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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nat Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nat Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Star throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tatsuya counters with a straight right hand.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. Star looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick but Star sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tatsuya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Tatsuya tenderised Star's leg. Star is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatsuya stuffs the takedown attempt from Star. Star gets slowly back to his feet.
Star has managed to clinch.
Star avoiding damage as Tatsuya throws knees to the body.
Star tries to throw a body punch but Tatsuya avoids it by throwing Star back against the cage.
Star tries to work over Tatsuya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya is looking to control Star's arms but Star gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatsuya has his back to the cage.
Star tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatsuya avoids it.
Star tries a body shot but Tatsuya blocks it.
Tatsuya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Star.
Tatsuya blocks a body shot from Star.
Tatsuya managing to block the knees to the body from Star.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Star in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tatsuya is looking to control Star's arms but Star gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatsuya has his back to the cage.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Star.
Tatsuya avoiding damage as Star throws knees to the body.
Tatsuya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatsuya looking to stall.
Tatsuya stalls.
Tatsuya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Star is defending well for now.
Tatsuya taking a breather.
Star is trying to trip Tatsuya. He has hold of a leg but Tatsuya is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Star persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tatsuya is looking to stand up but Star isn't so interested in that idea.
Star looking to pass the guard.
Star throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya keeping moving, preventing Star from controlling successfully.
Tatsuya wants to stand and escape but Star is having none of it.
Star looking to pass the guard.
Tatsuya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Star.
Tatsuya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Star. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tatsuya wants to stand but Star is controlling the position.
Star throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star wants to control from the top but Tatsuya keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Star's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Star missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tatsuya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Star trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tatsuya keeping moving, preventing Star from controlling successfully.
Star throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Star postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Star won't allow Tatsuya to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatsuya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tatsuya is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Star is controlling him.
Star throwing strikes from guard but Tatsuya blocks nicely.
Star 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.
Star stops Tatsuya from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Star's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that round.
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.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick which misses Star's front leg but catches the back leg as Star tries to avoid it.
Star shoots in for a takedown but Tatsuya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tatsuya.
Star uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tatsuya.
Star lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatsuya's sensitive parts.
Star walks into a jab.
Tatsuya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tatsuya crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Star - the referee stops the clock and Tatsuya gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Star. Tatsuya manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tatsuya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Star. Star obviously looking to wear him down.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Star counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tatsuya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Star throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a chopping leg kick but Star manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tatsuya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Star's calf.
Tatsuya moves out of range of the leg kick from Star.
Star bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tatsuya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Star's calf.
Tatsuya takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tatsuya misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatsuya.
Tatsuya 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.
A head kick by Star misses
and Tatsuya counters with a good, hard body kick but Star shrugs it off.
Star takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tatsuya tries to score with a low kick but Star moves his leg out of the way.
Tatsuya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Star.
Tatsuya throws a wild body kick that Star sees coming a mile off.
Star is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatsuya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tatsuya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatsuya slips a straight right by Star.
Tatsuya has managed to clinch.
Star tries to work over Tatsuya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Star is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tatsuya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nat Star. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatsuya trying to control the position but instead, Star has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tatsuya into the cage.
Star is trying to drag Tatsuya to the mat but Tatsuya just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatsuya's elbow.
Star turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Star sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tatsuya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tatsuya is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Star has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tatsuya can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Star crashes against the mat.
Star wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatsuya keeps working.
Tatsuya avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Star.
Star with the ground and pound but Tatsuya regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Star.
Star throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tatsuya wants to get back to his feet.
Star throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tatsuya looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tatsuya is not content to let Star control the position.
Tatsuya is trying to escape back to his feet but Star uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Tatsuya is breathing heavily.
Star tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four 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.
Star working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Star in side control, throwing shots but Tatsuya defends.
Star misses with the ground and pound.
Tatsuya avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Star.
Star lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Star in side control, throwing shots but Tatsuya defends.
Check out the look on Star's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Star fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Star trying to control the action but Tatsuya is working from the bottom.
Star is trying to get an arm triangle but Tatsuya is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nat Star dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Star throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Tatsuya misses.
Tatsuya scores with a jab.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick but Star moved away.
Star slips under a jab from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatsuya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Star throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatsuya misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatsuya moves out of range of the body kick.
Tatsuya misses with an uppercut. Star saw that one coming.
Tatsuya throws an off balance right hand
and Star counters with a thumping low kick.
Tatsuya scores with a sloppy right hand. Star should have avoided that one.
Star tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star moves into range and clinches up with Tatsuya.
Star managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Star blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Star avoids the damage to the body.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tatsuya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya avoiding damage as Star throws knees to the body.
Star on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Star.
Tatsuya prevents a body shot from Star.
Star changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tatsuya fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tatsuya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tatsuya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tatsuya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatsuya blocks the leg kick.
Star is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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.
Tatsuya misses with a low kick.
Star thumps Tatsuya with a low kick.
Star fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Star clinches.
Star tries for a takedown but Tatsuya manages to get underhooks.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
Star misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Star is working for takedown but Tatsuya is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nat Star. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Star is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatsuya is defending well for now.
Star letting Tatsuya take a breather here.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Star avoids the damage to the body.
Star wants a takedown.
Star is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatsuya is defending well for now.
Tatsuya content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Star struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatsuya controls his hands.
Tatsuya misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatsuya misses with a knee strike.
Tatsuya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Star trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Star has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tatsuya regains guard immediately.
Tatsuya wants to stand up but Star is controlling him.
Star trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tatsuya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Star 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.
Tatsuya pushes Star off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Star can't get the takedown.
Star tries to throw a body punch but Tatsuya avoids it by throwing Star back against the cage.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Star avoids the damage to the body.
Tatsuya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tatsuya is pressed up against the cage. Star has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tatsuya down to the mat. Tatsuya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatsuya. Star does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Star, right into the meat.
Star has a takedown stuffed.
A low kick from Tatsuya misses
and Star counters with a nice leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Star counters with a good low kick that Tatsuya was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nat Star.
I think Star has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nat Star!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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