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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Himura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishuzak Abarukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi Himura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshi Himura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishuzak Abarukas!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Himura misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Abarukas lands.
Himura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abarukas.
Himura throws a right and a left that Abarukas avoids nicely.
Abarukas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Himura.
Himura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abarukas forces Himura back against the cage and clinches.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Himura drops his hands momentarily and Abarukas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abarukas pushes Himura up against the cage in a clinch.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Himura looks for a takedown but Abarukas sprawls well.
Abarukas clinches up against the cage.
Abarukas breaks from the clinch.
Himura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Himura throws a series of punches but Abarukas avoids them all with ease.
Abarukas with a hook.
Abarukas moves into the clinch successfully.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Himura shoots for a takedown but Abarukas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Himura misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarukas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Himura is breathing heavily.
A combination from Himura does no damage.
Abarukas darts in and clinches Himura up against the cage.
Himura is trying to break the clinch but Abarukas is controlling him.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas has managed to clinch.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas has managed to clinch.
Himura is looking to break free of the clinch but Abarukas has double underhooks.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Himura throws a series of punches but Abarukas avoids them all with ease.
Abarukas instigates a clinch.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abarukas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abarukas breaks from the clinch.
Abarukas drives through and clinches with Himura against the cage.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abarukas closes the distance and clinches.
Abarukas breaks from the clinch.
Abarukas gets a clinch.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas pushes Himura up against the cage in a clinch.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi Himura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Himura scores with a one two! Abarukas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Himura throws a series of punches but Abarukas moves out of range.
Abarukas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Himura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abarukas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishuzak Abarukas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abarukas pushes Himura up against the cage in a clinch.
Himura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abarukas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abarukas clinches with his opponent.
Abarukas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abarukas pushes Himura up against the cage in a clinch.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abarukas works the jab nicely.
Abarukas throws a combination. Himura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abarukas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abarukas clinches with his opponent.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Abarukas coming out on top.
Abarukas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abarukas lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Himura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Abarukas there.
Abarukas closes the distance and clinches.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abarukas closes the distance and pushes Himura back into the cage.
Abarukas manages to break the clinch.
Himura tries to keep at a distance but Abarukas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abarukas breaks from the clinch.
Abarukas has Himura up against the cage in a clinch.
Himura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abarukas manages to break the clinch.
Himura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abarukas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abarukas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abarukas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Himura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abarukas jabs at Himura's body.
Himura with a poor takedown
and Abarukas moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Himura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Abarukas.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abarukas closes the distance and clinches.
Abarukas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abarukas moves into the clinch.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas moves into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Himura. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Himura tries to break the clinch but Abarukas is controlling the position.
Himura takes a shot to the head.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abarukas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abarukas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas lands with an overhand left.
Abarukas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abarukas clinches.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Himura misses with a combination
and Abarukas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishuzak Abarukas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abarukas connects with a single shot there.
Himura shoots and misses
and Abarukas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Himura misses with a takedown attempt
and Abarukas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abarukas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abarukas breaks from the clinch.
Abarukas rushes Himura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Himura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abarukas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Himura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abarukas instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abarukas.
Himura tries to score a body lock takedown but Abarukas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abarukas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abarukas clinches with his opponent.
Abarukas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from Abarukas.
Abarukas lands a jab-cross combination.
Abarukas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Himura's hands.
Abarukas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abarukas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Himura misses with a double jab
and Abarukas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abarukas manages to break the clinch.
Abarukas moves into range and clinches up with Himura.
Himura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas throws out a powerful jab.
Abarukas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abarukas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abarukas has managed to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Himura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abarukas counters by moving into the clinch.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas lands with a straight right. Himura didn't see that one coming.
Yoshi Himura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abarukas works the jab nicely.
Himura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abarukas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarukas lands a body shot.
Abarukas moves into the clinch.
Abarukas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ishuzak Abarukas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abarukas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarukas breaks from the clinch.
Abarukas scores with a hook.
Himura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abarukas moves into the clinch.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abarukas closes the distance and clinches.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas pushes Himura up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abarukas.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Himura throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Abarukas counter with a right hand.
Abarukas scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarukas rushes Himura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abarukas breaks from the clinch.
Abarukas has Himura up against the cage in a clinch.
Himura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abarukas punishes Himura's body with a nice straight punch.
Abarukas darts in and clinches Himura up against the cage.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Himura tries to bum rush Abarukas with a series of wild strikes but Abarukas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abarukas takes the fight into the clinch.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Abarukas.
Himura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abarukas counters by clinching up.
Abarukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abarukas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Himura in his tracks.
Abarukas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abarukas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abarukas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Himura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Himura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abarukas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Himura's hands.
Abarukas darts in and clinches Himura up against the cage.
Abarukas breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Abarukas.
Himura tries to clinch up
letting Abarukas counter with a right hand.
Abarukas closes the distance and clinches.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Himura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abarukas counters with a left and a right that stings Himura.
Nice straight punches there by Abarukas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abarukas.
Abarukas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abarukas is pushing Himura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abarukas breaks the clinch.
Himura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abarukas rushes Himura and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishuzak Abarukas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Abarukas moves into the clinch successfully.
Abarukas has Himura pressed against the cage, preventing Himura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Himura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abarukas prevents it.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas closes the distance and pushes Himura back into the cage.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Himura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abarukas circles away quickly and effectively.
Himura misses with a takedown
and Abarukas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Himura thinking.
Abarukas clinches up against the cage.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Abarukas.
Abarukas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abarukas lands a left hand.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Himura's head backwards.
Abarukas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abarukas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abarukas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas clinches.
Himura misses with some punches.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas forces Himura back against the cage and clinches.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Himura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good exchange - Abarukas coming out on top.
Abarukas darts in and clinches Himura up against the cage.
Abarukas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abarukas moves into range and clinches up with Himura.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Himura misses with a double jab
and Abarukas moves into the clinch.
Himura can't break the clinch.
Abarukas breaks the clinch.
Abarukas lands with a hook. Himura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Himura moves out of range as Abarukas throws a body kick.
Abarukas clinches up with Himura and pushes him back against the cage.
Ishuzak Abarukas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abarukas connects with a jab.
Abarukas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abarukas manages to break the clinch.
Himura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abarukas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abarukas forces Himura back against the cage and clinches.
Abarukas breaks the clinch.
Abarukas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abarukas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abarukas rushes Himura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Himura is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Himura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abarukas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Himura is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abarukas.
Abarukas throws out a powerful jab.
Himura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarukas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abarukas rushes Himura and presses him up against the cage.
Abarukas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abarukas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abarukas has Himura up against the cage in a clinch.
Abarukas digs a right hand into Himura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Himura's gas tank.
Abarukas stops a takedown attempt from Himura.
Abarukas breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Abarukas.
Ishuzak Abarukas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abarukas with a jab.
Abarukas lands a really nice looking cross but Himura seems unphased.
Himura moves forwards but Abarukas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abarukas gets a clinch.
Abarukas breaks from the clinch.
Abarukas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Himura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abarukas counters by moving into the clinch.
Abarukas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Himura up against the cage.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarukas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Himura, pushing him back against the cage.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Himura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abarukas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abarukas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abarukas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Abarukas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abarukas.
Abarukas closes the distance and pushes Himura back into the cage.
Abarukas has Himura pushed against the cage.
Abarukas breaks the clinch.
Abarukas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Himura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abarukas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abarukas.
Abarukas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi Himura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Abarukas coming out on top.
Himura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abarukas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ishuzak Abarukas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abarukas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 24:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishuzak Abarukas!
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