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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saito Mitsunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saito Mitsunari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Horn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn wants to clinch up but Mitsunari keeps it at a distance.
Mitsunari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horn clinches.
Horn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mitsunari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Horn works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mitsunari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Horn wanted to stand there but Mitsunari had control of the position.
Mitsunari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Horn forces his way into half guard.
Mitsunari controlling the position well.
Horn prevents Mitsunari from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mitsunari is looking to improve his position.
Horn tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mitsunari wants to get back to full guard but Horn has passed into side control.
Mitsunari tries to hold on but Horn pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horn wants to control the pace but Mitsunari is squirming around nicely.
Horn get's back to his feet.
Horn looks gassed!
Mitsunari looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mitsunari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mitsunari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Horn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitsunari might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsunari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Horn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Horn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitsunari wants to control from the top but Horn keeps moving.
Mitsunari wanted to stand there but Horn had control of the position.
Horn looking for a guillotine here but Mitsunari defends easily.
Horn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mitsunari is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Horn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mitsunari's back instead.
Horn softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn working for the choke.
Mitsunari wants to control his opponent's hands but Horn gets his hands free.
Horn is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Horn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mitsunari is taking damage to the body and head.
Mitsunari tries to break free.
Horn is persistently looking for the submission but Mitsunari is defending it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn looking for the choke from the back.
Horn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Mitsunari right now.
Mitsunari defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mitsunari rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mitsunari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitsunari wants to sweep but Horn has passed to side control!
Horn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitsunari is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Horn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mitsunari stuffs the takedown attempt from Horn. Horn gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitsunari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitsunari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mitsunari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitsunari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitsunari tries to bum rush Horn with a series of wild strikes but Horn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitsunari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ed Horn has been cut.
Mitsunari throws a sloppy head kick and Horn moves out of range easily.
Mitsunari drops his shoulder and cracks Horn with a huge uppercut! Horn goes down! Can Mitsunari finish him?
Horn is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitsunari's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Horn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ed Horn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Horn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mitsunari wants to control from the top but Horn keeps moving.
Horn trying to keep a closed guard but Mitsunari is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsunari cracks Horn with a solid left hand.
Horn wants to control the position but Mitsunari says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mitsunari moves into full mount! Horn won't be happy about that!
Mitsunari postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Horn looks a forlorn figure.
Horn wants to control but Mitsunari is having none of it.
Horn is bucking up trying to escape but Mitsunari cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Horn can't escape the position.
Mitsunari with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Horn can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsunari is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mitsunari lands a big elbow.
Horn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mitsunari is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mitsunari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Horn is looking to improve his position but Mitsunari isn't that keen on the idea.
Mitsunari landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mitsunari punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mitsunari postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Horn looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Horn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Mitsunari connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That has opened up Ed Horn's cut even more.
Mitsunari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Horn is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsunari unloading with bombs!
Horn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mitsunari trying to control but Horn is having none of it.
Mitsunari avoids the attempt from Horn to control.
Mitsunari is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Horn is trying desperately to improve position.
Horn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mitsunari with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Mitsunari.
Mitsunari avoids the attempt from Horn to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mitsunari looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitsunari, not yet.
Horn advances to half guard.
Horn wants to get back to his feet.
Horn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mitsunari could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horn wants to control but Mitsunari is keeping him busy.
Horn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mitsunari can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saito Mitsunari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ed Horn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Horn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mitsunari sprawls well initially but Horn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mitsunari is pressing down on Horn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Horn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mitsunari is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Horn is controlling him.
Mitsunari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mitsunari looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitsunari, not yet.
Mitsunari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mitsunari striking off his back but it's not causing Horn any problems.
Mitsunari looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Horn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mitsunari is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horn is looking to take a break and control but Mitsunari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horn misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsunari has his takedown stuffed
and Horn counters with a takedown into side control.
Horn tries for a kimura but Mitsunari is defending well.
Mitsunari can't do much from the bottom here.
Mitsunari sneaks back into half guard.
Mitsunari gets full guard.
Mitsunari pushes Horn off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mitsunari throws a head kick that misses
and Horn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitsunari wants to sweep here but Horn controlling him for the moment.
Horn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitsunari is striking off his back. Horn thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Horn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Horn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mitsunari is looking to escape.
Mitsunari is trying desperately to improve position.
Horn mounts Mitsunari! Really nice guard pass there!
Horn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mitsunari looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn punishes Mitsunari with strikes from the back mount.
Horn keeps control of the position as Mitsunari tries to break free.
Horn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mitsunari has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mitsunari breaks Horn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Horn is trying to control the position but Mitsunari postures up.
Horn keeping moving, preventing Mitsunari from controlling successfully.
Mitsunari throws and elbow that misses. Horn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitsunari's guard. Nice move by Horn!
Mitsunari has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Horn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Horn throws a head kick but Mitsunari moves out of range.
Saito Mitsunari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsunari shoots in and drives through. Horn sprawls well.
Horn clinches up against the cage.
Horn successfully pulls guard.
Mitsunari trying to control but Horn is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitsunari's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitsunari throws and elbow that misses. Horn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitsunari's guard. Nice move by Horn!
Mitsunari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Horn trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitsunari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitsunari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn wants to pass the guard but Mitsunari is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitsunari scores with the left hand. Horn knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Horn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Horn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Horn!
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FIGHT
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