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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cho Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Gardan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Know your enemy" - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yamato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Gardan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Gardan.
Yamato checks a leg kick.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamato takes the fight into the clinch.
Gardan taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamato obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gardan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamato.
Gardan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gardan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamato avoids it.
Yamato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gardan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gardan misses with a knee strike.
Gardan missing with knees to the body.
Yamato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamato wants to break free but Gardan has control.
Gardan trying to land knees to the body.
Yamato working hard to break the clinch.
Yamato slowing the pace effectively.
Gardan is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Gardan.
Gardan with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gardan's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardan has Yamato pressed against the cage, preventing Yamato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamato pushes off an throws an elbow but Gardan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
Yamato working hard to break the clinch.
Gardan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamato wants to break free but Gardan has control.
Yamato tries to break free but Gardan pushes him back against the cage.
Yamato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gardan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamato taking a breather.
Yamato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gardan avoiding damage as Yamato throws knees to the body.
Yamato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardan.
Gardan tries to clinch
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamato throws a leg kick
and Gardan counters with a good low kick that Yamato was not able to check.
Yamato is breathing heavily.
Gardan scores with a leg kick.
Gardan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamato checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato tries to clinch up
and Gardan counters with a low kick, right behind Yamato 's knee.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Gardan throws a sloppy head kick and Yamato moves out of range easily.
Gardan avoids the body shot from Yamato.
Gardan shoots for a takedown but Yamato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Yamato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamato blocks a head kick by Gardan.
Laurent Gardan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardan looks to throw the jab but Yamato is out of range.
Gardan lands a left and a right that send Yamato crashing to the mat, dazed. Gardan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yamato is rocked!
It looks like Cho Yamato has been cut.
Gardan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamato, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Yamato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardan keeps control of Yamato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gardan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gardan connects with a knee to the head.
Gardan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamato takes an elbow to the temple.
Gardan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gardan lands an elbow inside that Yamato shrugs off.
Gardan lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamato won't want to take too many of those.
Gardan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gardan lands a knee to the body.
Gardan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gardan lands a damaging elbow.
Gardan crunches a lovely knee into Yamato's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardan is leaning against Yamato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gardan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamato seems to have got his legs back now.
Gardan looking to throw knees to the head but Yamato is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gardan.
Gardan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamato throws an elbow but misses.
Gardan lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamato won't want to take too many of those.
Gardan lands an elbow just above Yamato 's eye.
Gardan tries a knee to the head but Yamato blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamato's efforts to push away.
Gardan tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamato avoids the damage to the body.
Gardan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamato avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Gardan.
Gardan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gardan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gardan.
Gardan avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamato.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
Gardan avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamato.
Gardan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gardan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamato avoiding damage as Gardan throws knees to the body.
Yamato misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardan effectively controlling the action here.
Gardan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardan scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Gardan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gardan. That did some damage!
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
enabling Yamato to counter with a crisp jab.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a head kick.
Gardan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gardan closes the distance but Yamato moves to the side
and Yamato counters with a big head kick but Gardan shrugs it off.
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Yamato misses
and Gardan counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardan tries to land a front kick but Yamato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Gardan is breathing heavily.
Gardan misses with a leg kick
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cho Yamato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Gardan misses
and Yamato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gardan really felt that one!
Laurent Gardan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Yamato.
Gardan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yamato counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Gardan
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
Gardan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamato has closed the distance and engaged Gardan in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamato.
Laurent Gardan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gardan tries to stall but Yamato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gardan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamato just leaning against Gardan, taking a breather.
Gardan is trying to trip Yamato. He has hold of a leg but Yamato is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gardan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gardan lands a couple of digs.
Yamato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamato wants to stand up but Gardan is controlling him.
Yamato manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gardan.
A low kick from Gardan is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a big head kick but Gardan shrugs it off.
Yamato wants to clinch.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a body kick.
Gardan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gardan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Gardan is avoiding it.
Yamato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardan.
Gardan tries for a takedown but Yamato circles away easily
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardan has his takedown stuffed
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gardan's knee momentarily.
Yamato scores with a hook to the body. Gardan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gardan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yamato moves into the clinch.
Gardan avoiding damage as Yamato throws knees to the body.
Gardan blocks an elbow strike.
Yamato avoids a wild elbow strike from Gardan.
Yamato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yamato lands an elbow that stopped Gardan in his tracks for a moment.
Yamato tries to circle away but Gardan has him pinned against the cage.
Yamato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gardan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gardan is looking to control Yamato's arms but Yamato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gardan has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Yamato.
Yamato wants to get back to striking at distance but Gardan won't allow it.
Gardan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Gardan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cho Yamato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Gardan.
Gardan ducks under a wild hook from Yamato.
Gardan tries to clinch
and Yamato counters with a solid body kick.
Gardan tries to clinch up
and Yamato counters with a head kick.
Gardan looks to land a right hand but Yamato moved out of range.
Yamato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gardan's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cho Yamato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gardan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamato counters with a good, hard body kick but Gardan shrugs it off.
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
and Yamato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gardan misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gardan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamato moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gardan is defending well for now.
Gardan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamato gets underhooks to prevent Gardan's takedown attempt.
Gardan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamato blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
Yamato lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato is trying to force a seperation but Gardan has the dominant position.
Yamato working hard to break the clinch.
Gardan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gardan dodges an elbow strike from Yamato.
Yamato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gardan avoids it.
Gardan dodges an elbow strike from Yamato.
Gardan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gardan dodges an elbow strike from Yamato.
Yamato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gardan's defenses.
Yamato misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamato lands a good knee to the midsection. Gardan won't want to take too many of those.
Yamato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from Gardan
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gardan's knee momentarily.
Gardan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Gardan is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Gardan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Gardan wants to clinch but Yamato slips to the side
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
and Yamato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardan.
Yamato thows a body kick. Gardan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamato has closed the distance and engaged Gardan in a clinch.
Gardan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamato landing knees to the body.
Yamato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamato stalling in the clinch but Gardan improves position.
Yamato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gardan avoids it.
Yamato manages to break the clinch.
Yamato lands with an uppercut that bounces Gardan off the cage and back into rage.
A leg kick checked by Gardan.
Jab, jab by Yamato - just one landing.
Yamato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gardan's knee momentarily.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamato closes the distance and pushes Gardan back into the cage.
Yamato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamato trying to control the position but instead, Gardan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yamato into the cage.
Yamato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamato counters with a nice body kick.
Yamato gets caught flat footed, as Gardan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yamato pushes Gardan off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick by Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gardan misses with a low kick.
Yamato throws a front kick that sends Gardan stumbling back into the cage.
Gardan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cho Yamato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laurent Gardan.
Gardan takes a swing at Yamato's ribcage but misses.
Yamato fails to land with a series of punches.
Gardan blocks the body kick.
Yamato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamato breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yamato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cho Yamato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamato digs a good hook to Gardan's body.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gardan throws a head kick that misses
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gardan's knee momentarily.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato counters with a body kick that stops Gardan in his tracks momentarily.
Gardan tries to clinch up
and Yamato counters with a low kick, right behind Gardan 's knee.
Gardan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yamato rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato lands a jab to the head.
Gardan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gardan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gardan. Gardan obviously looking to wear him down.
Gardan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yamato.
Gardan wants to clinch
and Yamato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamato misses with a two punch combination.
Yamato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gardan throws a nice head kick!
Gardan misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamato counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamato tries to land knees in the clinch but Gardan avoids the damage to the body.
Gardan landing knees to the body.
Yamato manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gardan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Gardan is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
Yamato scoring well with a low kick there.
Gardan misses with a leg kick
letting Yamato counter with a right hand.
Gardan has his takedown stuffed
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
Yamato drives through and clinches with Gardan against the cage.
Gardan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gardan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamato or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yamato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gardan darts in trying to clinch
and Yamato counters with an inside leg kick.
Gardan avoids the head kick by Yamato.
Gardan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gardan working over Yamato with some ground and pound. Yamato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gardan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamato kicks off Gardan and gets to his feet.
Gardan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardan throws a nice looking combination but Yamato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardan misses with a double jab
and Yamato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gardan scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Gardan is avoiding it.
Gardan gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamato is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Gardan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
Gardan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamato throws a head kick that half lands.
Gardan wants to slow Yamato down by chopping away at his legs.
Gardan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a good low kick that Gardan was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardan misses with a body punch
and Yamato counters with a good low kick that Gardan was not able to check.
Gardan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Gardan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Gardan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
and Yamato counters with an inside leg kick.
Gardan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gardan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gardan wants to clinch
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gardan misses the target.
Yamato scoring well with a low kick there.
Gardan wants to clinch but Yamato slips to the side
and Yamato counters with a straight right hand.
Gardan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Gardan misses.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gardan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Yamato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamato scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Yamato misses.
Yamato misses with a body kick.
Yamato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gardan lands with a slapping head kick.
Gardan throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamato counters with a nice body shot.
Gardan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamato. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
Gardan tries to clinch but Yamato moves away
and Yamato moves into the clinch.
Gardan takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamato is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamato.
Gardan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gardan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardan missing with knees to the body.
Yamato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gardan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamato avoids it.
Yamato breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Gardan misses
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a two punch combo.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Gardan.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato tries to land knees in the clinch but Gardan avoids the damage to the body.
Yamato avoiding damage as Gardan throws knees to the body.
Yamato is trying to break the clinch but Gardan has him pressed against the cage.
Yamato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gardan throws a head kick but Yamato moves out of range.
Gardan avoids the head kick by Yamato.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gardan misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardan misses with a kick to the body
and Yamato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cho Yamato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cho Yamato!
Cho Yamato retains his middleweight title!
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