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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tazz Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine has chosen Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura as his entrance music. Saku Thirtynine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tazz Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevens as he avoids it easily.
Stevens swinging wilding here.
Thirtynine closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. Thirtynine pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thirtynine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stevens wants to stand but Thirtynine is controlling his arm.
Stevens blocks the strikes from Thirtynine.
Stevens decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thirtynine to his feet.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thirtynine was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Thirtynine misses with a takedown attempt
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Tazz Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Thirtynine.
Thirtynine misses with a takedown
and Stevens counters with a right hand to the body.
Stevens throws a combination. Thirtynine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thirtynine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thirtynine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thirtynine looks gassed!
Thirtynine tries for a kimura but Stevens is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to improve his position.
Stevens is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thirtynine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stevens struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stevens is looking to reverse the position.
Thirtynine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thirtynine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stevens sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thirtynine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thirtynine stops Stevens from getting back to his feet.
Thirtynine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to escape.
Thirtynine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.
Stevens is trying to control but Thirtynine passes into side control!
Thirtynine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stevens regains half guard, as Thirtynine was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thirtynine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stevens regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Thirtynine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thirtynine trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazz Stevens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stevens displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thirtynine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevens counters with a left and a right that stings Thirtynine.
Thirtynine shoots and misses
and Stevens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thirtynine is refusing to be controlled, as Stevens sits in half guard.
Thirtynine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thirtynine is refusing to be controlled, as Stevens sits in half guard.
Thirtynine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thirtynine is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens decides to stand up.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevens lands a with a good body shot.
Thirtynine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thirtynine tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stevens's legs.
Stevens manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thirtynine's best efforts.
Stevens is trying to stand up here but Thirtynine is controlling him well.
Stevens is pressing down on Thirtynine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thirtynine is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stevens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine passes Stevens's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stevens tries to kick Thirtynine off but Thirtynine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thirtynine controlling the action here.
Thirtynine passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stevens!
Stevens is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is desperately trying to improve his position but Thirtynine has a good base and remains in mount.
Thirtynine landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thirtynine connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thirtynine sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thirtynine has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stevens's face.
Thirtynine is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stevens has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stevens!
Stevens tries to stand but Thirtynine is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is sitting in close to Thirtynine's body. Thirtynine has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Stevens is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Stevens is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Thirtynine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Saku Thirtynine!
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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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