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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kerry Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Yoho (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kerry Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Yoho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoho looks for a takedown but Woods sprawls well.
Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Woods breaks from the clinch.
Yoho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Woods counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Woods wants to clinch.
Yoho wants to clinch but Woods slips to the side
and Woods decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yoho's guard.
Woods trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yoho's guard.
Woods is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoho has wrist control.
Yoho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woods doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woods manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Woods decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yoho, up you get!
Kenny Yoho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Woods sprawls well initially but Yoho persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yoho looks gassed!
Woods trying to control from the bottom.
Woods is trying to stand.
Woods kicks off Yoho and gets to his feet.
Yoho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Woods.
Nice shot lands for Yoho.
Yoho wants to clinch
and Woods counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods pushes Yoho up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Yoho fails to pull guard.
Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woods.
Woods scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yoho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kerry Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Yoho.
Woods moves into the clinch.
Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woods counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods clinches up against the cage.
Yoho looking to stall.
Woods has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yoho uses from the top position.
Woods pushes Yoho off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yoho leaves Woods with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Woods has closed the distance and engaged Yoho in a clinch.
Woods ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Woods no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yoho stops Woods from standing up.
Woods working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoho.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yoho's waist but Yoho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woods off to one side.
Woods wants to clinch.
Yoho fails with the takedown.
Woods misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoho shoots in for a takedown but Woods shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerry Woods dominated that round.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Woods shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Woods showed some decent athleticism there.
Woods really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woods thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yoho's head.
Woods lands strikes from half guard.
Yoho wants to control but Woods is keeping busy.
Yoho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yoho is breathing heavily.
Woods tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoho trying to control from the bottom.
Woods is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Woods working Yoho over with strikes.
Woods is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Yoho is doing well to control the position and prevent Woods from advancing to side control.
Woods is nestled in close to Yoho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Woods tries to stand but can't do so whilst Yoho controls his leg.
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.
Yoho actively working from the bottom here.
Yoho trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Woods trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Woods pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yoho is trying desperately to improve position.
Woods controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Woods is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yoho can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Woods prevents Yoho from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woods breaks from Yoho's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yoho tries to lock up and control but Woods gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerry Woods dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woods throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yoho's head.
A shot to de liver by Woods. Beautiful body shot.
Yoho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Woods counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Woods connects with a body shot.
Yoho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Woods counters with a left to the body.
Woods lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yoho backs up against the cage.
Yoho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Woods gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woods manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yoho stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Yoho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Yoho from controlling successfully.
Woods uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Woods scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Woods looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Woods seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Woods decides to stand up.
Kerry Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woods fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woods fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoho, pushing him back against the cage.
Yoho has had enough of the clinch but Woods keeps him there for the moment.
Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woods digs a good hook to Yoho's body.
Good leg kick by Woods there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danga de danga de dang - Woods scores with a four punch combination!
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Woods tries to clinch but Yoho moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands with a shot to the body.
Woods throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Woods lands with a nice body punch.
Woods looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Woods lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Woods stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Yoho to get to his feet.
Woods gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoho is refusing to be controlled, as Woods sits in half guard.
Woods stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Yoho to get to his feet.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Woods moves into the clinch successfully.
Kenny Yoho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerry Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods stalling in the clinch but Yoho improves position.
Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kerry Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woods has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kerry Woods!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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