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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shigeo Miyato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sobotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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29
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shigeo Miyato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Sobotta!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobotta has closed the distance and engaged Miyato in a clinch.
Sobotta is trying to force a seperation but Miyato has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Sobotta.
Sobotta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyato shoots in for a takedown but Sobotta shows good takedown defense.
Sobotta closes the distance and pushes Miyato back into the cage.
Sobotta breaks from the clinch.
Miyato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sobotta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miyato somewhat.
Miyato looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miyato wants to pass the guard but Sobotta is keeping the position.
Sobotta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miyato is aware though and is defending well.
Miyato drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miyato jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sobotta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miyato is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyato tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobotta is retaining full guard.
Sobotta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miyato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobotta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobotta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobotta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Miyato works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Miyato is pressing down on Sobotta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobotta is holding on for now.
Miyato moves nicely into side control.
Miyato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miyato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sobotta is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyato passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sobotta!
Miyato prevents Sobotta from getting the reversal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyato looking for a guillotine from mount but Sobotta is having none of it.
Miyato is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sobotta to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sobotta shrugs it off.
Miyato looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sobotta is trying desperately to improve position.
Miyato looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Miyato looking to secure an arm triangle but Sobotta defends it well.
Sobotta wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sobotta is trying desperately to improve position.
Miyato is working for a guillotine from mount but Sobotta frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobotta is trying to escape the mount.
Sobotta trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyato looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Miyato looking for a guillotine from mount but Sobotta is having none of it.
Sobotta is trying desperately to improve position.
Sobotta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sobotta defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Miyato.
Miyato looking for a guillotine from mount but Sobotta is having none of it.
Sobotta is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyato looking to secure an arm triangle but Sobotta defends it well.
Sobotta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobotta wants to get back to his feet.
Miyato is looking for a kimura but Sobotta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miyato to get the leverage.
Sobotta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyato pulls his head out easily.
Miyato passes to full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyato looking to secure an arm triangle but Sobotta defends it well.
Sobotta is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shigeo Miyato will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miyato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sobotta as he avoids it easily.
Miyato fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sobotta to the ground. Miyato is now in Sobotta's guard.
Sobotta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miyato thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sobotta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miyato slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sobotta stops Miyato from passing to mount.
Sobotta sneaks out the side door and pushes Miyato away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobotta misses the target.
Miyato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sobotta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Sobotta moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miyato.
Miyato has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shigeo Miyato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobotta sizes up Miyato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peter Sobotta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobotta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobotta throws a right and a left that Miyato avoids nicely.
Sobotta tries to clinch there but Miyato circles away.
Miyato misses with a low kick.
Sobotta tries to bum rush Miyato with a series of wild strikes but Miyato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miyato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobotta checks a low kick from Miyato.
Miyato shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sobotta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobotta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miyato defends well.
Sobotta is looking for a triangle but Miyato pushes his legs off easily.
Sobotta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miyato defends well.
Sobotta is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyato pushing down on Sobotta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Miyato trying to pass the guard but Sobotta defending well.
Miyato is working hard here to advance position.
Sobotta is trying to stand back up but Miyato is controlling him
Miyato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shigeo Miyato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyato is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobotta pushes Miyato off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobotta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobotta closes the distance and clinches.
Sobotta lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sobotta.
Miyato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobotta's efforts to push away.
Sobotta tries to circle away but Miyato has him pinned against the cage.
Sobotta is looking to break free of the clinch but Miyato has double underhooks.
Sobotta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyato looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sobotta!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobotta is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Miyato looking for a guillotine from mount but Sobotta is having none of it.
Miyato wants to finish this one by submission but Sobotta is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Miyato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyato is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sobotta has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Miyato has control of Sobotta's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sobotta regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sobotta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyato trying to pass the guard but Sobotta defending well.
Sobotta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Sobotta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobotta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miyato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobotta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miyato slips a jab from Sobotta.
Sobotta connects with a nice looking jab.
Miyato drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sobotta gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Miyato is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sobotta can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sobotta is trying to stand.
Sobotta is looking to get to half guard.
Sobotta defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Miyato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyato is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sobotta has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sobotta is working to get back to half guard.
Miyato has hold of Sobotta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sobotta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Miyato jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sobotta manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobotta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobotta looking for submissions off his back.
Sobotta is trying to stand back up but Miyato is controlling him
Miyato 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyato is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sobotta defends it well.
Sobotta is trying to stand up here but Miyato is controlling him well.
Sobotta looking for submissions off his back.
Sobotta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyato is trying to work for a kimura but Sobotta is defending well.
Miyato 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyato is looking to advance position but Sobotta won't allow it.
Sobotta pushes Miyato off looking to stand but Miyato dives back in and keeps control.
Miyato moves nicely into side control.
Sobotta is trying to get back to his feet.
Miyato is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sobotta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sobotta throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Miyato decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobotta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyato seems to be working for a kimura but Sobotta defends the submission attempt.
Sobotta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyato is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobotta actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobotta is defending against the submission attempts here by Miyato.
Sobotta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shigeo Miyato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miyato 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeo Miyato!
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energy
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