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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiriro Itsuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiriro Itsuma has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiriro Itsuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Itsuma closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Itsuma pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Itsuma.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Itsuma's calf.
Itsuma is looking to clinch.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Itsuma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Itsuma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Itsuma persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Itsuma fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiriro Itsuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Itsuma darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itsuma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Itsuma looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Itsuma was not able to check.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Itsuma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itsuma.
Smith cracks the inside of Itsuma's front leg.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Itsuma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Itsuma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Itsuma wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Itsuma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Itsuma. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Itsuma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Itsuma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith feints and then cracks Itsuma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Itsuma down.
Sean Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a head kick that Itsuma semi-blocks.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Itsuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Itsuma tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itsuma with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Itsuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Itsuma tries to avoid it.
Itsuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Itsuma.
Smith leaves Itsuma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yoshiriro Itsuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itsuma is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Itsuma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to slow Itsuma down with leg kicks.
Itsuma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Itsuma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Itsuma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itsuma misses with the body kick
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Itsuma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Itsuma misses with a straight right.
Itsuma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Itsuma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Itsuma is looking to clinch.
Itsuma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Itsuma on that attempt.
Itsuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sean Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Itsuma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshiriro Itsuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Itsuma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Itsuma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Itsuma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Itsuma tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Itsuma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith scores with a head kick. Itsuma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Itsuma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Itsuma throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Itsuma in his tracks momentarily.
Itsuma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itsuma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itsuma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiriro Itsuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Itsuma down.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itsuma's sensitive parts.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Itsuma.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Smith lands but Itsuma takes it in his stride.
Itsuma misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Itsuma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Itsuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Itsuma darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Itsuma takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Itsuma tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Itsuma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Itsuma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itsuma's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith is looking to slow Itsuma down with leg kicks.
A lazy body kick from Itsuma
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Itsuma takes a step back to recover.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Itsuma's calf.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Itsuma shoots in.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Itsuma might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Smith tenderised Itsuma's leg. Itsuma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Itsuma off balance momentarily.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Itsuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Itsuma tries to avoid it.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itsuma's sensitive parts.
Itsuma with a poor takedown
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Itsuma really felt that one!
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith lands a front kick.
Itsuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Itsuma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Itsuma looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Itsuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Itsuma tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Itsuma off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith pushes Itsuma away with a front kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Itsuma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsuma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Itsuma. That did some damage!
Itsuma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith pushes Itsuma away with a front kick.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Itsuma with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Itsuma in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiriro Itsuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Itsuma down.
Itsuma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Itsuma shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Itsuma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Itsuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Itsuma with an open hand slap.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Itsuma down.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Itsuma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Itsuma sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sean Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a head kick. Itsuma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Yoshiriro Itsuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Itsuma's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Smith!
In his post fight interview, Sean Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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