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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heiko Pander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konji Yamaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konji Yamaski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heiko Pander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konji Yamaski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamaski wants to clinch up but Pander keeps it at a distance.
Yamaski shoots in but no luck this time.
Yamaski throws a series of punches but Pander avoids them all with ease.
Pander misses with a wild combination.
Yamaski has managed to clinch.
Yamaski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pander uses from the top position.
Yamaski being controlled here, momentarily.
Yamaski working a defensive guard but Pander manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yamaski is trying to improve his position.
Yamaski can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pander is chipping away with strikes.
Pander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamaski keeps working.
Pander working the head with strikes.
Yamaski sneaks back into half guard.
Yamaski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pander has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pander stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamaski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pander trying to control but Yamaski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaski keeping full guard, as Pander tries to pass.
Yamaski is trying to control the position but Pander postures up.
Pander not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yamaski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pander is aware though and is defending well.
Yamaski looks gassed!
Yamaski wants to get back to his feet but Pander is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pander feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pander wants to control from the top but Yamaski keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pander is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pander working some strikes from top position.
Pander scoring with some ground and pound.
Pander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pander trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamaski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pander slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pander is working away from the top position though.
Pander is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pander working the head and body with strikes.
Yamaski looking for submissions off his back.
Pander is controlling the pace.
Pander lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heiko Pander dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamaski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yamaski preventing the sweep.
Yamaski wants to get up but he can't break Pander's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pander is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yamaski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pander is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pander manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pander cracks Yamaski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pander cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pander fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pander lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yamaski hang on?
Yamaski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pander in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pander looking to finish Yamaski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yamaski!
Pander landing strikes from the mount and Yamaski is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pander putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pander dominating with strikes here.
Pander controlling the position easily from mount.
Pander working Yamaski over with strikes here.
Yamaski is bucking up trying to escape but Pander cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pander looking to control but Yamaski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pander landing punches.
Pander is landing with some decent strikes but Yamaski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pander lands a nice shot to the head.
Pander working Yamaski over with strikes here.
Pander lands a big shot there that rocks Yamaski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pander looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pander takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamaski is desperately trying to improve his position but Pander has a good base and remains in mount.
Pander can't control as he wanted to and Yamaski manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Yamaski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaski is trying to stand back up but Pander is controlling him
Yamaski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pander stalling.
Pander looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pander wants to control but Yamaski is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pander misses with the combination.
Pander closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heiko Pander dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pander misses with a series of wild punches.
Pander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pander misses with a takedown
and Yamaski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamaski.
Yamaski pulls guard.
Yamaski is trying to control the position but Pander postures up.
Pander lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pander won't allow Yamaski to get back to his feet.
Yamaski being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pander lands a couple of digs.
Pander pushing down on Yamaski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pander is nestled in close to Yamaski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pander is looking to take a break and control but Yamaski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pander seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two 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.
Yamaski trying to control here.
Pander works his way into full mount!
Pander controlling from the full mount.
Pander lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pander is landing with some decent strikes but Yamaski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yamaski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yamaski is looking to control Pander's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yamaski avoid being mounted?
Yamaski is looking to escape.
Pander lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamaski actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Pander working Yamaski over with strikes.
Pander lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamaski actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pander is trying to control. Yamaski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Konji Yamaski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heiko Pander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pander throws a combination that misses
and Yamaski counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heiko Pander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pander, 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 Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heiko Pander!
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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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