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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Satake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Masaaki Satake! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson throws a leg kick that misses. Thompson missing with a left hand there. Satake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Satake swings widly with a right hand
letting Thompson counter with a right hand. Thompson misses with a body shot
and Satake counters with a straight right hand. Enoch Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Satake blocks a low kick nicely. Satake takes one to the side of the head.
Satake thows a left - swing and a miss! Satake misses with a body kick. Thompson throws a leg kick letting Satake counter with a right hand. A swing and a miss from Satake. Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Thompson misses with a head kick.
Satake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. This has been an exciting period of action! Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A head kick by Thompson misses and Satake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A jab lands there for Thompson. Satake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Satake throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Thompson misses with a wild body shot. Thompson thumps Satake with a low kick. Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satake sees it coming and avoids it easily. That kick from Thompson tenderised Satake's leg. Satake is trying to keep his angry face on. A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target. Satake misses with a right hand and Thompson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Satake is lucky that one didn't land flush. Thompson is looking to score with low kicks. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Thompson motions for Satake to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. That kick from Thompson tenderised Satake's leg. Satake is trying to keep his angry face on. Thompson throws a lazy head kick and Satake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Satake scores with the left hand. Thompson knows he should have avoided that one. A combination from Satake does no damage. Satake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Satake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satake. Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Satake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Satake. Satake is looking to land body kicks. A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Satake works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Satake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thompson momentarily.
Thompson moves out of range as Satake throws a body kick.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Satake off balance momentarily. Satake blocks the body kick.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Satake tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it. Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Satake at a distance.
Satake throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Satake.
Thompson misses with a leg kick and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Satake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Satake.
Satake throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range. Thompson slips a jab from Satake. Thompson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Thompson's corner calls for a 1-2. Thompson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Thompson throws a head kick that half lands.
Satake takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Satake checks a low kick from Thompson. Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Satake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thompson misses with a low kick as Satake jumps back. Thompson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Satake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thompson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enoch Thompson dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely. Satake scores with a body shot.
Enoch Thompson is winning the standup battle so far. Satake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Satake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson. Satake throws a push kick but Thompson slaps the foot to one side. Thompson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Satake lands a jab. Satake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it. Satake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Thompson misses. Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Satake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson. Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick. Satake scores with a nice head shot. Satake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Satake.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson throws a leg kick but Satake sees it coming and moves out of range. Thompson tries to work over Satake's front leg with a kick but Satake checks it. Satake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson. Thompson throws a lazy body kick and Satake counters with a thumping low kick. Satake throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Thompson cracks Satake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Satake misses with a two punch combination.
Satake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick. Thompson throws a head kick but Satake moves out of range.
A head kick by Thompson misses enabling Satake to counter with a crisp jab. A low kick from Thompson is predictable there and Satake counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Satake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Satake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a leg kick. Satake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Satake. That did some damage! Thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Satake manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Satake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Thompson tries to work over Satake's front leg with a kick but Satake checks it. Satake tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Satake looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range. Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Satake ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson tries a low kick but Satake avoids it. Satake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson. Satake throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses. Satake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Satake misses. Thompson misses with a head kick.
Satake avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A big left from Thompson misses. Thompson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Satake blocks the leg kick.
Satake ducks under a wild hook from Thompson. Satake avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Satake checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Satake avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Satake connects with a crisp jab. Thompson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A slapping body kick lands there for Satake. Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick. Satake tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Thompson misses. Thompson swings away with a leg kick that misses. Satake staying out of range there. Thompson throws a leg kick but Satake sees it coming and moves out of range. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A leg kick checked by Thompson. Satake is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks. 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! Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Enoch Thompson will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Satake checks a low kick from Thompson. Satake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sloppy strikes from Satake. Those never looked like landing. Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Thompson throws a hook to the side of Satake's head but Satake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Thompson scores with a jab. Thompson throws a head kick that misses and Satake counters with a nice kick to the body. A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Satake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Satake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Satake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Thompson avoids a kick to the body.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Satake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Satake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Satake misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson blocks a jab. Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Thompson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Thompson connects with a crisp jab. Thompson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Satake lands a nice looking body kick. Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Satake throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A low kick from Thompson misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Satake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Satake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Satake's head. Thompson misses the shot to the body. Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masaaki Satake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Satake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson motions for Satake to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Satake throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it. Satake connects with a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice leg kick lands there from Satake. Satake tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it. Thompson throws a leg kick but Satake checks it. Satake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thompson connects with an inside leg kick. Satake checks a low kick from Thompson. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick. Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Satake. A chopping leg kick lands by Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Left hook, right uppercut from Satake. Satake throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily. Satake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Satake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses. A big right from Satake misses. Satake throws a big shot that misses. Satake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thompson. A cross from Satake lands. Thompson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Satake on the side of the head. Satake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head. 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! Satake motions for Thompson to come forward. Satake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from Satake misses. Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Satake. That did some damage! Satake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Satake scoring well with a low kick there.
Satake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively. Satake throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson counters with a low kick, right behind Satake 's knee. Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Satake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Thompson lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Some bone on bone action there as Satake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Satake has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Masaaki Satake. Well Thompson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enoch Thompson!
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energy
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