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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sakurai Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calviin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calviin Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakurai Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Calviin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Sato throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Sato finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sato scoring with some ground and pound.
Sato distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Sato throwing strikes but missing.
Sato throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sato's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stands up over Sato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson stands up from Sato's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Sato.
Sato instigates a clinch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Sato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Johnson is trying to push Sato away but Sato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato throws a big right hand that misses.
Sato passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sato is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sato.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson pushes Sato off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nice shot by Sato.
Sato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Sato knows he should have avoided that one.
Sato moves into the clinch.
Sato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sato prevents it.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson letting Sato take a breather here.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakurai Sato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sato has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sato.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Sato works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Sato closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sato.
Johnson tries to break free but Sato pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Sato.
Stalling in the clinch from Sato.
Sato tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato slows down the pace here.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sato has double underhooks.
Sato leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sato lands a body shot.
Sato works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Sato has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato blocking some punches.
Sato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sato lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sato scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Sato.
Good body shot from Sato.
Sakurai Sato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Sato.
Sato stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sato.
Sato taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Sato.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sato digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Sato keeps him there for the moment.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Sato prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato breaks the clinch.
Sato clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sato.
Sato lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sato.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Sato keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Sato.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato gets a clinch.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakurai Sato dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sato misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato moves into the clinch.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sato lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sato prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Sato.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sato is controlling him.
Sato has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sato prevents it.
Sato stalling in the clinch.
Sato presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sato pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sato gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.
Sato breaks the clinch.
Sato darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sato stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Sato moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sato shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sato is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Sato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sato somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakurai Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Sato away but Sato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sato won't allow it.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Sato closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
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!
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Calviin Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Sakurai Sato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Sato.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakurai Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sato 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakurai Sato!
Sakurai Sato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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