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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sato Yamasaki (ranked 4880 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Evol (ranked 5121 p4p, 354 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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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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 Sydney, Sato Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Evol!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Evol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamasaki misses with a right hand
and Evol counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evol was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamasaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamasaki.
Yamasaki misses with a body punch
and Evol counters by clinching up.
Evol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamasaki missing with a left hand there. Evol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamasaki sets himself, and Evol steps forward looking for the clinch! Yamasaki avoids it this time.
Decent striking displayed by Yamasaki there.
Yamasaki tests Evol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamasaki misses with a few strikes there.
Yamasaki misses with a looping left.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut.
Yamasaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evol staying out of range there.
Evol tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yamasaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamasaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evol manages to avoid it.
Yamasaki looks to land a left hand but Evol moved out of range nicely.
Evol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki sets himself, and Evol steps forward looking for the clinch! Yamasaki avoids it this time.
Evol ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Evol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki gets caught flat footed, as Evol shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Evol drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yamasaki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yamasaki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yamasaki!
Evol gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki wants to stand but Evol has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Evol holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evol can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yamasaki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yamasaki is just content to waste time from the top position. Evol takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evol has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Evol is looking for a triangle but Yamasaki pushes his legs off easily.
Yamasaki wants to get up but he can't break Evol's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yamasaki looking to pass the guard.
Evol looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yamasaki passes into side control.
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.
Evol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yamasaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yamasaki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Yamasaki tries for a kimura but Evol is defending well.
Evol is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yamasaki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sato Yamasaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yamasaki scores with a jab. Evol acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evol.
Yamasaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evol momentarily.
Yamasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Yamasaki there.
Evol rushes Yamasaki and presses him up against the cage.
Evol manages to pull guard.
Yamasaki trying to control but Evol is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yamasaki forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evol slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Evol trying to keep a closed guard but Yamasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Evol has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yamasaki has passed into side control.
Yamasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evol can do to turn this around?
Evol gets back to half guard.
Sato Yamasaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamasaki is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Evol's guard.
Evol keeping moving, preventing Yamasaki from controlling successfully.
Evol looking for a guillotine here but Yamasaki defends easily.
Evol working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamasaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Evol has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamasaki has managed to get both his arms back between Evol's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evol has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Yamasaki is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Come on Evol - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Evol is breathing heavily.
Yamasaki manages to break the clinch.
Yamasaki connects with a leg kick. Evol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamasaki is looking to slow Evol down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Yamasaki.
Evol needs to keep his hands up - Yamasaki had a free shot at his head there.
Yamasaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamasaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evol stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mike Evol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki throws the left hand but Evol avoids the punch easily.
Evol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamasaki connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamasaki avoids the head kick by Evol.
Yamasaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamasaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evol in his tracks.
Yamasaki lands a really nice looking cross but Evol seems unphased.
Evol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamasaki.
Evol is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yamasaki throws out a powerful jab.
Sato Yamasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Yamasaki.
Evol takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamasaki throws a jab when Evol was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sato Yamasaki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Evol slips under a jab from Yamasaki.
Evol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamasaki swivels and escapes.
A jab from Yamasaki misses.
Yamasaki connects with a jab.
Evol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki scores with a head kick. Evol tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Evol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamasaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamasaki misses the target.
Evol steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yamasaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evol slips a straight right by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evol is able to avoid easily.
Yamasaki throws a hook but Evol blocks it.
Yamasaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut. Evol saw that one coming.
Yamasaki clobbers Evol with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamasaki misses with a straight right.
Yamasaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Evol counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Evol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evol is controlling the pace.
Yamasaki wants to improve his position but Evol is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is trying to stand back up but Evol is controlling him
Evol with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yamasaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evol is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Evol from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki thuds his right hand into Evol's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sato Yamasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamasaki throws a leg kick which misses Evol's front leg but catches the back leg as Evol tries to avoid it.
Evol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamasaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Evol's head.
Evol avoids the body shot from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki lands a nice shot that snaps Evol's head back.
Yamasaki scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamasaki.
Evol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamasaki.
Evol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamasaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki scores with a leg kick.
Yamasaki thuds his shin into the meat of Evol's side.
Yamasaki throws a hook but Evol blocks it.
Evol steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yamasaki.
Evol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamasaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evol shoots in but no luck this time.
Yamasaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamasaki cracks Evol with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Evol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamasaki throws out the jab.
Evol throws a fast counter high kick but Yamasaki manages to duck under it in time.
Yamasaki thumps Evol with a low kick.
Evol on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamasaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evol at a distance.
Mike Evol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab from Yamasaki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sato Yamasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamasaki, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sato Yamasaki!
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