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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Your Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Sadewo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Your Down has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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248 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Your Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rio Sadewo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadewo darts in and clinches Down up against the ropes.
Sadewo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Down is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Down prevents a body shot from Sadewo.
Down is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Down's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Down tries to circle away but Sadewo has him pinned against the ropes.
Sadewo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Down is trying to break free.
Sadewo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Down tries to break free but Sadewo pushes him back against the ropes.
Sadewo keeps control of Down as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sadewo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Down just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Your Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Sadewo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sadewo.
Sadewo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down tries to break free but Sadewo pushes him back against the ropes.
Sadewo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Down is trying to break free.
Down tries to break the clinch but Sadewo is controlling the position.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadewo missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadewo fails to pull guard.
Down breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Down misses with a two punch combination.
Sadewo misses with a hook.
Down seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sadewo misses with a jab to the body
and Down counters with a left and a right that stings Sadewo.
Down defending well as Sadewo loads up on a big left hand.
Sadewo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Down as he jumps to the side.
Sadewo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Down pinned against the ropes. Down gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sadewo shoots and misses
and Down counters with a two punch combo.
Down swinging wildly here.
Sadewo fails with the takedown
and Down counters with a left and a right that stings Sadewo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Down is looking for a counter combo.
Sadewo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Your Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sadewo misses with a takedown
and Down counters with a two punch combo.
Sadewo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Down's waist but Down gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sadewo off to one side.
Down throws a big counter combination but Sadewo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sadewo misses with a left hand
and Down counters with a left and a right that stings Sadewo.
Sadewo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rio Sadewo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadewo misses with a takedown
and Down counters with a left and a right that stings Sadewo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo scores with a jab.
Sadewo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Down counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sadewo misses with a body shot
and Down counters with a straight right hand.
Sadewo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Down wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from Down does no damage.
Sadewo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Down throws a big counter combination but Sadewo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Your Down dominated that round.
That's time! Down's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Down swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Sadewo with that takedown attempt.
Sadewo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Down pinned against the ropes. Down gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Down as Sadewo shoots in.
Your Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Sadewo.
Sadewo shoots for a double leg takedown but Down sprawls well. He's pushed Sadewo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sadewo tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Down tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sadewo manages to circle out of the way.
We've been told by Down's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sadewo tries for a takedown but Down sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Down seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down looks to land a combination. Sadewo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Down is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadewo can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from Down. No joy for Sadewo on that attempt.
Down appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sadewo.
It looked like Down was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Down closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sadewo has Down pressed against the ropes, preventing Down from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadewo is working for takedown but Down is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sadewo missing with knees to the body.
Sadewo has Down pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Down manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sadewo is breathing heavily.
Down wants to break free but Sadewo has control.
Sadewo is working for takedown but Down is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sadewo prevents Down from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Down wants to break the clinch but can't.
Down has had enough of the clinch but Sadewo keeps him there for the moment.
Down wants to break free but Sadewo has control.
Sadewo is looking to control Down's arms but Down gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sadewo has his back to the ropes.
Down is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Down's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Down wants to get back to striking at distance but Sadewo won't allow it.
Sadewo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Down's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sadewo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Down just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've been informed that Sadewo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sadewo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sadewo keeps control of Down as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Down is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sadewo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Down's efforts to push away.
Sadewo keeps control of Down as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo misses with a punch to the body.
Sadewo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Your Down is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sadewo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Down counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Down trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sadewo's guard.
Sadewo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Down is aware though and is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sadewo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Down wants to get up but he can't break Sadewo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sadewo holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sadewo is proving hard to escape from.
Down postures up.
Down wants to stand but Sadewo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sadewo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Down is trying to stand up here but Sadewo is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Down trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Your Down dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sadewo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Down avoids it really well and circles away.
Down forces Sadewo back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down breaks from the clinch.
Sadewo fails with the takedown
and Down cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadewo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Down sprawls well. Down wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sadewo gets slowly back to his feet.
Down seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Your Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Sadewo.
Sadewo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Down did well to prevent Sadewo getting side control.
Down is trying to stand.
Sadewo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sadewo is pressing down on Down's thigh, looking to free his foot. Down is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo stops Down from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Sadewo.
Down tries to kick Sadewo off but Sadewo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sadewo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Down stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadewo. Sadewo gets slowly back to his feet.
Down seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sadewo fails with a takedown attempt.
Down appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Down appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sadewo closes the distance and clinches up with Down, looking for a takedown. Sadewo pushes Down against the ropes but Down circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sadewo shoots in looking for a takedown. Down tries to sprawl out of it but Sadewo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Down manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Down drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sadewo sprawls and moves away.
Sadewo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sadewo misses with a lunging right hand
and Down counters with a three punch combo that has Sadewo backing up. Sadewo nods at Down to acknowledge the strikes.
Down looks to land a combination but Sadewo avoids it well.
Sadewo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Down swivels and escapes.
Sadewo shoots and misses
and Down counters with a series of strikes. Sadewo will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Down does no damage.
Rio Sadewo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sadewo tries for a takedown but Down circles away easily
and Down counters with a left and a right that stings Sadewo.
Down slaps away a takedown attempt from Sadewo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Your Down is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadewo tries to clinch
and Down counters with a series of strikes. Sadewo will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Your Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Down, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Your Down!
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