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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Channings (ranked 3393 p4p, 445 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 2480 p4p, 355 weight class). Clayton Channings is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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178 lbs
18 - 15 - 1 |
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180 lbs
40 - 29 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Clayton Channings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sato jabs Channings to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Channings will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sato's coach down at Hard Knocks Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sato's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Sato catches Channings right on the button with a cross.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Channings moves away.
Channings fails with a takedown attempt.
Channings looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Channings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channings doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Sato lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Channings changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sato looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Channings creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Channings scores with punches from side control.
Sato regains half guard.
Channings seems to be looking for submissions.
Channings has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
Channings wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
Channings prevents Sato from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Channings is looking to take a break and control but Sato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Channings is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sato trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sato gets back to full guard.
Channings advances to half guard.
Channings is working for a submission of some sort.
Sato gets full guard.
Channings throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sato keeping full guard, as Channings tries to pass.
Channings trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Channings would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Channings decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channings scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Channings is looking for a kimura here.
Channings 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.
Channings seems to be looking for submissions.
Sato has hold of Channings's hands but Channings slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Channings seems to be working for a kimura but Sato defends the submission attempt.
Channings prevents Sato from improving his position.
Sato gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Channings advances position into side control!
Channings is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Channings tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Channings trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
Channings decides to stand back up. Channings steps back and let's Sato get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Channings dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Channings feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Channings from controlling successfully.
Channings lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sato controls Channings momentarily but Channings frees himself.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Channings from controlling successfully.
Sato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Channings's guard.
Sato looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channings has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Channings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channings is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Channings looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Channings looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Channings throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sato uses it to pass to side control.
Channings tries to bench press Sato off him but Sato keeps the position.
Channings is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Channings manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Channings wants to sweep but no luck.
Sato wants to control from the top but Channings keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sato defends well.
Sato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Channings has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sato has managed to get both his arms back between Channings's legs - danger averted.
Sato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sato engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Channings has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sato has managed to get both his arms back between Channings's legs - danger averted.
Clayton Channings overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sato sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Channings's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Channings defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Channings manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Channings is retaining full guard.
Channings looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Channings is keeping the position for now.
Channings looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sato is defending well. Channings quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sato has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Channings celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clayton Channings!
A relieved looking Clayton Channings thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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