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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Sessions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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168 cm
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154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Sessions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sessions scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sessions is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sessions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Sessions fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
Sessions connects with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Sato or perhaps it was just good defense by Sessions which made him look bad.
Sessions tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sessions defends it nicely.
A low kick from Sato is predictable there
and Sessions counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sato thinking.
Sato fails with the takedown
and Sessions counters with a nice uppercut.
Manny Sessions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumina Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Sessions is looking to clinch.
Sessions scores with a shot to the body.
Sessions chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sessions avoids the body shot from Sato.
Sessions wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Sato throws a combination that misses
and Sessions counters with a big head kick but Sato shrugs it off.
Sessions uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Manny Sessions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sessions scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions scoring well with a low kick there.
Sato thows a body shot but no joy.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Sessions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Sato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sato.
Sessions feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sato's calf.
Sessions lands with a shot to the body.
Sato looks gassed!
Sessions misses the shot to the body.
Sessions tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Sessions is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Sessions.
Sessions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Sessions.
Sessions is looking to wear down Sato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sessions throws a head kick that half lands.
Sato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sessions punishes Sato's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato misses with a double jab
and Sessions counters with an inside leg kick.
Sessions blocks a jab.
Sato is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sessions is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sato.
Sato misses with a body shot
and Sessions makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sessions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sessions counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sessions scores with a leg kick.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Sessions swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sessions to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Sessions dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sessions misses with a wild body shot.
Sessions shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sato napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sessions working the head with strikes.
Sessions taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato sneaks back into half guard.
Sato moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Sessions from controlling successfully.
That's two 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 looking to control but Sessions passes into half guard.
Sessions trying to control from half guard but Sato is working away.
Sato trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to roll over but Sessions keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sato gets full guard.
Sessions content to stall in guard here.
Sato working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Sessions dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sessions fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sessions. Sessions obviously looking to wear him down.
Sato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sessions sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sato somewhat.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sessions misses with a shot to the body
and Sato counters with a right hand to the body.
Sessions feints and then cracks Sato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sato down.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Sessions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sessions.
Sessions closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sato counters with a nice body shot.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sessions slips under a jab from Sato.
Sessions fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Sato.
Manny Sessions is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Sato throws a right hand that Sessions ducks under and follows up with a left that Sessions also avoids with ease.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Sessions is out of range.
Rumina Sato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sato gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sessions counters with a leg kick.
Manny Sessions is winning the standup battle so far.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick.
Sessions moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sessions counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Sato shoots and misses
and Sessions holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sessionss head.
Sato wants to get back to striking at distance but Sessions won't allow it.
Sessions looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Sato takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Rumina Sato has been cut.
Sato tries to break free but Sessions pushes him back against the cage.
Sessions lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sato misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sessions keeps control of Sato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sato tries a body shot but Sessions blocks it.
Sato tries a body shot but Sessions blocks it.
Rumina Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Sessions leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Sessions avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sessions tries to clinch up.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sessions counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Sessions showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sessions 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Sessions!
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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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