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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick O Shae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroshi Sato will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick O Shae !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Shae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sato looks to throw the jab but O Shae is out of range.
O Shae tries to work over Sato's front leg with a kick but Sato checks it.
O Shae shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sato lands a big uppercut and O Shae crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but O Shae looks OK. Sato waves O Shae back to his feet!
Sato cracks O Shae with an open hand slap.
O Shae is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato clinches.
Oh O Shae is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Shae blocking some punches.
O Shae seems to have got his legs back now.
O Shae taking a breather.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from O Shae .
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped O Shae in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rick O Shae has been cut.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
Sato displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Shae up against the cage.
O Shae misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by O Shae .
O Shae avoids a wild elbow strike from Sato.
O Shae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice elbow from O Shae .
It looks like Hiroshi Sato has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Shae 's brow.
Sato lands a right hand.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from O Shae .
O Shae throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Shae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
O Shae misses with an elbow over the top.
Sato stalling in the clinch.
O Shae lands a damaging elbow.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
Nice elbow from Sato.
Sato working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae is looking to control Sato's arms but Sato gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Shae has his back to the cage.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sato stalling.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Shae leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
O Shae pushes off an throws an elbow but Sato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sato content to slow the pace in the clinch.
O Shae comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sato controlling the action here for a moment.
O Shae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Shae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Shae stalling in the clinch but Sato improves position.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of O Shae 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
O Shae being controlled against the cage.
Sato lands a nice elbow.
O Shae pushes off an throws an elbow but Sato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Shae manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Sato wants to stall.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
O Shae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Shae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sato as O Shae tries to tie him up.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sato is trying to maintain a safe position but O Shae gets an underhook and turns Sato into the cage.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
O Shae has Sato pushed against the cage.
O Shae taking a breather.
O Shae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from O Shae , against the cage.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
O Shae blocking some punches.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae lands an elbow inside.
Sato effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Sato dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sato moves into range and clinches up with O Shae .
Sato dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
Sato slows down the pace here.
Sato receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Shae is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroshi Sato.
Sato tries to clinch there but O Shae circles away.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Shae lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sato's sensitive parts.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Shae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
Sato is breathing heavily.
O Shae instigates a clinch.
O Shae lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Shae avoiding damage.
O Shae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
O Shae trying to stall but Sato improves his position.
Sato misses with some punches.
O Shae taking a breather.
Sato is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sato lands an elbow inside.
Sato looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
A nice left hand lands by Sato.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from O Shae .
A short uppercut from Sato.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Shae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
O Shae dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
O Shae wants to stall.
O Shae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Shae creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
Sato takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Hiroshi Sato's cut even more.
O Shae lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Shae .
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on O Shae - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Shae blocking some punches.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
Sato has O Shae pressed against the cage.
Sato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Shae is trying to maintain a safe position but Sato gets an underhook and turns O Shae into the cage.
O Shae throws an elbow that misses.
O Shae lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
O Shae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shae wants to stall.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Shae just leaning against Sato, taking a breather.
O Shae has had enough of the clinch but Sato keeps him there for the moment.
O Shae lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Hiroshi Sato's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
O Shae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for O Shae to work.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of O Shae 's head.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
O Shae takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sato stalling in the clinch but O Shae improves position.
O Shae is looking to control Sato's arms but Sato gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Shae has his back to the cage.
O Shae blocks an uppercut.
Sato misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick O Shae dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Shae walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Shae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Shae with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sato to score with a decent uppercut.
O Shae throws a low kick, looking for Sato's leg but Sato calmly moves out of range.
Sato scores with the left hand. O Shae knows he should have avoided that one.
O Shae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato blocks a leg kick.
O Shae misses with a series of wild punches.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Shae fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Shae swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by O Shae .
Sato moves into range and clinches up with O Shae .
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Shae pushes off an throws an elbow but Sato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Shae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Sato is trying to maintain a safe position but O Shae gets an underhook and turns Sato into the cage.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
O Shae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Shae controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Shae throws an elbow but misses.
Sato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Shae taking a breather.
O Shae throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Sato scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Shae blocking some punches.
O Shae blocks an uppercut.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
O Shae being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Shae .
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
O Shae being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from O Shae .
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by O Shae .
O Shae is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Sato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sato.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Sato stalling in the clinch but O Shae improves position.
Sato stalling the fight.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by O Shae .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroshi Sato.
O Shae throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on O Shae 's shoulder, as O Shae tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Shae throws a head kick that misses.
O Shae defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Shae was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
O Shae fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sato, pushing him back against the cage.
Sato taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Shae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Shae taking a breather.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Shae is trying to stall.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Sato really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A bone on bone clash there as Sato blocks the leg kick.
O Shae lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
O Shae misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for O Shae . That snapped Sato's head back.
O Shae does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sato is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sato tries to clinch up but O Shae circles away and keeps his distance.
O Shae throws a head kick that misses.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Shae counters with a body kick.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Shae forces Sato back against the cage and clinches.
O Shae has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Sato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sato being controlled against the cage.
Sato is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Shae .
O Shae throws an elbow but it misses.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato taking a breather.
O Shae blocking some punches.
Sato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Shae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
A short right from Sato on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Shae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
O Shae blocking some punches.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 lands with a right to the head.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Shae lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
O Shae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Shae lands a nice elbow.
O Shae trying to control the position but instead, Sato has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Shae into the cage.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Shae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato is trying to maintain a safe position but O Shae gets an underhook and turns Sato into the cage.
Sato is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and O Shae has denied him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shae blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Shae throws an elbow that misses.
O Shae is struggling to control the position.
O Shae wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Shae dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Shae blocking some punches.
O Shae gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Shae takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
Sato stalling.
O Shae is struggling to control the position.
O Shae is looking to control Sato's arms but Sato gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Shae has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Shae dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Shae avoids the elbow strike from Sato, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Shae .
Sato is trying to stall.
O Shae lands an elbow that stopped Sato in his tracks for a moment.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from O Shae .
Sato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
O Shae breaks from the clinch.
O Shae avoids the body shot from Sato.
Nice shot lands for Sato.
Sato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sato avoids the head kick by O Shae .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick O Shae had his way with Hiroshi Sato in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by O Shae .
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. O Shae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Shae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Sato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Shae circles away quickly and effectively.
Sato walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Shae .
O Shae throws a front kick aimed at Sato's knee but Sato avoids it well.
O Shae scoring well with a low kick there.
Sato blocks a head kick by O Shae .
O Shae misses with a low kick.
Sato misses the body punch
and O Shae counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sato is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sato blocks a low kick nicely.
O Shae scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.
O Shae has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sato misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Shae - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Shae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Shae taking a breather.
O Shae blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
O Shae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Shae looking to slow down the pace here.
Sato lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from O Shae , against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Shae throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
O Shae throws an elbow but it misses.
O Shae pushes off an throws an elbow but Sato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Shae is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
O Shae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to stall but O Shae uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Sato.
O Shae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Shae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Shae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Shae .
Sato misses with a body shot.
O Shae goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by O Shae .
Sato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Shae defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Sato blocks a head kick by O Shae .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shae slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Sato looks to throw the jab but O Shae is out of range.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good work by Sato as he checks the leg kick.
O Shae attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sato lands a two punch combo.
O Shae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sato's calf.
O Shae tried to score with a low kick but Sato checks it.
O Shae throws a leg kick but Sato checks it.
O Shae moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Sato checks a low kick from O Shae .
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick O Shae showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Shae 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick O Shae !
Rick O Shae retains his middleweight title!
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