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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sparkiticus Plugious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuuto Kawasati has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sparkiticus Plugious's chin.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sparkiticus Plugious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plugious takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plugious shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawasati pinned against the cage. Kawasati gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plugious decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Plugious trying to control the action but Kawasati is working from the bottom.
Kawasati is looking for a sweep. Plugious is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kawasati regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Plugious's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kawasati is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plugious trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawasati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawasati is looking for a triangle but Plugious pushes his legs off easily.
Plugious postures up and lands a big shot to Kawasati's brow.
Plugious scoring with some ground and pound.
Kawasati is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kawasati blocks the strikes from Plugious.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati prevents Plugious from improving his position.
Kawasati is just content to waste time from the top position. Plugious takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Plugious on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plugious tries to get out of the position.
Plugious is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kawasati looking for submissions off his back.
Plugious looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kawasati slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kawasati is trying to control the position but Plugious postures up.
Kawasati looks gassed!
Plugious sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kawasati's guard.
Plugious drops an elbow to the side of Kawasati's head.
Plugious is thwarting Kawasati's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugious seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kawasati is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Plugious scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kawasati is trying to control but can't.
Kawasati tries to get to full guard but Plugious has control of the leg.
Kawasati on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kawasati regains full guard. Nicely done.
Plugious scoring with some ground and pound.
Plugious wants to pass the guard but Kawasati is keeping the position.
Plugious distracts Kawasati with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Plugious pushing down on Kawasati's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Plugious slips a nice elbow through Kawasati's hands, connecting with Kawasati's forehead.
Plugious working the head and body with strikes.
Plugious wants to take a breather but Kawasati is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati is looking for a sweep. Plugious is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Plugious working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kawasati tries to roll over but Plugious keeps him under control.
Kawasati is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Plugious scores with a couple of nice shots.
Plugious lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Plugious fails with a takedown attempt.
Plugious looks for a takedown but Kawasati sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparkiticus Plugious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasati ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plugious moves away.
Plugious gets the takedown into side control.
Kawasati is working to avoid the ground and pound but Plugious connects with a decent elbow.
Plugious cracks Kawasati with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kawasati tries to bench press Plugious off him but Plugious keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plugious wants to control but Kawasati is keeping him busy.
Plugious lands an elbow.
Plugious wants to stand but Kawasati is controlling his arm.
Kawasati is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Plugious off and has taken his back!
Plugious rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kawasati wants to work for an arm triangle but Plugious is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kawasati prevents Plugious from improving his position.
Plugious tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Plugious wants to improve his position but Kawasati is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparkiticus Plugious dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Plugious looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Plugious will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawasati stuffs the takedown attempt from Plugious. Plugious gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparkiticus Plugious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasati thuds his shin into the meat of Plugious's side.
Kawasati feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kawasati trying to control but Plugious is working from the bottom.
Plugious keeping full guard, as Kawasati tries to pass.
Plugious is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plugious is working hard here to advance position.
Kawasati trying to control but Plugious is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugious looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawasati is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kawasati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plugious shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kawasati holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Plugious has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawasati is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kawasati is looking to control Plugious's arms but Plugious gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawasati has his back to the ropes.
Kawasati tries a body shot but Plugious blocks it.
Kawasati drags the fight down to the ground.
Plugious scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Plugious won't allow Kawasati to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kawasati working a defensive guard here.
Kawasati is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Plugious lands a couple of digs.
Plugious is working Kawasati over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Plugious has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Plugious working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kawasati's head.
Kawasati bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plugious's guard.
Plugious keeping moving, preventing Kawasati from controlling successfully.
Plugious manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Plugious raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugious with a couple of short strikes.
Plugious lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Plugious looking to finish Kawasati with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kawasati!
Plugious with the ground and pound from mount.
Kawasati tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sparkiticus Plugious overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plugious postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kawasati looks a forlorn figure.
Plugious scoring with strikes but Kawasati is staying in there.
Kawasati is bucking up trying to escape but Plugious cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kawasati is trying to escape the mount.
Kawasati taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Plugious looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Plugious is landing with some decent strikes but Kawasati is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Plugious lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kawasati hang on?
Plugious is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kawasati can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kawasati is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Plugious.
Plugious lands a big elbow.
Kawasati is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawasati tries to lock up and control but Plugious gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Plugious dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Kawasati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Plugious tries for a takedown but Kawasati circles away easily
and Kawasati counters with a takedown into side control.
Kawasati moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Plugious might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kawasati is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Plugious knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Plugious tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Plugious gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Plugious flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plugious tries to roll over but Kawasati keeps him under control.
Plugious wants to control but Kawasati is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugious landing rabbit punches to the side of Kawasati's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Plugious gets back to full guard.
Plugious looking for a sweep. Not yet Plugious, not yet.
Plugious throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Kawasati tries to free his leg and advance position but Plugious is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plugious shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Plugious connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Plugious landing strikes from the mount and Kawasati is in trouble!
Kawasati wants to hold on but Plugious pushes him away.
Plugious with shots to the head and body - Kawasati looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kawasati keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Plugious putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugious in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Plugious breaks from Kawasati's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kawasati wants to control but Plugious is having none of it.
Plugious cracks Kawasati with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Plugious connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kawasati is looking to improve his position but Plugious isn't that keen on the idea.
Kawasati wants to hold on but Plugious pushes him away.
Plugious lands a big shot there that rocks Kawasati but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Plugious lands a heavy elbow.
Kawasati really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugious unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Plugious.
Kawasati wants to hold on but Plugious pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Plugious.
A nice elbow there by Plugious.
Kawasati is looking to get to half guard.
Plugious postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kawasati looks a forlorn figure.
Plugious scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kawasati?
Plugious lands a nice shot to the head.
Kawasati regains half guard.
Plugious landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Plugious slips a nice elbow through Kawasati's hands, connecting with Kawasati's forehead.
Kawasati trying to hold on to Plugious's head to control him but Plugious postures up.
Plugious is nestled in close to Kawasati, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Plugious lands strikes from half guard.
Kawasati trying to hold on to Plugious's head to control him but Plugious postures up.
Plugious is pressing down on Kawasati's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kawasati is holding on for now.
Plugious is nestled in close to Kawasati, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body kick from Kawasati.
Plugious closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kawasati circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kawasati.
Sparkiticus Plugious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawasati throws the kick towards the body but Plugious avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuuto Kawasati.
I think Kawasati 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuto Kawasati!
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hype
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