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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shigenori Iwasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwasaki comes to the ring accompanied by Soul II Soul - Back to Life. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigenori Iwasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ying Yang!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang wants to clinch.
Iwasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Shigenori Iwasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iwasaki throws a lazy right hand but Yang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yang misses with a looping right.
Iwasaki is looking to chop away at Yang's legs.
Iwasaki throws a head kick but Yang moves out of range.
Iwasaki throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iwasaki moves forwards but Yang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yang moves out of range of the strikes.
Iwasaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yang counters with an outside leg kick.
Yang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yang throws a push kick but Iwasaki slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Iwasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iwasaki misses with a kick to the body.
Yang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Iwasaki looks to land a combination but Yang avoids it well.
Yang slips a straight right by Iwasaki.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Yang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yang.
Yang is looking to advance position but Iwasaki has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Iwasaki content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang is squirming around, avoiding Iwasaki's attempts to control the action.
Yang tries to buck Iwasaki off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yang is looking to escape.
Yang is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Iwasaki content just to control the position here.
Iwasaki tries to control but Yang wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ying Yang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Iwasaki thows a leg kick but Yang checks it
enabling Yang to counter with a crisp jab.
Iwasaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iwasaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iwasaki lands a jab to Yang's midsection.
Iwasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Yang's shoulder, as Yang tries to avoid the shot.
Iwasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yang blocks a jab.
A low kick from Iwasaki misses
and Yang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Iwasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yang counters with a stiff right hand.
Iwasaki throws a low kick, looking for Yang's leg but Yang calmly moves out of range.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Iwasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yang avoids the body shot from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yang circles away quickly and effectively.
Iwasaki misses the body punch
and Yang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Iwasaki missing with a left hand there. Yang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yang counters with a left to the body.
Yang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shigenori Iwasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iwasaki swings for the body but Yang moves out of range.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Yang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yang lands a right hook to the body.
Iwasaki thows a leg kick but Yang checks it
and Yang counters with a stiff right hand.
Yang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iwasaki.
Nice jab there from Iwasaki.
Yang defending well as Iwasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Iwasaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iwasaki thows a leg kick but Yang checks it
letting Yang counter with a right hand.
Yang slips a straight right by Iwasaki.
Iwasaki delivers a nice body kick.
Iwasaki tries to clinch
enabling Yang to counter with a crisp jab.
Iwasaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Yang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iwasaki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yang counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iwasaki throws a lazy right hand but Yang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iwasaki throws a head kick but Yang moves out of range.
Iwasaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Iwasaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yang has time to react.
Iwasaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yang counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki throws a low kick but Yang moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Yang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yang.
Iwasaki throws a lazy head kick
and Yang counters with a nice leg kick.
Iwasaki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iwasaki throws a hook to the side of Yang's head but Yang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iwasaki misses with a double jab
and Yang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki misses with a combination
and Yang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang slips under a jab from Iwasaki.
Jab by Iwasaki.
Iwasaki lands a leg kick that knocks Yang off balance momentarily.
Yang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Yang counters with a straight right hand.
Iwasaki wants to land a leg kick but Yang is out of range.
Iwasaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iwasaki blocks a jab.
A left lands for Yang.
Iwasaki lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang throws a series of punches but Iwasaki avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Iwasaki is predictable there
and Yang counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iwasaki misses the body punch
and Yang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shigenori Iwasaki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Iwasaki misses with a hook.
Iwasaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yang. That did some damage!
Nice shot by Iwasaki.
Yang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iwasaki throws out the jab.
Iwasaki throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Iwasaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iwasaki slips under a jab from Yang.
A big right from Iwasaki misses.
Yang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iwasaki misses with a hook.
Iwasaki with a nice cross.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick but Yang checks it.
Yang cracks Iwasaki with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shigenori Iwasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Iwasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Yang's shoulder, as Yang tries to avoid the shot.
Iwasaki misses the shot to the body.
Iwasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iwasaki misses with a body kick.
Iwasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iwasaki throws a front kick aimed at Yang's knee but Yang avoids it well.
Iwasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iwasaki looks to throw the jab but Yang is out of range.
Iwasaki misses with a shot to the body
and Iwasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iwasaki avoids the body shot from Yang.
Iwasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Yang counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Yang misses.
Iwasaki with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Yang.
Yang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Iwasaki tried to score with a low kick but Yang checks it.
Iwasaki tries to clinch but Yang moves away
and Yang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yang with a nice cross.
Iwasaki throws out a loose jab but Yang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iwasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yang counters with a left to the body.
Nice cross by Yang.
Yang moves away from the strike by Iwasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Yang finds it's target.
Iwasaki lands a really nice looking cross but Yang seems unphased.
A jab from Iwasaki does it's job there.
Iwasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yang counters with a two punch combo.
Iwasaki misses with a leg kick
and Yang counters with a left and a right that stings Iwasaki.
Yang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iwasaki.
Yang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iwasaki throws out the jab.
Iwasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yang's corner calls for a 1-2. Yang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Iwasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yang counters with a nice body shot.
Iwasaki looks to throw the jab but Yang is out of range.
Iwasaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yang.
Iwasaki misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang moves out of range as Iwasaki strikes.
Iwasaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iwasaki misses with a leg kick
letting Yang counter with a right hand.
Yang defending well as Iwasaki loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yang rushes Iwasaki and presses him up against the ropes.
Yang pulls guard successfully.
Iwasaki stands and steps away. Yang gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Iwasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yang was well out of range. Poor timing from Iwasaki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iwasaki. Yang does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Iwasaki is predictable there
and Yang counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Shigenori Iwasaki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Iwasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Iwasaki misses.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Yang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iwasaki but Iwasaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yang checks it well.
Iwasaki throws a push kick but Yang slaps the foot to one side.
Iwasaki tries to land a body kick
enabling Yang to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Yang finds it's target.
Iwasaki misses with a jab to the body
and Iwasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Iwasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iwasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwasaki thows a leg kick but Yang checks it
and Yang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki misses with a jab to the body
and Iwasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Iwasaki misses
and Yang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iwasaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Iwasaki looks to land a left hand but Yang moved out of range nicely.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick but Yang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iwasaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yang's calf.
Iwasaki throws a lazy right hand but Yang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iwasaki throws out a loose jab but Yang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iwasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki misses with the body kick
and Yang counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iwasaki. Yang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iwasaki misses with a hook. Yang ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iwasaki.
Iwasaki misses with a low kick.
Iwasaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yang.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Yang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iwasaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iwasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yang manages to avoid it.
Iwasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yang was well out of range. Poor timing from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Iwasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Yang moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yang counters with a nice uppercut.
Yang lunges at Iwasaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iwasaki's hand.
Iwasaki throws out a loose jab but Yang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iwasaki with a nice cross.
Yang ducks under a wild hook from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yang connects with a jab.
Yang misses with a series of wild punches.
Iwasaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Yang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iwasaki.
Yang with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Iwasaki misses
and Yang counters with a single leg into guard. Iwasaki didn't expect that.
Yang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Iwasaki dives on top into guard.
Iwasaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yang is proving hard to escape from.
Iwasaki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ying Yang dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Iwasaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iwasaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Yang to counter with a crisp jab.
Iwasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yang was well out of range. Poor timing from Iwasaki.
Yang cracks Iwasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yang moves out of range of the body kick from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iwasaki moves out of range as Yang strikes.
Yang throws a series of punches but Iwasaki avoids them all with ease.
Iwasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Iwasaki.
Yang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Iwasaki throws a looping overhand right but Yang ducks down to avoid it.
Iwasaki throws a head kick but Yang moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwasaki looks to clinch
letting Yang counter with a right hand.
Yang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iwasaki.
Yang throws a good cross that connects.
Iwasaki misses the shot to the body.
Yang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yang counters by clinching up.
Yang is trying to maintain a safe position but Iwasaki gets an underhook and turns Yang into the ropes.
Yang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Iwasaki uses from the top position.
Iwasaki wants to get up but he can't break Yang's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Iwasaki is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang has a closed guard, preventing Iwasaki from standing up.
Iwasaki controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Iwasaki is controlling him.
Iwasaki is looking to advance position but Yang has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yang stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Yang throws a right and a left that Iwasaki avoids nicely.
Iwasaki clinches but Yang breaks the clinch
and Yang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iwasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A low kick from Yang is predictable there
and Iwasaki counters with a straight right hand.
Yang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yang connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ying Yang.
Well Yang 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ying Yang!
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FIGHT
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