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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Howard Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evan Malone!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malone jumps guard but Sato stands there with Malone around his waist. Malone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malone turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Malone manages to end up in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sato can't do much from the bottom here.
Sato tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Malone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sato holding on.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
Malone decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
Sato darts in and clinches Malone up against the cage.
Malone is trying to drag Sato to the mat but Sato just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sato landing knees to the body.
Malone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Howard Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Malone.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Evan Malone has been cut.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
Malone dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
Malone wants to break free but Sato has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Malone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sato lands an elbow inside that Malone shrugs off.
Malone is looking to break free of the clinch but Sato has double underhooks.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
Malone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sato circles away.
Sato moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Howard Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato lands a big head kick that sends Malone tumbling to the mat! Sato takes a step backwards and waves Malone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Malone is rocked!
Malone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sato as he avoids it easily.
Malone is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whack! Sato lands a heavy head kick that drops Malone. The ref tackles Sato to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Malone was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Howard Sato!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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