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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 2189 p4p, 2958 weight class) and Mystic Marley (ranked 135 p4p, 167 weight class). Asai comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Sword. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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11 - 7 - 0 |
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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 38 - 26 - 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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mystic Marley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
As Asai backs off Marley throws a huge counter combo but Asai manages to avoid it all.
Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marley on the side of the head.
Asai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Asai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marley slips under a jab from Asai .
Asai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asai misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai lands with a nice body kick.
Asai lands a jab to the head.
Asai missing with a left hand there. Marley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley is looking for the big counter here.
Asai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai scores with a leg kick.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley slips under a jab from Asai .
Marley is looking for the big counter here.
Good exchange - Asai coming out on top.
Marley avoids the body shot from Asai .
As Asai backs off Marley throws a huge counter combo but Asai manages to avoid it all.
Marley lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Yoshihiro Asai has been cut.
Marley needs to keep his hands up - Asai had a free shot at his head there.
Asai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asai missing with a left hand there. Marley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asai throws a nice looking combination but Marley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Asai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marley if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
Marley is looking for the big counter here.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Marley throws a counter combo.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Marley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asai .
Asai throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Asai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Asai .
Asai digs a good hook to Marley's body.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Marley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asai .
Nice straight punches there by Asai . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asai .
Marley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Asai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Asai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai throws a good cross that connects.
Marley misses with a wild combination.
Asai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Asai stuns Marley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Asai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marley's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley throws a combination. Asai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Asai 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice jab there from Asai .
Donk. Asai catches Marley right on the button with a cross.
Marley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mystic Marley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Asai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Asai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marley misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Asai .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Asai .
Asai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marley's head.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Asai dips to his left and cracks Marley with an uppercut!
Asai throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Asai .
Asai feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Nice shot by Asai .
Marley is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Marley right on the button. Marley goes down! Asai follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Asai gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Asai !
A determined Yoshihiro Asai didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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