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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 2328 p4p, 2809 weight class) and Otso Toivonen (ranked 146 p4p, 163 weight class). Yuuji Hoshino could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Otso Toivonen's chin.
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22 - 19 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuji Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino scores with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Toivonen.
Hoshino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toivonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Hoshino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toivonen's head.
Toivonen is rocked!
Toivonen slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Toivonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoshino finish him?
Toivonen misses with a takedown
and Hoshino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toivonen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Toivonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoshino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toivonen lands a jab to the nose.
Hoshino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toivonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Toivonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoshino swivels and escapes.
Hoshino throws a shot from downtown. Toivonen moves away and avoids it.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toivonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toivonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoshino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toivonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Toivonen shoots and misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice right hand that sends Toivonen toppling to the canvas! Toivonen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hoshino finish him?!
Yuuji Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otso Toivonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toivonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Hoshino sprawls well. He's pushed Toivonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hoshino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Toivonen manages to circle out of the way.
Hoshino throws a lazy head kick
and Toivonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoshino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toivonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoshino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toivonen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoshino swings widly with a right hand
enabling Toivonen to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino connects with a right hand. Toivonen shakes it off.
Hoshino blocks a jab.
Hoshino throws a sloppy body shot
and Toivonen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toivonen tries to break free but Hoshino pushes him back against the cage.
Hoshino is stalling here.
Toivonen breaks from the clinch.
Toivonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoshino looks to throw a body kick
and Toivonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toivonen loads up on a big right hand but Hoshino slips the punch.
Hoshino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuji Hoshino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoshino scores with a push kick.
Toivonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toivonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoshino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toivonen can do to turn this around?
Toivonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yuuji Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoshino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuuji Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoshino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toivonen's head.
Toivonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick and Hoshino moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Hoshino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen cracks Hoshino with an open hand slap.
Hoshino connects with an inside leg kick.
Toivonen connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Toivonen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a hook but Toivonen avoids it easily.
Toivonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoshino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Toivonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoshino cracks Toivonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toivonen rushes Hoshino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Toivonen wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen blocks an uppercut.
Toivonen has had enough of the clinch but Hoshino keeps him there for the moment.
Toivonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toivonen blocks an uppercut.
Hoshino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toivonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoshino has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Hoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Toivonen controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoshino.
Toivonen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoshino.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoshino lands a shot to the body.
Toivonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuji Hoshino dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Toivonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Toivonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoshino lands a nice looking body shot.
Toivonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Toivonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Toivonen is defended easily by Hoshino.
Hoshino throwing a counter right hand but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Toivonen misses with the combination.
Hoshino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Toivonen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Toivonen.
Otso Toivonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toivonen.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
Toivonen has managed to clinch.
Toivonen blocks a body shot from Hoshino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toivonen up against the cage.
Toivonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino struggles to land a body shot inside as Toivonen controls his hands.
Toivonen tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoshino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
Toivonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoshino has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Yuuji Hoshino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toivonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino digs a right hand into Toivonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toivonen's gas tank.
Hoshino working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Toivonen misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuji Hoshino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoshino 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuji Hoshino!
After winning the bout, Yuuji Hoshino thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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