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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wa Sa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Nawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sa comes to the cage accompanied by Fat Lip. Shin Nawasaki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wa Sa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Nawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sa misses with a head kick.
Nawasaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nawasaki is in Sa's guard.
Nawasaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sa wants to sweep but no luck.
Sa wants to get back to his feet but Nawasaki passes into half guard.
Sa trying to control here.
Nawasaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sa wants to get back to full guard.
Sa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sa wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sa is looking for a sweep. Nawasaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nawasaki trying to control the action but Sa is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shin Nawasaki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nawasaki sprawls well. Nawasaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nawasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sa.
Sa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nawasaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nawasaki looks gassed!
Sa manages to pull guard.
Sa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sa keeping moving, preventing Nawasaki from controlling successfully.
Sa looking to control.
Nawasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Sa.
Sa keeping moving, preventing Nawasaki from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shin Nawasaki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sa lands a high kick!
Sa moves in looking to clinch but Nawasaki pushes him off.
Nawasaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nawasaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Sa misses with a takedown attempt - Nawasaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wa Sa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sa moves out of range of the body kick from Nawasaki.
Sa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nawasaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Sa on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sa jumps guard and drags Nawasaki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nawasaki won't allow Sa to get back to his feet.
Nawasaki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sa clinches up with Nawasaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Nawasaki jumps guard but Sa stands there with Nawasaki around his waist. Nawasaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sa lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wa Sa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wa Sa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Sa or perhaps it was just good defense by Nawasaki which made him look bad.
Sa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nawasaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sa, not yet.
Nawasaki throwing strikes but missing.
Nawasaki wants to control from the top but Sa keeps moving.
Sa wants to sweep here but Nawasaki controlling him for the moment.
Nawasaki is breathing heavily.
Sa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sa wants to sweep but no luck.
Shin Nawasaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nawasaki misses with a head kick.
Nawasaki instigates a clinch.
Sa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nawasaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nawasaki on the ground.
Sa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nawasaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sa is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nawasaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Sa wants to pass the guard but Nawasaki is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sa passes Nawasaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sa is nestled in close to Nawasaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Sa there.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sa lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nawasaki wants to improve his position but Sa is controlling well.
Sa slips a nice elbow through Nawasaki's hands, connecting with Nawasaki's forehead.
Ground and pound from Sa.
Sa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sa working over Nawasaki with some ground and pound. Nawasaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sa wants to work for an arm triangle but Nawasaki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawasaki misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sa working Nawasaki over with strikes.
Nawasaki trying to control here.
Sa is working for a submission of some sort.
Nawasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nawasaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Sa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wa Sa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sa gets the takedown into side control.
Nawasaki tries to improve position but can't.
Nawasaki taking a bit of punishment here - Sa scoring with strikes.
Sa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sa grinds an elbow into Nawasaki's temple.
Check out the look on Sa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sa lands an elbow.
Nawasaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nawasaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sa grinds an elbow into Nawasaki's temple.
Sa is putting a hurting on Nawasaki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nawasaki is rocked!
Sa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nawasaki is still in real trouble! Can Sa finish him?
Sa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nawasaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sa lands some shots froms side control.
Sa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nawasaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Nawasaki is looking to regain half guard here but Sa keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nawasaki taking a bit of punishment here - Sa scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sa landing a few strikes.
Sa working the ground and pound.
Sa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sa scoring with punches from side control.
Nawasaki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sa connects with a decent elbow.
Sa tries for a kimura but Nawasaki is defending well.
Nawasaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nawasaki, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sa cracks Nawasaki with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nawasaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nawasaki gets back to half guard.
Sa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nawasaki is just riding it out for now. Sa eventually gives up the hold.
Sa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Sa wants to stand up but Nawasaki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sa is looking for a kimura here.
Sa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nawasaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sa.
Shin Nawasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wa Sa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sa wants to take a breather but Nawasaki is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wa Sa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sa 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wa Sa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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