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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Judah (ranked 408 p4p, 52 weight class) and Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 1515 p4p, 174 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Asai moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Asai has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Judah is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Asai throws a body kick that misses.
It appears Judah was looking to counter with a kick there.
Judah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Judah's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Judah cracks Asai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah blocks a leg kick.
Asai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judah. Judah obviously looking to wear him down.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judah. That did some damage!
Judah avoids the body shot from Asai .
Asai blocks a leg kick.
Asai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Asai throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Judah punishes Asai 's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai lands with a hook. Judah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Judah throws an off balance right hand
and Asai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Asai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Judah misses the body punch
and Asai counters with a good low kick that Judah was not able to check.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. Asai moves away and avoids it.
Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah scores with a kick to the body.
Asai avoids the head kick by Judah.
Asai cracks Judah with an open hand slap.
Asai looks for the body kick but Judah saw that one coming.
Judah throwing a counter right hand but Asai manages to avoid it.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Asai throws a nice head kick!
Asai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Judah misses with a leg kick.
Judah throws a leg kick that misses.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Yoshihiro Asai has been cut.
Judah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Asai counters with an inside leg kick.
Judah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Asai to counter with a crisp jab.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Asai saw that one coming.
Asai throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Asai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asai .
A big left from Asai misses.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with a leg kick
and Judah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asai misses with a hook
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judah throws a solid leg kick but Asai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Judah.
Asai cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs.
Asai thows a body kick. Judah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Asai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Asai throws a poor cross that misses
and Judah counters with a one-two to the body.
Asai takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Asai swings widly with a right hand
and Judah counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Judah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Judah throws a big right hand that misses.
Judah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Judah stands and steps away. Asai gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
Asai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Judah's sensitive parts.
Judah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Judah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Asai is able to avoid easily.
Asai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Asai .
Judah throws a head kick that misses
and Asai counters with a nice uppercut.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Judah tried to score with a low kick but Asai checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judah 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 Asai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Judah throws out a loose jab but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elijah Judah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Asai 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Judah throws a leg kick but Asai checks it.
Judah scores with a hook to the body. Asai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Judah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elijah Judah is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Judah misses.
Asai scores with a push kick.
Judah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Judah misses with a looping right.
Asai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Asai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Judah is predictable there
and Asai counters with a low kick, right behind Judah 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Judah moves out of range easily.
Asai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Judah slips a jab from Asai .
A shot to the body from Judah misses
and Asai counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah blocks a jab.
Asai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Asai is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah looking to score a takedown here. Asai is defending well but Judah drives through and ends up in Asai 's guard.
Asai scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Judah walks into a left hand.
Asai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asai throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Judah thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
Judah throws a leg kick that misses.
Judah sizes up Asai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Asai backs away, Judah returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Asai cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs.
That kick from Judah tenderised Asai 's leg. Asai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Judah misses with a wild combination.
Asai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Judah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good work by Asai as he checks the leg kick.
Judah lands with a nice body punch.
Judah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judah connects with a solid leg kick.
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Asai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judah works the jab nicely.
Judah lands with a hook. Asai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Asai circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Judah.
Judah lands a really nice looking cross but Asai seems unphased.
Judah slips a jab from Asai .
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Judah scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asai , right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Asai lands a really nice looking cross but Judah seems unphased.
Judah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asai 's head backwards.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
Asai lands the left hand.
A jab from Asai misses.
Asai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Judah lands with a right hand.
Judah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asai checks it well.
Judah throws an off balance right hand
and Asai counters with a straight right hand.
Judah looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judah can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judah 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 Asai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asai dodges the punch combination from Judah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elijah Judah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Asai 's cut.
That's time! Judah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Asai down.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah tests Asai 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judah moves away from the strike by Asai .
Asai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Judah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judah. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Judah connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Judah misses.
Asai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .
Asai blocks a jab.
Asai throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side.
Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asai slips under a jab from Judah.
Asai lands a nice hook to Judah's body. Judah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Judah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
Judah misses with a lunging right hand
and Asai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Judah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Judah throws a leg kick which misses Asai 's front leg but catches the back leg as Asai tries to avoid it.
Judah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Asai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Judah tenderised Asai 's leg. Asai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Judah misses with the body kick
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah lands a head shot.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
Judah misses with a left hand
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
Asai blocks a jab.
Asai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Judah counters with an inside leg kick.
Judah tries to clinch there but Asai circles away.
A head kick misses from Asai .
Judah is looking to counter with a body kick.
A head kick from Asai lands but Judah takes it in his stride.
Asai throws a leg kick
letting Judah counter with a right hand.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Asai throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Judah misses.
Asai throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Judah throws a body kick that misses.
Asai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Asai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judah.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
Asai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asai connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judah avoids the body shot from Asai .
Judah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Judah closes the distance and clinches.
Asai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Judah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Asai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Judah has hold of one of Asai 's legs. Asai is fighting the takedown attempt but Judah gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Asai manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Asai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah digs a right hand into Asai 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asai 's gas tank.
Asai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asai swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Yoshihiro Asai just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Asai 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Judah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Asai throws a leg kick that misses.
Asai tries to land a body kick
and Judah counters with a thumping low kick.
Asai blocks a head kick by Judah.
Asai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah.
Judah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Asai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Judah throws a right hand that misses
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asai 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Judah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asai scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah moves out of range of the leg kick from Asai .
A chopping leg kick lands by Asai .
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asai staying out of range there.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asai has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Asai .
Asai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah.
Asai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judah looks to land a combination but Asai avoids it well.
Judah tries to score with a low kick but Asai moves his leg out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Judah.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Asai counter with a right hand.
Judah takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
Judah takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
Asai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Judah staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Judah misses its target.
Asai slips under a jab from Judah.
Judah is looking to score with low kicks.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries a low kick but Asai avoids it.
Asai misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Asai .
A cross from Asai lands.
Judah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Asai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asai . That did some damage!
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Judah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Judah throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Asai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
Judah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judah walks into a stiff left hand from Asai .
Judah moves in looking to clinch but Asai pushes him off.
A jab from Judah does it's job there.
Asai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
A countering left hand to the body from Asai misses.
Asai connects with a leg kick. Judah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Judah connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Asai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Asai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Judah doesn't manage to clinch there - Asai circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah checks a leg kick nicely.
Judah throws a quick counter head kick but Asai was just out of range.
Asai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Asai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Judah will feel that in the morning.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Asai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Judah slips under a jab.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah connects with an inside leg kick.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asai scores with a leg kick.
Judah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Elijah Judah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Asai 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Judah closes the distance but Asai moves to the side
and Asai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Judah's knee momentarily.
Judah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Asai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Judah feints and then cracks Asai 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asai down.
Judah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
Judah throws the kick towards the body but Asai avoids it.
Nice shot by Asai .
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Asai .
Asai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah misses with a low kick as Asai jumps back.
Asai moves away from the strike by Judah.
Asai slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Asai throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Judah throws a low kick but Asai moves out of range easily.
Asai scoring well with a low kick there.
Asai is looking to chop away at Judah's legs.
Asai swinging wildly here.
As Asai looks to move away, Judah throws a big counter combo but Asai just gets out of the way.
Asai throws a poor cross that misses
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Asai .
Asai clobbers Judah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yoshihiro Asai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Asai .
A clash of legs there as Asai blocks the low kick.
Asai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Asai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Asai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Judah takes a step back to recover.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
Judah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Asai cracks the inside of Judah's front leg.
Asai avoids the body shot from Judah.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asai throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asai .
Nice uppercut there from Asai .
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Asai off balance momentarily.
Judah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asai checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a nice shot that snaps Asai 's head back.
Asai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Judah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Judah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Judah scores with a head kick.
A jab from Asai does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Asai .
Judah throws a leg kick
and Asai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Asai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai digs a good hook to Judah's body.
Judah moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Judah.
An inside leg kick lands from Judah.
Judah looks to land a right hand but Asai moved out of range.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
Asai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Elijah Judah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Judah throws a leg kick but Asai checks it.
A nice side step and Asai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Asai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judah doesn't seem phased though.
Judah misses with a low kick as Asai jumps back.
Judah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Judah misses.
That kick from Asai tenderised Judah's leg. Judah is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Asai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Judah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
Yoshihiro Asai is the new featherweight champion!
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pop
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