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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiden August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawamura Kojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kojo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Whistler. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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176 lbs
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190 cm
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiden August!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sawamura Kojo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kojo gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
August tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kojo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
August knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kojo on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kojo has control of an arm but August manages to advance to Kojo's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Will August go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kojo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
August trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
August has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kojo's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojo wants to control his opponent's hands but August gets his hands free.
Kojo manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. August is now in side control.
August wants to take a breather but Kojo manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for August.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
August wants to pass the guard but Kojo is keeping the position.
Aiden August has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
August uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kojo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. August defends it nicely.
Kojo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with August but August pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kojo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
August closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - August lands in his opponent's guard.
August tries to free his leg and advance position but Kojo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojo keeping moving, preventing August from controlling successfully.
Kojo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
August is in close to Kojo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
August wants to stand but Kojo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
August has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
August wants to control from the top but Kojo keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
August looking to sit in guard and control but Kojo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojo throws a big right hand that misses.
August controlling the position.
August wants to improve his position but instead Kojo has moved into half guard.
Kojo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. August defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kojo is trying to control the action in half guard but August is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden August dominated that round.
That's time! August's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kojo darts in looking for a takedown but August gets double underhooks and turns Kojo into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by August as Kojo tries to tie him up.
Kojo with a knee to the head.
Kojo lands a knee to the head.
August is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kojo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
August has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kojo after a bit of a struggle.
Kojo lands a shot to the body.
Kojo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kojo trying to stall but August improves his position.
Kojo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kojo as August tries to tie him up.
Kojo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kojo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kojo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Aiden August has been cut.
August throws an elbow but it's blocked.
August is trying to pull guard but Kojo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden August. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kojo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
August throws a punch but it's blocked by Kojo.
Kojo lands a knee to the body.
Kojo is pushing August up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kojo lands with a left to the head.
Kojo is struggling to control the position.
Kojo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite August's efforts to push away.
Kojo leaning against his opponent.
August wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kojo has him pressed against the cage.
August missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kojo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sawamura Kojo.
Kojo dives in for a single leg takedown but August sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
August tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kojo smiles and moves away.
Kojo clinches.
Kojo can't find room to land a body shot as August controls the action.
August is trying to break free.
Kojo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kojo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kojo scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
August is trying to pull guard but Kojo has him pressed against the cage.
August is trying to break the clinch but Kojo has him pressed against the cage.
August is looking to take this one to the mat.
August tries to land a knee to the head but Kojo blocks with his arms.
Kojo can't find room to land a body shot as August controls the action.
August tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
August is trying to pull guard but Kojo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kojo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
August is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kojo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
August tries to pull guard but Kojo won't allow it.
Kojo effectively controlling the action here.
Kojo lands an elbow inside that August shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sawamura Kojo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aiden August's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
August scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
August controls the position from side control.
Kojo regains half guard.
Kojo trying to control but August postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kojo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kojo working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for August!
Kojo has isolated one of August's arms. August looking to fight him off but Kojo twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sawamura Kojo!
A very excited looking Sawamura Kojo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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