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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Babasato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dohnny Greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Babasato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dohnny Greg!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greg closes the distance and clinches up with Babasato, looking for a takedown. Greg pushes Babasato against the cage but Babasato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Babasato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Greg backs up against the cage.
Babasato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Babasato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Greg or perhaps it was just good defense by Babasato which made him look bad.
Greg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nate Babasato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dohnny Greg.
Greg shoots in for a takedown but Babasato shows good takedown defense.
Babasato misses with a hook.
Greg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Babasato tries to bum rush Greg with a series of wild strikes but Greg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Babasato misses with a wild combination.
Greg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Babasato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greg counters with a three punch combo that has Babasato backing up. Babasato nods at Greg to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Babasato as Greg shoots in.
Greg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Greg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babasato, pushing him back against the cage.
Greg keeps control of Babasato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greg prevents Babasato from breaking the clinch.
Greg jumps guard and drags Babasato to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Greg wants to sweep here but Babasato controlling him for the moment.
Greg trying to keep a closed guard but Babasato is proving a slippery customer.
Babasato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greg on the ground.
Babasato wants to stand but Greg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Greg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Babasato's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Babasato looking for a guillotine here but Greg defends easily.
Babasato pulls Greg in close to prevent any damage.
Babasato throws his legs up looking for a submission but Greg uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babasato is trying to control Greg's posture but Greg avoids it.
Babasato tries to bench press Greg off him but Greg keeps the position.
Greg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Babasato keeps working.
Babasato is looking to reverse the position.
Babasato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Babasato seems a little lost for a moment, as Greg dominates the positioning.
Babasato tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Babasato's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Greg controls the position.
Babasato is trying to work for a sweep but Greg has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babasato is squirming around, avoiding Greg's attempts to control the action.
Babasato wants to hold on but Greg pushes him away.
Babasato blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greg controlling from the full mount.
Greg throws some wild stikes that Babasato manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dohnny Greg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Babasato. No joy for Greg on that attempt.
Babasato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babasato stuffs the takedown.
Greg thows a body shot but no joy.
Babasato misses with a few strikes there.
Babasato throws a combination that misses
and Greg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babasato swinging wildly here.
Greg throws a body kick that misses.
Greg fails with a takedown attempt.
Nate Babasato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dohnny Greg.
Greg slips a jab and a cross from Babasato.
Greg has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg jumps guard but Babasato turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Greg wants to break free but Babasato has control.
Babasato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Greg has him pressed against the cage.
Greg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Babasato fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Greg shoots in for a takedown but Babasato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Greg is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Babasato. Those never looked like landing.
Greg shoots for a takedown but Babasato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Babasato throws a combination. Greg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Greg throws a series of punches but Babasato moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greg fails with a takedown attempt.
Greg tries to move into range but Babasato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Babasato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch lands to the side of Greg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Babasato does no damage.
Babasato lands a jab.
Nate Babasato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greg tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Babasato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babasato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greg counters with a three punch combo that has Babasato backing up. Babasato nods at Greg to acknowledge the strikes.
Babasato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Babasato misses.
Greg tries a head kick but it misses.
Greg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babasato circles away quickly and effectively.
Dohnny Greg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babasato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babasato throws a series of punches but Greg avoids them all with ease.
Babasato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Greg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Babasato.
Greg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Babasato scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Babasato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greg misses with a low kick.
Babasato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babasato misses with a straight left.
Babasato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Greg backs up against the cage.
Babasato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greg staying out of range there.
Greg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Babasato misses.
Babasato tries to bum rush Greg with a series of wild strikes but Greg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Babasato dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Greg moves into the clinch.
Greg jumps guard but Babasato stands there with Greg around his waist. Greg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Greg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Babasato is defending well.
Greg tries for a takedown but Babasato manages to get underhooks.
Nate Babasato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dohnny Greg.
Babasato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Babasato gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Greg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Babasato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Greg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Greg tries to pull guard but Babasato forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Greg swings wildly with an uppercut but Babasato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Babasato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Babasato wants to get back to striking at distance but Greg won't allow it.
Babasato keeps control of Greg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Babasato up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Babasato can't break the clinch.
Babasato tries to break the clinch but Greg is controlling the position.
Greg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babasato's efforts to push away.
Babasato is pressed up against the cage. Greg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Babasato down to the mat. Babasato avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Babasato swings for the body but Greg moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greg is looking to clinch but Babasato is avoiding it.
Babasato swats away the attempt to clinch by Greg.
Babasato misses with a series of wild punches.
Babasato misses with a wild combination.
Babasato misses with a wild body shot.
Babasato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greg moves away.
Babasato throws a hook but Greg avoids it easily.
Greg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babasato as he avoids it easily.
Babasato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greg lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greg shoots for a takedown but Babasato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Babasato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greg.
Babasato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babasato.
Greg shoots in for a takedown but Babasato shows good takedown defense.
Greg dodges the punch combination from Babasato.
Babasato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dohnny Greg.
I think Greg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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