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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoichi Yukimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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143 lbs
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136 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryoichi Yukimura!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Kane.
Yukimura tries to roll over but Kane keeps him under control.
Kane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yukimura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yukimura is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yukimura misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yukimura gets back to full guard.
Yukimura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kane works over Yukimura with some ground and pound from guard.
Yukimura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yukimura's guard.
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. Kane connects with a nice short shot to Yukimura's temple.
Yukimura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yukimura has momentary wrist control but Kane slips an elbow through the middle.
Yukimura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yukimura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yukimura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kane is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yukimura is keeping the position for now.
Kane is in close to Yukimura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yukimura lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kane!
Yukimura tries to control but Kane wriggling away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yukimura with a couple of short strikes.
Kane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kane tries to lock up and control but Yukimura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kane sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to get to full guard but Yukimura has control of the leg.
Kane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kane tries to get out of the position.
Kane is concentrating on defense, preventing Yukimura from advancing position.
Kane won't allow Yukimura to pass to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yukimura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yukimura is nestled in close to Kane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kane moves into full guard.
Yukimura wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yukimura manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane stands up over Yukimura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kane wants to pass the guard but Yukimura is keeping the position.
Kane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yukimura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yukimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yukimura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.
Kane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yukimura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yukimura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kane defends it easily.
Yukimura looks gassed!
Yukimura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane moves into full guard.
Kane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yukimura trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Yukimura won't allow Kane to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane managing to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kane 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.
Yukimura drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yukimura stopping the sweep attempt from Kane.
Yukimura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yukimura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yukimura gets to his feet - Kane follows without any prompting.
Kane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Yukimura. Beautiful body shot.
Yukimura tries for a takedown but Kane circles away easily
and Kane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yukimura misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kane working the head and body with strikes.
Kane tries to pass to full mount but Yukimura defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yukimura has hold of Kane's hands but Kane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukimura works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yukimura is looking for a triangle but Kane pushes his legs off easily.
Kane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yukimura manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kane can't escape the position.
Yukimura trying to control but Kane is having none of it.
Yukimura wants to take Kane's back but he can't do it this time.
Yukimura trying to control but Kane is having none of it.
Kane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura unloading with bombs!
Yukimura avoids the attempt from Kane to control.
Yukimura tries to control but Kane wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yukimura working the ground and pound effectively.
Yukimura is working for a guillotine from mount but Kane frees his head quite easily.
Yukimura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kane is looking to escape.
Kane tries to hold on but Yukimura pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yukimura looking to finish Kane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kane!
Yukimura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kane because Yukimura loaded up on that one.
Kane working to try and regain half guard.
Yukimura is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kane has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kane is squirming around, avoiding Yukimura's attempts to control the action.
Kane wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yukimura.
Yukimura sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yukimura looking to finish with strikes here!
Yukimura working for a guillotine from mount but Kane is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kane working to try and regain half guard.
Andrew Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yukimura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kane is surviving well by controlling Yukimura's body position as best he can.
Kane manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Yukimura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yukimura.
Kane is pressing down on Yukimura's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yukimura preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoichi Yukimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yukimura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yukimura is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kane sees it coming and defends easily.
Kane wants to control but Yukimura is keeping busy.
Yukimura tries to pass to full mount but Kane defends it.
Yukimura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yukimura throwing shots but Kane is blocking nicely.
Kane is holding on to half guard well.
Kane wants to improve his position but Yukimura is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukimura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yukimura is trying to control the action in half guard but Kane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kane is defending against the submission attempts here by Yukimura.
Kane moves into full guard.
Kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking to advance position but Yukimura won't allow it.
Kane working over Yukimura with some ground and pound. Yukimura looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yukimura works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yukimura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kane has managed to get both his arms back between Yukimura's legs - danger averted.
Kane is working Yukimura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yukimura lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kane!
Yukimura looking to secure an arm triangle but Kane defends it well.
Kane slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to hold on to Yukimura's head to control him but Yukimura postures up.
Yukimura is trying to control the action in half guard but Kane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kane is trying to control but Yukimura passes into side control!
Kane is trying to improve his position.
Yukimura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Yukimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kane taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yukimura works to advance to full mount. Kane defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yukimura looking to control but Kane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yukimura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kane is bucking up trying to escape but Yukimura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryoichi Yukimura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yukimura 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryoichi Yukimura!
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FIGHT
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