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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Wilco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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161 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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163 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jae Wilco!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoshida misses with a takedown attempt - Wilco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wilco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yoshida takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilco breaks from Yoshida's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yoshida is working to get back to half guard.
Wilco lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Ken Yoshida has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yoshida swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Yoshida tries to reverse the position but Wilco maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Yoshida that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yoshida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilco is working for a guillotine from mount but Yoshida frees his head quite easily.
Wilco lands a nice shot to the head.
Yoshida is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilco raining down shots from the mount!
Wilco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilco with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilco working Yoshida over with strikes here.
Wilco is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yoshida is surviving well by controlling Wilco's body position as best he can.
Wilco looking for a guillotine from mount but Yoshida is having none of it.
Wilco lands a big elbow.
Yoshida tries to hold on but Wilco postures up.
Wilco with the ground and pound from mount.
Yoshida slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida has hold of Wilco's hands but Wilco slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yoshida is looking for a sweep. Wilco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilco wants to work for an arm triangle but Yoshida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yoshida is looking for a sweep. Wilco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yoshida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilco pulls his head out easily.
Yoshida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yoshida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Wilco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yoshida gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wilco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yoshida is looking for a triangle but Wilco pushes his legs off easily.
Wilco trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilco won't allow Yoshida to sweep him here.
Wilco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing Wilco from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yoshida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilco is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Wilco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilco avoids a kick to the body.
Wilco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yoshida sprawls well initially but Wilco persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yoshida tries to get to full guard but Wilco has control of the leg.
Yoshida wants to control but Wilco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yoshida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilco working some strikes from top position.
Yoshida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida looking to control.
Wilco distracts Yoshida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilco is working Yoshida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yoshida trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Yoshida 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.
Wilco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing Wilco from controlling successfully.
Yoshida will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing Wilco from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilco showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yoshida's head.
Yoshida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilco defends well.
Wilco lands a couple of elbows.
Yoshida wants to sweep here but Wilco controlling him for the moment.
Yoshida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilco throwing strikes from guard but Yoshida blocks nicely.
Yoshida striking off his back but it's not causing Wilco any problems.
Wilco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshida is keeping the position for now.
Wilco wants to control from the top but Yoshida keeps moving.
Yoshida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jae Wilco has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Wilco.
Nice sprawl there from Wilco as Yoshida shoots in.
The fighters circling - Wilco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilco connects with a right hand. Yoshida shakes it off.
Yoshida drops his hands momentarily and Wilco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilco misses with a takedown attempt
and Yoshida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yoshida.
Yoshida working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilco's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilco is on top in guard.
Wilco trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilco is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshida has wrist control.
Wilco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yoshida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilco stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshida.
Wilco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Wilco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Wilco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yoshida as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Wilco as Yoshida shoots in.
Yoshida stalks Wilco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilco's face. Wilco staggers backwards, shaken.
Yoshida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilco throws a solid leg kick but Yoshida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilco.
Horrible takedown by Wilco or perhaps it was just good defense by Yoshida which made him look bad.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilco manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida has his takedown stuffed
and Wilco counters with a left to the body.
Yoshida throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wilco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilco looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ken Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilco fails with the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ken Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jae Wilco.
Wilco keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
Wilco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yoshida defends it easily.
Yoshida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yoshida trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wilco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yoshida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilco trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoshida is trying to keep Wilco in close.
Yoshida tries to strike from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yoshida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida tries to land a front kick but Wilco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilco throws a series of punches but Yoshida moves out of range.
Wilco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ken Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yoshida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yoshida looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wilco puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilco lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ken Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilco is working for a submission of some sort.
Yoshida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yoshida wants to control but Wilco is keeping busy.
Yoshida wants to get back to full guard.
Jae Wilco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yoshida tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nice strikes from Wilco there.
Yoshida wants to get back to full guard.
Wilco controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Wilco.
Yoshida has hold of Wilco's hands but Wilco slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yoshida actively working from the bottom here.
Wilco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wilco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yoshida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jae Wilco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilco 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jae Wilco!
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