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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Synyster Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nightmare. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Synyster Gates!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato tries to clinch up.
Gates lands a nice looking body shot.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates is having none of it.
Gates takes one to the chin there.
Gates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato scores with a head kick.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Gates sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sato staying out of range there.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gates slips a straight right by Sato.
Sato avoids the body shot from Gates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates checks a leg kick.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato tries a low kick but Gates avoids it.
Sato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ukyo Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Sato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Gates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Gates to counter with a crisp jab.
Gates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato tried to score with a low kick but Gates checks it.
Sato connects with a solid leg kick.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Gates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Sato.
Gates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Gates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Sato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato throws a leg kick but Gates sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gates throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato tries to clinch
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gates moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sato cracks Gates with a good jab.
Sato is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates scores with a jab. Sato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sato throws a right and a left that Gates avoids nicely.
Gates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Sato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates is having none of it.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Gates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato misses with the combination.
Sato closes the distance but Gates moves to the side
letting Gates counter with a right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Gates's shoulder, as Gates tries to avoid the shot.
Gates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Gates shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Gates saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Gates.
Gates slips under a jab.
Sato throws a hook but Gates avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Gates pushes him off.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Gates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Gates circles away.
Sato throws a series of punches but Gates avoids them all with ease.
Sato throws a right and a left that Gates avoids nicely.
Gates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Gates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Gates connects with a body shot that sends Sato's belly button to the back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to clinch.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato wants to clinch but Gates slips to the side
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato darts in and clinches Gates up against the cage.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Gates is controlling him.
Sato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gates at a distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Gates moved out of range.
Sato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sato works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Gates finds it's target.
Sato throws a leg kick but Gates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato moves to clinch but Gates breaks away
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Sato misses with a double jab
and Gates counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gates's head backwards.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Gates misses.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Gates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato dominated that round.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gates throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Gates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
The fighters circling - Gates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato tries to move into range but Gates moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gates in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A cross from Sato lands.
Sato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sato scores with a hook.
Gates on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Gates is just out of range.
Gates throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Gates might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Gates avoids it.
Gates misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Gates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sato is looking to clinch but Gates is avoiding it.
Sato throws a head kick but Gates moves out of range.
Sato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gates can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gates is out of range.
Sato moves to clinch but Gates breaks away
enabling Gates to counter with a crisp jab.
Gates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Gates swinging wildly here.
Sato throws a jab when Gates was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Sato.
Sato takes a swing at Gates's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gates.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Gates moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Gates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Gates.
Gates throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Gates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Gates 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato connects with a leg kick. Gates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gates throws a big shot that misses.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Nice shot by Sato.
Sato throws the left hand but Gates avoids the punch easily.
Sato stuns Gates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sato thuds his right hand into Gates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
Gates misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Sato wants to clinch
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sato.
Sato throws a leg kick but Gates checks it.
Sato misses with a body shot
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Gates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gates is rocked!
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Gates throws a shot to the body.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves away
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Gates slips the punch.
Sato throws a right hand that Gates ducks under and follows up with a left that Gates also avoids with ease.
Sato scores with a sloppy right hand. Gates should have avoided that one.
Sato moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Gates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato throws a right hand that Gates ducks under and follows up with a left that Gates also avoids with ease.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato with a nice cross.
Gates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Gates moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gates.
Ukyo Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
Sato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gates.
Gates throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Sato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sato moves to clinch but Gates breaks away
enabling Gates to counter with a crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sato misses.
Gates staying out of range there.
Sato misses the body punch
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Gates moved out of range nicely.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sato can pounce on him.
Gates looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Gates is breathing heavily.
Sato wants to clinch but Gates slips to the side
and Gates counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves out of range.
Gates throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Gates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sato!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves out of range.
Sato misses with a leg kick.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Sato is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gates misses with a hook.
Gates lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gates cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Gates misses with a looping right.
Sato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Sato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a looping right.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gates.
Sato is looking to clinch but Gates is avoiding it.
Sato drops his hands momentarily and Gates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a double jab.
A shot to the body from Sato misses
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Gates pushes him off.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gates blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Gates.
Sato wants to land a leg kick but Gates is out of range.
Gates 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.
Gates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sato throws a combination that misses
and Gates counters with a two punch combo.
Sato looks to clinch
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sato counters with a three punch combo that has Gates backing up. Gates nods at Sato to acknowledge the strikes.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Gates circles away.
Sato throws a hook but Gates blocks it.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gates on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gates missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato works the jab nicely.
Gates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a hook to the body
and Gates counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice cross by Sato.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gates takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Gates down.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Gates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gates.
Sato slips under a jab from Gates.
Gates takes one on the button.
Sato throws a right hand that Gates ducks under and follows up with a left that Gates also avoids with ease.
Sato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato misses with a jab to the body
and Gates counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Gates to acknowledge the strikes.
Sato throws a leg kick which misses Gates's front leg but catches the back leg as Gates tries to avoid it.
Sato throws a leg kick but Gates moved away.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Gates circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gates missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Gates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sato at a distance.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gates.
Sato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gates misses with a wild body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves away
enabling Gates to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Sato connects with a crisp jab.
Gates misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Sato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Sato is looking to clinch but Gates is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Gates throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Sato throws a body punch but Gates moves out of range.
Sato lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Gates misses its intended target.
Sato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sato connects with the punch.
Sato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gates is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sato.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Gates takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sato throws a body punch but Gates moves out of range.
Sato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gates is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gates.
Gates lands a nice shot that snaps Sato's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gates seems to have recovered his senses.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gates moves away.
Gates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato scores with a punch to the head.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Gates pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Gates misses the target.
Gates misses with an uppercut
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Gates pushes him off.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a big shot that misses.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gates scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sato scores with a sloppy right hand. Gates should have avoided that one.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Gates moved out of range nicely.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gates's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gates.
Gates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Sato looks to clinch
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato throws a series of punches but Gates moves out of range.
Sato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gates just misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Gates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato looks to land a combination but Gates avoids it well.
Sato blocks a jab.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato throws a jab when Gates was well out of range.
Sato misses with a hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Gates counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gates counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Gates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sato wants to clinch
and Gates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gates checks a leg kick.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves out of range.
Sato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sato with a nice cross.
Gates cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato looks to clinch
letting Gates counter with a right hand.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Gates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Sato tries to clinch
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Sato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gates.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato looks to land a combination but Gates avoids it well.
A jab from Gates misses.
Sato swings for the body but Gates moves out of range.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves away
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gates throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Gates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Sato.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Gates scores with a four punch combination!
Gates blocks a head kick by Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato had his way with Synyster Gates in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Sato looks to clinch
and Gates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sato!
Sato needs to keep his hands up - Gates had a free shot at his head there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sato.
Sato throws a leg kick that misses.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch there but Gates circles away.
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Gates circles away.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Gates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Gates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gates misses with a straight right.
Sato misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato looks to land a combination but Gates avoids it well.
Sato tries to clinch up but Gates circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato slips under a jab from Gates.
Gates throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Sato lands the left hand.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Gates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sato's hands.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Gates blocks a leg kick.
Sato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Gates throws a series of strikes that have Sato backpedaling.
Gates is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gates has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gates there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sato wants to clinch.
Sato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to clinch
and Gates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gates throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Gates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gates's calf.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Gates is out of range.
Gates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a leg kick but Gates checks it.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Gates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Gates counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato swings for the body but Gates moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses the body punch
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Gates slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Gates circles away.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Gates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with an uppercut.
Gates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Sato tries to clinch there but Gates circles away.
Sato scores with a hook to the body. Gates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Gates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates avoids the body shot from Sato.
Gates misses with a hook.
Sato throws a hook but Gates blocks it.
Sato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sato looks to land a combination. Gates sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Synyster Gates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ukyo Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ukyo Sato!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Ukyo Sato!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ukyo Sato!
Ukyo Sato wins by unanimous decision!
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