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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Pace (ranked 7447 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sanada (ranked 4685 p4p, 449 weight class). Sydney Pace has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sydney Pace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pace was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanada finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pace is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanada pulls guard effortlessly.
Pace with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pace preventing the sweep.
Pace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pace is in close to Sanada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pace 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.
Pace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanada's head.
Pace makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pace will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pace working some strikes from top position.
Sanada can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pace controls the pace.
Pace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pace distracts Sanada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pace seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanada has momentary wrist control but Pace slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pace working some strikes from top position.
Pace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pace connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanada being controlled here, momentarily.
Pace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pace works over Sanada with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pace works over Sanada with some ground and pound from guard.
Pace scoring with some ground and pound.
Pace lands a couple of digs.
Pace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pace is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace landing with the ground and pound.
Sanada trying to keep a closed guard but Pace is proving a slippery customer.
Pace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pace is working Sanada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanada's head.
Pace with a nice head shot there.
Sanada has momentary wrist control but Pace slips an elbow through the middle.
Pace's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanada's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pace seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanada looks winded!
Pace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pace'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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pace is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Pace dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pace closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanada to the mat! Sanada manages to get full guard.
Pace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sydney Pace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pace distracts Sanada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pace postures up and lands a big shot to Sanada's brow.
Pace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pace drops back looking for a leg! Sanada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanada manages to kick Pace off! Pace jumps back into Sanada's guard.
Pace postures up and lands a big shot to Sanada's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace lands a couple of digs.
Pace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanada can do to turn this around?
Pace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pace distracts Sanada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pace is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pace stands up over Sanada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanada controls Pace momentarily but Pace frees himself.
Pace is in close to Sanada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pace distracts Sanada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pace makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pace scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanada is trying to keep Pace in close.
Sanada is breathing heavily.
Sanada wants to sweep but no luck.
Pace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pace is working Sanada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pace cracks Sanada with a solid left hand.
Pace postures up and lands a big shot to Sanada's brow.
Pace stays in close to Sanada's body and controls the position.
Pace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanada has momentary wrist control but Pace slips an elbow through the middle.
Pace cracks Sanada with a solid left hand.
Pace lands a couple of digs.
Pace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pace works over Sanada with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pace sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pace connects with a couple of short punches.
Pace is in close to Sanada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pace lands a couple of digs.
Pace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pace stands up over Sanada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanada has momentary wrist control but Pace slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanada has momentary wrist control but Pace slips an elbow through the middle.
Pace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanada for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pace lands a couple of digs.
Pace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanada being controlled here, momentarily.
Pace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pace landing some decent shots from guard.
Pace stands up over Sanada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Pace dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pace shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sanada napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pace scores with punches from side control.
Pace controls the position.
Pace has hold of Sanada's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sanada seems comfortable defending it but Pace has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sanada is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sanada is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pace couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sydney Pace!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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