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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aiko Hideyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiko Hideyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Hideyoshi.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Hideyoshi moves out of range easily.
Anderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hideyoshi.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideyoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hideyoshi circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideyoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideyoshi shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Hideyoshi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hideyoshi shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiko Hideyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Hideyoshi avoids them all with ease.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hideyoshi is breathing heavily.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Hideyoshi is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson works over Hideyoshi's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideyoshi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Anderson rushes Hideyoshi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hideyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hideyoshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Hideyoshi in a clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hideyoshi tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Anderson throws a right hand that Hideyoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hideyoshi also avoids with ease.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hideyoshi backs up against the cage.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hideyoshi, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Thiago Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Hideyoshi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Hideyoshi didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson cracks Hideyoshi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hideyoshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hideyoshi, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson stalks Hideyoshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hideyoshi's face. Hideyoshi staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hideyoshi will feel that in the morning.
Anderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Hideyoshi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hideyoshi tries to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hideyoshi.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Hideyoshi.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a right hand that Hideyoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hideyoshi also avoids with ease.
Hideyoshi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hideyoshi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hideyoshi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hideyoshi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hideyoshi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hideyoshi will feel that in the morning.
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anderson works over Hideyoshi's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hideyoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anderson looks to land a combination but Hideyoshi avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Hideyoshi with an open hand slap.
Anderson stuns Hideyoshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hideyoshi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hideyoshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thiago Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hideyoshi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hideyoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiko Hideyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideyoshi.
Anderson with a jab.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hideyoshi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.
Hideyoshi stands up and waves to Anderson to follow him.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideyoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideyoshi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hideyoshi moves into the clinch successfully.
Hideyoshi goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hideyoshi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Hideyoshi shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Hideyoshi moves out of range easily.
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.
Hideyoshi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hideyoshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hideyoshi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Anderson, up you get!
Hideyoshi fails to land the takedown.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Hideyoshi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hideyoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Hideyoshi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aiko Hideyoshi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson throws a right and a left that Hideyoshi avoids nicely.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hideyoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Hideyoshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson stalks Hideyoshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hideyoshi's face. Hideyoshi staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson works over Hideyoshi's head and body with a nice combination.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson scores with a one two! Hideyoshi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hideyoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Hideyoshi pushes him off.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Hideyoshi moves away and avoids it.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hideyoshi throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Hideyoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hideyoshi has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hideyoshi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hideyoshi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Hideyoshi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Anderson is trying to buck Hideyoshi off.
Hideyoshi just content to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi stands up and beckons Anderson to his feet.
Anderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hideyoshi.
Aiko Hideyoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hideyoshi fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiko Hideyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hideyoshi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Hideyoshi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Hideyoshi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hideyoshi counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Hideyoshi is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Hideyoshi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hideyoshi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiko Hideyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hideyoshi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiko Hideyoshi!
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