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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On To The Next One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a front kick that sends Ninja stumbling back into the cage.
Sato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ninja circles away.
Katsuro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Ninja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Ninja.
Ninja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ninja was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ninja lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Ninja missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Ninja.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Sato blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Ninja misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries to work over Ninja's front leg with a kick but Ninja checks it.
Sato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ninja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Ninja as Sato shoots in.
Sato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ninja but Ninja pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuro Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ninja connects with a crisp jab.
Ninja wants to clinch
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Ninja staying out of range there.
Ninja moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Afro Ninja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato scores with a push kick.
Ninja moves into the clinch.
Ninja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Ninja lands with a left to the head.
Sato has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ninja after a bit of a struggle.
Ninja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Ninja throws a head punch that misses.
Ninja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ninja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
Ninja working aggressively here.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ninja lands a nice shot to the body.
Ninja blocks a jab.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Ninja sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Sato as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Ninja misses.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Ninja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato dives in and scores a takedown into Ninja's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ninja tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sato working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sato throws a big elbow that misses.
Ninja keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Ninja is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ninja is pulling down on Sato's head. It's preventing any offense from Sato, at least for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sato 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.
Ninja throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ninja misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Ninja tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ninja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Afro Ninja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Ninja moved out of range.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Ninja moved away.
Ninja clinches up against the cage.
Sato trying to stall but Ninja improves his position.
A short uppercut from Sato.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ninja - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ninja pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ninja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ninja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ninja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sato can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ninja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
Ninja stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ninja lands a shoulder strike.
Sato tries a body shot but Ninja blocks it.
Ninja misses with some punches.
Ninja slows down the pace here.
Sato blocking some punches.
Sato prevents a body shot from Ninja.
Ninja can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Ninja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ninja is trying to stall.
Sato jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sato isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ninja stacks Sato on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ninja!
Sato is trying to improve his position.
Sato is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ninja takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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!
Ninja trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
Sato looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ninja has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ninja controlling from mount.
Sato is working to get back to half guard.
Ninja trying to control but Sato is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ninja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afro Ninja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato'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.
Ninja stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ninja tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sato misses with a hook to the body
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ninja misses with a wild body shot.
Ninja lands a nice looking body kick.
Sato cracks a nice hook into Ninja's ribs.
Ninja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Ninja slips the punch.
Ninja just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja thuds a left hand into Sato's body.
Ninja misses with a low kick.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Ninja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja throws out a leg kick but Sato moves out of range and Ninja only half commits.
Ninja shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sato eats them both and turns towards Ninja to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ninja connects with a leg kick. Sato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ninja gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sato to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sato throwing strikes but missing.
Ninja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sato stopping the sweep attempt from Ninja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato looking to sit in guard and control but Ninja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sato looking for a guillotine here but Ninja defends easily.
Ninja got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ninja has managed to get both his arms back between Sato's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato looking to control.
Katsuro Sato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato is really struggling to control Ninja but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sato can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ninja controls the pace.
Sato is trying to keep Ninja in close.
Sato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ninja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ninja manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato controls Ninja momentarily but Ninja frees himself.
Ninja wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Ninja is stalling in the full guard.
Afro Ninja has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ninja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Sato misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afro Ninja really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ninja connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ninja has Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ninja.
Ninja can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Ninja misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ninja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sato is keeping busy.
Ninja is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sato has denied him.
Sato can't break the clinch.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Ninja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ninja smiles and moves away.
Sato cracks Ninja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ninja throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Ninja on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sato explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sato has his takedown stuffed
and Ninja counters with a two punch combo.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato thows a leg kick but Ninja checks it
and Ninja counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Afro Ninja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ninja scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ninja counters with a leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but Ninja shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuro Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ninja was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Jab from Ninja.
Decent striking displayed by Ninja there.
Ninja fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato drops his hands momentarily and Ninja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sato digs a good body shot into Ninja's ribs.
Ninja throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Ninja lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Ninja fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Ninja moves out of range easily.
Sato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ninja.
Ninja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ninja to score with a decent uppercut.
Ninja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato thuds his right hand into Ninja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ninja slips a straight right by Sato.
Ninja ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ninja misses
so Sato counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ninja dives on top into guard.
Sato wants to sweep here but Ninja controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ninja passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sato manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ninja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afro Ninja dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sato shoots in for a takedown but Ninja shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sato fails with a takedown attempt.
Ninja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sato.
Ninja slips a jab from Sato.
Ninja fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ninja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sato's hands.
Katsuro Sato's cut is getting worse.
Sato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ninja cracks Sato with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ninja tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Ninja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ninja.
Sato scores a takedown into full mount!
Ninja tries to hold on but Sato postures up.
Sato is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ninja has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ninja!
Ninja is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sato being controlled here, momentarily.
Ninja must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Afro Ninja wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ninja misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a stiff right hand.
Ninja goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ninja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuro Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ninja throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ninja takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Katsuro Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ninja!
Sato prevents Ninja from getting the reversal.
Ninja tries to lock up and control but Sato gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sato postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ninja looks a forlorn figure.
Sato throws a strike there. Ninja manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Ninja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sato seems to be working for a kimura but Ninja defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is looking for a sweep. Sato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sato lands a nice short elbow.
Afro Ninja is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ninja has managed to free his arm - good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato wants to work for an arm triangle but Ninja is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ninja has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Afro Ninja.
I've got Ninja winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afro Ninja!
Afro Ninja is the new middleweight champion!
Afro Ninja decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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