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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Era Ojdanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sata's choice of entrance music: Onward to Victory!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Era Ojdanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sata was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sata is looking to take a break and control but Ojdanic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sata misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ojdanic seems a little lost for a moment, as Sata dominates the positioning.
Sata tries for a kimura but Ojdanic is defending well.
Ojdanic is trying to control Sata's posture but Sata avoids it.
Ojdanic tries to bench press Sata off him but Sata keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata lands an elbow.
Ojdanic is not content to let Sata control the position.
Ojdanic parries the strikes from Sata easily there. Sata is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ojdanic to escape.
Sata wants to control but Ojdanic is keeping him busy.
Sata working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sata trying to control the action but Ojdanic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sata throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ojdanic works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata moves into full mount! Ojdanic won't be happy about that!
Sata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ojdanic?
Sata throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sata goes for an armbar but Ojdanic turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ojdanic.
Sata looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ojdanic has picked Sata up and slammed him! Sata can't keep hold of the triangle and Ojdanic manages to pass to side control!
Sata tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojdanic working away.
Sata tries to bench press Ojdanic off him but Ojdanic keeps the position.
Sata is still trying to improve position.
Sata throws a couple of elbows from the bottom.
Sata struggling a bit here.
Ojdanic is looking to take a break and control but Sata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sata is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sata moves into the clinch successfully.
Sata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ojdanic backwards.
Ojdanic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ojdanic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ojdanic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ojdanic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sata wants to control from the top but Ojdanic keeps moving.
Sata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sata drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ojdanic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ojdanic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ojdanic!
Sata is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata is trying to control Ojdanic's posture but Ojdanic avoids it.
Sata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sata regains half guard.
Akiro Sata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ojdanic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sata has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sata trying to control but Ojdanic postures up.
Sata moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sata 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.
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ojdanic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ojdanic escapes and throws Sata's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sata is not content to let Ojdanic control the position.
Sata wants to control but Ojdanic postures up.
Sata is looking for a sweep.
Ojdanic decides to stand back up. Ojdanic steps back and let's Sata get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojdanic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ojdanic trying to control from half guard but Sata is working away.
Sata is defending against the submission attempts here by Ojdanic.
Sata looking for submissions off his back.
Ojdanic is working for a kimura but Sata is defending it quite comfortably.
Sata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ojdanic pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata actively working from the bottom here.
Sata is looking to improve his position.
Ojdanic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ojdanic controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akiro Sata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ojdanic.
Sata manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sata connects with a nice short shot to Ojdanic's temple.
Sata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ojdanic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sata controlling the action here.
Sata throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojdanic is defending against the submission attempts here by Sata.
Sata is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ojdanic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sata.
Sata is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ojdanic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sata lands a nice short elbow.
Sata looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ojdanic wants to control the action here but instead Sata manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ojdanic because Sata loaded up on that one.
Sata thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sata controlling his opponent.
Sata misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ojdanic turns into him and now he's in Sata's guard.
Akiro Sata is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sata lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ojdanic!
Ojdanic is squirming around, avoiding Sata's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akiro Sata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sata has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiro Sata!
Akiro Sata gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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