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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ambrose comes into the arena with Amos Moses - Primus blaring out of the sound system. Sato has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Ezekiel Ambrose had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Ambrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiroshi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ambrose counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Sato fails with a takedown attempt.
Ambrose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ambrose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sato.
Ezekiel Ambrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Sato.
Ambrose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sato.
Ambrose avoids a kick to the body.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sato rushes Ambrose and presses him up against the cage.
Ambrose landing knees to the body.
Sato looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ambrose lands with a short shot to the head.
Ambrose tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ambrose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Ambrose misses with a body punch.
Ambrose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Ambrose missing with knees to the body.
Ambrose pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambrose misses with a punch to the body.
Ambrose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ambrose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ambrose has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sato clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ambrose cracks Sato with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sato from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambrose is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sato is defending well though. Ambrose let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose misses with an elbow to the head.
Ambrose slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Sato is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ambrose is landing with strikes from the back.
Ambrose missing with strikes from the back.
Sato looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sato breaks Ambrose's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ambrose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ambrose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sato.
Ambrose wants to sweep here but Sato controlling him for the moment.
Sato prevents Ambrose from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose looking for a sweep. Not yet Ambrose, not yet.
Ambrose has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sato off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ambrose looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Ambrose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambrose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Ambrose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ambrose takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Ambrose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ambrose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato looks for the body kick but Ambrose saw that one coming.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ambrose connects with a body shot that sends Sato's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Ambrose misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sato.
Sato drives through and clinches with Ambrose against the cage.
Sato gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose is doing well to control the position and prevent Sato from advancing to side control.
Ambrose makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ambrose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Ambrose dominated that round.
That's time! Ambrose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sato throws a low kick but Ambrose avoids it.
Sato takes a swing at Ambrose's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Ambrose down.
Ambrose misses with a wild body shot.
Sato lands with a slapping head kick.
Ambrose is looking to wear down Sato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ambrose misses with a wild body shot.
Ezekiel Ambrose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sato changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ambrose looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sato working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Ambrose is trying to improve his position.
Sato misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sato working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose tries to improve position but can't.
Ambrose is working hard here to advance position.
Sato misses with the ground and pound.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ambrose keeps working.
Ambrose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ambrose tries to get out of the position.
Sato in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sato working the strikes but Ambrose uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ambrose on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ambrose is trying to control but can't.
Ambrose moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ambrose wants to get back to his feet but Sato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose trying to control the position here.
Ambrose has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ambrose is controlling Sato's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambrose wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ezekiel Ambrose has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A big left from Ambrose misses.
Sato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
Sato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ambrose on the side of the head.
Ambrose checks a leg kick nicely.
Ambrose moves out of range of the body kick.
Ambrose throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato tries to clinch there but Ambrose circles away.
Ambrose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ambrose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ambrose drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sato kicks Ambrose off and gets to his feet.
Ambrose thuds his right hand into Sato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ambrose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato throws a head kick but Ambrose moves out of range.
Ambrose misses with a few strikes there.
Sato is looking to score with low kicks.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Ambrose avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ambrose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ambrose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hiroshi Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Ambrose sees coming a mile off.
Sato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ambrose misses with a punch to the body.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ambrose's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ambrose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sato works on Ambrose's body with a couple of short punches.
Sato is trying to trip Ambrose. He has hold of a leg but Ambrose is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sato persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sato wants to control from the top but Ambrose keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Sato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ambrose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sato's hands.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a leg kick which misses Sato's front leg but catches the back leg as Sato tries to avoid it.
Ambrose jabs Sato right on the nose. Sato blinks but takes it well.
Ambrose just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Ambrose finds it's target.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sato throws a leg kick
and Ambrose holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ambrose pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ambrose.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ambrose presses Sato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sato takes a shot to the head.
Sato tries to score a body lock takedown but Ambrose shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Ambrose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ambrose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ambrose misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Ambrose.
A right handed body shot lands from Ambrose.
Ambrose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Ambrose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Ambrose trying to control the position but instead, Sato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ambrose into the cage.
Ambrose is leaning against Sato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ambrose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Ambrose.
Ambrose misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ambrose.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body.
Sato avoiding damage as Ambrose throws knees to the body.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambrose tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Sato blocks a body shot from Ambrose.
Sato misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Ambrose tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ambrose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sato changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ambrose fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Ambrose. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ambrose throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
An inside leg kick from Sato misses.
Ambrose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ambrose looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
A lazy left from Ambrose finds it's target.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Ambrose takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ambrose drives through with a takedown into Sato's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ambrose won't allow Sato to sweep him here.
Ambrose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ambrose stopping the sweep attempt from Sato.
Ambrose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sato's guard.
Ambrose trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
Ambrose trying to pass the guard but Sato defending well.
Ambrose is trying to control. Sato wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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!
Ambrose tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sato knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ambrose is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato is pressing down on Ambrose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ambrose throws and elbow that misses. Sato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ambrose's guard. Nice move by Sato!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Ambrose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ambrose 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Ambrose!
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