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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 996 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 59 p4p, 125 weight class). Asai comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Sword. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 41 - 27 - 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 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asai . Asai obviously looking to wear him down.
Asai throws a leg kick which misses Tiger's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiger tries to avoid it.
Tiger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Asai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiger at a distance.
Tiger moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Tiger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Asai .
Asai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asai scoring well with a low kick there.
Asai sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai scores with a jab. Tiger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asai throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
Asai lands with a shot to the body.
Asai cracks a nice hook into Tiger's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger shapes to counter with a head kick.
Asai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asai tries to score with a low kick but Tiger moves his leg out of the way.
Asai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
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 tries a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshihiro Asai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Asai .
Asai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiger in his tracks.
Asai scores with a jab.
Tiger moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Asai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tiger goes for a double leg but Asai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Asai continues to drive forward.
Asai gets caught napping as Tiger dives in and scores a takedown. Asai manages to retain guard.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing.
Asai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiger on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Asai keeps moving.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Tiger has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tiger throwing strikes from guard but Asai blocks nicely.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tiger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Asai manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tiger has Asai in his guard.
Asai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Asai tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiger is retaining full guard.
Tiger has control of Asai 's left arm, preventing Asai from doing any damage.
Tiger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Great Tiger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Asai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tiger is able to avoid easily.
Tiger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Asai defends it nicely.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Tiger misses.
Asai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Asai lands with a kick to the temple. Tiger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asai can pounce on him.
A jab from Asai misses.
Asai throws a leg kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asai with a body shot.
Asai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger blocks a leg kick.
Asai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the body from Asai misses
and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch.
Asai throws an elbow that misses.
Asai lands a body shot.
Tiger blocks an elbow strike.
Tiger pulls Asai into guard.
Tiger wants to sweep here but Asai controlling him for the moment.
Tiger has his hands on Asai 's head, controlling the position.
Asai stays in close to Tiger's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai being controlled here momentarily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Asai trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Asai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .
Asai sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Asai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Asai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asai !
Asai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Asai .
Asai throws a right and a left that Tiger avoids nicely.
Tiger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asai throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Asai !
Asai misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Tiger takes one on the button.
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger feints the counter takedown.
Asai misses with a looping right.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Asai .
Asai sets himself, and Tiger steps forward looking for the clinch! Asai avoids it this time.
Asai throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger shoots in for a double leg but Asai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asai connects with a nice looking jab.
Asai 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiger under the eye.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws a leg kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger wants to counter with a clinch but Asai pushes him away.
Asai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tiger.
Asai sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiger is rocked!
Tiger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asai .
Tiger is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
Asai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asai drops Tiger with a big left hand! Tiger is injured, injured bad! Asai jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Asai !
Yoshihiro Asai opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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