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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claes Fleming has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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193 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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188 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hajime Saito! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Fleming! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Saito. Fleming does a little dance to reset his feet. Saito misses with a looping right. Hajime Saito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Saito misses with a series of wild punches.
Fleming feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saito's calf. A swing and a miss from Saito. Fleming slips a jab from Saito. Saito takes a swing at Fleming's ribcage but misses. Fleming slips a straight right by Saito. Fleming misses with a head kick.
Saito lands a nice looking body shot.
Saito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Saito missing with a left hand there. Fleming was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Saito throws a lazy right hand but Fleming sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Saito has a takedown stuffed. Fleming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saito. Fleming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saito.
Fleming throws a quick inside leg kick. Saito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fleming on the side of the head. Saito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleming was well out of range. Poor timing from Saito. A head kick misses from Fleming. Saito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fleming can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fleming displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saito throws out the jab. Saito walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fleming. Saito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleming moves away. Fleming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fleming scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Saito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fleming keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Fleming cracks the inside of Saito's front leg. Fleming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleming manages to avoid it. Fleming scores with a nice body kick.
Fleming throws a leg kick which misses Saito's front leg but catches the back leg as Saito tries to avoid it. Fleming staying out of range there. Saito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Fleming feints and then cracks Saito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saito down. Saito is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Both fighters circling a little - Fleming finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Fleming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fleming connects with a solid leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fleming, right into the meat.
Fleming feints and then cracks Saito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saito down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fleming lands a head kick!
It looks like Hajime Saito has been cut. Fleming throws a leg kick which misses Saito's front leg but catches the back leg as Saito tries to avoid it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fleming.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Good leg kick by Fleming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fleming lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saito's sensitive parts. Fleming lands with a nice body kick. Claes Fleming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fleming throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Saito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Fleming tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fleming. That's going to slow Saito down. Fleming throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. A nice inside leg kick there by Fleming. That's going to slow Saito down. Fleming scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Fleming throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saito's head. Fleming turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fleming lands a head kick. Saito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saito is rocked! Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Fleming! Saito is out on his feet! Fleming rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Saito is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Saito is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claes Fleming!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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