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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sato Sayama (ranked 4643 p4p, 2385 weight class) and Jorge Pena (ranked 447 p4p, 302 weight class). Jorge Pena is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sato Sayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Pena!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena feints a jab promting Sayama to slip. Pena then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sayama slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Sayama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sayama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayama.
Sayama slips a jab and a cross from Pena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sayama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayama keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayama throws a wild body kick that Pena sees coming a mile off.
Pena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pena throws a series of punches but Sayama avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Sayama.
A lazy left from Sayama finds it's target.
Pena falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sayama counters with a straight right hand.
Sayama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama keeps the fight on the outside.
Pena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayama.
Pena looks winded!
Sayama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sayama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sayama scores with a nice strike.
Pena darts in trying to clinch
and Sayama counters with an outside leg kick.
Sayama delivers a nice body kick.
Pena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayama jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sayama.
Pena blocks the body kick.
Sayama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pena's sensitive parts.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Sayama moved out of range nicely.
Sayama thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sayama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pena's head.
Jorge Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayama scores with a nice strike.
Sayama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sayama scores with a leg kick.
Sayama throws a head kick that misses.
Pena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayama.
Sayama lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pena will feel that in the morning.
Sayama scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pena.
Sayama tried to counter with a leg kick but Pena avoided it.
Sayama lands a head shot.
Sayama keeps Pena at a distance using the push kick.
Sayama throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Sayama looks to land a body kick but Pena moved away.
Sayama looks to land a body kick but Pena moved away.
Pena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sayama.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayama.
Sayama moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sayama circles away quickly and effectively.
Sayama thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pena looks to land a combination but Sayama avoids it well.
Pena takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sayama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sayama connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayama. That's going to slow Pena down.
Sayama circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from Sayama.
Sayama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pena momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayama connects with an inside leg kick.
Pena wants to clinch.
Pena lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pena drives through and clinches with Sayama against the cage.
Sayama lands with a left to the head.
Sayama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sayama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sayama delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Sayama.
Sayama misses with a head kick.
Pena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayama was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sato Sayama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pena throws a push kick but Sayama slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayama.
Sayama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sayama thuds his shin into the meat of Pena's side.
Sayama lands an overhand right.
Sayama throws a leg kick but Pena moved away.
Sayama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Pena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Pena swinging wildly here.
Pena swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sayama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pena. Pena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayama lands a nice hook to Pena's body. Pena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pena is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sayama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pena takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sayama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato Sayama is winning the standup battle so far.
Sayama keeps Pena at a distance using the push kick.
Sayama lands with an overhand left.
Sayama avoids the head kick by Pena.
Sayama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around?
Sayama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sayama. That one must have hurt.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Sayama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Pena has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pena there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sayama has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sayama pushes Pena away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sayama.
Pena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sayama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pena takes a step back to recover.
Sayama thumps Pena with a low kick.
Sayama scores with a punch to the head.
Sayama lands with a slapping head kick.
Pena is rocked!
Sayama scores with a hook.
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sayama eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A lazy body kick from Pena
and Sayama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sayama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sayama throws a nice head kick!
Sayama scores with a head kick. Pena tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pena is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayama finish him?
Sayama keeps Pena at a distance using the push kick.
Pena seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to bum rush Sayama with a series of wild strikes but Sayama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sayama tried to counter with a leg kick but Pena avoided it.
Pena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good exchange - Sayama coming out on top.
Sayama scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sayama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pena on the side of the head.
Sayama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sayama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pena has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayama finds it's way round the side to connect with Pena's head.
Sayama lands a nice looking body shot.
Sayama digs a good hook to Pena's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sayama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pena if he has to take too many more of those.
Sayama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jorge Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Sayama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Sayama.
A shot to the liver by Sayama. Beautiful body shot.
Pena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayama.
A jab from Sayama finds it's way through Pena's defenses.
Pena walks into a stiff left hand from Sayama.
Pena tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Sayama.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayama. That's going to slow Pena down.
Sayama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Sayama.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sato Sayama dominated that second round.
That's time! Sayama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayama.
Sayama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pena takes a step back to recover.
Sayama thuds his shin into the meat of Pena's side.
Sayama with a nice calf kick.
Pena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayama.
Pena has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sayama.
Pena misses with a combination
letting Sayama counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sayama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sayama.
Sayama cracks Pena with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Sayama. Beautiful body shot.
Pena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick there by Sayama.
Pena tries to clinch up.
Both fighters circling a little - Sayama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sayama thuds his shin into the meat of Pena's side.
Sayama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sayama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pena's head.
Sayama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sayama throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Sayama cracks Pena with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena throws a leg kick but Sayama checks it.
Sayama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pena takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sayama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sayama looks for the body kick but Pena saw that one coming.
Sayama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sayama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pena.
As Pena backs away, Sayama returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pena steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sayama. That one must have hurt.
Sato Sayama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sayama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pena's head.
Sayama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sayama scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pena throws a series of punches but Sayama avoids them all with ease.
Sayama throwing a counter right hand but Pena manages to avoid it.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayama counters with a straight right hand.
Sayama lands a leg kick that knocks Pena off balance momentarily.
Sayama scores with the left hand. Pena knows he should have avoided that one.
Sayama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sayama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Pena misses
and Sayama counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pena tries to land a leg kick but Sayama saw it coming and moves away.
As Pena backs away, Sayama returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sayama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sayama connects with a looping right hand.
Sayama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sayama fakes the leg kick and cracks Pena in the body.
Sayama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sayama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pena throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sayama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sayama!
Jorge Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sato Sayama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sayama 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sato Sayama!
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