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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asaki Hioko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinyard has chosen Here comes the pain as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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194 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asaki Hioko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hioko lands a jab to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vinyard. Hioko shrugs it off though.
Hioko moves out of range of the leg kick from Vinyard.
Hioko throws a right and a left that Vinyard avoids nicely.
Hioko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hioko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinyard.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hioko throws out a loose jab but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinyard clinches with his opponent.
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vinyard fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Vinyard.
Hioko throws a lazy right hand but Vinyard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinyard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hioko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinyard thows a leg kick but Hioko checks it
and Hioko counters with an inside leg kick.
Hioko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Vinyard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vinyard.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Hioko.
Vinyard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vinyard tries to clinch up but Hioko circles away and keeps his distance.
Vinyard moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hioko.
Vinyard throws a head kick that misses.
Hioko throws an overhand right that lands on Vinyard's shoulder, as Vinyard tries to avoid the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hioko!
Hioko doesn't manage to clinch there - Vinyard circles away.
Vinyard misses with a body kick.
Vinyard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hioko counters by clinching up.
Hioko breaks from the clinch.
Hioko throws a leg kick
and Hioko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Hioko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Vinyard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hioko blocks a head kick by Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a chopping leg kick but Hioko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vinyard moves out of range of the leg kick from Hioko.
Vinyard looks to land a body kick but Hioko moved away.
Hioko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vinyard counters with a one-two to the body.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Vinyard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard misses with a wild body shot.
Hioko digs a good hook to Vinyard's body.
Hioko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hioko avoids the head kick by Vinyard.
Hioko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinyard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hioko moves out of range as Vinyard throws a body kick.
Vinyard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hioko tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hioko misses with an uppercut.
Hioko lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinyard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hioko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vinyard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hioko.
Vinyard misses with a kick to the body.
Vinyard misses with a leg kick
and Hioko counters with an outside leg kick.
Hioko throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinyard counters with a good low kick that Hioko was not able to check.
Hioko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vinyard throws a push kick but Hioko slaps the foot to one side.
Hioko misses with the combination.
Hioko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Hioko thows a body shot but no joy.
Hioko swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinyard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hioko misses with a straight left.
Vinyard misses with a body kick.
Vinyard connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Hioko is predictable there
and Vinyard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hioko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinyard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hioko's knee momentarily.
Vinyard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hioko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vinyard ducks right into an uppercut from Hioko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Vinyard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vinyard is looking to land body kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Vinyard blocks the leg kick.
Vinyard takes one to the chin there.
Hioko throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asaki Hioko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vinyard moves into the clinch.
Hioko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hioko misses with a body punch
and Vinyard counters with a nice leg kick.
Vinyard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hioko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hioko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vinyard lands a head shot.
Vinyard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hioko's hands.
Hioko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinyard's head.
Hioko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away.
A head kick by Hioko misses
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hioko throws a low kick but Vinyard avoids it.
Hioko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vinyard.
Hioko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hioko throws a big shot that misses.
Vinyard lands a nice shot that snaps Hioko's head back.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinyard lands a glancing blow to the side of Hioko's head.
Hioko misses with an uppercut. Vinyard saw that one coming.
A low kick from Hioko misses
and Vinyard counters with a good low kick that Hioko was not able to check.
Vinyard takes one to the side of the head.
Hioko misses with a two punch combination.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vinyard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hioko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vinyard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hioko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinyard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hioko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hioko throws a series of punches but Vinyard moves out of range.
Hioko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinyard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vinyard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vinyard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hioko avoids it.
Vinyard breaks from the clinch.
Hioko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Hioko moved away.
Hioko misses with a body shot.
Hioko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hioko slips a straight right by Vinyard.
Asaki Hioko is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinyard clinches with his opponent.
Vinyard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hioko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vinyard.
Some wild striking there from Hioko.
Hioko tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hioko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vinyard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hioko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vinyard can pounce on him.
Hioko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vinyard momentarily.
Hioko throws a low kick, looking for Vinyard's leg but Vinyard calmly moves out of range.
Hioko misses with a straight left.
Hioko lands a lovely overhand right.
Vinyard throws a body punch but Hioko moves out of range.
Hioko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hioko jabs Vinyard right on the nose. Vinyard blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Vinyard.
Vinyard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hioko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vinyard counters with a head kick. That will keep Hioko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vinyard, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard misses with a leg kick
and Hioko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vinyard.
Hioko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vinyard landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Hioko backwards.
Hioko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vinyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hioko.
Vinyard presses Hioko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinyard lands a damaging elbow.
Vinyard presses Hioko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Vinyard.
Vinyard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vinyard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vinyard throws a leg kick which misses Hioko's front leg but catches the back leg as Hioko tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hioko ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a right hand that Hioko ducks under and follows up with a left that Hioko also avoids with ease.
Hioko checks a leg kick.
Vinyard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vinyard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Hioko misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Vinyard moves into the clinch.
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Hioko misses.
Vinyard misses with a head kick.
Hioko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vinyard counters with a head kick.
Hioko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vinyard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hioko throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it.
Hioko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vinyard lands a head kick!
Vinyard lands a left and a right that send Hioko crashing to the mat, dazed. Vinyard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hioko is rocked!
Hioko is looking to clinch.
Vinyard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Vinyard.
Vinyard forces Hioko back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hioko letting Vinyard take a breather here.
Hioko blocks an elbow strike.
Vinyard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vinyard trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vinyard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hioko is trying to break the clinch but Vinyard has him pressed against the cage.
Vinyard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hioko avoids it.
Vinyard trying to land knees to the body.
Vinyard breaks the clinch.
Hioko moves out of range of the leg kick from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a leg kick
and Hioko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vinyard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinyard tries to clinch but Hioko moves out of range.
Derek Vinyard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hioko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hioko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hioko tries to keep at a distance but Vinyard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vinyard lands with a left to the head.
Vinyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hioko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vinyard can pounce on him.
Hioko lands with a shot to the body.
Hioko scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hioko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinyard walks into a left hand.
Hioko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hioko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hioko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hioko falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard tries to land a leg kick but Hioko saw it coming and moves away.
Vinyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hioko momentarily.
Hioko scores with a leg kick.
Hioko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hioko throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Vinyard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hioko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vinyard thows a body kick. Hioko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hioko misses with a wild combination.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hioko throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hioko.
A good leg kick by Vinyard.
Hioko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinyard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Hioko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hioko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hioko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hioko misses with a looping right.
Hioko slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Hioko just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard connects with a solid leg kick.
Hioko throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it.
Hioko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hioko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Hioko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hioko avoids the head kick by Vinyard.
Hioko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Hioko throws a big shot that misses.
Hioko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Hioko's head but Hioko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinyard tries to land a body kick
and Hioko counters with a solid body kick.
Hioko misses with a looping right.
Hioko misses with a body punch
and Vinyard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vinyard tries to work over Hioko's front leg with a kick but Hioko checks it.
Vinyard throws a low kick but Hioko avoids it.
Vinyard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hioko connects with a solid leg kick.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Hioko avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hioko checks it well.
Vinyard throws a leg kick
and Hioko counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard looks for the body kick but Hioko saw that one coming.
Vinyard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hioko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Vinyard.
Vinyard scores with a nice body kick.
Hioko lands a jab.
Vinyard tries to clinch up
and Hioko counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinyard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vinyard tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hioko.
Vinyard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hioko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hioko misses with a two punch combination.
Hioko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hioko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vinyard.
Hioko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vinyard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hioko darts in and clinches Vinyard up against the cage.
Vinyard breaks from the clinch.
Vinyard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hioko.
Hioko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinyard. That's going to slow Hioko down.
Hioko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vinyard misses with the combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vinyard - that will leave a mark!
Hioko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vinyard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hioko misses with a body shot
and Vinyard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vinyard throws a head kick that Hioko semi-blocks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinyard. That's going to slow Hioko down.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Hioko throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a leg kick
and Hioko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hioko throws an overhand right that lands on Vinyard's shoulder, as Vinyard tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vinyard.
Hioko swinging wildly here.
Vinyard tries to clinch up but Hioko circles away and keeps his distance.
Hioko throws a leg kick
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinyard cracks the inside of Hioko's front leg.
Hioko lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws a leg kick
and Hioko counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice cross by Hioko.
Hioko cracks the inside of Vinyard's front leg.
Hioko punishes Vinyard's body with a nice straight punch.
Vinyard tries to clinch but Hioko is having none of it.
A big left from Hioko misses.
Hioko looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
Vinyard scores with a nice right hand.
Vinyard with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hioko. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard misses with a body punch.
Vinyard tries to land knees in the clinch but Hioko avoids the damage to the body.
Hioko is trying to break the clinch but Vinyard has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Vinyard tries to clinch there but Hioko circles away.
Hioko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hioko.
Vinyard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hioko.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch but Hioko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hioko swinging wildly here.
Hioko throws a sloppy head kick
and Vinyard counters with a nice body kick.
Vinyard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hioko missing with a left hand there. Vinyard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hioko throws a combination that misses
and Vinyard counters with a series of strikes. Hioko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vinyard avoids the head kick by Hioko.
Vinyard lands with an overhand left.
Vinyard is looking to slow Hioko down with leg kicks.
Vinyard tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinyard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vinyard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hioko counters with a series of strikes. Vinyard will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hioko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinyard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vinyard scores with a nice body kick.
Vinyard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vinyard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Hioko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Asaki Hioko has been cut.
Hioko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
Vinyard tries a knee to the head but Hioko blocks it.
Hioko seems to have got his legs back now.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Vinyard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hioko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vinyard trying to land knees to the body.
Vinyard works on Hioko's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Vinyard.
Hioko is looking to break free of the clinch but Vinyard has double underhooks.
Vinyard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard lands an elbow that stopped Hioko in his tracks for a moment.
Vinyard lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard is trying to stall.
Vinyard has Hioko pressed against the cage, preventing Hioko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hioko wants to break free but Vinyard has control.
Vinyard lands a knee to the body.
Hioko avoiding damage as Vinyard throws knees to the body.
Hioko is trying to break free.
Vinyard stalling the fight.
Derek Vinyard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinyard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hioko is defending well for now.
Vinyard presses Hioko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinyard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vinyard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hioko avoids it.
Vinyard with a knee to the head.
Vinyard cracks Hioko with a nice body shot.
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hioko misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hioko throws a body kick the misses
and Vinyard counters with a good low kick that Hioko was not able to check.
Hioko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vinyard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hioko looks to land a right hand but Vinyard moved out of range.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Hioko moved away.
Vinyard tries to clinch but Hioko moves away
and Hioko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hioko, as that shot connected.
A solid body kick from Vinyard.
A shot to the body from Hioko misses
and Vinyard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vinyard doesn't manage to clinch there - Hioko circles away.
Vinyard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vinyard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vinyard lands with a slapping head kick.
Asaki Hioko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard scores with a jab.
Hioko avoids a kick to the body.
Hioko misses with a wild body shot.
Hioko scores with a leg kick.
Hioko misses with a wild body shot.
Hioko scores with a jab. Vinyard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vinyard thows a body kick. Hioko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hioko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vinyard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vinyard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hioko lands a lovely overhand right.
Hioko loads up on a big right hand but Vinyard slips the punch.
Vinyard jabs at Hioko's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vinyard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard! Derek Vinyard retains his middleweight title!
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