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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Keller (ranked 4817 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kakashi Hataki (ranked 6348 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seth Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kakashi Hataki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hataki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Keller is trying to control but Hataki manages to pass to mount!
Keller is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keller throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Keller 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.
Keller missing with punches from the bottom.
Keller missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller wants to get back to his feet.
Keller missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki is thwarting Keller's attempts to control the position.
Keller punching from the bottom.
Keller missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hataki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Keller's thigh. Keller counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Keller trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hataki trying to control the position from guard on top but Keller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two 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.
Hataki looking to sit in guard and control but Keller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Keller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hataki's head.
Keller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Keller cracks Hataki with a solid left hand.
Keller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hataki looks winded!
Hataki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keller throws a big right hand that misses.
Keller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keller throwing strikes from guard but Hataki blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Keller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hataki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Keller is aware though and is defending well.
Keller is in close to Hataki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Keller stands up over Hataki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Keller distracts Hataki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hataki looking for a sweep. Not yet Hataki, not yet.
Keller landing with the ground and pound.
Keller stands up over Hataki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller is in close to Hataki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Keller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hataki's head.
Keller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hataki has momentary wrist control but Keller slips an elbow through the middle.
Keller works over Hataki with some ground and pound from guard.
Hataki has momentary wrist control but Keller slips an elbow through the middle.
Keller is working Hataki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hataki's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Keller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keller darts in and clinches Hataki up against the cage.
Keller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hataki up against the cage.
Hataki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hataki gets a takedown into half guard.
Keller tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hataki manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Hataki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keller is looking to escape.
Keller swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hataki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Keller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hataki can do to turn this around?
Keller is trying desperately to improve position.
Hataki throwing strikes here but Keller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Keller is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two 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.
Hataki trying to control but Keller is having none of it.
Keller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Keller flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Keller wants to hold on but Hataki pushes him away.
Keller throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hataki. What's that going to do exactly?
Keller throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Keller tries to hold on but Hataki postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller regains half guard.
Hataki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keller's head.
Keller holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Keller trying to hold on to Hataki's head to control him but Hataki postures up.
Keller gets full guard.
Keller is pulling down on Hataki's head. It's preventing any offense from Hataki, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller lands a decent punch to the body there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kakashi Hataki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Keller.
Keller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Keller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Keller is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hataki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kakashi Hataki 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! This is the final round!
Hataki tries to land a front kick but Keller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Keller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keller closes the distance and clinches.
Keller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keller clinches up with Hataki and pushes him back against the cage.
Keller manages to break the clinch.
Keller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keller moves away from the strike by Hataki.
As Hataki looks to move away, Keller throws a big counter combo but Hataki just gets out of the way.
Keller closes the distance and clinches.
Hataki prevents Keller from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller breaks the clinch.
Hataki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hataki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Keller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki is looking to stand up but Keller won't let him.
Hataki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hataki is fighting to break Keller's control of his arms but Keller is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Keller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hataki stopping the sweep attempt from Keller.
Hataki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keller controlling the position.
Seth Keller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keller wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Keller pulls Hataki in close to his closed guard and prevents Hataki from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hataki is looking to land body kicks.
Keller moves into the clinch successfully.
Keller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keller lands with a light punch inside.
Keller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keller rushes Hataki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Keller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keller has Hataki up against the cage in a clinch.
Keller breaks from the clinch.
Hataki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hataki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keller dives in and grabs Hataki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hataki pushes down on Keller's head and hops out.
Hataki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Keller drives through and clinches with Hataki against the cage.
Hataki has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Keller uses from the top position.
Keller landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller with a nice head shot there.
Keller lands a couple of digs.
Keller connects with a couple of short punches.
Keller cracks Hataki with a solid left hand.
Keller works over Hataki with some ground and pound from guard.
Keller cracks Hataki with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Keller with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Keller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Keller!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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