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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Norse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Daigo Asai has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Daigo Asai seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yancy Norse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asai throws a nice head kick!
Norse lands with a good body shot.
Asai tries to clinch but Norse moves out of range.
Norse throws out a loose jab but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norse avoids the head kick by Asai.
Norse throws a shot from downtown. Asai moves away and avoids it.
Asai defending well as Norse loads up on a big left hand.
Norse lands a jab to Asai's midsection.
Asai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Asai walks into a stiff left hand from Norse.
Asai moves in looking to clinch but Norse pushes him off.
Asai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai takes a swing at Norse's ribcage but misses.
Norse pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Asai back to the cage. Norse follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Norse scores with a one two! Asai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Norse throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asai.
Norse misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norse.
Nice defenses there by Asai.
Norse misses with a wild combination.
Asai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asai is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Norse misses.
Norse connects with the punch.
Asai feints and then cracks Norse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norse down.
Norse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norse throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Norse.
Asai moves into range and clinches up with Norse.
Norse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norse is trying to push Asai away but Asai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Asai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norse's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Norse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asai counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norse thows a body shot but no joy.
Norse looks to land a left hand but Asai moved out of range nicely.
Asai rushes Norse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Asai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Norse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Asai breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Asai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norse throws a right hand that misses
and Asai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Asai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Norse fails to land with a series of punches.
Asai lands a front kick.
Norse throws a series of punches but Asai moves out of range.
Norse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asai. That's going to slow Norse down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Norse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Asai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norse.
Asai lands with a kick to the temple. Norse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norse pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asai is out of range and Norse settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a front kick that sends Norse stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asai.
Norse throws a series of punches but Asai avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Asai.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Norses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asai throws a jab but it's blocked by Norse.
Norse avoids the head kick by Asai.
Asai throws a push kick but Norse slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asai.
Asai darts in and clinches Norse up against the cage.
Asai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai tries to clinch but Norse is having none of it.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Norse moves out of range easily.
Norse digs a good body shot into Asai's ribs.
Norse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daigo Asai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Norse staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asai. That's going to slow Norse down.
Asai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Norse throws an overhand right that lands on Asai's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
Norse throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
Norse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Asai.
Norse throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai.
Norse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asai moves into the clinch successfully.
Asai missing with knees to the body.
Asai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asai jabs Norse right on the nose. Norse blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws a series of punches but Norse avoids them all with ease.
Asai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Asai misses the jab.
Norse misses the jab.
Asai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Asai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norse throws a right hand that Asai ducks under and follows up with a left that Asai also avoids with ease.
Asai closes the distance and pushes Norse back into the cage.
Norse tries to break free but Asai pushes him back against the cage.
Asai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norse gets tackled into the cage by Asai. Asai maintains the clinch.
Norse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Asai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norse's brow.
Asai lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Asai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asai looks to land a combination but Norse avoids it well.
Asai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norse momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai clinches.
Norse is trying to push Asai away but Asai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Asai is working Norse over against the cage.
Asai manages to break the clinch.
Norse throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai.
Norse throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
Norse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asai.
Asai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Norse misses with a body shot.
Asai with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with a wild combination.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Norse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asai.
Norse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Norse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asai slips under a jab.
Norse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Norse's shoulder, as Norse tries to avoid the shot.
Asai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Norse wants to get back to striking at distance but Asai won't allow it.
Norse tries to circle away but Asai has him pinned against the cage.
Asai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asai. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Asai. Norse shrugs it off though.
Asai misses with a looping left.
Norse throws a nice looking combination but Asai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norse swings widly with a right hand
and Asai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Asai misses with a left hand
and Norse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norse avoids a kick to the body.
Norse takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick from Asai lands but Norse takes it in his stride.
Norse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Asai misses.
Asai blocks a jab.
Asai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norse can pounce on him.
Daigo Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai throws a head kick but Norse moves out of range.
Norse missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daigo Asai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Norse avoids the head kick by Asai.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Asai clinches up against the cage.
Asai breaks from the clinch.
Asai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norse is out of range and Asai settles back down.
Norse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Norse thuds a left hand into Asai's body.
Asai takes one on the button.
Asai moves out of range as Norse strikes.
A big left from Asai misses.
A big right from Norse misses.
Asai connects with a leg kick. Norse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Asai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Norse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai slips a jab and a cross from Norse.
Asai drives through and clinches with Norse against the cage.
Asai lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai.
Norse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Asai counters with a nice body kick.
Norse works the jab nicely.
Asai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
A big left from Norse misses.
Norse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asai.
Norse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asai.
Norse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norse's sensitive parts.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Norse misses its intended target.
Asai swings for the body but Norse moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Norse.
Norse connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norse misses with an uppercut.
Norse throws a shot from downtown. Asai moves away and avoids it.
Norse misses with a two punch combination.
Norse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norse misses the jab.
Norse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asai can pounce on him.
Asai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norse, pushing him back against the cage.
Asai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Asai finds it's way through Norse's defenses.
Norse thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Asai if he has to take too many more of those.
Asai takes a swing at Norse's ribcage but misses.
Asai slips a straight right by Norse.
Norse misses with a looping left.
Yancy Norse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asai lands a leg kick that knocks Norse off balance momentarily.
Asai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Norses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Asai misses with a double jab.
Yancy Norse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norse.
Norse dips to his left and cracks Asai with an uppercut!
Asai connects with a right hand. Norse shakes it off.
Asai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Norse throws an off balance right hand
and Asai counters with an outside leg kick.
Asai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai is looking to score with low kicks.
Asai throws a series of strikes that have Norse backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norse throws out the jab.
Asai looks to land a combination. Norse sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Norse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norse.
Asai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asai throws the left hand but Norse avoids the punch easily.
Norse lands the left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asai, right into the meat.
Norse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Norse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norse looks to land a left hand but Asai moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Norse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Asai - just one landing.
Norse tests Asai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Norse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Daigo Asai.
Well Asai 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daigo Asai!
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