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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Raba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Slate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saku Raba's chin.
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Slate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Raba!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slate wants to clinch up but Raba keeps it at a distance.
Slate tries to close the distance and clinch but Raba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slate tries to clinch but Raba moves out of range.
Slate tries to close the distance and clinch but Raba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nathan Slate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slate is looking to clinch but Raba is avoiding it.
Slate is looking to clinch but Raba is avoiding it.
Raba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Slate has a takedown stuffed.
Slate tries to clinch there but Raba circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raba keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raba has a takedown stuffed.
Slate tries to clinch up but Raba circles away and keeps his distance.
Slate wants to clinch up but Raba keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slate tries to clinch up.
Slate doesn't manage to clinch there - Raba circles away.
Slate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raba swats away the attempt to clinch by Slate.
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.
Slate closes the distance and clinches up with Raba, looking for a takedown. Slate pushes Raba against the cage but Raba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Slate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slate moves in looking to clinch but Raba pushes him off.
Slate scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Raba sprawls well initially but Slate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Raba tries to get to full guard but Slate has control of the leg.
Raba throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Slate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raba moves into full guard.
Raba has a closed guard, preventing Slate from standing up.
Slate stands up and waves to Raba to follow him.
Raba looks gassed!
Raba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raba showed some decent athleticism there.
Slate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raba on the ground.
Raba prevents Slate from standing back up.
Raba trying to pass the guard but Slate defending well.
Raba prevents Slate from improving his position.
Slate pushes Raba off looking to stand but Raba dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raba prevents Slate from improving his position.
Slate regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raba's guard.
Raba is working an open guard so Slate takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Slate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slate's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slate kicks Raba off and gets to his feet.
Slate closes the distance but Raba moves to the side
and Raba counters with a shoot takedown. Slate fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slate is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Raba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slate throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Slate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raba counters with a single leg into guard. Slate didn't expect that.
Raba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Slate wants to get back to his feet but Raba drags him back down.
Raba working the strikes but Slate uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slate has one foot on Raba's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Slate looks to clinch
and Raba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slate manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Slate wants to clinch up but Raba keeps it at a distance.
Raba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slate!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raba dominating with strikes here.
Slate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slate holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Raba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Raba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Slate avoids a series of strikes thrown by Raba.
Slate sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Slate pushes Raba off looking to stand but Raba dives back in and keeps control.
Slate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raba stops Slate from getting back to his feet.
Slate pushes Raba off and gets back to his feet.
Slate tries to clinch but Raba moves away
and Raba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Slate wants to get back to his feet.
Raba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slate defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raba.
Slate is trying to stand back up but Raba is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Raba.
Slate pushes Raba off and gets back to his feet.
Slate wants to clinch
and Raba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slate's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slate wants to stand but Raba is controlling the position.
Raba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raba manages to get himself to full guard.
Raba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Slate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raba.
Slate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Raba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raba stops Slate from getting back to his feet.
Raba working over Slate with some ground and pound. Slate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slate pushes Raba off looking to stand but Raba dives back in and keeps control.
Raba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raba fails with the takedown
and Slate counters with a low kick, right behind Raba 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Raba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slate is trying to get back to full guard.
Slate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raba prevents Slate from standing back up.
Raba drops an elbow to the side of Slate's head.
Raba drops an elbow to the side of Slate's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Raba.
Raba is pressing down on Slate's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slate is holding on for now.
Raba thows a huge punch but Slate dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Raba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Slate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slate tries to clinch up but Raba circles away and keeps his distance.
Raba swats away the attempt to clinch by Slate.
Slate doesn't manage to clinch there - Raba circles away.
Slate tries to close the distance and clinch but Raba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slate wants to clinch but Raba slips to the side
and Raba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slate!
Raba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slate bucks Raba off and manages to get back to his feet!
Raba circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slate is looking to clinch.
Slate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slate tries to clinch up
and Raba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slate won't be happy with that.
Slate is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Raba asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Saku Raba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raba grinds an elbow into Slate's temple.
Slate is pushing Raba's head away, looking to escape. Raba manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate taking punishment in the form of punches.
Slate is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Raba has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Raba cracks Slate with a big elbow.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Slate.
Slate looks for a takedown but Raba sprawls well.
Raba circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raba keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slate shoots for a takedown but Raba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Slate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slate tries to clinch but Raba moves away
and Raba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Raba.
Raba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slate pushes Raba off and scrambles back to his feet.
Raba shoots in but no luck this time.
Slate closes the distance but Raba moves to the side
and Raba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slate!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raba breaks from Slate's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raba working Slate over with strikes here.
Raba dominating with strikes here.
Raba thowing shots but they're missing.
Nathan Slate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slate slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Slate tries to get to full guard but Raba has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Raba connects with a nice short shot to Slate's temple.
Slate is looking to improve his position.
Slate is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Raba pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raba slips a nice elbow through Slate's hands, connecting with Slate's forehead.
Slate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saku Raba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raba is pressing down on Slate's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slate is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Raba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Raba!
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mgr
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