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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flex Kellosalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellosalo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Contra - Jungle Jam . The crowd seem to be enjoying Yasuda's choice of entrance music: Volbeat- A Warrior's Call. Zari Yasuda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flex Kellosalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zari Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellosalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasuda lands a jab to the nose.
Yasuda throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a leg kick.
Yasuda just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kellosalo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yasuda.
Yasuda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kellosalo.
Kellosalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kellosalo lands an overhand right.
Yasuda throws a hook but Kellosalo avoids it easily.
Kellosalo throws a looping overhand right but Yasuda ducks down to avoid it.
Kellosalo connects with an inside leg kick.
Yasuda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kellosalo blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellosalo misses the shot to the body.
Yasuda lands a head kick. Kellosalo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yasuda tries to clinch there but Kellosalo circles away.
Yasuda cracks Kellosalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yasuda misses with a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Yasuda throws a poor cross that misses
and Kellosalo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yasuda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yasuda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yasuda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kellosalo checks it well.
Yasuda ducks under a wild hook from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo tries to clinch but Yasuda is having none of it.
Kellosalo doesn't manage to clinch there - Yasuda circles away.
Jab, jab by Yasuda - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yasuda.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kellosalo.
Kellosalo scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda with a nice cross.
Yasuda throws a chopping leg kick but Kellosalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yasuda scores with a jab.
Kellosalo keeps Yasuda at a distance using the push kick.
Kellosalo scores with a jab to the head.
Kellosalo misses with a double jab.
Yasuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yasuda looks to land a left hand but Kellosalo moved out of range nicely.
Yasuda throws a lazy right hand but Kellosalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a jab to the head.
Yasuda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kellosalo missing with a left hand there. Yasuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yasuda throws a wild body kick that Kellosalo sees coming a mile off.
Kellosalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasuda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yasuda cracks Kellosalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Yasuda.
Kellosalo checks a low kick from Yasuda.
Kellosalo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yasuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yasuda throws a looping overhand right but Kellosalo ducks down to avoid it.
Zari Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
Yasuda throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda misses with a right hand
and Kellosalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kellosalo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kellosalo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yasuda lands a jab to the nose.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kellosalo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasuda misses with a body kick.
Kellosalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kellosalo throws a jab when Yasuda was well out of range.
Yasuda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yasuda blocks an elbow strike.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda blocks an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kellosalo throws an elbow but misses.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Kellosalo is trying to maintain a safe position but Yasuda gets an underhook and turns Kellosalo into the cage.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kellosalo controls the action.
Yasuda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Kellosalo.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kellosalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellosalo lands a right hand.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellosalos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Yasuda is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda avoiding damage as Kellosalo throws knees to the body.
Kellosalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kellosalo takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kellosalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yasuda's brow.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Kellosalo throws an elbow that misses.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Kellosalo looking to slow down the pace here.
Yasuda avoids the elbow strike from Kellosalo, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kellosalo fails to land.
Kellosalo effectively controlling the action here.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kellosalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda gets through Kellosalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kellosalo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kellosalo has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Kellosalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yasuda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kellosalo controls the action.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellosalo stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
Yasuda managing to block the knees to the body from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kellosalo stalling against the cage.
Kellosalo lands an elbow inside that Yasuda shrugs off.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda works on Kellosalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kellosalo blocks it.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow over the top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda gets through Kellosalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda avoiding damage as Kellosalo throws knees to the body.
Kellosalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow over the top.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kellosalo or not.
Kellosalo misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo blocking some punches.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Yasuda takes an elbow to the temple.
Kellosalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yasuda blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kellosalo.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
A short left from Yasuda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda dominated that round.
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.
Both fighters circling a little - Kellosalo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yasuda throws a body kick that misses.
Kellosalo misses the body punch
and Yasuda counters with an inside leg kick.
Yasuda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yasuda. Kellosalo shrugs it off though.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
Yasuda throws the kick towards the body but Kellosalo avoids it.
Yasuda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kellosalo moves in looking to clinch but Yasuda pushes him off.
Kellosalo misses with an uppercut. Yasuda saw that one coming.
Yasuda throws a body kick that misses.
Kellosalo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Zari Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kellosalo checks a leg kick.
Kellosalo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yasuda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kellosalo throws a sloppy head kick and Yasuda moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Kellosalo misses
and Yasuda counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yasuda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kellosalo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kellosalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yasuda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kellosalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yasuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yasuda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yasuda ducks under a wild hook from Kellosalo.
A head kick misses from Kellosalo.
Yasuda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kellosalo checks a leg kick.
Kellosalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yasuda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kellosalo checks a leg kick.
Yasuda looks to throw the jab but Kellosalo is out of range.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellosalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo moves out of range of the leg kick from Yasuda.
Yasuda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kellosalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yasuda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kellosalo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kellosalo blocks a leg kick.
Kellosalo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range and Kellosalo settles back down.
Yasuda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yasuda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yasuda scores with a hook to the body. Kellosalo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yasuda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Kellosalo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kellosalo moves away.
Yasuda lands a jab.
Kellosalo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kellosalo checks a low kick from Yasuda.
Kellosalo checks a leg kick.
Yasuda slips a straight right by Kellosalo.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellosalo.
Yasuda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yasuda misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kellosalo in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Yasuda.
Yasuda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kellosalo is out of range and Yasuda settles back down.
Kellosalo tries to clinch but Yasuda moves out of range.
Yasuda avoids the head kick by Kellosalo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yasuda. Kellosalo shrugs it off though.
Yasuda lunges at Kellosalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kellosalo's hand.
Kellosalo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellosalo.
Yasuda tries to score with a low kick but Kellosalo moves his leg out of the way.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
Yasuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda wants to slow Kellosalo down by chopping away at his legs.
Yasuda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yasuda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yasuda tried to score with a low kick but Kellosalo checks it.
Yasuda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kellosalo throws a hook but Yasuda avoids it easily.
Kellosalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kellosalo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yasuda, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Yasuda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kellosalo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yasuda is able to avoid easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kellosalo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yasuda misses with a hook. Kellosalo ducked under it nicely.
Kellosalo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yasuda tries to clinch there but Kellosalo circles away.
A lazy left from Yasuda finds it's target.
Kellosalo blocks the body kick.
Yasuda throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yasuda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kellosalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kellosalo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Yasuda with that takedown attempt.
Kellosalo connects with a right hand. Yasuda shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Kellosalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kellosalo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kellosalo is looking to clinch.
Yasuda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kellosalo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kellosalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kellosalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kellosalo lands an elbow inside.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow strike.
Yasuda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kellosalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo looking to slow down the pace here.
Kellosalo lands with a left to the head.
Kellosalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kellosalo throws an elbow that misses.
Kellosalo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kellosalo fails to land.
Kellosalo throws a head punch that misses.
Kellosalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yasuda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kellosalo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yasuda tries to score with a low kick but Kellosalo moves his leg out of the way.
Yasuda tries to close the distance and clinch but Kellosalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Yasuda
and Kellosalo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yasuda throws a hook but Kellosalo avoids it easily.
Kellosalo blocks a leg kick.
Kellosalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasuda thuds his shin into the meat of Kellosalo's side.
Yasuda cracks Kellosalo with an open hand slap.
Kellosalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kellosalo blocks the body kick.
Yasuda throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kellosalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Yasuda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellosalo ducks under a wild hook from Yasuda.
A head kick misses from Kellosalo.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Kellosalo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kellosalo down.
Yasuda misses with a body kick.
Kellosalo lands with a kick to the temple. Yasuda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kellosalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kellosalo rushes Yasuda and presses him up against the cage.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda blocks the elbow strike.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kellosalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kellosalo blocks it.
Yasuda works on Kellosalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Kellosalo blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Kellosalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kellosalo scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kellosalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo trying to land knees to the body.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kellosalo blocks it.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Zari Yasuda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kellosalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasuda's elbow.
Kellosalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda is leaning against Kellosalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda is working Kellosalo over against the cage.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasuda missing with knees to the body.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda blocks the elbow strike.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kellosalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda being controlled against the cage.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Kellosalo lands an elbow inside.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Kellosalo takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellosalos head.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Kellosalo takes a shot to the head.
Kellosalo missing with knees to the body.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda blocks an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
Yasuda blocking some punches.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Kellosalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kellosalo's gas tank.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Kellosalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kellosalo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Yasuda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda dodges an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
Yasuda avoids the elbow strike from Kellosalo, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yasuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kellosalo blocks it.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda misses with an elbow over the top.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kellosalo.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kellosalo stalling in the clinch.
Yasuda pushes Kellosalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flex Kellosalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
A short left from Kellosalo.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda gets through Kellosalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kellosalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda dodges an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kellosalo controls the action.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kellosalo blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda pushes Kellosalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kellosalo avoids it.
Yasuda lands with a short shot to the head.
Kellosalo trying to control the position but instead, Yasuda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kellosalo into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Yasuda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Kellosalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda gets through Kellosalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kellosalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kellosalo trying to land knees to the body.
Kellosalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yasuda is defending well for now.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Kellosalo is working Yasuda over against the cage.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Kellosalo.
Yasuda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kellosalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Kellosalo.
Kellosalo misses with some punches.
Kellosalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Kellosalo trying to stall but Yasuda improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kellosalo controls the action.
Kellosalo lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zari Yasuda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yasuda 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Zari Yasuda!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Zari Yasuda!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Zari Yasuda!
Zari Yasuda wins by unanimous decision!
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