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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 3222 p4p, 426 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 2170 p4p, 303 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Halo in a clinch.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshida is defending well for now.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yoshida up against the cage.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Yoshida moved away.
Yoshida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida digs a good hook to Halo's body.
We've been told by Halo's head coaches at Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halo. That did some damage!
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Halo is looking to counter the offense by Yoshida and move into the clinch.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Halo moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshida.
Halo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yoshida.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida misses with a combination
and Halo counters with a leg kick.
Yoshida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida dodges the punch combination from Halo.
Yoshida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Halo with a series of wild strikes but Halo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yoshida throws a combination. Halo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Halo prevents Yoshida from breaking the clinch.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshida is defending well for now.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yoshida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
A solid body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the head.
Halo checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Halo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yoshida throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yoshida.
As Yoshida tries to get set, Halo tries to push him back and clinch up but Yoshida manages to avoid the attempt.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Yoshida.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Halo's front leg but catches the back leg as Halo tries to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Yoshida coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Yoshida slips a jab from Halo.
Yoshida scores with a nice strike.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
Halo has Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Halo.
Halo scores with a knee to the head.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo tries to score with a low kick but Yoshida moves his leg out of the way.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Yoshida clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Halo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.
Halo blocks a leg kick.
Halo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Halo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yoshida thinks about the counter body kick.
Halo swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halo.
Yoshida thows a leg kick but Halo checks it
and Halo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halo 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 Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halo lands with an overhand left.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
As Yoshida tries to get set, Halo tries to push him back and clinch up but Yoshida manages to avoid the attempt.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Halo is looking to counter punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Halo's body.
Yoshida throws an off balance right hand
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoshida lands a nice hook to Halo's body. Halo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yoshida. That one must have hurt.
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!
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida tries to work over Halo's front leg with a kick but Halo checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Halo moves out of range easily.
Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Halo.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
A knee to the head by Halo.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Halo.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida lands an overhand right.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Yoshida takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yoshida in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Halo tests Yoshida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Halo.
Yoshida lands a nice looking body kick.
Halo takes one to the side of the head.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
Halo slips a jab from Yoshida.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halo circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshida jabs Halo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Yoshida.
Halo throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halo tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Halo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshida jabs at Halo's body.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Yoshida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yoshida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halo will feel that in the morning.
Yoshida keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
Yoshida scores with a body shot.
Yoshida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Halo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Halo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yoshida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halo.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Yoshida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yoshida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yoshida scores with a jab. Halo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Halo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshida. Yoshida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yoshida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yoshida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoshida.
A solid body kick from Halo.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Halo counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Halo.
Halo has closed the distance and engaged Yoshida in a clinch.
Halo is trying to stall.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to break the clinch but Halo is controlling the position.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo slips a jab from Yoshida.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida lands a jab.
Halo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Halo tried to counter with a leg kick but Yoshida avoided it.
Yoshida throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halo wants to clinch.
Yoshida lands a glancing blow to the side of Halo's head.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuuto Yoshida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Halo settles back down.
It seemed like Yoshida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshida scores with the left hand. Halo knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshida!
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halo misses with a straight left.
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the cage.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Halo throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Halo takes one on the button.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Halo.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Yoshida does it's job there.
Yoshida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida slips a jab from Halo.
Yoshida lands with an overhand left.
Halo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halo pushes Yoshida away with a front kick.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halo tries to score with a low kick but Yoshida moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuto Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yoshida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuto Yoshida!
After the big win, Yuuto Yoshida made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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