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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nobutaka Hiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiyoshi comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter. East is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hip Hop-Dead Prez. Nobutaka Hiyoshi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick East!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East misses with a kick to the body.
Hiyoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiyoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiyoshi.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
East tries to work over Hiyoshi's front leg with a kick but Hiyoshi checks it.
Nick East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiyoshi scores with a body shot.
East feints and then cracks Hiyoshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hiyoshi down.
East moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiyoshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but East moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
East uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
East tries a low kick but Hiyoshi avoids it.
Hiyoshi takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from East.
East throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from East misses.
Hiyoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
East takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
East clobbers Hiyoshi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hiyoshi blocks a jab.
Hiyoshi is looking to clinch.
Hiyoshi scores with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Hiyoshi blocks the low kick.
Hiyoshi avoids the body shot from East.
East takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Nick East has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
East connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hiyoshi scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
Hiyoshi closes the distance and pushes East back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi misses with a body punch.
East is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
East trying to control the position but instead, Hiyoshi has worked for underhooks and has pushed East into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by East.
Hiyoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Hiyoshi breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by East!
It looks like Nobutaka Hiyoshi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiyoshi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from East.
Hiyoshi takes one on the button.
Hiyoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
Hiyoshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hiyoshi cracks East with an open hand slap.
Some wild striking there from Hiyoshi.
East misses with a low kick.
Hiyoshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but East paws at him with a jab and circles away.
East motions for Hiyoshi to come forward. East throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hiyoshi looks to land a combination but East avoids it well.
A good leg kick by East.
Hiyoshi is breathing heavily.
Hiyoshi misses with a wild body shot.
East misses with a body shot.
Hiyoshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiyoshi throws the left hand but East avoids the punch easily.
East blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi misses with a two punch combination.
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East is looking to score with low kicks.
East digs a good body shot into Hiyoshi's ribs.
Hiyoshi misses with a straight right.
East swings away with a leg kick that misses.
East tries a low kick but Hiyoshi avoids it.
Hiyoshi tries to clinch up.
East fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hiyoshi is out of range.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiyoshi misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiyoshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
East swings away with a leg kick that misses.
East lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick East dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiyoshi tries to clinch up but East circles away and keeps his distance.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hiyoshi checks it well.
Hiyoshi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hiyoshi throws a series of punches but East avoids them all with ease.
Hiyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
East throws a low kick but Hiyoshi avoids it.
Hiyoshi tries to clinch but East moves out of range.
East lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hiyoshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for East.
A swing and a miss from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
East misses with a low kick.
East lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook.
Hiyoshi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hiyoshi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hiyoshi checks a leg kick.
Hiyoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
East scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hiyoshi doesn't seem bothered though.
Hiyoshi moves into the clinch.
Hiyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
East prevents a body shot from Hiyoshi.
East digs a right hand underneath Hiyoshi's ribcage. Hiyoshi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hiyoshi lands a body shot.
Hiyoshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but East has him pressed against the cage.
Hiyoshi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hiyoshi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hiyoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiyoshi displaying some good clinch control by pressing East up against the cage.
East's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from East.
East pushes Hiyoshi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from East on the inside.
Hiyoshi letting East take a breather here.
Hiyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiyoshi working aggressively here.
Hiyoshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hiyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
East lands an uppercut.
Hiyoshi is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Hiyoshi fails to land.
East looking to slow down the pace here.
Hiyoshi slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East tries to break the clinch but Hiyoshi is controlling the position.
Hiyoshi lands a hook to the side of the head.
East can't find room to land a body shot as Hiyoshi controls the action.
East swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
East misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiyoshi gets through East's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hiyoshi wants to stall.
Maybe Hiyoshi would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hiyoshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nick East seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiyoshi loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
East uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hiyoshi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiyoshi moves away.
East lands a lovely overhand right.
East connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
East takes a jab right on the kisser.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by East.
East throws a quick inside leg kick.
East feints and then cracks Hiyoshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hiyoshi down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice uppercut there from East.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East throws a low kick but Hiyoshi avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiyoshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hiyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
East throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick East showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
East tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hiyoshi is able to avoid easily.
Hiyoshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hiyoshi misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
Hiyoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hiyoshi checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi moves forwards but East connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hiyoshi blocks a leg kick.
Hiyoshi lands a nice hook to East's body. East takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hiyoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Hiyoshi.
East defending well as Hiyoshi loads up on a big left hand.
East misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East wants to land a leg kick but Hiyoshi is out of range.
Hiyoshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice shot by East.
East drops his hands momentarily and Hiyoshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
East showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
East takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hiyoshi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hiyoshi duly obliges.
East takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hiyoshi 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.
Hiyoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
Hiyoshi is looking to clinch but East is avoiding it.
East misses the body punch
and Hiyoshi counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East tries to score with a low kick but Hiyoshi moves his leg out of the way.
East scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
East avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
East throws the left hand but Hiyoshi avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hiyoshi checks a leg kick.
East connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
East throws a front kick aimed at Hiyoshi's knee but Hiyoshi avoids it well.
East thows a leg kick but Hiyoshi checks it
and Hiyoshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
East circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiyoshi loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
Hiyoshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiyoshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Nick East's cut even more.
Hiyoshi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hiyoshi throws a right hand that East ducks under and follows up with a left that East also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiyoshi misses with a series of wild punches.
East throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hiyoshi throws an overhand right that lands on East's shoulder, as East tries to avoid the shot.
East finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
East comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
East bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiyoshi slips under a jab.
East moves away from the strike by Hiyoshi.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
East looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiyoshi is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
Nick East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
East explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
East throws a leg kick but Hiyoshi sees it coming and moves out of range.
East is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hiyoshi misses with a double jab
and East makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hiyoshi throws a shot from downtown. East moves away and avoids it.
Hiyoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from East is predictable there
and Hiyoshi counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
East lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hiyoshi at a distance.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hiyoshi misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobutaka Hiyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think East has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick East!
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