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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yosuke Yoshida (ranked 5393 p4p, 3186 weight class) and Eddie Odom (ranked 503 p4p, 387 weight class). Yosuke Yoshida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yosuke Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Odom!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odom misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Yoshida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoshida misses with a lunging right hand
letting Odom counter with a right hand.
Odom cracks a nice hook into Yoshida's ribs.
Yoshida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Eddie Odom has been cut.
Yoshida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Odom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Odom rushes Yoshida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Odom prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Odom blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Odom tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the cage.
Odom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Odom lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Odom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida is leaning against Odom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Odom misses with some punches.
Yoshida prevents a body shot from Odom.
Odom blocking some punches.
I was talking to Yoshida's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Odom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Odom blocks an uppercut.
Odom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Odom misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida keeps control of Odom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Odom blocks it.
Odom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odom manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida gets tackled into the cage by Odom. Odom maintains the clinch.
Odom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Odom blocks it.
Odom is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Odom avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Odom is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Odom.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Odom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Odom lands with a light punch inside.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Odom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odom breaks the clinch.
Odom lands a right hook to the body.
Yoshida misses with a body shot
and Odom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yoshida throws a body punch but Odom moves out of range.
Odom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoshida misses with a jab to the body
and Odom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Odom moves out of range easily.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Odom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Odom.
Yoshida misses with a looping left.
Odom clinches up with Yoshida and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Odom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odom lands a left hand.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odom.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Yoshida is working Odom over against the cage.
Odom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Odom's head.
Odom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Odom blocking some punches.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
A jab from Odom finds it's way through Yoshida's defenses.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Odom staying out of range there.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Odom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Odom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Odom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Odom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yosuke Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Odom misses.
Odom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Odom works the jab nicely.
Yoshida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Odom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yoshida thinking.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Odom.
Odom thuds a left hand into Yoshida's body.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Odom is just out of range.
Yoshida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odom scores with a one two! Yoshida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Yosuke Yoshida has been cut.
Odom connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Odom throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Eddie Odom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Odom throws a sloppy body shot
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eddie Odom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. Odom didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot by Odom.
Odom just misses with a punch to the body.
Odom looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Odom closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Odom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Odom is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Odom blocks an uppercut.
Odom blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Odom blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Odom breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Odom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Odom.
Yoshida dodges the punch combination from Odom.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Odom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odom looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Odom just misses with a punch to the body.
Odom moves away from the strike by Yoshida.
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 throws a leg kick but Odom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Odom misses the target.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Yoshida is predictable there
and Odom counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Odom to counter with a crisp jab.
Odom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshida circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat of the thigh.
Odom takes the fight into the clinch.
Odom tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Yoshida.
Odom blocking some punches.
Odom manages to break the clinch.
Odom throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Odom.
Yoshida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Odom.
Some wild striking there from Odom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odom swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshida takes a swing at Odom's ribcage but misses.
Odom moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Yoshida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odom closes the distance and pushes Yoshida back into the cage.
Odom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Odom or not.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Odom is breathing heavily.
Yoshida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Odom prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida just leaning against Odom, taking a breather.
Odom misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Odom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yoshida swings for the body but Odom moves out of range.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Odom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Odom lands with an uppercut that bounces Yoshida off the cage and back into range.
Odom pushes Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
Odom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Odom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yoshida stalling in the clinch but Odom improves position.
Odom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida misses with a body punch.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Odom blocks it.
Odom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Odom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Odom lands a left hand.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Odom's elbow.
Odom struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Odom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Odom prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Odom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida has Odom pressed against the cage, preventing Odom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
Odom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Odom.
Odom just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Odom - just one landing.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Odom. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Odom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Odom moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida throws the left hand but Odom avoids the punch easily.
Odom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoshida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Odom is out of range.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Odom checks the leg kick.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Odom's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Odom.
Odom now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Odom moved out of range nicely.
Yosuke Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida takes one to the chin there.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Odom.
Good work by Odom as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odom manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Odom releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Odom's shoulder, as Odom tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Odom's body.
Odom rushes Yoshida and presses him up against the cage.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Odom controls the action.
Odom blocking some punches.
Odom is trying to break free.
Yoshida keeps control of Odom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Odom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Odom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Odom saw that one coming.
Yoshida swings for the body but Odom moves out of range.
Yoshida swings for the body but Odom moves out of range.
Yoshida misses with a right hand
and Odom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
No joy there for Odom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Odom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Odom avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Odom misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Odom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eddie Odom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot lands for Odom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Odom.
I've got Odom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Odom!
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energy
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hype
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