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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siss Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai has chosen Blood Rave as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siss Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hiro Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakurai.
Sakurai has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Morrow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Morrow punishes Sakurai's body with a nice straight punch.
Sakurai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sakurai has his takedown stuffed
letting Morrow counter with a right hand.
Sakurai throws a big shot that misses.
Morrow scores with a jab.
Morrow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sakurai shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrow sprawls well. He's pushed Sakurai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Siss Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Sakurai.
Sakurai fails with the takedown
and Morrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakurai tries to bum rush Morrow with a series of wild strikes but Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown but Morrow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakurai cracks Morrow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow throws a good cross that connects.
Sakurai has his takedown stuffed
and Morrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sakurai thinking.
Sakurai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hiro Sakurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakurai shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakurai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A punch combination from Sakurai misses.
Morrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakurai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakurai misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakurai misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sakurai thinking.
Morrow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakurai.
Sakurai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrow has closed the distance and engaged Sakurai in a clinch.
Morrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Siss Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrow misses with a looping right.
Morrow loads up on a big right hand but Sakurai slips the punch.
Morrow with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai scoring well with a low kick there.
Morrow misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sakurai blocks a jab.
Sakurai fails with the takedown
and Morrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Sakurai.
Morrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakurai.
Morrow throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Morrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakurai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morrow clinches with his opponent.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrow misses the target.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Morrow.
Morrow misses with a hook.
Morrow has closed the distance and engaged Sakurai in a clinch.
Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakurai misses with a takedown
and Morrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai misses with a takedown attempt - Morrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sakurai gets tackled into the cage by Morrow. Morrow maintains the clinch.
Morrow lands with a light punch inside.
Sakurai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morrow smiles and moves away.
Sakurai slips under a jab.
Sakurai slips a jab from Morrow.
Morrow pushes Sakurai up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakurai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morrow to keep the fight standing.
Morrow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sakurai.
Morrow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sakurai.
Sakurai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Sakurai should have avoided that one.
Morrow dips to his left and cracks Sakurai with an uppercut!
No luck for Sakurai with that takedown attempt.
Morrow has Sakurai up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakurai can't get the takedown.
Morrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakurai looking for a takedown.
Morrow lands a right hand.
Sakurai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morrow breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siss Morrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sakurai wants to clinch up but Morrow keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sakurai or perhaps it was just good defense by Morrow, which made it look bad.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrow as he avoids it easily.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Sakurai's shoulder, as Sakurai tries to avoid the shot.
Sakurai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
Sakurai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrow pinned against the cage. Morrow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Siss Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Sakurai.
Sakurai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morrow defends well and Sakurai ends up having to push Morrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai has Morrow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morrow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrow drives through and clinches with Sakurai against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai wants to take the fight to the mat but Morrow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sakurai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morrow after a bit of a struggle.
Morrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morrow - that landed with a thud.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrow sprawls well. He's pushed Sakurai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
Morrow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakurai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrow looks to land a right hand but Sakurai moved out of range.
Sakurai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Morrow catches Sakurai right on the button with a cross.
Sakurai slips a straight right by Morrow.
Sakurai slips under a jab from Morrow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sakurai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
Sakurai shoots in but Morrow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakurai throws a right hand that Morrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrow also avoids with ease.
Sakurai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sakurai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Sakurai is out of range.
Morrow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakurai can do to turn this around?
Morrow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakurai.
Sakurai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Sakurai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakurai wants to slow Morrow down by chopping away at his legs.
Morrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakurai was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrow.
Hiro Sakurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakurai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
Sakurai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sakurai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakurai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakurai is breathing heavily.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Sakurai's shoulder, as Sakurai tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches.
Morrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurais head.
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrow has Sakurai pressed against the cage.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrow counters with a two punch combo.
Sakurai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrow tries to bum rush Sakurai with a series of wild strikes but Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Morrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow lands with a right hand.
Morrow gets caught napping as Sakurai dives in and scores a takedown. Morrow manages to retain guard.
Morrow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sakurai is controlling him.
Sakurai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrow is keeping the position for now.
Morrow pushes Sakurai off and gets back to his feet.
Morrow pushes Sakurai up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrow clinches up against the cage.
Morrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurais head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siss Morrow dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Morrow throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakurai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai misses with a straight left.
Morrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakurai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Sakurai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrow lands a head shot.
Morrow swings widly with a right hand
and Sakurai counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Morrow!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakurai shoots in looking for a takedown. Morrow tries to sprawl out of it but Sakurai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morrow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrow throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Sakurai moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
Morrow cracks Sakurai with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakurai has time to react.
Sakurai with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Morrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Sakurai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morrow is out of range and Sakurai settles back down.
Siss Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrow scores with a jab.
Morrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakurai lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakurai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Morrow.
Morrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakurai.
Sakurai gets tackled into the cage by Morrow. Morrow maintains the clinch.
Come on Sakurai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai slips a jab from Morrow.
A swing and a miss from Morrow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai gets tackled into the cage by Morrow. Morrow maintains the clinch.
Morrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Siss Morrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakurai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrow.
Sakurai tries to bum rush Morrow with a series of wild strikes but Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Morrow.
Sakurai fails with the takedown
and Morrow counters with a straight right hand.
Siss Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Sakurai.
Sakurai closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morrow quickly recovers to half guard.
Sakurai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrow is trying to stand up here but Sakurai is controlling him well.
Morrow makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morrow lands a jab to the head.
Morrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai clinches up with Morrow and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
Sakurai is looking for a takedown.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Sakurai with that takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
Hiro Sakurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Sakurai slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrow.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Morrow throws a hook to the side of Sakurai's head but Sakurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai misses with a takedown
and Morrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakurai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morrow counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sakurai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sakurai shoots in for a double leg but Morrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sakurai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakurai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakurai. Sakurai gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrow clinches up with Sakurai and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrow lands a body shot.
Morrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siss Morrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrow pushes Sakurai up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siss Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siss Morrow!
A victorious Siss Morrow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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