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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaji comes to the cage accompanied by Forgotten Places by Max Ablitzer. Hoi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blood Red Sky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Masamichi Yamaji has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Masamichi Yamaji seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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262 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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205 cm
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249 lbs
22 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akamai Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi looks to land a left hand but Yamaji moved out of range nicely.
Hoi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hoi misses with a body shot
and Yamaji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Hoi.
And Yamaji counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoi blocks it.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaji moves away.
Hoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi lands with a good body shot.
Hoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaji was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoi.
Hoi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamaji working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji scores with a hook to the body.
Hoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoi pushes Yamaji back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaji controls his hands.
Hoi scores with a hook to the body.
Hoi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamaji.
Yamaji lands a nice uppercut.
Yamaji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoi is defending well for now.
Yamaji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaji works on Hoi's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamaji.
Yamaji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoi looks winded!
Yamaji breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Yamaji as he checks the leg kick.
Yamaji looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yamaji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Hoi backs away, Yamaji returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoi pushes Yamaji away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi thows a leg kick but Yamaji checks it
and Yamaji counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaji lands a body punch.
Yamaji misses with the head strike.
Yamaji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hoi fails to land.
Yamaji leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamaji creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamaji's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Yamaji.
Yamaji blocking some punches.
Yamaji misses with the head strike.
Yamaji struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoi controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yamaji.
Hoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Hoi on the inside.
Yamaji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Hoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaji.
Hoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaji misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaji's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamaji displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hoi up against the cage.
I was talking to Yamaji's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yamaji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoi's elbow.
Hoi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaji throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaji is working Hoi over against the cage.
Yamaji lands a body shot.
Hoi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaji lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamaji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoi is rocked!
Yamaji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoi takes a shot to the head.
Hoi is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamaji finish him?
Yamaji is leaning against Hoi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamaji pushes Hoi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Yamaji.
Yamaji misses with a knee to the head.
Hoi seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Yamaji.
Yamaji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaji blocks a body shot from Hoi.
Yamaji scores with a shot to the side of Hoi's head.
Hoi throws a head punch that misses.
Hoi working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamaji creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamaji struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoi controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masamichi Yamaji dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hoi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaji.
Yamaji was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoi connects with a body shot.
Yamaji moves out of range of the body kick from Hoi.
Hoi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamaji's head.
Hoi misses with a body punch
and Yamaji counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaji appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamaji counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi works the jab nicely.
Hoi throws a nice head kick!
Hoi throws a wild body kick that Yamaji sees coming a mile off.
Yamaji moves out of range of the strikes.
As Hoi looks to move away, Yamaji throws a big counter combo but Hoi just gets out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Yamaji.
Yamaji tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoi manages to circle out of the way.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaji moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Yamaji on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Hoi misses
and Yamaji finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick by Hoi misses
and Yamaji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoi misses with a straight right.
Yamaji swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamaji tries to counter by clinching up but Hoi breaks away and moves out of range.
Akamai Hoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamaji counters with an outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamaji blocks the leg kick.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
Hoi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaji makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoi throws the kick towards the body but Yamaji avoids it.
Hoi misses with a leg kick
and Yamaji counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoi throws a leg kick
letting Yamaji counter with a right hand.
Hoi tried to score with a low kick but Yamaji checks it.
It looked like Yamaji was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hoi.
Yamaji takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yamaji moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hoi.
A leg kick checked by Yamaji.
Yamaji is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hoi looks to land a right hand but Yamaji moved out of range.
Yamaji tried to counter with a leg kick but Hoi avoided it.
Hoi scores with a jab.
Hoi tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamaji is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Hoi misses
and Yamaji counters with a head kick that drops Hoi to the mat! Hoi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A jab from Hoi misses.
Yamaji moves out of range as Hoi throws a body kick.
Yamaji quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi connects with a single shot there.
Yamaji bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamaji counters with a nice right hand that sends Hoi toppling to the canvas! Hoi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yamaji finish him?!
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!
Hoi misses with a leg kick
and Yamaji rattles Hoi with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Hoi tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Yamaji dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Hoi stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Masamichi Yamaji!
During a confident post fight interview, Masamichi Yamaji thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Akamai Hoi spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry about my performance today, ill come out stronger next time'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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