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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masakatsu Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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159 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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157 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masakatsu Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spatz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ueda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spatz's guard now.
Ueda stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Spatz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ueda to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Spatz is predictable there
and Ueda counters with a body kick.
Spatz misses with a body punch
and Ueda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spatz wants to get back to his feet but Ueda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ueda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masakatsu Ueda has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spatz throws a leg kick
and Ueda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ueda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ueda working away.
Ueda stands up.
Spatz misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz throws a leg kick
and Ueda counters with an outside leg kick.
Spatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ueda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ueda counters with a single leg into guard. Spatz didn't expect that.
Spatz is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spatz jabs at Ueda's body.
Spatz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spatz quickly recovers to half guard.
Spatz trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Spatz can't escape the position.
Ueda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spatz tries to hold on but Ueda postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ueda controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Ueda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spatz thows a leg kick but Ueda checks it
and Ueda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Spatz trying to hold on to Ueda's head to control him but Ueda postures up.
Spatz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ueda stops Spatz from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spatz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ueda counters with an inside leg kick.
Spatz lands a nice hook to Ueda's body. Ueda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ueda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karl Spatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spatz with a poor takedown
and Ueda counters with a shoot takedown. Spatz fights it but they end up in guard.
Ueda controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Masakatsu Ueda.
Spatz connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz throws a right hand that misses
and Ueda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ueda content to control rather than advance.
Spatz trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Masakatsu Ueda.
Spatz throws a head kick that misses
and Ueda moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz blocks an elbow strike.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ueda pushes off an throws an elbow but Spatz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spatz manages to break the clinch.
Spatz misses with a leg kick
and Ueda counters with a leg kick.
Spatz swings widly with a right hand
and Ueda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ueda stands up from half guard.
Spatz thumps Ueda with a low kick.
Spatz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ueda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spatz.
Spatz tries for a takedown but Ueda circles away easily
and Ueda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spatz!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ueda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spatz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Ueda dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spatz.
Spatz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ueda is out of range and Spatz settles back down.
Spatz throws a leg kick
letting Ueda counter with a right hand.
Spatz misses with a body shot
and Ueda counters with an inside leg kick.
Spatz cracks a nice hook into Ueda's ribs.
Spatz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ueda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spatz's guard now.
Spatz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Spatz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ueda moves away.
Spatz misses with a body punch
and Ueda counters with a nice body kick.
Ueda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spatz.
Spatz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Spatz misses
and Ueda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ueda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Spatz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ueda rather than just go for the knockout.
Spatz misses with a body shot
and Ueda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spatz!
Spatz is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueda avoids the attempt from Spatz to control.
Ueda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz tries to lock up and control but Ueda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ueda controlling the pace for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Masakatsu Ueda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Ueda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spatz cracks a nice hook into Ueda's ribs.
Spatz misses with a jab to the body
and Ueda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Spatz misses
and Ueda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Masakatsu Ueda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ueda 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masakatsu Ueda!
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