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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Sato (ranked 112 p4p, 734 weight class) and Temujin Choibalsan (ranked 21 p4p, 101 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Temujin Choibalsan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choibalsan closes the distance and pushes Sato back into the cage.
Choibalsan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Choibalsan avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Choibalsan tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Choibalsan back against the cage.
Sato 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.
Choibalsan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Choibalsan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choibalsan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Choibalsan.
Sato lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sato.
Sato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Choibalsan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sato gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Choibalsan tightens his grip and picks Sato up, before dumping him to the ground. Sato manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choibalsan stops Sato from standing up.
Sato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choibalsan throws an elbow that misses. Sato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Choibalsan's guard. Nice move by Sato!
Sato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Choibalsan, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choibalsan goes for a double leg but Sato avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sato continues to drive forward.
Choibalsan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sato under the eye.
Sato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Choibalsan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sato at a distance.
Choibalsan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sato on the side of the head.
Choibalsan misses the jab.
Sato wants to clinch up but Choibalsan keeps it at a distance.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato avoids the body shot from Choibalsan.
It looked like Sato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choibalsan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sato is fending him off so far but Choibalsan persists. Nope, Sato circles away and we're back to standing.
Akira Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temujin Choibalsan.
Sato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choibalsan.
Choibalsan lands a body shot.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choibalsan.
Choibalsan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Choibalsan misses with a hook to the body
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choibalsan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Choibalsan fails with the takedown
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choibalsan cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Choibalsan misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Choibalsan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sato.
Sato gets caught napping as Choibalsan dives in and scores a takedown. Sato manages to retain guard.
Choibalsan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Choibalsan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choibalsan chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Choibalsan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Choibalsan throws an elbow that misses. Sato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Choibalsan's guard. Nice move by Sato!
Sato trying to stand up but can't free himself from Choibalsan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choibalsan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sato is one step ahead there.
Sato wants to stand but Choibalsan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Temujin Choibalsan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Choibalsan stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choibalsan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Temujin Choibalsan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choibalsan defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Choibalsan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Choibalsan misses.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choibalsan feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Choibalsan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sato defends well and Choibalsan ends up having to push Sato into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Sato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Choibalsan lands a jab to Sato's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Sato misses.
Choibalsan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choibalsan punishes Sato's body with a nice straight punch.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Choibalsan.
Choibalsan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Choibalsan misses with a takedown attempt
and Sato counters with a leg kick.
Choibalsan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Choibalsan connects with a nice looking jab.
Choibalsan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Choibalsan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choibalsan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Choibalsan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choibalsan cracks Sato with a good jab.
Temujin Choibalsan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Choibalsan does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Choibalsan misses with a left hand
and Sato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Sato misses.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choibalsan.
Choibalsan throws a right hand that misses
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
Choibalsan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choibalsan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Choibalsan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choibalsan misses with a takedown attempt - Sato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Sato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Choibalsan.
Akira Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temujin Choibalsan.
Choibalsan scores with a jab to the head.
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sato scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Choibalsan misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Choibalsan.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choibalsan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws out a leg kick but Choibalsan moves out of range and Sato only half commits.
Choibalsan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Choibalsan throws a right hand that misses
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Choibalsan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Choibalsan down.
Choibalsan misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Sato is predictable there
and Choibalsan counters with a single leg into guard. Sato didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choibalsan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Choibalsan landing with the ground and pound.
Sato is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Choibalsan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Temujin Choibalsan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Choibalsan with a jab.
Choibalsan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Choibalsan moves to clinch but Sato breaks away
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato drives through and clinches with Choibalsan against the cage.
Choibalsan misses with a body punch.
Sato gets underhooks to prevent Choibalsan's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Choibalsan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Choibalsan is leaning against Sato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choibalsan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Choibalsan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sato seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Choibalsan can turn it around.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Choibalsan has clasped his hands together around Sato's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sato bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Choibalsan moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choibalsan throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Choibalsan thinking.
Sato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Choibalsan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Choibalsan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato thuds his right hand into Choibalsan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Choibalsan misses with a wild body shot.
Akira Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Choibalsan misses.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choibalsan.
Sato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choibalsan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choibalsan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Choibalsan lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choibalsan scores with a nice head shot.
Choibalsan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Choibalsan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Choibalsan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Choibalsan connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Choibalsan.
Choibalsan thuds a left hand into Sato's body.
Choibalsan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Choibalsan moved out of range nicely.
Choibalsan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choibalsan postures up in Sato's guard and throws a big left but Sato blocks it.
Choibalsan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sato wants to stand up but Choibalsan is controlling him.
Sato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choibalsan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choibalsan postures up in Sato's guard and throws a big left but Sato blocks it.
Choibalsan is looking to work some ground and pound but Sato has wrist control.
Choibalsan throwing strikes but missing.
Choibalsan stops Sato from standing up.
Choibalsan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choibalsan is looking to work some ground and pound but Sato has wrist control.
Choibalsan throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choibalsan throwing strikes from guard but Sato blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Choibalsan is looking to work some ground and pound but Sato has wrist control.
Sato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choibalsan throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Choibalsan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Choibalsan throws a big right hand that misses.
Choibalsan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Choibalsan throwing strikes from guard but Sato blocks nicely.
Choibalsan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Temujin Choibalsan just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Choibalsan loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
Choibalsan misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a solid body kick.
Choibalsan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choibalsan thuds a left hand into Sato's body.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Choibalsan shoots in for a takedown but Sato shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choibalsan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Choibalsan misses with a wild body shot.
Choibalsan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choibalsan wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Sato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Choibalsan.
Sato keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Choibalsan moves away from the strike by Sato.
Choibalsan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Choibalsan.
Sato avoids the body shot from Choibalsan.
Choibalsan misses with a right hand
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choibalsan.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Choibalsan slips a jab from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choibalsan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Choibalsan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sato tries to move into range but Choibalsan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sato takes one on the button.
Choibalsan misses with a takedown
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akira Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temujin Choibalsan.
Choibalsan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choibalsan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choibalsan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Sato swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choibalsan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato cracks a nice hook into Choibalsan's ribs.
Choibalsan closes the distance and pushes Sato back into the cage.
Sato lands a left hand.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choibalsan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choibalsan blocks an uppercut.
Sato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Choibalsan or not.
Choibalsan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Choibalsan takes a shot to the head.
Sato lands a right hand.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Choibalsan controls the action.
Choibalsan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Choibalsan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Choibalsan misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sato.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choibalsan goes for a takedown attempt but Sato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A low kick from Sato is predictable there
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Choibalsan misses.
Sato misses with a leg kick
and Choibalsan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sato!
Temujin Choibalsan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Choibalsan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Choibalsan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Choibalsan lands an elbow.
Choibalsan cracks Sato with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Choibalsan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Choibalsan crashes against the mat.
Sato managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Choibalsan.
Choibalsan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Choibalsan scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choibalsan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sato rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Choibalsan's guard! Nice work there by Sato!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Akira Sato will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sato throws a head kick but Choibalsan moves out of range.
Sato lands with a cross.
Akira Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato throws a looping overhand right but Choibalsan ducks down to avoid it.
Choibalsan feints the counter takedown.
Choibalsan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Choibalsan.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choibalsan.
Sato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Choibalsan looks for a takedown but Sato sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Choibalsan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choibalsan lands a nice shot that snaps Sato's head back.
Sato throws a head kick but Choibalsan moves out of range.
Choibalsan misses with a takedown attempt
and Sato counters with a left to the body.
Choibalsan ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato moves into the clinch.
Choibalsan tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Choibalsan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato prevents a body shot from Choibalsan.
Choibalsan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato blocks a body shot from Choibalsan.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato lands with a left to the head.
Choibalsan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Sato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Choibalsan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Choibalsan misses with a body punch.
Choibalsan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Akira Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temujin Choibalsan.
Sato gets through Choibalsan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Choibalsan controls his hands.
Choibalsan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Choibalsan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato prevents a body shot from Choibalsan.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Choibalsan controls the action.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato lands with a right to the head.
Choibalsan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akira Sato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sato pushes Choibalsan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Choibalsan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sato is leaning against Choibalsan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sato.
Sato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choibalsan backwards.
Sato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Sato - that landed with a thud.
Choibalsan takes a shot to the head.
Sato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sato lands a right hand.
Choibalsan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Temujin Choibalsan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sato blocks a body shot from Choibalsan.
Sato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choibalsan backwards.
Nice body punch from Sato.
Sato lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Choibalsan blocks a body shot from Sato.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Choibalsan avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Choibalsan avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Choibalsan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Choibalsan blocks a body shot from Sato.
Choibalsan is working for takedown but Sato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Choibalsan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato scores with a hook to the body.
Choibalsan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Choibalsan lands a nice shot to the body.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Choibalsan avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Sato blocks a body shot from Choibalsan.
Choibalsan goes for a takedown attempt but Sato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sato slips a straight right by Choibalsan.
Choibalsan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choibalsan misses with a hook
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Choibalsan moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Choibalsan 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Temujin Choibalsan!
Temujin Choibalsan is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Temujin Choibalsan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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