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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Langham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawao Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Powerful takedowns
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Langham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sawao Kato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kato preventing the sweep.
Kato is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Langham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kato throwing strikes from guard but Langham blocks nicely.
Kato wants to control from the top but Langham keeps moving.
Kato controlling from the top position.
Kato pushes down on Langham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Langham keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Langham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kato on the ground.
Kato is keen to just control but Langham is a slippery customer.
Langham controlling the position well.
Kato is looking to take a break and control but Langham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Langham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kato working the head and body with strikes.
Kato passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kato throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Langham because Kato loaded up on that one.
Kato misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kato throwing strikes here but Langham is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Langham holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kato tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kato.
Kato looking to finish with strikes here!
Langham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato unloads with some shots from mount but Langham bucks and avoids them well.
Kato thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Langham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kato looking to ground and pound but Langham is blocking nicely.
Kato drops a big elbow. That's hurt Langham! More shots from Kato and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sawao Kato!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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