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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hiroyuki Saitou has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Saitou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saitou misses the jab.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Saitou moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Saitou. Those never looked like landing.
Saitou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Saitou tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Saitou blocks the low kick.
Saitou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Saitou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Saitou is out of range.
Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saitou looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Saitou can't do much from the bottom here.
Saitou manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saitou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Saitou's head to control him but Saitou postures up.
Sanchez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Saitou kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou stalling.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Saitou sits in half guard.
Sanchez is looking to control Saitou's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Saitou blocks the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saitou pulls his head out easily.
Saitou tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Saitou is controlling well.
Saitou is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Saitou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Saitou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saitou is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Saitou is keeping busy.
Sanchez is in trouble now - Saitou has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Saitou postures up.
Saitou controlling from the full mount.
Saitou tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Saitou tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Saitou gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saitou wants to control the action but instead Sanchez gets a body lock and reverses into Saitou's guard! Nice work!
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saitou trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Saitou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saitou keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dirty Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Hiroyuki Saitou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saitou swinging wildly here.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Saitou does no damage.
Saitou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saitou did well to prevent Sanchez getting side control.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saitou trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Saitou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saitou moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saitou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saitou throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Saitou had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez stands up over Saitou, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saitou keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Saitou working a defensive guard but Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saitou desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Saitou's hands, connecting with Saitou's forehead.
Sanchez throwing shots but Saitou is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Saitou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saitou trying to control from the bottom.
Saitou tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Saitou is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saitou moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Saitou has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez pushing down on Saitou's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saitou is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saitou avoid being mounted?
Sanchez prevents Saitou from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is thwarting Saitou's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Saitou is defending well.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Saitou defending well.
Saitou wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Saitou is defending well.
Saitou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dirty Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saitou makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saitou.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez throws a hook but Saitou avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Saitou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saitou misses with an uppercut.
Saitou gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saitou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saitou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Saitou is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Saitou has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saitou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Saitou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez controls Saitou momentarily but Saitou frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saitou trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hiroyuki Saitou.
Saitou tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saitou misses with a body shot.
Hiroyuki Saitou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Saitou's head but Saitou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saitou.
Nice body punch from Saitou.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saitou!
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saitou blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Saitou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saitou throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Saitou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Saitou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Saitou looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saitou manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saitou working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Saitou looking for a sweep. Not yet Saitou, not yet.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saitou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Saitou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saitou looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Saitou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saitou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saitou is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Saitou is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hiroyuki Saitou did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Saitou shakes it off.
Saitou misses with the combination.
Sanchez takes a swing at Saitou's ribcage but misses.
Saitou swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Saitou tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saitou lands a right hook to the body.
Saitou digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saitou circles away.
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Saitou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Saitou working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitou is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saitou keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Saitou is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Saitou is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez trying to control but Saitou is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Saitou's guard.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Saitou's hands, connecting with Saitou's forehead.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saitou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Saitou blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Saitou won't allow it.
Sanchez throwing shots but Saitou is blocking nicely.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitou works his way to full guard. Good work.
Saitou wants to improve his position but instead Sanchez has moved into half guard.
Saitou is looking to improve his position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Saitou with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saitou is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez looks to land a strike but Saitou avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saitou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez stands up over Saitou, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saitou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Saitou wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Saitou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saitou manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Saitou's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitou controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez trying to control but Saitou is working from the bottom.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saitou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Saitou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty Sanchez dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sanchez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Saitou's guard.
Saitou throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saitou manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saitou looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saitou looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saitou working for a submission but Sanchez is keeping him at bay.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Saitou maintains control.
Saitou avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Saitou trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Saitou. What's that going to do exactly?
Sanchez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saitou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Saitou unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Saitou unloads with some shots from mount but Sanchez bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitou sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saitou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saitou controlling from mount.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Saitou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Saitou punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Saitou there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Saitou tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Hiroyuki Saitou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirty Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saitou lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Saitou showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirty Sanchez! Dirty Sanchez retains his welterweight title!
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