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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Yakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakuza has chosen The Legend of Zelda, Overworld as his entrance music. Will Sawyer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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128 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Yakuza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuza moves into the clinch successfully.
Yakuza looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yakuza has Sawyer pressed against the cage, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sawyer manages to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sawyer striking off his back.
Sawyer 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sawyer holds on and takes a little breather.
Sawyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yakuza on the ground.
Sawyer wants to sweep but no luck.
Sawyer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sawyer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sawyer controlling the position.
Yakuza tries to stand but Sawyer is controlling from the bottom.
Sawyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yakuza has closed the distance and engaged Sawyer in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuza is trying to break free.
Sawyer wants a takedown but no success here.
Yakuza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sawyer tries to pull guard but Yakuza won't allow it.
Yakuza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yakuza wants to break free but Sawyer has control.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Sawyer has the dominant position.
Sawyer is trying to push Yakuza away but Yakuza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sawyer tries to pull guard but Yakuza won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawyer pulls guard effortlessly.
Sawyer is pulling down on Yakuza's head to control his posture.
Sawyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sawyer is pulling down on Yakuza's head. It's preventing any offense from Yakuza, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Will Sawyer just wasn't active enough.
Sawyer gets tackled into the cage by Yakuza. Yakuza maintains the clinch.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Sawyer has the dominant position.
Yakuza tries to break the clinch but Sawyer is controlling the position.
Sawyer is trying to pull guard but Yakuza has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sawyer pulls guard successfully.
Yakuza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sawyer's guard.
Sawyer tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Yakuza wants to stand but Sawyer is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sawyer is looking for a triangle but Yakuza pushes his legs off easily.
Yakuza won't allow Sawyer to sweep him here.
Sawyer has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Yakuza has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Yakuza wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Sawyer has the dominant position.
Sawyer wants a takedown but no success here.
Sawyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakuza clinches with his opponent.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuza tries to break free but Sawyer pushes him back against the cage.
Yakuza gets underhooks to prevent Sawyer's takedown attempt.
Sawyer keeps control of Yakuza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Yakuza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sawyer tries to pull guard but Yakuza won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakuza tries to circle away but Sawyer has him pinned against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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 Will Sawyer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yakuza closes the distance and clinches.
Sawyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakuza avoids the damage to the body.
Sawyer is trying to break free.
Yakuza manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sawyer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yakuza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yakuza closes the distance and clinches.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've been informed that Yakuza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yakuza is breathing heavily.
Sawyer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yakuza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yakuza tries to circle away but Sawyer has him pinned against the cage.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Yakuza is controlling him.
Yakuza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sawyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakuza's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer is trying to force a seperation but Yakuza has the dominant position.
Yakuza working hard to break the clinch.
Sawyer jumps guard and drags Yakuza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sawyer holds on and takes a little breather.
Yakuza wants to get up but he can't break Sawyer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sawyer is pulling down on Yakuza's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sawyer has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Yakuza doesn't defend quickly enough and Sawyer has managed to lock this one up! Can Yakuza escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sawyer on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Will Sawyer!
In defeat, Ichi Yakuza stepped up to the mic, saying 'This has not been honorable. Seppuku!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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