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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Saruwatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Seasons in the Abyss as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaito Saruwatari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie King!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saruwatari throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King wants to clinch but Saruwatari slips to the side
and Saruwatari counters with a head kick. That will keep King thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saruwatari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
King is looking to clinch.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a big head kick but King shrugs it off.
King tries to clinch there but Saruwatari circles away.
Saruwatari keeps the fight on the outside.
Eddie King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saruwatari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saruwatari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King wants to clinch up but Saruwatari keeps it at a distance.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King moves to clinch but Saruwatari breaks away
and Saruwatari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King closes the distance but Saruwatari moves to the side
and Saruwatari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
King tries to clinch but Saruwatari is having none of it.
Saruwatari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saruwatari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King instigates a clinch.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King blocks an uppercut.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
King misses with an elbow strike.
Saruwatari avoids a wild elbow strike from King.
Saruwatari tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King just leaning against Saruwatari, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Saruwatari.
It looks like Eddie King has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King is looking to clinch but Saruwatari is avoiding it.
King looks to clinch
and Saruwatari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a two punch combo.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saruwatari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saruwatari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saruwatari counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Saruwatari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saruwatari moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King tries to clinch but Saruwatari moves away
and Saruwatari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saruwatari lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into range.
King tries to clinch but Saruwatari is having none of it.
King wants to clinch but Saruwatari slips to the side
and Saruwatari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from King.
Saruwatari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saruwatari circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Saruwatari to counter with a crisp jab.
King tries to clinch up
and Saruwatari counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to clinch but Saruwatari slips to the side
and Saruwatari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King closes the distance but Saruwatari moves to the side
letting Saruwatari counter with a right hand.
Saruwatari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King wants to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a straight right hand.
King tries to clinch but Saruwatari moves out of range.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saruwatari dodges an elbow strike from King.
Saruwatari breaks from the clinch.
King moves in looking to clinch but Saruwatari pushes him off.
King wants to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Saruwatari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie King's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with an outside leg kick.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a head kick. That will keep King thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
King darts in trying to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King wants to clinch but Saruwatari slips to the side
enabling Saruwatari to counter with a crisp jab.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saruwatari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King moves to clinch but Saruwatari breaks away
and Saruwatari counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King closes the distance but Saruwatari moves to the side
and Saruwatari counters with an inside leg kick.
Saruwatari throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Saruwatari circles away from the clinch attempt.
King tries to clinch
and Saruwatari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King tries to clinch up
and Saruwatari counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.
Saruwatari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch up
and Saruwatari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. King is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King wants to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a straight right hand.
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!
King wants to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King looks to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saruwatari cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King blocks a head kick by Saruwatari.
Eddie King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saruwatari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saruwatari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saruwatari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saruwatari scores with a decent looking hook.
Saruwatari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King wants to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.
King moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King tries to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looks to clinch
and Saruwatari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King wants to clinch up but Saruwatari keeps it at a distance.
King tries to clinch up
letting Saruwatari counter with a right hand.
King instigates a clinch.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saruwatari's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saruwatari.
King is rocked!
King lands a nice knee to the body.
Saruwatari breaks the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saruwatari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
King tries to clinch but Saruwatari moves away
and Saruwatari counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
King rushes Saruwatari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Saruwatari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
King lands a nice elbow.
King looking to stall.
Saruwatari working hard to break the clinch.
Saruwatari takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kaito Saruwatari has been cut.
Saruwatari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Saruwatari on the inside.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saruwatari manages to break the clinch.
King moves to clinch but Saruwatari breaks away
and Saruwatari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saruwatari throws a head kick that misses.
Saruwatari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King tries to clinch but Saruwatari moves out of range.
Saruwatari swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saruwatari, pushing him back against the cage.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saruwatari blocks it with crossed arms.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saruwatari is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saruwatari's efforts to push away.
Saruwatari tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
Saruwatari can't break the clinch.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eddie King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saruwatari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saruwatari has a couple of punches blocked by King.
A short left from Saruwatari.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King just leaning against Saruwatari, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by King.
Saruwatari is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Saruwatari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Saruwatari tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Saruwatari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saruwatari avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Saruwatari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saruwatari tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
King connects with a knee to the head.
King trying to stall but Saruwatari improves his position.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saruwatari misses with a short punch on the inside.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saruwatari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saruwatari is defending well for now.
King misses with an elbow over the top.
Saruwatari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King closes the distance but Saruwatari moves to the side
letting Saruwatari counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but Saruwatari moves away
and Saruwatari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saruwatari scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Saruwatari.
King tries to clinch up
and Saruwatari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saruwatari is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Saruwatari pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saruwatari lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Saruwatari fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eddie King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saruwatari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Saruwatari circles away.
King is looking to clinch but Saruwatari is avoiding it.
Saruwatari throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Saruwatari swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Saruwatari circles away from the clinch attempt.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaito Saruwatari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 Kaito Saruwatari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saruwatari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaito Saruwatari!
Kaito Saruwatari took some time post fight to say the following; 'You want my belt? Come take it! DON'T BE SCARED, HOMIE!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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