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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 869 p4p, 830 weight class) and Night Crawler (ranked 49 p4p, 46 weight class). Yoshida's entrance music is Boogeyman by Motörhead. A fine choice. Crawler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by World Ender. Night Crawler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 37 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Night Crawler!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida with the inside leg kick.
Crawler throws a front kick aimed at Yoshida's knee but Yoshida avoids it well.
Crawler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crawler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Crawler.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crawler. That did some damage!
Yoshida throws a lazy head kick
enabling Crawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshida lands a jab to the head.
Crawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Crawler moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawler! But no joy.
Crawler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Crawler checks it.
Crawler moves away from the strike by Yoshida.
Yoshida motions for Crawler to come forward. Yoshida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCrawler.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoshida, as that shot connected.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crawler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Despite the aggression on Crawler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawler throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yoshida tries to land a leg kick but Crawler saw it coming and moves away.
Crawler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Crawler jumps back.
Crawler counters with a body kick.
Yoshida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Yoshida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a slapping head kick.
Crawler looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida throws a jab when Crawler was well out of range.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crawler has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but Crawler moved away.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crawler is out of range and Yoshida settles back down.
Crawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Yoshida is looking to slow Crawler down with leg kicks.
Crawler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
As Crawler backs away, Yoshida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crawler moves away from the strike by Yoshida.
Good work by Crawler as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida takes a swing at Crawler's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida cracks Crawler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawler is just out of range.
Crawler connects with a jab.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawler misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the body
and Crawler counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Crawler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida wants to slow Crawler down by chopping away at his legs.
Yoshida throws a lazy head kick
and Crawler counters with a crisp one two that drops Yoshida! Crawler thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yoshida to his feet! Yoshida is in big trouble!
Yoshida is rocked!
Crawler swings widly with a right hand
and Crawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Yoshida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Crawler slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida seems to have got his legs back now.
Crawler checks a leg kick nicely.
Crawler throws out a counter right but Yoshida avoids it with no problem.
Crawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawler looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Crawler moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawler.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Crawler counters with a nice body shot.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Crawler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yoshida throws out a powerful jab.
Yoshida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Crawler saw that one coming.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yoshida lunges at Crawler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crawler's hand.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
and Crawler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Yoshida misses
and Crawler counters with a crisp one two that drops Yoshida! Crawler thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yoshida to his feet! Yoshida is in big trouble!
Yoshida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawler misses the body punch
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Yoshida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yoshida.
Crawler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yoshida throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Crawler moves out of range.
Yoshida scores with a nice head shot.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawler.
It seemed like Crawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Crawler moved out of range.
Yoshida scoring well with a low kick there.
Crawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
A bone on bone clash there as Crawler blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida slips a jab from Crawler.
Crawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yoshida jabs Crawler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler walks into a jab.
Crawler misses with a looping left.
Crawler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crawler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawler with a nice calf kick.
Crawler misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoshida, as that shot connected.
A left and a right from Crawler both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawler misses with a low kick.
Crawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
Crawler moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshida.
Crawler throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Crawler throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Crawler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yoshida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yoshida thumps Crawler with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Crawler ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoshida, as that shot connected.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crawler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawler.
Yoshida is looking to slow Crawler down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yoshida.
Crawler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshida. Yoshida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crawler throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida half committed to a counter leg kick.
Crawler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshida is looking to counter punch.
Crawler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Crawler responds with a good body kick, but Yoshida manages to step out the way in time.
Yoshida tries to land a leg kick but Crawler saw it coming and moves away.
Yoshida lands with a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crawler might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yoshida has got the better of the exchanges.
Crawler feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida cracks a nice hook into Crawler's ribs.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crawler's sensitive parts.
Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawler can do to turn this around?
Yoshida throws a chopping leg kick but Crawler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crawler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crawler scores with a body shot.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Crawler moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Yoshida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yoshida sizes up Crawler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yoshida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crawler.
Crawler throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida with the inside leg kick.
Crawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida moves out of range as Crawler strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Crawler blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crawler's sensitive parts.
Crawler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida swings widly with a right hand
and Crawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Crawler moves out of range easily.
Crawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Crawler moves away and avoids it.
Crawler 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.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Crawler moved away.
Crawler misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Crawler's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawler tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler checks a leg kick.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crawler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Crawler moves out of range.
Crawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida lands an overhand right.
Takashi Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawler checks the leg kick.
Crawler misses with a hook.
Crawler staying out of range there.
Crawler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yoshida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Crawler ducked under it nicely.
Crawler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Crawler blocks the leg kick.
Crawler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Crawler moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Yoshida misses
and Crawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Crawler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Yoshida misses.
A punch lands to the side of Crawler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Crawler's leg. Crawler is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick.
Crawler throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Crawler.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Crawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawler misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler checks a leg kick.
Yoshida throws a low kick, looking for Crawler's leg but Crawler calmly moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawler checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Crawler.
Takashi Yoshida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshida lands a high kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Crawler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
letting Crawler counter with a right hand.
Crawler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Crawler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Night Crawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Yoshida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler slips a jab from Yoshida.
Crawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Crawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crawler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Crawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
letting Crawler counter with a right hand.
Yoshida throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawler walks into a jab.
A big left from Crawler misses.
Yoshida swings widly with a right hand
and Crawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Yoshida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoshida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Yoshida!
Takashi Yoshida decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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