch to the head.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarju was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Haarju is just out of range.
Sato throws a hook but Haarju blocks it.
Haarju throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Haarju takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Haarju - just one landing.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato lands a body shot.
Haarju avoids the body shot from Sato.
Haarju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haarju throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws a jab when Haarju was well out of range.
Sato misses with a hook. Haarju ducked under it nicely.
Haarju misses the jab.
Sato takes one to the side of the head.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Haarju moves away and avoids it.
Haarju throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haarju misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Haarju misses with an uppercut.
Haarju moves out of range of the strikes.
Haarju was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Haarju cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarju was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haarju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Haarju counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato works over Haarju's head and body with a nice combination.
Haarju jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Haarju connects with a single shot there.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Haarju.
Sato misses with a body shot
and Haarju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haarju.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haarju.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Sato moves away from the strike by Haarju.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato scores with a sloppy right hand. Haarju should have avoided that one.
Sato lands with a nice combination. Haarju backs away looking to recover.
Sato swings for the body but Haarju moves out of range.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haarju misses with a wild body shot.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato takes a swing at Haarju's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Sato misses.
Haarju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haarju sizes up Sato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haarju misses with a straight left.
Haarju's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
No joy there for Haarju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato misses with a body punch
letting Haarju counter with a right hand.
Sato walks into a jab.
Haarju scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sato doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Haarju misses.
Sato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haarju lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Haarju dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sato looks to throw the jab but Haarju is out of range.
Sato throws a body punch but Haarju moves out of range.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haarju moves away.
Haarju avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haarju throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haarju pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haarju.
Haarju slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Haarju.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Haarju takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato staying out of range there.
Haarju throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Haarju takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Sato misses.
Sato scores with the left hand. Haarju knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarju misses with an uppercut
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haarju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato tries to bum rush Haarju with a series of wild strikes but Haarju uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haarju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Haarju moved out of range nicely.
Haarju misses with the combination.
Haarju lands with a right hand.
Haarju showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Sato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sato misses.
Haarju scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haarju lands with an uppercut that bounces Sato off the cage and back into range.
Haarju looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Haarju lands a nice shot to the body.
Haarju connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haarju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haarju throws a shot to the body.
Haarju misses the jab.
Haarju throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haarju's corner calls for a 1-2. Haarju obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haarju was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haarju misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haarju.
Haarju avoids the body shot from Sato.
Haarju staying out of range there.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Haarju.
Haarju's corner calls for a 1-2. Haarju obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haarju lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sato walks into a stiff left hand from Haarju.
Sato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haarju.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Haarju's head but Haarju sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haarju moves away.
Sato moves away from the strike by Haarju.
Haarju swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haarju lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haarju throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sato is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato lands a jab to the nose.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can Haarju finish him?
Sato lands the left hand.
Sato seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Haarju. That snapped Sato's head back.
Nice shot lands for Haarju.
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
Haarju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haarju darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haarju keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haarju throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Haarju avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haarju, as that shot connected.
A big left from Sato misses.
Haarju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato slips under a jab from Haarju.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Haarju showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haarju has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Haarju!
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