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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arashi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda comes to the ring accompanied by Requiem for a Dream. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arashi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ueda stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Ueda thows a huge punch but Yamada dodges it nicely.
Yamada tries to kick Ueda off but Ueda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ueda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamada defending well though.
Yamada is looking to escape.
Ueda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ueda wants to take a breather but Yamada is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ueda lands a nice shot to the body.
Ueda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ueda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Ueda moved out of range nicely.
Ueda throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yamada!
Ueda looking to control but Yamada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yamada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ueda sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ueda landing strikes from the mount and Yamada is in trouble!
Ueda punching from mount but Yamada doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yamada is trying desperately to improve position.
Ueda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ueda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda lands a heavy elbow.
Ueda avoids the attempt from Yamada to control.
Ueda breaks from Yamada's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ueda tries to control but Yamada wriggling away.
Yamada is trying to stand up.
Yamada slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yamada is trying to stand back up but Ueda is controlling him
Ueda thows a huge punch but Yamada dodges it nicely.
Yamada trying to hold on to Ueda's head to control him but Ueda postures up.
Yamada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yamada looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ueda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamada wants to stand back up but Ueda manages to pass into side control.
Yamada can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ueda tries to clinch but Yamada is having none of it.
Yamada lands a jab to Ueda's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arashi Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ueda moves away from the strike by Yamada.
Yamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ueda throws the kick towards the body but Yamada avoids it.
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ueda.
Ueda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ueda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ueda misses with a leg kick.
Ueda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamada swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenji Ueda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ueda tries for a takedown but Yamada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ueda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ueda slips a jab and a cross from Yamada.
Ueda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Ueda.
Yamada throws a one two combo.
Yamada scores with a nice head shot.
Yamada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ueda slips a jab from Yamada.
Yamada looks to land a combination but Ueda avoids it well.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Ueda with that takedown attempt.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ueda was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Ueda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueda looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Ueda rushes Yamada and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamada's efforts to push away.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Ueda moves away and avoids it.
Ueda walks into a stiff left hand from Yamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ueda.
Ueda is looking to clinch.
Ueda is looking to clinch but Yamada is avoiding it.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamada cracks Ueda with a good jab.
Yamada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ueda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamada avoids it really well and circles away.
Arashi Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ueda clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda lands a nice elbow.
Ueda tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Ueda prevents Yamada from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ueda keeps control of Yamada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ueda looking to stall.
Yamada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ueda has him pressed against the ropes.
Ueda has Yamada pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ueda has Yamada pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but Yamada blocks with his arms.
Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ueda circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Ueda ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Ueda is out of range.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Ueda throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ueda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ueda.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ueda throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Ueda shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense.
Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ueda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ueda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Yamada throws a hook to the side of Ueda's head but Ueda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arashi Yamada 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.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Ueda is out of range.
Arashi Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ueda!
Yamada scores with a nice strike.
Ueda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Ueda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ueda tries to clinch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ueda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Ueda throws a series of punches but Yamada avoids them all with ease.
Yamada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ueda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ueda shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a hook.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ueda throws a right and a left that Yamada avoids nicely.
Ueda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ueda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamada throws a hook but Ueda avoids it easily.
Ueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ueda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ueda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is refusing to be controlled, as Ueda sits in half guard.
Yamada wants to stand back up but Ueda manages to pass into side control.
Ueda lands a decent elbow from side control.
An elbow from Ueda crashes against the mat.
Ueda wants to control but Yamada is keeping him busy.
Ueda scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Ueda crashes against the mat.
Ueda in side control, throwing shots but Yamada defends.
Ueda in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ueda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamada throws a big shot that misses.
Ueda swings for the body but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada lands a nice hook to Ueda's body. Ueda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ueda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Ueda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada lands with a right hand.
Ueda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamada pinned against the cage. Yamada gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada throws a combination that misses
letting Ueda counter with a right hand.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Ueda moves out of range.
Ueda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ueda tries to clinch up.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ueda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenji Ueda clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ueda scores with a push kick.
Ueda works the jab nicely.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueda.
Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Ueda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Ueda throws a solid leg kick but Yamada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ueda.
Ueda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada throws a right hand that Ueda ducks under and follows up with a left that Ueda also avoids with ease.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Yamada misses.
Ueda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yamada's half guard.
Yamada is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamada makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Ueda moved out of range nicely.
Ueda blocks a jab.
Ueda tries to clinch up.
Ueda wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs.
Ueda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ueda is looking to clinch but Yamada is avoiding it.
Ueda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamada wants to get back to striking at distance but Ueda won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Ueda.
Ueda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ueda lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ueda lands a damaging elbow.
Yamada working hard to break the clinch.
Ueda misses with an elbow over the top.
Ueda just leaning against Yamada, taking a breather.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Ueda tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda keeps control of Yamada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamada working hard to break the clinch.
Ueda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda taking a breather.
Ueda throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Ueda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ueda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamada.
Yamada is looking to break free of the clinch but Ueda has double underhooks.
Yamada avoiding damage as Ueda throws knees to the body.
Ueda crunches a lovely knee into Yamada's ribcage.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ueda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamada scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ueda fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamada avoids a kick to the body.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yamada duly obliges.
Ueda takes one to the chin there.
No luck for Ueda with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Ueda ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamada throws the left hand but Ueda avoids the punch easily.
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ueda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamada's waist but Yamada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ueda off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueda moves into the clinch.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamada takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ueda circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ueda thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenji Ueda had his way with Arashi Yamada in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamada lands an overhand right.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Ueda avoids them all with ease.
Yamada lands with a nice body punch.
Yamada lands with a shot to the body.
Ueda forces Yamada back against the ropes and clinches.
Yamada tries to circle away but Ueda has him pinned against the ropes.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ueda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamada's elbow.
Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueda misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arashi Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ueda tries to clinch up.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Ueda slips the punch.
Yamada is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fighters circle momentarily. Yamada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Ueda slips the punch.
Ueda throws and low kick but Yamada moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ueda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ueda is looking to clinch.
Ueda moves away from the strike by Yamada.
Yamada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ueda.
Yamada connects with a nice looking jab.
Yamada throws the left hand but Ueda avoids the punch easily.
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Ueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two 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.
Ueda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ueda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Ueda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada slips under a jab from Ueda.
Ueda slips under a jab from Yamada.
Ueda shoots and misses
and Ueda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada throws a combination that misses
and Ueda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ueda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.
Ueda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Ueda is out of range.
Ueda moves forwards but Yamada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ueda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ueda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamada is fending him off so far but Ueda persists. Nope, Yamada circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueda moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Yamada lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ueda moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ueda darts in trying to clinch
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arashi Yamada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda wants to clinch
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Jenji Ueda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ueda fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yamada sprawls well initially but Ueda persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yamada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ueda.
Ueda trying to control the action but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Ueda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yamada pushes Ueda off and gets back to his feet.
Ueda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamada sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ueda somewhat.
Ueda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamada sprawls well. Yamada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ueda gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arashi Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ueda 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jenji Ueda!
Jenji Ueda retains his lightweight title!
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