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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yushi Sakura (ranked 3603 p4p, 3544 weight class) and Masaki Toyota (ranked 346 p4p, 339 weight class). Toyota has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! On his way into the ring it seems that Yushi Sakura has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yushi Sakura seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Decent elbows
Good chin
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Brawler
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushi Sakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaki Toyota!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakura moves into the clinch.
Toyota looks winded!
Sakura scores with a hook to the body.
Sakura stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sakura is leaning against Toyota and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toyota, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Sakura.
Sakura breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyota takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sakura clinches up against the ropes.
Sakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakura drives through and clinches with Toyota against the ropes.
Sakura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toyota is keeping busy.
Sakura breaks from the clinch.
Sakura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toyota on the side of the head.
Yushi Sakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakura.
Sakura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sakura is trying to maintain a safe position but Toyota gets an underhook and turns Sakura into the ropes.
Sakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sakura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sakura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakura has closed the distance and engaged Toyota in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Toyota takes a shot to the head.
Sakura trying to land knees to the body.
Sakura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakura works Toyota's body with a nice hook.
Sakura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toyota takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakura has managed to clinch.
Sakura leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Sakura breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toyota as Sakura tries to tie him up.
Sakura breaks from the clinch.
Sakura drives through and clinches with Toyota against the ropes.
Sakura is trying to maintain a safe position but Toyota gets an underhook and turns Sakura into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakura is trying to maintain a safe position but Toyota gets an underhook and turns Sakura into the ropes.
Sakura seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Toyota is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sakura scores with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Toyota has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sakura effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yushi Sakura.
Sakura connects with a body shot.
Sakura clinches up with Toyota and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sakura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toyota avoids it.
Sakura landing knees to the body.
Sakura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sakura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yushi Sakura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakura instigates a clinch.
Sakura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sakura breaks from the clinch.
Sakura clinches up with Toyota and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sakura manages to break the clinch.
Sakura doesn't manage to clinch there - Toyota circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sakura. That's going to slow Toyota down.
Sakura tries to close the distance and clinch but Toyota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Sakura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakura tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Toyota manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toyota is looking for the big counter here.
Sakura moves in looking to clinch but Toyota pushes him off.
Toyota is breathing heavily.
Sakura scores with a punch to the head.
Sakura tries to clinch up but Toyota circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Toyota is rocked!
Sakura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toyota, pushing him back against the ropes.
Toyota is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakura finish him?
Sakura lands an elbow that stopped Toyota in his tracks for a moment.
Sakura breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Toyota with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Toyota looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Toyota get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yushi Sakura!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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