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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 435 p4p, 245 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 63 p4p, 38 weight class). Honorio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Honorio throws a jab when Yamasaki was well out of range.
A slow jab from Honorio misses its intended target.
Honorio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamasaki misses with a straight right.
Honorio blocks a jab.
Yamasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Honorio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honorio scores with a punch to the head.
Honorio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Honorio slaps away a takedown attempt from Yamasaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yamasaki takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamasaki.
Honorio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Honorio lands with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Honorio as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honorio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamasaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Honorio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamasaki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Yamasaki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yamasaki gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamasaki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yamasaki tries to score a body lock takedown but Honorio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yamasaki lands a takedown into guard.
Yamasaki won't allow Honorio to get back to his feet.
Yamasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Honorio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yamasaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Honorio is retaining full guard.
Yamasaki advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Honorio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Honorio trying to control the position.
Yamasaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Yamasaki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Honorio tries to bench press Yamasaki off him but Yamasaki keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Honorio wants to control but Yamasaki postures up.
Honorio wants to get back to his feet but Yamasaki drags him back down.
Honorio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Honorio is keen to just control but Yamasaki is a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Honorio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamasaki works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki working a defensive guard here.
Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamasaki wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Honorio is now in half guard.
Honorio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamasaki's head.
Yamasaki wants to get back to full guard.
Honorio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yamasaki is just riding it out for now. Honorio eventually gives up the hold.
Honorio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Honorio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yamasaki is trying to control but can't.
Yamasaki wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio trying to control from half guard but Yamasaki is working away.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Honorio trying to control the pace.
Yamasaki trying to hold on to Honorio's head to control him but Honorio postures up.
Honorio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Yamasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamasaki is working hard here to advance position.
Honorio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamasaki trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Honorio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Honorio connects with a single shot there.
Yamasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honorio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Honorio lands in his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki trying to control the position.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.
Yamasaki looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Honorio is defending well. Yamasaki quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Honorio has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Yamasaki celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katsu Yamasaki!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Katsu Yamasaki waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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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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