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Event:
IFA 13: San Diego
Date: Jan 04, 2025 |
#R1#
Sato looks to land a combination but Ssempa avoids it well.
Ssempa feints the counter takedown.
Ssempa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Datsuro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ssempa.
Sato lands with a good body shot.
Ssempa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Sato misses.
Ssempa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ssempa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sato's waist but Sato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ssempa off to one side.
Sato seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#KD#
Sato drops Ssempa with a beautiful combination! Ssempa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sato is looking for the KO!#ROC#Ssempa is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Martin Ssempa has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ssempa slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Ssempa is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sato!
Sato misses with a wild combination.
Ssempa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ssempa seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Ssempa misses with a double jab.
Sato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sato connects with a jab.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Ssempa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato moves out of range as Ssempa throws a body kick.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Ssempa has a takedown stuffed.
Sato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Datsuro Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Ssempa.
Sato swinging wildly here.
Ssempa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ssempa.
Sato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sato throws a series of punches but Ssempa moves out of range.
Sato lands a jab-cross combination.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Ssempa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ssempa avoids the body shot from Sato.
Ssempa slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ssempa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato throws a good cross that connects.
Sato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ssempa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sato tries to avoid it but Ssempa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sato to the ground. Sato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Datsuro Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ssempa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
Ssempa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Sato is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ssempa dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Sato lands with a right hand.
Ssempa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Ssempa dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Sato is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ssempa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sato feints a jab promting Ssempa to slip. Sato then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ssempa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Ssempa.
Sato misses with the combination.
#T4#
Ssempa wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Ssempa with a poor takedown
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ssempa dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Nice takedown defense from Sato. No joy for Ssempa on that attempt.
As Ssempa looks to move away, Sato throws a big counter combo but Ssempa just gets out of the way.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ssempa.
Ssempa with a poor takedown
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Sato finds it's way through Ssempa's defenses.
Ssempa tries to clinch but Sato moves away
and Sato counters with a left to the body.
Sato scores with a punch to the head.
Sato steps in with a hook that catches Ssempa right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sato follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ssempa looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Datsuro Sato! |
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