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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stryker's choice of entrance music: Die Motherfucker Die. Charles Stryker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tadashi Yamashita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Stryker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamashita cracks a nice hook into Stryker's ribs.
Yamashita avoids the head kick by Stryker.
Yamashita shoots in for a takedown but Stryker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamashita lands with a nice body punch.
Stryker walks into a left hand.
Yamashita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stryker was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamashita.
Yamashita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamashita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stryker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Yamashita.
Stryker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamashita changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stryker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stryker wants to control but Yamashita postures up.
Stryker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yamashita.
Yamashita tries for a kimura but Stryker is defending well.
Stryker tries to improve position but can't.
Yamashita tries to advance position but instead Stryker slips a leg back in to half guard.
Yamashita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stryker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yamashita.
Yamashita is working for a kimura but Stryker is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamashita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stryker.
Stryker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stryker gets underhooks to prevent Yamashita's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadashi Yamashita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stryker landing knees to the body.
Stryker scores with a knee to the head.
Stryker tightens his grip and picks Yamashita up, before dumping him to the ground. Yamashita manages to land in guard.
Stryker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamashita is keeping the position for now.
Yamashita is looking for a triangle but Stryker pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stryker preventing the sweep.
Yamashita is working hard here to advance position.
Stryker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stryker looks gassed!
Yamashita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamashita wants to sweep here but Stryker controlling him for the moment.
Yamashita looking to control.
Yamashita striking off his back but it's not causing Stryker any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stryker misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamashita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stryker is trying to defend but Yamashita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yamashita wants to take a breather but Stryker is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yamashita working the head and body with strikes.
Stryker wants to get back to full guard.
Yamashita working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamashita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yamashita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yamashita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yamashita working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yamashita not doing much here.
Stryker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yamashita.
Stryker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yamashita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamashita won't allow Stryker to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita throws and elbow that misses. Stryker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yamashita's guard. Nice move by Stryker!
Yamashita managing to control the position.
Yamashita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stryker.
Yamashita has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stryker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yamashita doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yamashita throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stryker escapes and throws Yamashita's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stryker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yamashita down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stryker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yamashita throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Stryker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tadashi Yamashita will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stryker shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamashita sprawls well. He's pushed Stryker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stryker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamashita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamashita scores with a nice strike.
Yamashita lands a two punch combo.
Stryker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch lands to the side of Stryker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yamashita works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamashita lands an overhand right.
Stryker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yamashita.
Yamashita stuns Stryker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Stryker misses.
Stryker dives in and grabs Yamashita's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamashita pushes down on Stryker's head and hops out.
Tadashi Yamashita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Stryker.
Yamashita goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Yamashita. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamashita.
Stryker is breathing heavily.
A shot to de liver by Yamashita. Beautiful body shot.
Yamashita scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yamashita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stryker is refusing to be controlled, as Yamashita sits in half guard.
Stryker is looking for a sweep. Yamashita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stryker tries to kick Yamashita off but Yamashita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stryker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamashita.
Yamashita is looking to take a break and control but Stryker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stryker trying to hold on to Yamashita's head to control him but Yamashita postures up.
Yamashita is nestled in close to Stryker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamashita with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamashita fails to land the takedown.
Yamashita scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stryker's half guard.
Stryker is defending against the submission attempts here by Yamashita.
Stryker pushes Yamashita off looking to stand but Yamashita dives back in and keeps control.
Yamashita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yamashita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stryker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yamashita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yamashita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stryker keeps working.
Yamashita thows a huge punch but Stryker dodges it nicely.
Yamashita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamashita wants to take a breather but Stryker is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yamashita scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamashita connects with the punch.
Yamashita thuds a left hand into Stryker's body.
Stryker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamashita scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stryker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamashita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stryker but Stryker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yamashita shoots for a double leg takedown but Stryker sprawls well. He's pushed Yamashita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yamashita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stryker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamashita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Yamashita lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stryker doesn't seem phased though.
Stryker looks to land a body kick but Yamashita moved away.
Yamashita lands a nice hook to Stryker's body. Stryker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamashita gets a takedown into half guard.
Yamashita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker is staying active underneath Yamashita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yamashita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamashita lands a nice short elbow.
Yamashita is pressing down on Stryker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stryker is holding on for now.
Stryker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stryker is looking for a sweep. Yamashita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stryker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tadashi Yamashita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamashita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stryker is trying to maintain the position but Yamashita is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamashita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamashita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Yamashita dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yamashita slips under a jab.
Yamashita lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stryker ducks right into an uppercut from Yamashita.
Yamashita decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yamashita working over Stryker with some ground and pound. Stryker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yamashita trying to control the action but Stryker is working from the bottom.
Stryker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamashita.
Yamashita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yamashita seems to be working for a kimura but Stryker defends the submission attempt.
Yamashita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yamashita stops Stryker from getting back to his feet.
Yamashita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stryker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamashita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stryker keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yamashita jabs at Stryker's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker misses with a straight right.
Stryker misses with the combination.
Yamashita cracks Stryker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yamashita works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamashita lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamashita smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamashita scores with a takedown into Stryker's guard.
Yamashita wants to control from the top but Stryker keeps moving.
Yamashita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stryker keeping moving, preventing Yamashita from controlling successfully.
Yamashita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamashita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Charles Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tadashi Yamashita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita trying to control the position from guard on top but Stryker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stryker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yamashita sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yamashita might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yamashita throws a nice looking combination but Stryker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamashita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stryker in his tracks.
Stryker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yamashita connects with a right hand. Stryker shakes it off.
Charles Stryker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stryker takes one to the chin there.
Yamashita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tadashi Yamashita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamashita looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stryker is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita controlling from mount.
Yamashita has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yamashita's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stryker is squirming around, avoiding Yamashita's attempts to control the action.
Yamashita controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Yamashita prevents Stryker from getting the reversal.
Yamashita trying to control but Stryker is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tadashi Yamashita just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stryker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamashita finds it's way round the side to connect with Stryker's head.
Yamashita throws a good cross that connects.
Stryker tries to clinch but Yamashita is having none of it.
Stryker is looking to land body kicks.
Stryker throws a head kick but Yamashita moves out of range.
Yamashita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stryker at a distance.
Yamashita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stryker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamashita shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stryker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stryker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadashi Yamashita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamashita, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadashi Yamashita!
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