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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahura Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo's entrance music is Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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142 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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175 cm
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140 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahura Yakisoba!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakisoba missing with a left hand there. Mayo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayo wants to clinch but Yakisoba slips to the side
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yakisoba scores with a jab.
Mayo misses with a hook
and Yakisoba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yakisoba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
Yakisoba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Mayo.
Mayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakisoba manages to avoid it.
Yakisoba lands with a shot to the body.
Mayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a left to the body.
Yakisoba throws a shot to the body.
Yakisoba takes a swing at Mayo's ribcage but misses.
Mayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yakisoba counters with a straight right hand.
Yakisoba lands a lovely overhand right.
Yakisoba tries to move into range but Mayo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yakisoba lands a right hook to the body.
Yakisoba scores with a three punch combo!
Mayo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba lands a nice shot to the body.
A left lands for Yakisoba.
Yakisoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yakisoba punishes Mayo's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo lands with a right hand.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Yakisoba counter with a right hand.
Yakisoba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mayo's head.
Yakisoba jabs Mayo right on the nose. Mayo blinks but takes it well.
Yakisoba lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba digs a good hook to Mayo's body.
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
and Mayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayo throws a right hand that misses
and Yakisoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yakisoba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yakisoba throws a combination. Mayo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yakisoba throws a shot to the body.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayo thinking.
Yakisoba lands the left hand.
Yakisoba scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mayo rather than just go for the knockout.
Mayo misses with an uppercut
and Yakisoba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yakisoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yakisoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakisoba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo wants to clinch.
Yakisoba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mayo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yakisoba.
Mayo throws a poor cross that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mayo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yakisoba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Mayo misses
and Yakisoba counters with a three punch combo that has Mayo backing up. Mayo nods at Yakisoba to acknowledge the strikes.
Yakisoba's corner calls for a 1-2. Yakisoba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mayo instigates a clinch.
Yakisoba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayo blocks an uppercut.
Yakisoba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mayo swings widly with a right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yakisoba looks to land a combination. Mayo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yakisoba thuds a left hand into Mayo's body.
Yakisoba scores with the left hand. Mayo knows he should have avoided that one.
Yakisoba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mayo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mayo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yakisoba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo misses with a body shot.
Yakisoba connects with a body shot that sends Mayo's belly button to the back.
Yakisoba jabs Mayo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yakisoba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mayo is breathing heavily.
Mayo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mayo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Yakisoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakisoba gets caught napping as Mayo dives in and scores a takedown. Yakisoba manages to retain guard.
Yakisoba wants to sweep but no luck.
Yakisoba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mayo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yakisoba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mayo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yakisoba looking for a sweep. Not yet Yakisoba, not yet.
Mayo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yakisoba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mayo looking to sit in guard and control but Yakisoba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mayo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mayo keeping moving, preventing Yakisoba from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahura Yakisoba dominated that round.
That's time! Mayo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakisoba. Mayo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Yakisoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a one-two to the body.
Yakisoba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yakisoba duly obliges.
Mayo shoots in and bounces Yakisoba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yakisoba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mayo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yakisoba finds it's way round the side to connect with Mayo's head.
Yakisoba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mayo to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
Yakisoba lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayo closes the distance and clinches.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakisoba avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba looking to throw knees to the head but Mayo is blocking nicely.
Yakisoba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yakisoba misses with the head strike.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakisoba avoids it.
Yakisoba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Yakisoba blocks with his arms.
Mayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yakisoba blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yakisoba lands a body shot.
Yakisoba looking to slow down the pace here.
Mayo stalling in the clinch but Yakisoba improves position.
Mayo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yakisoba lands a nice knee to the body.
Mayo trying to stall but Yakisoba improves his position.
Mayo stalling against the cage.
Mayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yakisoba as Mayo tries to tie him up.
Mayo can't find room to land a body shot as Yakisoba controls the action.
Mayo lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mayo fails to land.
Mayo trying to stall but Yakisoba improves his position.
Yakisoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayo can't find room to land a body shot as Yakisoba controls the action.
Yakisoba digs a right hand underneath Mayo's ribcage. Mayo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yakisoba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakisoba avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakisoba gets an underhook and turns Mayo into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yakisoba lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayo backwards.
Yakisoba avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Mayo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yakisoba works on Mayo's body with a couple of short punches.
Mayo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayo misses with a knee strike.
Yakisoba stalling the fight.
Mayo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yakisoba is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayo.
Mayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayo presses Yakisoba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba scores with a shoulder strike.
Mayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yakisoba is trying to push Mayo away but Mayo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakisoba.
Mayo is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakisoba gets an underhook and turns Mayo into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mayo smiles and moves away.
Yakisoba stalks Mayo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mayo's face. Mayo staggers backwards, shaken.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a straight right hand.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Yakisoba finds it's target.
Mayo moves forwards but Yakisoba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Yakisoba.
Mayo throws a right hand that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yakisoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayo walks into a jab.
Mayo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yakisoba tests Mayo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yakisoba lands with a nice body punch.
Yakisoba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yakisoba counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahura Yakisoba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yakisoba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mayo doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayo gets a takedown into half guard.
Mayo trying to control from half guard but Yakisoba is working away.
Mayo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yakisoba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayo is working away from the top position though.
Yakisoba keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Yakisoba's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Masahura Yakisoba was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mayo misses with a right hand
letting Yakisoba counter with a right hand.
Masahura Yakisoba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakisoba. Mayo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayo is looking to clinch but Yakisoba is avoiding it.
Mayo staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Mayo misses
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayo thinking.
Jab from Yakisoba.
Mayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yakisoba counter with a right hand.
Yakisoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayo moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayo is just out of range.
Masahura Yakisoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakisoba stuns Mayo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chris Mayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yakisoba to the ground. Mayo is now in Yakisoba's guard.
Yakisoba pulls Mayo in close to his closed guard and prevents Mayo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yakisoba trying to keep a closed guard but Mayo is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Masahura Yakisoba.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakisoba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yakisoba jabs Mayo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mayo throws an off balance right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Yakisoba to counter with a crisp jab.
Yakisoba misses with a left hand
and Mayo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yakisoba's guard now.
Mayo working some strikes from top position.
Yakisoba is controlling Mayo's posture.
Yakisoba looking for a sweep. Not yet Yakisoba, not yet.
Mayo wants to pass the guard but Yakisoba is keeping the position.
Mayo throwing strikes but missing.
Yakisoba keeping moving, preventing Mayo from controlling successfully.
Yakisoba working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Masahura Yakisoba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mayo scores with a jab to the body.
Yakisoba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayo lands a jab to the nose.
Yakisoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yakisoba looks to land a left hand but Mayo moved out of range nicely.
Mayo throws a right hand that misses
and Yakisoba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Yakisoba counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayo has managed to clinch.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Yakisoba blocks with his arms.
Mayo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yakisoba avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yakisoba as Mayo tries to tie him up.
Mayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakisoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mayo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yakisoba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masahura Yakisoba!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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