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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mihai Alqayida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masao Katsura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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137 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mihai Alqayida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masao Katsura!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alqayida moves into the clinch.
Katsura tries to break the clinch but Alqayida is controlling the position.
Katsura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alqayida is looking for a takedown.
Katsura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alqayida smiles and moves away.
Katsura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Katsura scores with a jab.
Alqayida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katsura.
Alqayida shoots in looking for a takedown but Katsura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alqayida's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Katsura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihai Alqayida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alqayida.
Alqayida dives in and grabs Katsura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Katsura pushes down on Alqayida's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alqayida closes the distance and pushes Katsura back into the cage.
Katsura is trying to break the clinch but Alqayida is controlling him.
Alqayida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Katsura.
Katsura can't find room to land a body shot as Alqayida controls the action.
Alqayida decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Katsura is looking to stand up but Alqayida won't let him.
Alqayida is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alqayida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alqayida content just to control the position here.
Katsura looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Alqayida is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Katsura defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsura trying to control the hands but Alqayida breaks the grip.
Katsura tries to break free.
Katsura defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Alqayida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alqayida has Katsura flattened out and is raining down punches.
Alqayida biding his time, looking for the opening.
Katsura tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Katsura looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsura is trying desperately to improve position.
Alqayida looking for a guillotine from mount but Katsura is having none of it.
Alqayida throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alqayida controlling his opponent.
Alqayida prevents Katsura from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihai Alqayida dominated that round.
That's time! Alqayida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Katsura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsura defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alqayida.
Alqayida shoots in for a takedown but Katsura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Alqayida.
Alqayida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katsura shoots in for a takedown but Alqayida shows good takedown defense.
Alqayida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Katsura swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihai Alqayida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alqayida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alqayida fails with a takedown attempt.
Masao Katsura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katsura throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Katsura misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsura tries to close the distance and clinch but Alqayida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katsura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alqayida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Katsura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alqayida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katsura wants to clinch
and Alqayida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alqayida.
Alqayida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Katsura throws an elbow that misses.
Alqayida is looking for a takedown.
Alqayida manages to break the clinch.
Katsura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alqayida keeps the fight on the outside.
Katsura throws a series of punches but Alqayida moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alqayida shoots for a double leg takedown but Katsura sprawls well. He's pushed Alqayida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alqayida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Katsura's head.
Sloppy strikes from Katsura. Those never looked like landing.
Katsura closes the distance but Alqayida moves to the side
and Alqayida counters with a body kick that stops Katsura in his tracks momentarily.
Alqayida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katsura connects with a body shot.
Katsura closes the distance but Alqayida moves to the side
and Alqayida counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alqayida throws a leg kick but Katsura sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsura tries to clinch up.
Alqayida scores with a head kick. Katsura tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Katsura stuffs the takedown.
Alqayida has a takedown stuffed.
Alqayida fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Katsura. That snapped Alqayida's head back.
Alqayida has a takedown stuffed.
Jab from Katsura.
Masao Katsura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsura throws a series of punches but Alqayida moves out of range.
Alqayida closes the distance and clinches.
Alqayida will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Katsura up against the cage.
Alqayida manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alqayida kicks Katsura off and gets to his feet.
Katsura scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alqayida fails with a takedown attempt.
Katsura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mihai Alqayida will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Katsura slaps away a takedown attempt from Alqayida, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Katsura is looking to clinch but Alqayida is avoiding it.
Alqayida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katsura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alqayida circles away quickly and effectively.
Katsura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alqayida closes the distance and clinches.
Katsura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alqayida has him pressed against the cage.
Alqayida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Katsura tries to break the clinch but Alqayida is controlling the position.
Katsura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alqayida breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Katsura. No joy for Alqayida on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsura throws a head kick that misses.
Alqayida has Katsura up against the cage in a clinch.
Alqayida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alqayida misses with a takedown attempt - Katsura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihai Alqayida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katsura throws a combination that misses
and Alqayida counters with a three punch combo that has Katsura backing up. Katsura nods at Alqayida to acknowledge the strikes.
Mihai Alqayida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alqayida misses with a head kick.
Katsura shoots in looking for a takedown. Alqayida tries to sprawl out of it but Katsura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alqayida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Katsura closes the distance but Alqayida moves to the side
and Alqayida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alqayida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsura looks to clinch
and Alqayida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alqayida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alqayida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katsura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alqayida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katsura doesn't manage to clinch there - Alqayida circles away.
Katsura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alqayida shoots in and drives through. Katsura sprawls well.
Katsura closes the distance but Alqayida moves to the side
and Alqayida counters by clinching up.
Alqayida gets control of Katsura's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alqayida will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alqayida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Katsura is controlling him.
Alqayida 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alqayida looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Katsura is working Alqayida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alqayida scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alqayida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alqayida defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Katsura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alqayida forces Katsura back against the cage and clinches.
Alqayida looking for a takedown.
Alqayida is looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Katsura wants to get back to striking at distance but Alqayida won't allow it.
Masao Katsura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alqayida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alqayida tries for a takedown but Katsura manages to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alqayida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Katsura walks away with a smile on his face. Alqayida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Katsura scores with a jab to the body.
Mihai Alqayida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alqayida moves out of range as Katsura throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mihai Alqayida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alqayida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mihai Alqayida!
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RATING
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