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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 755 p4p, 805 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 45 p4p, 49 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Boogeyman by Motörhead as his entrance music. Takashi Yoshida is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Narz misses
and Yoshida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Narz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoshida doesn't seem phased though.
Narz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yoshida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Narz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshida checks it well.
Narz is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Narz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
Narz throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Narz throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Narz ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narz lands a slapping body shot.
Narz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz throws a sloppy body shot
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Narz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yoshida slips a jab from Narz.
Narz wants to clinch up but Yoshida keeps it at a distance.
Yoshida walks into a jab.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Narz blocks the low kick.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narz throws out the jab.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Narz.
Yoshida feints a counter leg kick.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Narz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida with the inside leg kick.
Narz is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Narz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Yoshida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yoshida misses with a left hand
and Narz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Narz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Narz misses with a body kick.
Narz throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narz moves away.
Narz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Narz.
A thudding body kick lands there by Narz!
Yoshida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Narz counters with a straight right hand.
Narz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
A jab from Narz misses.
Yoshida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Narz saw that one coming.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yoshida checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshida blocks the leg kick.
Narz misses with a head kick.
Yoshida scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Narz misses.
Some wild striking there from Narz.
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narz motions for Yoshida to come forward. Narz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida moves out of range as Narz strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Narz down.
Narz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Yoshida there.
Narz sizes up Yoshida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Narz tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Yoshida does it's job there.
Yoshida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yoshida defending well as Narz loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Narz clobbers Yoshida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Narz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Narz.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Narz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Narz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Narz misses with a kick to the body
and Yoshida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Narz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Narz throws a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Narz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoshida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Narz's knee momentarily.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Narz.
Narz throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Narz throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Narz misses.
Narz throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narz misses with a left hand
and Yoshida counters with an outside leg kick.
Narz connects with a right hand. Yoshida shakes it off.
Narz tries a head kick but it misses.
Narz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
A jab from Narz misses.
Yoshida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Narz wants to clinch.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Narz.
Narz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Peter Narz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Narz dips to his left and cracks Yoshida with an uppercut!
Narz scores with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Narz checks a leg kick.
Narz is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Narz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Narz thows a leg kick but Yoshida checks it
and Yoshida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz misses with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Narz.
Yoshida sizes up Narz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Narz takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Yoshida.
Narz scores with a hook.
Narz misses with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Narz
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoshida to score with a decent uppercut.
Narz throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshida with a jab.
A head kick by Narz misses
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Narz.
Yoshida blocks a low kick nicely.
Narz misses with a left hand
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
Narz 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Narz throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoshida feints and then cracks Narz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Narz down.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narz throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Yoshida - just one landing.
Narz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Narz, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Narz misses
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Narz misses the target.
Yoshida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Narz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narz throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Narz.
Narz backing away here, and Yoshida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Narz tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.
Yoshida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Narz throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshida finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narz.
Narz thows a leg kick but Yoshida checks it
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick.
Narz misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Narz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narz.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Narz throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narz misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz cracks Yoshida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoshida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Narz moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Yoshida checks a leg kick nicely.
Narz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshida counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida with a nice cross.
Narz misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
Narz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yoshida throws a big counter head kick but Narz avoids it with no problem.
Narz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yoshida lands a leg kick that knocks Narz off balance momentarily.
Narz misses with a low kick as Yoshida jumps back.
Narz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yoshida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Yoshida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Narz throws a leg kick
and Yoshida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Narz really felt that one!
Narz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yoshida connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
Narz throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Narz misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Narz missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Narz jumps back.
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
Narz misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that Narz was not able to check.
Donk. Yoshida catches Narz right on the button with a cross.
Yoshida throws a hook but Narz avoids it easily.
Yoshida cracks Narz with a good jab.
Nice cross by Narz.
A swing and a miss from Narz.
Yoshida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Yoshida scores with the left hand. Narz knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick.
Narz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Narz.
Yoshida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Narz's body.
Yoshida circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Narz misses.
A slow jab from Narz misses its intended target.
Narz throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoshida feints a counter leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a lunging right hand
and Narz counters with a left to the body.
Narz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Narz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Narz takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Narz's knee momentarily.
Narz throws a head kick that misses.
Narz misses with a leg kick
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Narz moves away and avoids it.
Narz is looking for a counter combo.
Narz throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida counters with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Narz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Narz settles back down.
Narz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Narz scores with a nice strike.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narz throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
Yoshida with the inside leg kick.
Narz feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.
Narz throws a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a low kick, right behind Narz 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narz throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshida counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narz on the side of the head.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Narz.
Narz misses with a straight right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Narz - that will leave a mark!
Narz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Yoshida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Narz's head backwards.
A big right from Narz misses.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Narz blocks the low kick.
Narz throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yoshida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Yoshida!
A relieved looking Takashi Yoshida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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