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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between amoussou karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Kajiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, amoussou karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Kajiwara!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
karl wants to clinch but Kajiwara slips to the side
and karl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
karl closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kajiwara counter with a right hand.
Kajiwara swings for the body but karl moves out of range.
karl blocks a head kick by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kajiwara counters with a nice body kick.
Kajiwara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kajiwara moves into the clinch.
karl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
karl tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kajiwara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
karl tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kajiwara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kajiwara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
karl wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kajiwara controlling from the full mount.
karl wants to get back to his feet.
Kajiwara lands a big shot there that rocks karl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
karl trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kajiwara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as karl is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
karl blocking the ground and pound.
karl is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kajiwara is landing with some decent strikes but karl is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara tries to control but karl wriggling away.
Kajiwara looking to finish with strikes here!
Kajiwara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kajiwara looking to secure an arm triangle but karl defends it well.
Kajiwara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kajiwara lands a big elbow.
Kajiwara working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
karl wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kajiwara stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara fails with the takedown.
Kajiwara scoring well with a low kick there.
karl wants to clinch but Kajiwara slips to the side
and Kajiwara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
karl moves to clinch but Kajiwara breaks away
and Kajiwara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
karl is breathing heavily.
karl looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kajiwara postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for karl to stand up.
karl darts in trying to clinch
and Kajiwara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kajiwara.
karl breaks from the clinch.
Kajiwara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but karl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kajiwara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kajiwara has a takedown stuffed.
karl tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kajiwara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in karl's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kajiwara postures up in karl's guard and throws a big left but karl blocks it.
karl is wriggling around but Kajiwara manages to pass to half guard.
Kajiwara wants to take a breather but karl is having none of it.
karl wants to get back to his feet.
karl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kajiwara.
karl pushes Kajiwara off and gets back to his feet.
Kajiwara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kajiwara pulls karl into guard.
Kajiwara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kajiwara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kajiwara wants to finish this one by submission but karl is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Kajiwara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
karl moves to clinch but Kajiwara breaks away
and Kajiwara counters with a nice low kick that buckles karl's knee momentarily.
Kajiwara throws a nice inside leg kick.
amoussou karl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
karl tries to clinch up
and Kajiwara counters with a nice double leg into side control. karl won't be happy with that.
Kajiwara stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kajiwara pushes karl up against the cage in a clinch.
Kajiwara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite karl's efforts to push away.
karl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kajiwara drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kajiwara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed karl's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kajiwara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
karl wants to get back to his feet.
karl is not content to let Kajiwara control the position.
Kajiwara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kajiwara lands a nice short elbow.
Kajiwara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but karl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kajiwara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
karl tries to kick Kajiwara off but Kajiwara keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
karl is looking to get back to is feet but Kajiwara passes into side control.
Kajiwara wants to lay and pray for a moment but karl keeps working.
Kajiwara prevents karl from escaping the position.
Kajiwara is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but karl is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kajiwara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kajiwara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kajiwara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kajiwara in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
karl defending against the ground and pound.
karl wants to get back to his feet but Kajiwara drags him back down.
Kajiwara decides to stand up, so the ref orders karl to his feet.
Kajiwara drives through and clinches with karl against the cage.
Kajiwara gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kajiwara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kajiwara is looking to advance position but karl won't allow it.
karl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kajiwara.
Kajiwara works his way into full mount!
Kajiwara has control of karl's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and karl regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara breaks from karl's wrist control and lands an elbow.
karl is squirming around, avoiding Kajiwara's attempts to control the action.
karl's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
karl blocking the ground and pound.
karl wants to get back to his feet.
Kajiwara lands a heavy elbow.
Kajiwara has control of karl's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and karl regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Satoshi Kajiwara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kajiwara raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara landing strikes from the mount and karl is in trouble!
karl is trying to stand up.
Kajiwara looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kajiwara trying to control but karl is having none of it.
Kajiwara is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Kajiwara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kajiwara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kajiwara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kajiwara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and karl has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Kajiwara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kajiwara lands a head kick!
Kajiwara darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kajiwara content to control rather than advance.
Kajiwara prevents karl from standing back up.
Kajiwara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but karl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kajiwara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kajiwara tries to control but karl wriggling away.
Kajiwara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. karl looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kajiwara trying to control but karl is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajiwara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kajiwara wants to control the pace but karl is squirming around nicely.
Kajiwara throws some wild stikes that karl manages to avoid easily.
Kajiwara with shots to the head and body - karl looks very uncomfortable down there.
karl is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Kajiwara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kajiwara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as karl is looking to escape.
karl is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara has control of karl's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and karl regains control of the situation pretty easily.
karl is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kajiwara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. karl can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kajiwara trying to control but karl is having none of it.
Kajiwara landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara lands a big shot there that rocks karl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kajiwara tries to control but karl wriggling away.
Kajiwara is working for a guillotine from mount but karl frees his head quite easily.
Kajiwara working the ground and pound effectively.
Kajiwara wants to control the pace but karl is squirming around nicely.
karl's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
A nice elbow there by Kajiwara.
Kajiwara working for a guillotine from mount but karl is in no mood to give up.
Kajiwara unloads with some shots from mount but karl bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajiwara looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kajiwara looking to control but karl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kajiwara stands up from mount. Strange move.
karl tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kajiwara counters with a nice body kick.
amoussou karl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kajiwara feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
karl wants to stand up but Kajiwara is controlling him.
Kajiwara advances position into side control!
Kajiwara landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satoshi Kajiwara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kajiwara 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 24:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoshi Kajiwara!
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hype
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