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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lii Tsung Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Masato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsung Il's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Scary"-Mad Capsule Markets. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lii Tsung Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Masato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsung Il drops his hands momentarily and Masato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Lii Tsung Il has been cut.
Tsung Il takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tsung Il closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Masato is controlling Tsung Il's trapped leg to prevent Tsung Il from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsung Il looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tsung Il sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Masato defending well though.
Tsung Il really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Masato won't allow Tsung Il to pass to mount.
Tsung Il is keen to just control but Masato is a slippery customer.
Masato pushes Tsung Il off looking to stand but Tsung Il dives back in and keeps control.
Masato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tsung Il moves in looking to clinch but Masato pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masato looks to land a right hand but Tsung Il moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Masato. No joy for Tsung Il on that attempt.
Tsung Il has a takedown stuffed.
Tsung Il wants to clinch up but Masato keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Masato as Tsung Il shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lii Tsung Il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masato throws a right and a left that Tsung Il avoids nicely.
Masato works over Tsung Il's head and body with a nice combination.
Masato fails to land with a series of punches.
Masato throws a nice looking combination but Tsung Il bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masato scores with a decent looking hook.
Tsung Il is rocked!
Tsung Il tries to clinch but Masato moves out of range.
Oh Tsung Il is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsung Il tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsung Il seems to have got his legs back now.
Tsung Il tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsung Il rushes Masato and presses him up against the cage.
Masato keeps control of Tsung Il as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tsung Il is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masato is trying to break the clinch but Tsung Il has him pressed against the cage.
Tsung Il has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Masato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tsung Il wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masato has him pressed against the cage.
Masato blocks an elbow strike.
Masato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Masato stalling in the clinch.
Masato can't break the clinch.
Masato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tsung Il pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tsung Il breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masato thuds a left hand into Tsung Il's body.
Masato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsung Il swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masato throws a looping overhand right but Tsung Il ducks down to avoid it.
Masato throws a nice looking combination but Tsung Il bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tsung Il shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masato as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masato digs a good hook to Tsung Il's body.
Masato scores with a jab to the body.
Masato lands a nice looking body shot.
Masato scores with a shot to the body.
Masato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masato takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tsung Il is looking to clinch but Masato is avoiding it.
Tsung Il throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Hayato Masato has been cut.
Tsung Il tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsung Il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsung Il shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masato as he avoids it easily.
Hayato Masato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masato misses with the combination.
Hayato Masato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsung Il clinches up with Masato and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsung Il manages to break the clinch.
Masato keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsung Il takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tsung Il.
Tsung Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Masato circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsung Il rushes Masato and presses him up against the cage.
Masato avoiding damage as Tsung Il throws knees to the body.
Tsung Il wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tsung Il is trying to break the clinch but Masato has him pressed against the cage.
Masato tries to pull guard but Tsung Il holds him up against the cage and eventually Masato drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masato prevents the takedown attempt.
Tsung Il is working for takedown but Masato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Masato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tsung Il wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masato is looking to break free of the clinch but Tsung Il has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masato jumps into guard, dragging Tsung Il to the mat.
Tsung Il drops back, looking for a kneebar! Masato looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Masato looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Masato!
Masato has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Masato dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tsung Il tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsung Il throws a head kick that misses.
Tsung Il moves away from the strike by Masato.
Nice combo by Masato! Oh, that's hurt him - Tsung Il falls to the canvas and Masato follows him into side control.
Tsung Il struggling a bit here.
Masato misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Masato looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tsung Il is avoiding damage well.
Masato decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tsung Il to his feet.
Tsung Il moves into the clinch.
Masato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masato drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tsung Il pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masato throws a body punch but Tsung Il moves out of range.
Hayato Masato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato tries to bum rush Tsung Il with a series of wild strikes but Tsung Il uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masato looks to land a combination but Tsung Il avoids it well.
Tsung Il shoots in looking for a takedown. Masato tries to sprawl out of it but Tsung Il keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Masato lands a jab-cross combination.
Masato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Masato.
A big right from Masato misses.
Tsung Il wants to clinch up but Masato keeps it at a distance.
Masato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lii Tsung Il is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masato works over Tsung Il's head and body with a nice combination.
Masato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsung Il moves away.
Tsung Il looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masato swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsung Il.
Tsung Il fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Masato lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsung Il shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masato but Masato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lii Tsung Il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tsung Il shoots for a takedown but Masato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tsung Il fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsung Il looks for a takedown but Masato sprawls well.
Masato loads up on a big right hand but Tsung Il slips the punch.
Tsung Il fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tsung Il tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masato swivels and escapes.
Tsung Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Masato circles away.
Tsung Il misses with a double jab
and Masato counters with a straight right hand.
Masato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tsung Il counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tsung Il takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsung Il tries to pull guard but Masato holds him up against the cage and eventually Tsung Il drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsung Il can't break the clinch.
Masato wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsung Il won't allow it.
Tsung Il manages to break the clinch.
Tsung Il closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tsung Il can't break the clinch.
Tsung Il lands a nice elbow.
Masato wants a takedown but no success here.
Tsung Il has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Masato is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Masato goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tsung Il prevents it.
Tsung Il stalling against the cage.
Tsung Il is working for takedown but Masato is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four 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.
The is referee keeping an eye on Tsung Il - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Masato tries to score a body lock takedown but Tsung Il shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tsung Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tsung Il is trying to trip Masato. He has hold of a leg but Masato is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tsung Il persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masato has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tsung Il off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Masato looks to land a combination but Tsung Il avoids it well.
Masato blocks a head kick by Tsung Il.
Masato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tsung Il shoots in but Masato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsung Il tries to clinch but Masato is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Tsung Il.
Masato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tsung Il on the side of the head.
Lii Tsung Il's cut is getting worse.
Masato misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Masato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Tsung Il wants to clinch but Masato slips to the side
and Masato counters with a one-two to the body.
Tsung Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masato stuffs the takedown.
Masato lands with a shot to the body.
Masato avoids the head kick by Tsung Il.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Masato and Tsung Il goes tumbling to the canvas! Masato follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Tsung Il misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Masato decides to stand and escape the position.
Masato throws a sloppy body shot
and Tsung Il counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Masato misses with a wild body shot.
Masato throws a left that rocks Tsung Il and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Masato dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Tsung Il regain composure!
Masato is staying tight to Tsung Il's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Masato decides to stand back up. Masato steps back and let's Tsung Il get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Masato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Masato counters with a three punch combo that has Tsung Il backing up. Tsung Il nods at Masato to acknowledge the strikes.
Masato throws a shot to the body.
Tsung Il misses with a takedown attempt - Masato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masato misses with a series of wild punches.
Masato avoids the head kick by Tsung Il.
Tsung Il throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Masato's waist but Masato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tsung Il off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lii Tsung Il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsung Il tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masato swivels and escapes.
Masato throws a series of punches but Tsung Il moves out of range.
Tsung Il tries to clinch up but Masato circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsung Il looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tsung Il tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsung Il throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsung Il shoots in and bounces Masato off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Masato being controlled here, momentarily.
Tsung Il trying to control but Masato is working from the bottom.
Tsung Il loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Masato has his hands on Tsung Il's head, controlling the position.
Masato uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Masato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tsung Il holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsung Il can't get the takedown.
Tsung Il is pressed up against the cage. Masato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tsung Il down to the mat. Tsung Il avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Masato.
Nice shot lands for Masato.
Masato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lii Tsung Il's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Masato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tsung Il closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tsung Il is trying to break the clinch but Masato has him pressed against the cage.
Masato leaning his opponent against the cage.
Masato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tsung Il pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tsung Il is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masato is keeping busy.
Masato pulls guard.
Tsung Il will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsung Il pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masato is keeping the position for now.
Masato has Tsung Il pulled in close to control his posture.
Masato keeping moving, preventing Tsung Il from controlling successfully.
Masato is looking for a triangle but Tsung Il pushes his legs off easily.
Lii Tsung Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsung Il stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsung Il postures up in Masato's guard and throws a big left but Masato blocks it.
Tsung Il working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tsung Il throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hayato Masato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Masato winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayato Masato!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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