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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 1084 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Harry Daebak (ranked 63 p4p, 73 weight class). Asai comes to the cage accompanied by Dragon. On his way into the cage it seems that Yoshihiro Asai has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yoshihiro Asai seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daebak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asai throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Asai connects with a leg kick.
Daebak throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Asai lands.
Daebak cracks a nice hook into Asai 's ribs.
Asai slips under a jab from Daebak.
A big right from Daebak misses.
Daebak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asai has time to react.
Daebak scores with a jab to the body.
Daebak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Asai 's corner calls for a 1-2. Asai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daebak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Asai , pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai digs a right hand into Daebak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daebak's gas tank.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
Daebak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asai 's elbow.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Asai smiles and moves away.
Daebak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak wants to clinch up but Asai keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Asai misses the target.
Daebak misses with a body shot
enabling Asai to counter with a crisp jab.
Asai lands a body shot.
Asai connects with an inside leg kick.
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Daebak's corner calls for a 1-2. Daebak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Daebak looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Asai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daebak lands a jab to the head.
Asai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Asai misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daebak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asai .
Daebak scores with a jab to the body.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Asai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak with a nice cross.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daebak moves away.
Asai with a nice calf kick.
Asai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Daebak blocks the leg kick.
Asai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daebak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daebak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asai .
Sloppy strikes from Daebak. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Asai misses.
Daebak with the inside leg kick.
Asai tries to land a front kick but Daebak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daebak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daebak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daebak.
An attempted straight right counter from Asai misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asai .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai walks into a straight right hand from Daebak.
Asai checks a low kick from Daebak.
It looked like Asai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daebak feints and then cracks Asai 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asai down.
Asai throws a body shot but no joy.
Daebak is looking to clinch.
Asai throws a hook but Daebak blocks it.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Daebak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daebak connects with an inside leg kick.
Daebak thumps Asai with a low kick.
Asai avoids the head kick by Daebak.
Daebak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asai misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Daebak.
Asai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Asai throws a leg kick which misses Daebak's front leg but catches the back leg as Daebak tries to avoid it.
Daebak is looking to clinch.
Daebak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Daebak connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Daebak misses the target.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Daebak scores with a spinning back kick!
Asai tries to score with a low kick but Daebak moves his leg out of the way.
Asai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Asai tries to land a front kick but Daebak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daebak throws out a counter right but Asai avoids it with no problem.
Daebak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Daebak moved out of range nicely.
Daebak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asai 's head backwards.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daebak tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak lands a jab to Asai 's midsection.
Daebak connects with a looping right hand.
Asai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asai slips a jab from Daebak.
Asai cracks Daebak with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Daebak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Daebak swings for the body but Asai moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai .
Daebak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Daebak.
A big right from Asai misses.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daebak.
A quick step to the side and Asai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daebak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Asai throws a push kick but Daebak slaps the foot to one side.
Daebak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
Asai cracks Daebak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Asai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daebak has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Asai .
Asai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak throws a big shot that misses.
Asai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Asai throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daebak throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off.
Asai avoids the head kick by Daebak.
Asai ducks right into an uppercut from Daebak.
A low kick lands for Asai .
The fight stays on the outside here - Daebak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Asai moves out of range as Daebak strikes.
Daebak throws a body shot but no joy.
Daebak throws a right hand that misses
and Asai counters with a thumping low kick.
Daebak looks to land a combination. Asai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daebak checks a leg kick.
Daebak takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
Daebak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Asai .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daebak just misses with a punch to the body.
Asai wants to land a leg kick but Daebak is out of range.
The fighters circling - Daebak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asai scores with a nice strike.
Asai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Daebak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asai throws a leg kick which misses Daebak's front leg but catches the back leg as Daebak tries to avoid it.
Daebak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asai misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asai .
Daebak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daebak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daebak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daebak misses with a hook
and Asai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Daebak's knee momentarily.
Asai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daebaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak cracks Asai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Daebak there.
Daebak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Asai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daebak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Asai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daebak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Asai catches Daebak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daebak checks a leg kick.
Daebak loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Asai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daebak misses the shot to the body.
Asai throws a big counter combination but Daebak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Asai walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daebak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daebak has time to react.
Daebak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daebak is looking to score with low kicks.
A quick step to the side and Asai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daebak tries to close the distance and clinch but Asai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daebak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Asai .
Asai tries a low kick but Daebak avoids it.
Daebak staying out of range there.
Daebak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daebak.
Daebak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asai . Asai obviously looking to wear him down.
Daebak misses with a looping right.
Daebak misses with an uppercut. Asai saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak scores with a nice body kick.
Daebak throws a series of punches but Asai avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
A nice leg kick lands there from Asai .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Daebak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .
Daebak throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
Daebak loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
A jab from Daebak misses.
It looked like Asai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Daebak throws a leg kick that misses.
Daebak misses with a lunging right hand
and Asai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Asai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daebak.
Asai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daebak.
Daebak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daebak is out of range and Asai settles back down.
Daebak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Asai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daebak.
Daebak throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daebak loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Asai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai lands a slapping body shot.
Asai missing with a left hand there. Daebak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daebak throws out a counter right but Asai avoids it with no problem.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daebak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Daebak.
Good exchange - Asai coming out on top.
Asai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daebak jabs at Asai 's body.
Daebak bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Asai sizes up Daebak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Asai throws a leg kick but Daebak moved away.
A little jabbing left from Daebak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daebak throws a lazy uppercut
and Daebak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asai avoids a kick to the body.
Daebak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Daebak throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daebak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai connects with a crisp jab.
Daebak misses with a right hand
and Asai counters with a good, hard body kick but Daebak shrugs it off.
Daebak throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Asai with a nice calf kick.
Daebak misses with a low kick as Asai jumps back.
Asai throws the left hand but Daebak avoids the punch easily.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
Asai ducks right into an uppercut from Daebak.
Daebak misses with an uppercut
and Asai counters with an outside leg kick.
Daebak misses with a body kick.
Daebak takes one to the chin there.
Daebak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick there by Asai .
Daebak throws a body shot but no joy.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak blocks a head kick by Asai .
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asai lands a jab.
Daebak clinches with his opponent.
Asai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daebak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Daebak blocks a body shot from Asai .
Asai lands with a left to the head.
Asai lands an elbow that stopped Daebak in his tracks for a moment.
Daebak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Daebak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daebak throws a low kick but Asai avoids it.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daebak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daebak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebak moves away from the strike by Asai .
Asai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
Daebak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai throws a series of punches but Daebak moves out of range.
Daebak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daebak throws the kick towards the body but Asai avoids it.
Daebak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daebak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asai checks it well.
Asai blocks a jab.
Asai is looking to score with low kicks.
Daebak throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
Asai is looking to counter punch.
Asai misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Daebak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Asai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Asai 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
Yoshihiro Asai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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