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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Light Yagami (ranked 3253 p4p, 25025 weight class) and Jonathan Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Hong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Light Yagami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Hong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yagami.
Hong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yagami fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yagami with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yagami misses with a body kick.
Yagami misses with a wild combination.
Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong dodges the punch combination from Yagami.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagami throws a combination that misses
and Hong counters with a series of strikes. Yagami will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yagami tries a head kick but it misses.
Yagami seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yagami scores with a one two! Hong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yagami just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hong throws a counter combo.
Yagami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hong throws out a counter right but Yagami avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Yagami misses its intended target.
As Yagami backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Yagami manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yagami misses with a double jab.
Yagami throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong throws out a counter right but Yagami avoids it with no problem.
Yagami throws a series of punches but Hong avoids them all with ease.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yagami.
Hong defending well as Yagami loads up on a big left hand.
Hong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yagami misses with a double jab.
Yagami thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Hong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagami misses with a combination
and Hong counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yagami. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Yagami swinging wildly here.
Hong is looking for the big counter here.
Yagami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yagami misses with a double jab.
Hong unleashes a big counter combination but Yagami bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hong cracks Yagami with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Yagami misses with a hook
and Hong counters with a series of strikes. Yagami will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yagami connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hong. Hong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagami throws a combination that misses
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yagami looks to land a combination but Hong avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Yagami getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yagami misses with a body shot.
Yagami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hong counters with a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Yagami dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yagami throws a leg kick
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
Light Yagami is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Light Yagami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yagami throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Hong is looking for the big counter here.
Yagami connects with a body shot.
Yagami is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Yagami swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yagami throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagami tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yagami has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong throws a counter combo.
Yagami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yagami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yagami throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yagami misses with a head kick.
Hong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yagami takes one to the side of the head.
Light Yagami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yagami goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hong dodges the punch combination from Yagami.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagami throws a lazy uppercut
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Yagami backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Yagami manages to avoid it all.
Yagami misses with a double jab.
Yagami misses with a body kick.
Yagami throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
A punch combination from Yagami misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagami lands a jab-cross combination.
Yagami stalks Hong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hong's face. Hong staggers backwards, shaken.
Yagami stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yagami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hong avoids the body shot from Yagami.
Hong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good exchange - Yagami coming out on top.
Yagami throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
Yagami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagami misses with the combination.
Yagami misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Yagami. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Hong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagami fails to land with a series of punches.
Yagami really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yagami misses with a wild combination.
Yagami throws a nice looking combination but Hong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hong unleashes a big counter combination but Yagami bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Yagami dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hong throws a combination. Yagami tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Light Yagami is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yagami goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yagami.
As Yagami backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Yagami manages to avoid it all.
Yagami ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yagami swinging wildly here.
Hong throws out a counter right but Yagami avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yagami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Yagami.
Yagami connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hong's hands.
Yagami scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yagami misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Yagami does no damage.
Hong unleashes a big counter combination but Yagami bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Yagami.
Hong is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagami pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yagami misses with a series of wild punches.
Yagami looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yagami scores with a body shot.
Yagami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Yagami backs off Hong throws a huge counter combo but Yagami manages to avoid it all.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagami tries to work over Hong's front leg with a kick but Hong checks it.
Hong throws out a counter right but Yagami avoids it with no problem.
Yagami misses with a few strikes there.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yagami throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yagami misses with a combination
and Hong counters with a series of strikes. Yagami will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yagami misses with a few strikes there.
Hong unleashes a big counter combination but Yagami bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yagami misses with a hook.
Yagami throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
Hong throws out a counter right but Yagami avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yagami.
Hong is looking for the big counter here.
Yagami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hong slips a jab from Yagami.
Yagami with a jab.
Yagami scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yagami swinging wildly here.
Hong throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Light Yagami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yagami 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Yagami!
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