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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poraido Brando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poraido Brando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kira Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brando ducks under a wild hook from Yamato.
Yamato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamato.
Yamato tries to clinch but Brando moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamato. Brando does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brando defending well as Yamato loads up on a big left hand.
Brando moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brando comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamato misses with a looping right.
Brando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamato throws out the jab.
Yamato misses with a hook. Brando ducked under it nicely.
Yamato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brando.
Brando scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato tries to clinch up.
Yamato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamato throws a shot from downtown. Brando moves away and avoids it.
Yamato misses the jab.
Yamato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamato throws a looping overhand right but Brando ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato misses with a looping left.
Brando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
Brando punishes Yamato's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamato misses with a straight left.
Yamato wants to clinch but Brando slips to the side
and Brando counters with a series of strikes. Yamato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamato wants to clinch but Brando slips to the side
and Brando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brando looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brando connects with a looping right hand.
Brando lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brando jabs Yamato right on the nose. Yamato blinks but takes it well.
Yamato loads up on a big right hand but Brando slips the punch.
A slow jab from Yamato misses its intended target.
Yamato misses with a jab to the body
and Brando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brando scores with a one two! Yamato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yamato throws a hook but Brando blocks it.
Yamato is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brando lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamato misses with a body kick.
A shot to de liver by Brando. Beautiful body shot.
Brando blocks a jab.
Brando defending well as Yamato loads up on a big left hand.
Yamato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brando is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brando.
Brando staying out of range there.
Yamato throws a jab when Brando was well out of range.
A jab from Yamato misses.
Yamato throws an overhand right that lands on Brando's shoulder, as Brando tries to avoid the shot.
Brando lands a jab to the head.
Brando throws a nice looking combination but Yamato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brando connects with a body shot.
Yamato 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato walks into a left hand.
Yamato misses with a hook to the body
and Brando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Yamato misses.
Brando displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yamato misses with a looping left.
Yamato wants to clinch but Brando slips to the side
and Brando counters with a straight right hand.
Yamato misses with a body punch
and Brando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamato closes the distance but Brando moves to the side
and Brando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brando scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Brando does no damage.
Brando lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamato misses the body punch
enabling Brando to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Yamato misses
and Brando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brando.
Yamato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brando takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brando smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No joy there for Brando, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brando moves out of range as Yamato strikes.
Yamato falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Brando counter with a right hand.
Yamato misses with a looping left.
Yamato loads up on a big right hand but Brando slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brando counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamato looks gassed!
Nice shot by Brando.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamato clinches but Brando breaks the clinch
and Yamato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poraido Brando dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
Yamato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamato misses the jab.
Yamato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brando counters with a two punch combo.
A jab lands there for Yamato.
It looks like Poraido Brando has been cut.
Yamato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brando lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamato at a distance.
Yamato tries to clinch up
and Brando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brando counters with a right hand to the body.
Poraido Brando is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brando counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato misses the body punch
and Brando counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamato is breathing heavily.
Yamato looks to land a right hand but Brando moved out of range.
Yamato throws an overhand right that lands on Brando's shoulder, as Brando tries to avoid the shot.
Yamato closes the distance but Brando moves to the side
and Brando counters with a nice body shot.
Yamato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brando counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brando sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brando scores with a jab. Yamato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamato misses with a looping left.
Brando lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
Brando lands a jab to Yamato's midsection.
Brando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
Yamato lands with a straight right. Brando didn't see that one coming.
Yamato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brando connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
Yamato misses with a shot to the body
and Brando counters with a left and a right that stings Yamato.
Brando stuns Yamato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brando cracks Yamato with an open hand slap.
Yamato looks to clinch
and Brando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamato closes the distance but Brando moves to the side
and Brando counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamato.
Brando staying out of range there.
Brando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamato with a jab.
Yamato lands a body shot.
Brando throws a series of punches but Yamato moves out of range.
Brando throws a shot to the body.
Yamato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamato tries to clinch up
and Brando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamato tries to clinch but Brando moves away
and Brando counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brando blocks a jab.
Yamato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brando.
Yamato misses with a hook to the body
and Brando counters with a three punch combo that has Yamato backing up. Yamato nods at Brando to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a looping overhand right but Brando ducks down to avoid it.
Brando scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brando avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamato wants to clinch but Brando slips to the side
and Brando counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brando throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yamato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brando is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Yamato misses its intended target.
Kira Yamato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brando lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamato misses the body punch
and Brando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamato loads up on a big right hand but Brando slips the punch.
Brando works over Yamato's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Brando, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poraido Brando dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Poraido Brando's cut.
That's time! Brando's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brando lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Brando.
Yamato misses with a hook to the body
and Brando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamato misses with an uppercut.
Brando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamato scores with a jab.
Yamato closes the distance but Brando moves to the side
and Brando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Brando coming out on top.
Yamato looks to clinch
and Brando counters with a left to the body.
Yamato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brando.
Yamato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brando counters with a straight right hand.
Yamato throws the left hand but Brando avoids the punch easily.
Poraido Brando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brando swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Brando. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brando slips a jab from Yamato.
Yamato wants to clinch but Brando slips to the side
and Brando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brando swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brando scores with a jab to the body.
Brando lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamato circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamato tries to clinch up
and Brando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamato misses with a jab to the body
letting Brando counter with a right hand.
Yamato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brando wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamato tries to clinch but Brando moves away
and Brando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamato thuds his right hand into Brando's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yamato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yamato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamato wants to clinch but Brando slips to the side
and Brando counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brando scores with a jab to the body.
Yamato closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Brando counter with a right hand.
Yamato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamato misses the target.
Yamato throws a hook to the side of Brando's head but Brando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brando looks to land a combination but Yamato avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yamato misses.
Yamato misses with a looping left.
A cross from Brando lands.
Yamato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yamato throws a hook but Brando avoids it easily.
Brando takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamato throws out the jab.
Yamato wants to clinch but Brando slips to the side
and Brando counters with a straight right hand.
Yamato throws a lazy right hand but Brando sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamato tries to clinch but Brando moves away
and Brando counters with a straight right hand.
Yamato clinches but Brando breaks the clinch
and Brando counters with a left and a right that stings Yamato.
Brando listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamato lands with an uppercut that bounces Brando off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brando counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brando moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice straight punches there by Brando. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brando.
Yamato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brando counters with a nice body shot.
Yamato tries to clinch up
and Brando counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamato misses with a hook. Brando ducked under it nicely.
Brando throws a series of punches but Yamato moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamato misses the target.
Brando connects with a crisp jab.
Brando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamato.
Yamato sizes up Brando with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kira Yamato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poraido Brando 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.
Brando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poraido Brando showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brando, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poraido Brando!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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