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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroshi Sato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maximilian Anderson's chin.
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170 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximilian Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato closes the distance and clinches.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sato swivels and escapes.
Sato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximilian Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sato stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sato leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Maximilian Anderson has been cut.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sato but Sato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Sato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sato prevents it.
Sato slowing the pace effectively.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sato but Sato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sato wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Sato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Sato slips a straight right by Anderson.
Sato clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sato displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Sato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sato blocks a jab.
Sato lands a head kick!
Hiroshi Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sato. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sato!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
You get the feeling that Sato really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sato is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sato is looking to escape.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Sato is in trouble!
Sato is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Anderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
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.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anderson unloads with some shots from mount but Sato bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Sato is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroshi Sato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximilian Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson scores with a takedown into Sato's guard.
Sato wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson prevents Sato from getting back to his feet.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Sato blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Sato is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maximilian Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Sato sprawls well.
Sato slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Sato is defending well.
Sato pushes Anderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Anderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sato is trying to buck Anderson off.
An elbow from Anderson crashes against the mat.
Anderson tries to score with some ground and pound. Sato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sato parries the strikes from Anderson easily there. Anderson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sato to escape.
Anderson cracks Sato with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score with some ground and pound. Sato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson prevents Sato from escaping the position.
Sato defending against the ground and pound.
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.
Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sato to see if he's OK.
Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sato tries to escape but Anderson is in control.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sato dodges the ground and pound from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximilian Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sato pinned against the cage. Sato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Sato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximilian Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Sato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sato tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Sato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sato as he avoids it easily.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sato circles away.
Sato wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato lands a high kick!
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Sato moves into the clinch.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato lands a jab-cross combination.
Sato has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson has Sato pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sato manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sato.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato lands a head kick!
Anderson fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson dives in and grabs Sato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sato pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Sato drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Sato prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Sato lands a knee to the head.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato lands a knee to the head.
Sato scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Sato.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sato prevents the takedown attempt.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sato.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Sato manages to get underhooks.
Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sato swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sato landing knees to the head.
Sato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Sato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sato stalling against the cage.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato scores with a knee to the head.
Sato gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Sato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sato has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hiroshi Sato!
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hype
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FIGHT
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