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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azato Yasutsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azato Yasutsune has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glen Starner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Azato Yasutsune!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasutsune avoids the body shot from Starner.
Yasutsune tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasutsune lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Starner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yasutsune lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Starner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yasutsune takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Starner swings for the body but Yasutsune moves out of range.
Starner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Starner showed some decent athleticism there.
Starner trying to control from half guard but Yasutsune is working away.
Starner wants to pass the guard but Yasutsune is defending well.
Starner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Starner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner misses with a head shot. Yasutsune uses the momentum to regain guard.
Yasutsune is trying to keep Starner in close.
Yasutsune utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yasutsune really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Starner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yasutsune preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yasutsune preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yasutsune avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yasutsune looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starner wants to pass the guard but Yasutsune is keeping the position.
Starner is working hard here to advance position.
Starner trying to control but Yasutsune is working from the bottom.
Starner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yasutsune is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Starner swings for the body but Yasutsune moves out of range.
Yasutsune ducks under a wild hook from Starner.
Glen Starner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasutsune throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starner lands a head shot.
Starner misses with a hook. Yasutsune ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasutsune defending well as Starner loads up on a big left hand.
Azato Yasutsune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starner shoots in looking for a takedown but Yasutsune manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Starner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yasutsune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Starner.
Yasutsune tried to score with a low kick but Starner checks it.
Yasutsune misses with a low kick as Starner jumps back.
Yasutsune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good work by Starner as he checks the leg kick.
Starner blocks the body kick.
Starner looks for a takedown but Yasutsune sprawls well.
Starner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yasutsune counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Starner throws out a loose jab but Yasutsune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasutsune was well out of range. Poor timing from Starner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Starner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasutsune throws a body kick that misses.
Yasutsune throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yasutsune misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Starner.
Yasutsune throws a sloppy head kick and Starner moves out of range easily.
Yasutsune throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yasutsune. Yasutsune obviously looking to wear him down.
Yasutsune lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Starner misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasutsune tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starner checks the leg kick.
Yasutsune walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Starner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yasutsune. That's going to slow Starner down.
Starner throws a hook but Yasutsune avoids it easily.
Yasutsune uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starner.
Starner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Starner misses.
Starner blocks a head kick by Yasutsune.
Starner misses with a hook
and Yasutsune counters with a low kick, right behind Starner 's knee.
Starner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yasutsune regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Starner.
Starner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yasutsune is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner stopping the sweep attempt from Yasutsune.
Yasutsune is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starner scoring with some ground and pound.
Yasutsune keeping full guard, as Starner tries to pass.
Starner is looking to work some ground and pound but Yasutsune has wrist control.
Starner trying to control but Yasutsune is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yasutsune is keeping the position for now.
Starner wants to control from the top but Yasutsune keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Glen Starner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Starner connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasutsune scores with a nice body kick.
Yasutsune's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Starner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yasutsune scrambles back to his feet.
Starner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Starner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yasutsune walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yasutsune tries to avoid it but Starner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yasutsune to the ground. Yasutsune escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Starner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Starner blocks a head kick by Yasutsune.
Yasutsune has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Starner finds it's way round the side to connect with Yasutsune's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Yasutsune. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Starner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Starner connects with a right hand. Yasutsune shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner throws the left hand but Yasutsune avoids the punch easily.
Yasutsune throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yasutsune. Starner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yasutsune wants to slow Starner down by chopping away at his legs.
Starner throws a shot from downtown. Yasutsune moves away and avoids it.
Starner misses with a straight right.
Starner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasutsune was well out of range. Poor timing from Starner.
Yasutsune moves out of range as Starner strikes.
Yasutsune uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasutsune closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yasutsune attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Starner looks to land a right hand but Yasutsune moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Starner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yasutsune ducks right into an uppercut from Starner.
Yasutsune looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Starner misses the shot to the body.
Starner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Starner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Starner misses its intended target.
Yasutsune slips under a jab from Starner.
Yasutsune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yasutsune!
Starner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasutsune can pounce on him.
Starner misses with a looping right.
Yasutsune tries to work over Starner's front leg with a kick but Starner checks it.
Starner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasutsune lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starner avoids the head kick by Yasutsune.
Glen Starner is winning the standup battle so far.
Starner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yasutsune. That one must have hurt.
Starner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasutsune.
Yasutsune throws a leg kick but Starner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yasutsune throws a sloppy head kick and Starner moves out of range easily.
Yasutsune cracks the inside of Starner's front leg.
Starner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Starner misses the target.
Starner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Starner throws a hook but Yasutsune blocks it.
Yasutsune takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yasutsune misses.
Yasutsune throws a low kick but Starner avoids it.
Starner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starner misses with a left hand
and Yasutsune counters with an inside leg kick.
Starner throws a lazy right hand but Yasutsune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yasutsune gets caught flat footed, as Starner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yasutsune can do anything to dispel that myth.
Starner advances to half guard.
Starner wants to control but Yasutsune is keeping him busy.
Starner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Starner trying to control from half guard but Yasutsune is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yasutsune's head.
Glen Starner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starner content to control rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Glen Starner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yasutsune has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yasutsune there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasutsune can pounce on him.
Starner throws a right hand that Yasutsune ducks under and follows up with a left that Yasutsune also avoids with ease.
Starner checks a leg kick nicely.
Good shot there by Starner.
Starner lands a nice shot to the body.
Starner throws a poor cross that misses
and Yasutsune counters with a head kick.
Starner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yasutsune as he jumps to the side.
Starner checks the leg kick.
Azato Yasutsune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starner shoots in for a double leg but Yasutsune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Starner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasutsune blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starner takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Glen Starner.
Well Starner 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Starner!
An out of breath Glen Starner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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