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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huey Newton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thirtynine looks for a takedown but Newton sprawls well.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thirtynine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Newton catches Thirtynine right on the button with a cross.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thirtynine trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thirtynine stays in close to Newton's body and controls the position.
Thirtynine tries to free his leg and advance position but Newton is retaining full guard.
Thirtynine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Newton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Newton has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Newton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thirtynine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newton is one step ahead there.
Thirtynine wants to improve his position but instead Newton has moved into half guard.
Thirtynine tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to control. Thirtynine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Newton passes into side control, despite Thirtynine's attempt to control the position.
Newton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thirtynine will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Thirtynine is not content to let Newton control the position.
Thirtynine is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine manages to get back to half guard.
Newton prevents Thirtynine from improving his position.
Newton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thirtynine!
Thirtynine is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine tries to lock up and control but Newton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thirtynine is desperately trying to improve his position but Newton has a good base and remains in mount.
Newton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thirtynine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thirtynine trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Thirtynine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton connects with the punch.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thirtynine at a distance.
Thirtynine looks for a takedown but Newton sprawls well.
Thirtynine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Newton counters with a head kick.
Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
Thirtynine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thirtynine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newton swivels and escapes.
Thirtynine dives in and grabs Newton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Newton pushes down on Thirtynine's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Thirtynine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newton thumps Thirtynine with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newton, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine throws a series of punches but Newton moves out of range.
Newton clinches up with Thirtynine and pushes him back against the ropes.
Newton looking to slow down the pace here.
Thirtynine is looking for a takedown.
Thirtynine has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Newton after a bit of a struggle.
Newton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Newton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Newton trying to control the position but instead, Thirtynine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Newton into the ropes.
Newton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thirtynine's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newton.
Newton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Newton stalling in the clinch but Thirtynine improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton pushes Thirtynine back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Newton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thirtynine's face.
Thirtynine wants to take the fight to the mat but Newton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Newton.
Newton connects with a knee to the head.
Newton with a knee to the head.
Newton stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Stalling in the clinch from Newton.
Thirtynine is looking for a takedown.
Newton stalling.
Newton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thirtynine tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thirtynine up against the ropes.
Thirtynine wants a takedown but no success here.
Newton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Newton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Newton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thirtynine is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Newton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Newton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thirtynine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Newton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Newton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thirtynine is working for takedown but Newton is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands with a right to the head.
Thirtynine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Newton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton lands a knee to the body.
Thirtynine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thirtynine wants to take the fight to the mat but Newton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Newton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Newton lands with a cross.
Thirtynine looks to score with a jab to the body but Newton is just out of range.
Thirtynine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Newton's half guard.
Thirtynine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thirtynine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Newton keeping control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thirtynine wants to take a breather but Newton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine throwing shots but Newton is blocking nicely.
Thirtynine seems to be working for a kimura but Newton defends the submission attempt.
Thirtynine wants to pass the guard but Newton is defending well.
Thirtynine is looking to pass Newton's guard but actually Newton recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
Newton keeping full guard, as Thirtynine tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thirtynine throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thirtynine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Newton 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Saku Thirtynine just wasn't active enough.
Newton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thirtynine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Newton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thirtynine at a distance.
Newton lands a nice shot that snaps Thirtynine's head back.
Newton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Newton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Newton sprawls well. Newton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thirtynine gets slowly back to his feet.
Saku Thirtynine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thirtynine throws a lazy uppercut
and Newton counters with a good low kick that Thirtynine was not able to check.
Newton scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thirtynine shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thirtynine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newton lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Saku Thirtynine.
I think Thirtynine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Saku Thirtynine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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