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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Viking has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 cm
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300 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
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195 cm
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285 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Viking! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Viking dives in and scores a takedown into Sato's guard. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Viking postures up and lands a big shot to Sato's brow. Viking with a nice head shot there. Sato is looking for a triangle but Viking pushes his legs off easily.
Viking wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sato can do anything to dispel that myth. Sato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Viking is aware though and is defending well. Sato wants to get back to his feet but Viking is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Viking preventing the sweep. Viking loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Viking with a flurry of punches that miss. Viking landing some decent shots from guard. Viking stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard. Viking looking to sit in guard and control but Sato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Viking is trying to control the position but Sato postures up. Sato wants to control from the top but Viking keeps moving. Sato gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Sato slaps away a takedown attempt from Viking, before circling back to the center of the mat. Sato manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Viking on his heels. He'll look to pass Viking's guard now, I'm sure. Sato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viking works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sato throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sato with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Sato is stalling in the full guard. Viking will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sato gets to his feet - Viking follows without any prompting. Sato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Viking counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sato throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Viking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Sato trying to control from the bottom.
Viking prevents Sato from improving his position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Viking frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Viking is breathing heavily. Sato sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Sato wants to control but Viking is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Viking lands strikes from half guard. Sato is trying to maintain the position but Viking is very close to passing his half guard. Sato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Viking not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Viking wants to pass to mount but Sato is defending the position. Sato gets back to full guard.
Sato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Viking defends it easily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Viking is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Viking throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sato works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sato doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sato throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Sato thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Viking trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom. Sato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Viking gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Sato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Viking. Viking is looking to work some ground and pound but Sato has wrist control. Sato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Viking can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Sato is striking from the bottom but Viking uses the opportunity to pass into half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Sato manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Sato tries to strike from the bottom.
Viking tries to free his leg and advance position but Sato is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Sato working a defensive guard here.
Viking stopping the sweep attempt from Sato. Sato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Viking has hold of Sato's hands but Sato slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sato trying to control the pace. Sato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Sato thows a huge punch but Viking dodges it nicely.
Sato missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Sato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Sato stands up and beckons Viking to join him on the feet. Sato shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Viking napping and manages to drive through into side control! Check out the look on Sato's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sato working the ground and pound. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sato tries to move into full mount but can't pass Viking's legs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Sato lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. An elbow from Sato crashes against the mat.
Sato wants to control but Viking is keeping him busy. Sato throws a strike aimed at the side of Viking's head but Viking avoids it well. Sato looks up at the clock and then as Viking takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sato smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Viking is not content to let Sato control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Viking is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sato connects with a decent elbow. Viking defending against the ground and pound. The ground and pound from Sato seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Viking avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sato. Sato working the ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sato working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Sato dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sato looking to score a takedown here. Viking is defending well but Sato drives through and ends up in Viking's guard. Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Viking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Sato trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom. Sato controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mana Sato wasn't active enough on the ground. Sato shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sato showed some decent athleticism there. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sato thows a huge punch but Viking dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sato is figuring out what he wants to do next. Sato thows a huge punch but Viking dodges it nicely.
Sato slips a nice elbow through Viking's hands, connecting with Viking's forehead. Still in half guard, Sato seems content to control. Sato lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Sato lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sato thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Viking's head. Sato has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Sato looking for a guillotine from mount but Viking is having none of it. Sato is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Viking can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sato postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Viking badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sato around the waist but Sato pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sato is the winner by TKO! Sato jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mana Sato!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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