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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Arteezy (ranked 5315 p4p, 361 weight class) and Hayate Sakurai (ranked 5398 p4p, 366 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Arteezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayate Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteezy tries to sprawl but Sakurai drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sakurai is working for a submission of some sort.
Arteezy manages to get to full guard.
Arteezy looking for a guillotine here but Sakurai defends easily.
Arteezy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakurai is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteezy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai stands and throws Arteezy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Arteezy is looking for a sweep.
Sakurai misses with the ground and pound.
Arteezy is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakurai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arteezy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arteezy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sakurai throws a strike aimed at the side of Arteezy's head but Arteezy avoids it well.
Arteezy sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai prevents Arteezy from improving his position.
Sakurai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arteezy tries to roll over but Sakurai keeps him under control.
Sakurai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arteezy defending well though.
Sakurai is working for a kimura but Arteezy is defending it quite comfortably.
Arteezy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is trying to control. Arteezy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sakurai seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakurai working the head and body with strikes.
Arteezy is looking to get back to full guard here but Sakurai has managed to pass to side control instead.
Arteezy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arteezy is breathing heavily.
Sakurai fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sakurai scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteezy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakurai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sakurai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arteezy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sakurai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arteezy is looking to regain half guard here but Sakurai keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayate Sakurai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakurai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shawn Arteezy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakurai lands a jab to the head.
Arteezy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sakurai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hayate Sakurai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakurai looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteezy trying to control but Sakurai is working from the bottom.
Sakurai looking to control but Arteezy passes into half guard.
Sakurai is refusing to be controlled, as Arteezy sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteezy throwing shots but Sakurai is blocking nicely.
Sakurai actively working from the bottom here.
Arteezy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arteezy is trying for a kimura here. Sakurai looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Arteezy wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Arteezy!
A victorious Shawn Arteezy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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