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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Tyler (ranked 5902 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Sanada (ranked 5871 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tetsuya Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanada.
Tyler dives in and scores a takedown into Sanada's guard.
Tyler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tyler'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.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tyler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanada looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanada, not yet.
Tyler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanada is looking to slow Tyler down with leg kicks.
Tyler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sanada!
Tyler controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Tyler.
Sanada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyler controls the position.
Tyler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanada has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanada should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here as Tyler stalls from top position.
Tyler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tyler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Tyler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sanada napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanada tries to buck Tyler off but Tyler is having none of it.
Sanada wants to control but Tyler postures up.
Sanada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sanada stops Tyler from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada wants to control but Tyler postures up.
Tyler looks up at the clock and then as Sanada takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tyler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sanada being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Tyler is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Tyler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tyler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tyler controls the position.
Tyler tries to move to mount but Sanada blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sanada stops Tyler from passing to mount.
Tyler controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sanada tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tyler presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tyler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanada can do to turn this around?
Tyler controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Tyler takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Tyler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Tyler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyler looking to score a takedown here. Sanada is defending well but Tyler drives through and ends up in Sanada's guard.
Tyler controlling from the top position.
Paul Tyler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyler shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanada's guard.
Tyler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sanada trying to keep a closed guard but Tyler is proving a slippery customer.
Tetsuya Sanada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanada looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanada, not yet.
Tyler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paul Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanada to the mat! Sanada manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tyler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tyler.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
Sanada can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyler controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tyler remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyler, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Tyler!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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