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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Saburo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good 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
3 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Saburo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saburo shoots for a takedown but Doyle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saburo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Saburo fails with a takedown attempt.
Saburo tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doyle is trying to trip Saburo. He has hold of a leg but Saburo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Doyle persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Doyle passes into half guard.
Doyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saburo defending well though.
Doyle thows a huge punch but Saburo dodges it nicely.
Doyle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Doyle thows a huge punch but Saburo dodges it nicely.
Saburo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doyle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doyle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Saburo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle controlling the position easily from mount.
Doyle working Saburo over with strikes here.
Doyle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle tries to control but Saburo wriggling away.
Saburo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doyle.
Saburo is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Doyle with a couple of short strikes.
Saburo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Doyle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saburo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Doyle.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saburo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Doyle.
Doyle lands with some strikes.
Doyle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doyle trying to control but Saburo is having none of it.
Doyle looking to finish Saburo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saburo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle unloading with bombs!
Doyle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saburo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Doyle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Saburo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Doyle looking to ground and pound but Saburo is blocking nicely.
Saburo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Doyle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saburo is desperately trying to improve his position but Doyle has a good base and remains in mount.
Doyle breaks from Saburo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doyle throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Doyle jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Saburo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saburo is not content to let Doyle control the position.
Doyle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Doyle is looking to take a break and control but Saburo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Doyle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Saburo is trying to control Doyle's posture but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Doyle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Doyle dives in and grabs Saburo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saburo pushes down on Doyle's head and hops out.
Doyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Saburo circles away.
Adam Saburo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle with a poor takedown
and Saburo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Doyle pulls Saburo in to control the position.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Saburo from controlling successfully.
Doyle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Saburo's guard.
Saburo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doyle.
Doyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle preventing the sweep.
Doyle wants to control from the top but Saburo keeps moving.
Saburo trying to strike off his back.
Doyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Saburo keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Doyle closes the distance but Saburo moves to the side
and Saburo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Doyle is looking for a sweep. Saburo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doyle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doyle pushes Saburo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Doyle takes the fight into the clinch.
Saburo takes an elbow to the temple.
Doyle lands a damaging elbow.
Doyle lands an elbow that stopped Saburo in his tracks for a moment.
Doyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saburo.
Doyle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saburo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adam Saburo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Doyle.
Doyle lands a damaging elbow.
Saburo managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
Doyle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saburo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saburo takes an elbow to the temple.
Doyle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saburo prevents it.
Doyle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Doyle has Saburo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saburo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Saburo manages to break the clinch.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saburo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saburo looking to sit in guard and control but Doyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doyle landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saburo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saburo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saburo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Doyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Saburo has wrist control.
Saburo can't keep his opponent in guard - Doyle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Doyle slips a nice elbow through Saburo's hands, connecting with Saburo's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle thows a huge punch but Saburo dodges it nicely.
Saburo looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Saburo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Doyle shoots in looking for a takedown. Saburo tries to sprawl out of it but Doyle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saburo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doyle as Saburo tries to tie him up.
Doyle trying to control the position but instead, Saburo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doyle into the cage.
Saburo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saburo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doyle looking for a takedown.
Doyle just leaning against Saburo, taking a breather.
Doyle lands an elbow inside that Saburo shrugs off.
Saburo pulls guard effortlessly.
Saburo looking to control but Doyle passes into half guard.
Doyle trying to control the action but Saburo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saburo wants to sweep but Doyle has passed to side control!
Saburo tries to control but Doyle manages to take his back.
Doyle is riding his opponent, not letting Saburo buck him off.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Doyle lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Saburo.
Doyle punishes Saburo with strikes from the back mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saburo covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Saburo wants to escape the position.
Doyle looking for the choke but no joy.
Doyle controlling well, preventing Saburo from escaping the position.
Saburo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Doyle.
Saburo trying to control the position but Doyle manages to sink in the hooks.
Doyle working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saburo breaks Doyle's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Saburo trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Saburo tries to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling the position.
Doyle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doyle taking a breather.
Doyle tries to score a body lock takedown but Saburo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adam Saburo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Doyle.
Doyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saburo is defending well for now.
Doyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Saburo avoids the damage to the body.
Saburo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doyle wants it to stay on the feet.
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.
Doyle gets a clinch.
Doyle pulls Saburo into guard.
Saburo prevents Doyle from getting back to his feet.
Saburo trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saburo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doyle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Doyle!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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