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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saiko sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZvomzN-jb8. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamal Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saiko sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Craig.
sakamoto looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Craig throws a head kick that misses.
sakamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Craig throws a head kick that misses.
Craig throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jamal Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
sakamoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Craig slaps away a takedown attempt from sakamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Craig looks to land a combination but sakamoto avoids it well.
Craig lands with a kick to the temple. sakamoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Saiko sakamoto has been cut.
Craig throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by sakamoto.
Craig tries to clinch there but sakamoto circles away.
sakamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Craig is fending him off so far but sakamoto persists. Nope, Craig circles away and we're back to standing.
Jamal Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saiko sakamoto.
sakamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sakamoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Craig is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Craig.
sakamoto has a takedown stuffed.
Craig lands a slapping body shot.
Craig drives through and clinches with sakamoto against the cage.
Craig wants to break free but sakamoto has control.
Craig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
sakamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Craig's efforts to push away.
Craig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig tries a head kick but it misses.
Craig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craig throws a head kick that misses.
Craig fails in his attempt to clinch.
sakamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Craig plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craig fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches sakamoto on the side of the head.
Craig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Craig lands a head kick. sakamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
sakamoto dodges the punch combination from Craig.
Craig swinging wilding here.
Craig throws a nice looking combination but sakamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Craig throws a nice head kick!
Craig lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
sakamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craig wants to clinch up but sakamoto keeps it at a distance.
Craig throws a right and a left that sakamoto avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. sakamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
sakamoto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Craig is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for sakamoto.
sakamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Craig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craig stuns sakamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Craig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craig throws a one two combo.
Craig throws a head kick but sakamoto moves out of range.
Craig lands a nice shot that snaps sakamoto's head back.
Craig throws a good cross that connects.
Craig tries to clinch but sakamoto moves out of range.
sakamoto blocks a head kick by Craig.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Craig.
Craig lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as sakamoto backs up against the cage.
sakamoto blocks a head kick by Craig.
Craig lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Craig.
Nice straight punches there by Craig. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Craig.
Craig wants to clinch up but sakamoto keeps it at a distance.
Craig scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
sakamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig wants to clinch up but sakamoto keeps it at a distance.
Craig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craig tries to clinch up but sakamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Craig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saiko sakamoto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Craig throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Craig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craig throws a right and a left that sakamoto avoids nicely.
Craig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craig is looking to clinch but sakamoto is avoiding it.
sakamoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Craig defends it nicely.
Craig throws a head kick that misses.
sakamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Craig.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Craig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craig thuds a left hand into sakamoto's body.
sakamoto is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig throws a head kick that misses.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch up but sakamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craig listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Craig throws a one two combo.
Jamal Craig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
sakamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
sakamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Craig.
Craig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jamal Craig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
sakamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jamal Craig is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Craig does no damage.
Craig misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craig wants to clinch.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sakamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Craig fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. sakamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Craig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craig is looking to wear down sakamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
sakamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Craig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craig tries to clinch there but sakamoto circles away.
Craig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craig doesn't manage to clinch there - sakamoto circles away.
sakamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
sakamoto dodges the punch combination from Craig.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Craig.
Craig displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Craig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but sakamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Craig throws a sloppy head kick and sakamoto moves out of range easily.
Craig throws a head kick that misses.
sakamoto tries for a takedown but Craig sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Craig lands a head kick!
Craig wants to clinch up but sakamoto keeps it at a distance.
Craig lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Craig catches sakamoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Craig tries to clinch there but sakamoto circles away.
Craig throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Craig, as that shot connected.
Craig bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps sakamoto's head backwards.
Craig connects with a high kick.
Craig is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sakamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Craig closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig stuns sakamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Craig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saiko sakamoto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Craig lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as sakamoto backs up against the cage.
Craig misses with a few strikes there.
sakamoto avoids the head kick by Craig.
sakamoto dodges the punch combination from Craig.
Craig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
sakamoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Craig throws a head kick that half lands.
sakamoto dodges the punch combination from Craig.
Craig throws a sloppy head kick and sakamoto moves out of range easily.
Craig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
sakamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Craig throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
sakamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Craig connects with a looping right hand.
Craig wants to clinch up but sakamoto keeps it at a distance.
Craig scores with a one two! sakamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Craig misses with a head kick.
Craig is looking to clinch.
sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Craig as he avoids it easily.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch but sakamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craig lands with a nice combination. sakamoto backs away looking to recover.
Craig throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by sakamoto.
Craig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craig throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by sakamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig lands an overhand right.
Craig gets a clinch.
Craig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has sakamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Craig.
A short right from Craig on the inside.
Craig manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Craig.
Craig misses with a two punch combination.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch but sakamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but sakamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Craig tries to clinch up.
Craig connects with a high kick.
Craig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craig throws a right and a left that sakamoto avoids nicely.
Craig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Craig lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Craig.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig misses with the combination.
Craig fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. sakamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
sakamoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from Craig lands but sakamoto takes it in his stride.
Craig plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Craig scores with a nice strike.
sakamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Craig tries to clinch but sakamoto is having none of it.
Craig throws a head kick that misses.
sakamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Craig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Craig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig throws a head kick but sakamoto moves out of range.
Craig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that sakamoto can do to turn this around?
Craig is looking to clinch.
Craig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craig tries to clinch there but sakamoto circles away.
sakamoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Craig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craig tries to clinch up but sakamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
sakamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Craig lands a head kick!
Craig scores with a three punch combo!
sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Craig sprawls well. Craig wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Saiko sakamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamal Craig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Craig.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Craig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craig 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Craig!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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