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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ditka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuma Yoshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Girugamesh - Arrow. Kazuma Yoshiro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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221 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Ditka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Yoshiro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Ditka circles away and keeps his distance.
Ditka keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Ditka pushes him off.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Ditka tries to land a front kick but Yoshiro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Ditka does it's job there.
It looks like Kazuma Yoshiro has been cut.
Kazuma Yoshiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Yoshiro misses its intended target.
Ditka misses with a body kick.
Ditka keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ditka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ditka keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Ditka circles away.
Yoshiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Ditka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ditka.
Ditka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yoshiro as he avoids it easily.
Ditka swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Ditka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ditka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ditka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Ditka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ditka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ditka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ditka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ditka lands with a nice combination. Yoshiro backs away looking to recover.
Ditka throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ditka throws a lazy right hand but Yoshiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshiro rushes Ditka and presses him up against the cage.
Yoshiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ditka avoiding damage as Yoshiro throws knees to the body.
Ditka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yoshiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yoshiro tries to land a knee to the head but Ditka blocks with his arms.
Ditka is trying to force a seperation but Yoshiro has the dominant position.
Ditka digs a right hand underneath Yoshiro's ribcage. Yoshiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoshiro has had enough of the clinch but Ditka keeps him there for the moment.
Ditka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Ditka avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshiro looking to throw knees to the head but Ditka is blocking nicely.
Ditka managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshiro.
Ditka lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ditka is controlling him.
Ditka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yoshiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ditka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yoshiro tries to buck Ditka off but Ditka is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ditka moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Yoshiro is looking to reverse the position.
Ditka is staying tight to Yoshiro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ditka tries to advance to mount but Yoshiro denies him.
Ditka controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ditka tries to move to mount but Yoshiro blocks the move with his legs.
Yoshiro tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Yoshiro is looking to get to half guard.
Ditka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ditka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ditka looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ditka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Yoshiro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Ditka pushes him off.
Ditka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshiro moves out of range as Ditka strikes.
Ditka keeps the fight on the outside.
Ditka swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Ditka keeps it at a distance.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
A jab from Ditka misses.
Ditka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Ditka pushes him off.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Ditka circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Ditka is avoiding it.
Yoshiro slips a jab and a cross from Ditka.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Ditka circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ditka.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro moves away from the strike by Ditka.
Yoshiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ditka keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ditka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshiro slips a straight right by Ditka.
Ditka throws a wild body kick that Yoshiro sees coming a mile off.
Ditka scores with a shot to the body.
Ditka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kazuma Yoshiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ditka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ditka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ditka lands with a hook. Yoshiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Ditka tries to keep at a distance but Yoshiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro looking to throw knees to the head but Ditka is blocking nicely.
Ditka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yoshiro backwards.
Yoshiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ditka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshiro with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Ditka has been cut.
Yoshiro is trying to break the clinch but Ditka has him pressed against the cage.
Ditka avoids the elbow strike from Yoshiro, against the cage.
Yoshiro breaks from the clinch.
Ditka tests Yoshiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ditka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ditka feints and as Yoshiro raises his hands in defense, Ditka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ditka won't allow Yoshiro to get back to his feet.
Yoshiro working a defensive guard here.
Ditka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ditka throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ditka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshiro is keeping the position for now.
Yoshiro 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.
Ditka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ditka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ditka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yoshiro is trying to defend but Ditka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ditka is taking a breather. Yoshiro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ditka prevents Yoshiro from standing back up.
Yoshiro tries to roll over but Ditka keeps him under control.
Ditka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshiro defending well though.
Ditka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yoshiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ditka dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ditka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yoshiro is looking to clinch.
Yoshiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Ditka is avoiding it.
Ditka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Ditka.
Ditka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshiro.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Ditka is avoiding it.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Yoshiro is looking to slow Ditka down with leg kicks.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Ditka is avoiding it.
Yoshiro misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ditka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshiro. Yoshiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ditka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Ditka is avoiding it.
Ditka misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ditka throws a right hand that Yoshiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshiro also avoids with ease.
Ditka lands with a cross.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Yoshiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ditka keeps the fight on the outside.
Ditka misses with an uppercut. Yoshiro saw that one coming.
Ditka throws a lazy right hand but Yoshiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ditka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ditka swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Ditka swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ditka shoots in but Yoshiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Ditka misses its intended target.
Yoshiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ditka.
A head kick misses from Yoshiro.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Ditka keeps it at a distance.
Ditka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yoshiro as he avoids it easily.
Ditka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Ditka circles away.
Yoshiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Ditka circles away.
Ditka moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ditka moves away from the strike by Yoshiro.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ditka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mike Ditka is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ditka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ditka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoshiro needs to keep his hands up - Ditka had a free shot at his head there.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka is having none of it.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Ditka throws a push kick but Yoshiro slaps the foot to one side.
Ditka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ditka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ditka throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshiro's shoulder, as Yoshiro tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Ditka circles away.
Ditka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshiro.
Ditka swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yoshiro!
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ditka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ditka misses with a two punch combination.
Ditka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshiro. Yoshiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ditka misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yoshiro. Ditka shrugs it off though.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka moves out of range.
Yoshiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Ditka circles away.
Ditka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka is having none of it.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka is having none of it.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Ditka is having none of it.
Kazuma Yoshiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mike Ditka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ditka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kazuma Yoshiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ditka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshiro moves away.
Yoshiro is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazuma Yoshiro.
I think Ditka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ditka!
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energy
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hype
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