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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takashi Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ash Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ketchum closes the distance and clinches up with Sato, looking for a takedown. Ketchum pushes Sato against the cage but Sato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ketchum keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato is looking to clinch but Ketchum is avoiding it.
Sato tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ketchum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ketchum misses with a kick to the body.
Sato tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato wants to clinch up but Ketchum keeps it at a distance.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ketchum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato wants to clinch up but Ketchum keeps it at a distance.
Sato tries to clinch but Ketchum is having none of it.
Ketchum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sato tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Ketchum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sato to the mat! Sato manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum stands up and waves to Sato to follow him.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ketchum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ketchum rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.
Sato being controlled against the cage.
Sato keeps control of Ketchum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ketchum is working for takedown but Sato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ketchum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ketchum jumps guard but Sato stands there with Ketchum around his waist. Ketchum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Takashi Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Ketchum.
Ketchum wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Ketchum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sato pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Ketchum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
letting Ketchum counter with a right hand.
Ketchum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ketchum counters with a head kick.
Sato clinches but Ketchum breaks the clinch
letting Ketchum counter with a right hand.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Ketchum counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ketchum on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato wants to sweep here but Ketchum controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum stands up and waves to Sato to follow him.
Sato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sato tries to clinch
and Ketchum counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sato!
Sato wants to control but Ketchum is having none of it.
Ketchum cracks Sato with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sato trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum wants to control the pace but Sato is squirming around nicely.
Sato is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ketchum working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ketchum punching from mount but Sato doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Ketchum dominated that round.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Ketchum counters with a head kick.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Ketchum counters by clinching up.
Ketchum is working for takedown but Sato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ketchum tries to circle away but Sato has him pinned against the cage.
Sato crunches a lovely knee into Ketchum's ribcage.
Sato lands a knee to the body.
Sato has Ketchum pressed against the cage, preventing Ketchum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
Sato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ash Ketchum has been cut.
Sato looking for a takedown.
Sato gets control of Ketchum's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sato will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ketchum prevents Sato from getting back to his feet.
Ketchum decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Ketchum with that takedown attempt.
Sato tries to clinch
and Ketchum counters by moving into the clinch.
Sato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from Ketchum.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Ketchum in his tracks for a moment.
Sato landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sato.
Sato lands an elbow just above Ketchum 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sato.
Sato lands a damaging elbow.
Sato manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
Sato lands a nice knee to the body.
Sato lands an elbow inside that Ketchum shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Ketchum in his tracks for a moment.
Sato fails to pull guard.
Ketchum is trying to break free.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Ketchum blocks with his arms.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Sato.
Sato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ketchum is working for takedown but Sato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Takashi Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Ketchum.
Sato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Ketchum misses with a knee to the head.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ketchum avoids it.
Ketchum tries to circle away but Sato has him pinned against the cage.
Ketchum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Ketchum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ketchum is looking to break free of the clinch but Sato has double underhooks.
Sato lands a damaging elbow.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ketchum goes for a takedown attempt but Sato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato blocks the body kick.
Ketchum keeps the fight on the outside.
Ketchum keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sato obliges.
Ketchum wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Sato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ketchum has Sato pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sato manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sato landing knees to the body.
Sato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ketchum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sato is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Sato to work.
Sato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ketchum.
Sato is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ketchum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Sato.
Ketchum has had enough of the clinch but Sato keeps him there for the moment.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ketchum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ketchum wants to break free but Sato has control.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Ketchum.
Ketchum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sato lands a nice elbow.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Ketchum blocks it.
Sato misses with a knee to the head.
Sato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sato avoiding damage as Ketchum throws knees to the body.
Ketchum working hard to break the clinch.
Ketchum is looking to break free of the clinch but Sato has double underhooks.
Ketchum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ketchum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Sato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ash Ketchum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sato wants to clinch up but Ketchum keeps it at a distance.
Sato is looking to clinch but Ketchum is avoiding it.
Ketchum has managed to clinch.
Sato lands a good knee to the midsection. Ketchum won't want to take too many of those.
Sato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ketchum's defenses.
Knees to the body from Sato.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Ketchum in his tracks for a moment.
Sato is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sato.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sato.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sato.
Come on Sato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sato lands a good knee to the midsection. Ketchum won't want to take too many of those.
Sato controlling the action here for a moment.
Ketchum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sato just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ketchum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ketchum has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
Ketchum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ketchum letting Sato take a breather here.
Ketchum is trying to break the clinch but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Ketchum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Ketchum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sato obliges.
Sato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ketchum is looking to break free of the clinch but Sato has double underhooks.
Ketchum is trying to force a seperation but Sato has the dominant position.
Sato lands an elbow inside.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ketchum tries to break free but Sato pushes him back against the cage.
Takashi Sato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ketchum blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ketchum as Sato tries to tie him up.
Ketchum wants a takedown.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Ketchum blocks it.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ketchum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ketchum closes the distance and clinches.
Sato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ketchum's defenses.
Sato slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sato as Ketchum tries to tie him up.
Ketchum pulls guard.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ketchum is keeping the position for now.
Ketchum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ketchum is proving hard to escape from.
Ketchum working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ketchum wants to get back to his feet but Sato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ketchum controls Sato momentarily but Sato frees himself.
Sato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sato wants to stand but Ketchum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ketchum wants to stand up but Sato is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Sato!
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energy
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