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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Springs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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161 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Springs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springs throws a sloppy body shot
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Springs looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Yoshida throws a lazy uppercut
and Springs counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Springs ducks under and follows up with a left that Springs also avoids with ease.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Springs moves out of range.
Springs scores with a jab.
Springs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Springs just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida instigates a clinch.
Springs is leaning against Yoshida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Springs.
Springs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Springs misses with a punch to the body.
Springs swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springs works on Yoshida's body with a couple of short punches.
Springs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Springs lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Springs.
Yoshida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Springs is keeping busy.
Springs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Springs lands a body shot.
Springs lands a nice uppercut.
Springs lands a body punch.
Springs lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Ken Yoshida has been cut.
Good body shot from Springs.
Springs digs a right hand underneath Yoshida's ribcage. Yoshida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Springs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Springs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoshidas head.
A short uppercut from Springs.
Springs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Springs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Springs.
Springs presses Yoshida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Springs has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yoshida is trying to keep an underhook but Springs manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Springs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yoshida won't allow Springs to pass to mount.
Springs frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yoshida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yoshida has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Springs is looking to work his way around to Yoshida's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Springs content just to control the position here.
Springs's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yoshida is squirming around, avoiding Springs's attempts to control the action.
Springs looking for a guillotine from mount but Yoshida is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida prevents Springs from taking his back.
Yoshida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Springs moves to the back.
Yoshida rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Yoshida is trying to get back to full guard.
Springs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yoshida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yoshida manages to get to full guard.
Springs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing Springs from controlling successfully.
Springs looking to pass the guard.
Springs trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Springs trying to control but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
Springs passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Springs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Springs misses with a wild body shot.
Springs punishes Yoshida's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Springs moves out of range easily.
Springs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Springs. Those never looked like landing.
Springs defending well as Yoshida loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida drops his hands momentarily and Springs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Springs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Springs misses with a body punch
and Yoshida counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with a nice combination. Springs backs away looking to recover.
Springs is looking to wear down Yoshida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Springs's legs.
Ken Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Yoshida misses
and Springs counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida lands a leg kick that knocks Springs off balance momentarily.
Springs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick.
Springs misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshida counters with a right hand to the body.
Springs scores with a three punch combo!
Yoshida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Springs.
Yoshida avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Springs.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Springs was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Springs misses with a body shot
and Yoshida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Springs.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Springs was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Springs misses with a looping right.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Springs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yoshida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Springs looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Springs moves out of range easily.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Springs with a series of wild strikes but Springs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshida thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Springs.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. Springs didn't see that one coming.
Yoshida thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yoshida drives through and clinches with Springs against the cage.
Yoshida stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Springs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Springs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida tries to stall but Springs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Springs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Springs struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Springs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Springs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Springs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Springs tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Springs lands with a left to the head.
Springs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Springs swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Springs - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Springs.
Springs digs a right hand underneath Yoshida's ribcage. Yoshida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Springs digs a right hand into Yoshida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshida's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Springs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Springs connects with a nice looking jab.
Springs misses with a double jab
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick.
Yoshida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Springs tries to clinch up but Yoshida circles away and keeps his distance.
Springs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Springs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yoshida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yoshida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Springs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yoshida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs trying to control but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
Yoshida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Springs's guard.
Springs wants to sweep here but Yoshida controlling him for the moment.
Yoshida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Springs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yoshida trying to control the position from guard on top but Springs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Springs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yoshida is in close to Springs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Springs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yoshida is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Springs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Springs's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida doesn't have the hooks in and Springs manages to turn into his guard.
Springs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshida is keeping the position for now.
Yoshida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Springs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Springs wants to control from the top but Yoshida keeps moving.
Yoshida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Springs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Springs trying to control but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
Nate Springs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Springs looking to pass the guard.
Ken Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nate Springs just wasn't active enough.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Springs was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Springs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Springs blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Ken Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Springs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Springs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Nate Springs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Springs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Springs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Springs works on Yoshida's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yoshida is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Springs scores with a hook to the body.
Yoshida is looking to control Springs's arms but Springs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yoshida has his back to the cage.
Springs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Springs.
A right handed body shot lands from Springs.
A body shot lands from Springs.
Nice body punch from Springs - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Springs.
Springs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Springs has Yoshida pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Springs pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yoshida tumbling to the mat - Springs dives into Yoshida's guard.
Springs trying to control but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Springs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Springs 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Springs!
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FIGHT
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