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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuto Yoshida (ranked 1914 p4p, 1652 weight class) and Jeff Jefferson (ranked 221 p4p, 203 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 cm
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4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuto Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jefferson just manages to avoid it.
Jefferson cracks Yoshida with a good jab.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Jefferson.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jefferson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jefferson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuto Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Jefferson down.
Yoshida rushes Jefferson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Jefferson is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jefferson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Jefferson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jefferson gets through Yoshida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jefferson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jefferson.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yoshida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jefferson.
Jefferson has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Jefferson gets through Yoshida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jefferson breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Jefferson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jefferson takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
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!
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Jefferson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jefferson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Jefferson.
Yoshida appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yoshida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jefferson.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Jefferson.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshida went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Jefferson.
Yoshida wants to clinch up but Jefferson keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Jefferson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jefferson misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Yoshida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jefferson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Jefferson ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jefferson.
Jefferson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yoshida cracks a nice hook into Jefferson's ribs.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. Jefferson didn't see that one coming.
Jefferson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from Jefferson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Jefferson.
Jefferson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jefferson misses with a looping left.
Yoshida punishes Jefferson's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Jefferson is predictable there
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Jefferson connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Jefferson is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Jefferson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoshida has managed to clinch.
Jefferson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida trying to stall but Jefferson improves his position.
Jefferson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jefferson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida clinches up with Jefferson and pushes him back against the cage.
Yoshida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jefferson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Jefferson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida digs a right hand into Jefferson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jefferson's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jefferson.
Jefferson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Jefferson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yuto Yoshida will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooh!!! Yoshida has knocked Jefferson down with a huge combo! Yoshida steps away and waves a wobbly Jefferson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jefferson is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
It looks like Jeff Jefferson has been cut.
Jefferson throws a leg kick
and Jefferson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jefferson is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jefferson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yoshida is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Yoshida shuts the power down on Jefferson. Lights out, game over! Yoshida is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuto Yoshida!
Yuto Yoshida decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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