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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hengeyokai Ki Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit as his entrance music. Akira Yoshida acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hengeyokai Ki Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida tries for a takedown but Ki Lin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yoshida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ki Lin misses with a head kick.
Ki Lin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ki Lin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ki Lin is looking to clinch.
Ki Lin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ki Lin lands a head kick!
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Yoshida.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ki Lin.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Lin throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ki Lin.
Yoshida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ki Lin misses with a kick to the body.
Ki Lin scoring well with a low kick there.
Ki Lin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ki Lin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yoshida's head.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Ki Lin.
A shot to the liver by Ki Lin. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ki Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
Ki Lin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid body kick from Ki Lin.
No luck for Yoshida with that takedown attempt.
Ki Lin throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Ki Lin throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Ki Lin is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yoshida.
Ki Lin throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
Ki Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Lin throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ki Lin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshida. That did some damage!
Ki Lin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ki Lin. Ki Lin obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida looks gassed!
Ki Lin misses with a head kick.
Yoshida checks the leg kick.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
Ki Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ki Lin thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin dominated that round.
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.
Ki Lin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ki Lin tries to clinch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ki Lin's head.
Yoshida is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ki Lin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Yoshida.
Ki Lin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ki Lin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ki Lin lands with a nice body kick.
Yoshida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ki Lin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Lin blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that Yoshida semi-blocks.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ki Lin as he jumps to the side.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Yoshida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ki Lin throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Ki Lin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ki Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Ki Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ki Lin.
An inside leg kick lands from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Ki Lin tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.
Ki Lin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ki Lin thuds his shin into the meat of Yoshida's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that misses.
Ki Lin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ki Lin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yoshida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yoshida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ki Lin. Ki Lin obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ki Lin is looking to clinch but Yoshida is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ki Lin.
Yoshida takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that Yoshida semi-blocks.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ki Lin.
Akira Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ki Lin thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yoshida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ki Lin has got the better of the exchanges.
Ki Lin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Ki Lin wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ki Lin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ki Lin - that will leave a mark!
Yoshida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ki Lin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ki Lin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Ki Lin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ki Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ki Lin tries to clinch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Ki Lin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ki Lin throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Lin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ki Lin.
Ki Lin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ki Lin.
Ki Lin throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Ki Lin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ki Lin is looking to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yoshida crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ki Lin - the referee stops the clock and Yoshida gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ki Lin. Yoshida manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ki Lin.
Yoshida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ki Lin lands a front kick.
Ki Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that half lands.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Ki Lin.
Ki Lin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ki Lin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Ki Lin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ki Lin scores with a spinning back kick!
Ki Lin misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Ki Lin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ki Lin throws a sloppy head kick
and Yoshida counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ki Lin!
Ki Lin is trying to escape the mount.
Ki Lin is working hard here to advance position.
Ki Lin tries to hold on but Yoshida postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ki Lin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yoshida.
Akira Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hengeyokai Ki Lin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ki Lin tries to hold on but Yoshida postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hengeyokai Ki Lin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ki Lin, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hengeyokai Ki Lin!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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