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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Yang Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang Minowa has chosen Aint no Mountain High enough as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
142 lbs
6 - 9 - 1 |
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175 cm
20
146 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Astro Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Yang Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yang Minowa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boy is working Yang Minowa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yang Minowa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yang Minowa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boy cracks Yang Minowa with a big elbow.
Boy cracks Yang Minowa with a big elbow.
Boy misses with the ground and pound.
Boy working the ground and pound from side control.
Boy landing strikes.
Yang Minowa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boy is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Boy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Boy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yang Minowa to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is looking to take a break and control but Yang Minowa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yang Minowa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Boy connects with a decent elbow.
Boy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Boy working the head and body with strikes.
Yang Minowa is trying to improve his position.
Boy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yang Minowa tries to buck Boy off but Boy is having none of it.
Boy decides to stand back up. Boy steps back and let's Yang Minowa get back to his feet.
Boy gets a takedown into half guard.
Boy thows a huge punch but Yang Minowa dodges it nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang Minowa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yang Minowa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boy.
Yang Minowa is trying to stand up here but Boy is controlling him well.
Boy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boy prevents Yang Minowa from standing back up.
Boy working Yang Minowa over with strikes.
Yang Minowa tries to kick Boy off but Boy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Yang Minowa misses with a takedown
so Boy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yang Minowa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boy won't allow Yang Minowa to get back to his feet.
Boy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boy chips away with some ground and pound.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Yang Minowa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang Minowa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boy is one step ahead there.
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.
Yang Minowa controls Boy momentarily but Boy frees himself.
Yang Minowa has momentary wrist control but Boy slips an elbow through the middle.
Boy wants to stand and escape but instead Yang Minowa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yang Minowa looking to sit in guard and control but Boy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang Minowa trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Astro Boy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boy looks to land a strike but Yang Minowa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yang Minowa kicks Boy off and gets to his feet.
Yang Minowa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boy counters with a takedown into side control.
Boy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yang Minowa tries to buck Boy off but Boy is having none of it.
Boy working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Boy.
Yang Minowa is trying to get back to his feet.
Boy lands a nice forearm strike.
Boy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yang Minowa is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yang Minowa parries the strikes from Boy easily there. Boy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yang Minowa to escape.
Yang Minowa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boy.
Boy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yang Minowa is trying to get back to his feet.
Yang Minowa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Boy connects with a decent elbow.
Boy is trying to ground and pound but Yang Minowa uses the momentary lack of control by Boy to regain half guard.
Boy stops Yang Minowa from getting back to his feet.
Boy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yang Minowa pushes Boy off looking to stand but Boy dives back in and keeps control.
Yang Minowa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boy throwing strikes from guard but Yang Minowa blocks nicely.
Boy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yang Minowa is breathing heavily.
Boy fails with the takedown
and Yang Minowa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boy!
Yang Minowa tries to stand up but Boy grabs his leg and drags him down! Boy is now on top, in side control.
You can see the frustration on Yang Minowa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yang Minowa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yang Minowa wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy stands up and beckons Yang Minowa to his feet.
Yang Minowa shoots and misses
and Boy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yang Minowa has momentary wrist control but Boy slips an elbow through the middle.
Boy landing with the ground and pound.
Yang Minowa keeping full guard, as Boy tries to pass.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yang Minowa has momentary wrist control but Boy slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boy scoring with some ground and pound.
Yang Minowa is looking to stand up but Boy isn't so interested in that idea.
Yang Minowa is working an open guard so Boy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yang Minowa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang Minowa wants to get up but he can't break Boy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Astro Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang Minowa prevents Boy from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Astro Boy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yang Minowa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
Boy chips away with some ground and pound.
Boy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boy stops Yang Minowa from standing up.
Yang Minowa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boy!
Yang Minowa get's back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yang Minowa with a poor takedown
and Boy counters with a shoot takedown. Yang Minowa fights it but they end up in guard.
Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang Minowa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boy is controlling him.
Boy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boy trying to control but Yang Minowa is working from the bottom.
Yang Minowa pushes Boy off and gets back to his feet.
Boy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yang Minowa to the mat! Yang Minowa manages to get full guard.
Yang Minowa pushes Boy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yang Minowa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang Minowa gets to his feet - Boy follows without any prompting.
Boy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yang Minowa counters with a shoot takedown. Boy fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang Minowa wants to stand but Boy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yang Minowa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang Minowa 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.
Yang Minowa throws and elbow that misses. Boy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yang Minowa's guard. Nice move by Boy!
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yang Minowa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy lands a couple of elbows.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yang Minowa is proving hard to escape from.
Yang Minowa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boy is controlling him.
Boy throwing strikes from guard but Yang Minowa blocks nicely.
Boy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boy is looking to work some ground and pound but Yang Minowa has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy thows a big elbow that misses.
Yang Minowa is looking to stand up but Boy isn't so interested in that idea.
Chan Yang Minowa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Astro Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Yang Minowa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chan Yang Minowa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Astro Boy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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