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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Zlobinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Dawid Zlobinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dawid Zlobinski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Zlobinski counter with a right hand.
Yoshida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zlobinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zlobinski moves into range and clinches up with Yoshida.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zlobinski throws an elbow but misses.
Zlobinski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yoshida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zlobinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Zlobinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoshida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zlobinski is defending well for now.
Zlobinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshida could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yoshida tries to land knees in the clinch but Zlobinski avoids the damage to the body.
Zlobinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zlobinski slows down the pace here.
Zlobinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Yoshida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yoshida avoids a wild elbow strike from Zlobinski.
Zlobinski looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Zlobinski is pushing Yoshida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlobinski misses with a knee strike.
Yoshida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zlobinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
Zlobinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida tries to pull guard but Zlobinski holds him up against the cage and eventually Yoshida drops back down to his feet.
Yoshida dodges an elbow strike from Zlobinski.
Zlobinski landing knees to the head.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Yoshida blocks an elbow strike.
Zlobinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Yoshida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zlobinski effectively controlling the action here.
Yoshida has had enough of the clinch but Zlobinski keeps him there for the moment.
Zlobinski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zlobinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshida's face.
A bit of stalling here from Zlobinski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Zlobinski tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Zlobinski effectively controlling the action here.
Zlobinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee calls for Zlobinski to work.
Yoshida tries to circle away but Zlobinski has him pinned against the cage.
Zlobinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zlobinski tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Zlobinski is stalling here.
Zlobinski trying to stall but Yoshida improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dawid Zlobinski.
Yoshida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zlobinski darts in trying to clinch
and Yoshida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zlobinski tries a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zlobinski throws an elbow but misses.
Zlobinski prevents Yoshida from breaking the clinch.
Zlobinski misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
Zlobinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zlobinski avoiding damage as Yoshida throws knees to the body.
Yoshida avoids a wild elbow strike from Zlobinski.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yoshida has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zlobinski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zlobinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshida blocks the elbow strike.
Yoshida tries to break the clinch but Zlobinski is controlling the position.
Zlobinski taking a breather.
Yoshida avoids the elbow strike from Zlobinski, against the cage.
Zlobinski has Yoshida pushed against the cage.
Yoshida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zlobinski avoids it.
Zlobinski tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Zlobinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Yoshida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zlobinski slowing the pace effectively.
Zlobinski misses with an elbow over the top.
Zlobinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zlobinski lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yoshida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zlobinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshida tries to pull guard but Zlobinski holds him up against the cage and eventually Yoshida drops back down to his feet.
Zlobinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zlobinski throws an elbow that misses.
Zlobinski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zlobinski continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Zlobinski prevents Yoshida from breaking the clinch.
Zlobinski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zlobinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Zlobinski to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dawid Zlobinski.
Yoshida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zlobinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zlobinski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yoshida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Zlobinski 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.
Yoshida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zlobinski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zlobinski moves into the clinch.
Zlobinski misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshida avoids the elbow strike from Zlobinski, against the cage.
Zlobinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zlobinski misses with a knee strike.
Zlobinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zlobinski taking a breather.
Zlobinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zlobinski circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zlobinski wants to clinch.
Yoshida gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Zlobinski is working from the bottom.
Yoshida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zlobinski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yoshida wants to control but Zlobinski is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zlobinski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yoshida is looking to take a break and control but Zlobinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoshida wants to stand but Zlobinski is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlobinski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yoshida is looking to take a break and control but Zlobinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zlobinski is pushing Yoshida's head away, looking to escape. Yoshida manages to hold on to the position though.
Yoshida misses with the ground and pound.
Yoshida wants to control but Zlobinski is keeping him busy.
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.
Zlobinski tries to escape but Yoshida is in control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zlobinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Yoshida dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zlobinski has closed the distance and engaged Yoshida in a clinch.
Yoshida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zlobinski smiles and moves away.
Zlobinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shinji Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zlobinski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yoshida.
Zlobinski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yoshida's head.
Zlobinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zlobinski lands a head kick!
Zlobinski wants to clinch but Yoshida slips to the side
and Yoshida counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zlobinski is looking to get back to his feet here but Yoshida is keeping cool and he's managed to take Zlobinski's back.
Zlobinski looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yoshida.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida missing with strikes.
Zlobinski is trying to get back to his feet but Yoshida has full control of the position and if anything, Zlobinski has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two 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.
Yoshida trying to control momentarily.
Yoshida controlling the position well here. Zlobinski rolled but Yoshida kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Yoshida has his opponent's back but Zlobinski is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Yoshida.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches up with Zlobinski, looking for a takedown. Yoshida pushes Zlobinski against the cage but Zlobinski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zlobinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Zlobinski looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Zlobinski blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zlobinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zlobinski walks away with a smile on his face. Yoshida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Zlobinski.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zlobinski looks to clinch
and Yoshida counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Yoshida misses
and Zlobinski moves into the clinch.
Yoshida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoshida is trying to maintain a safe position but Zlobinski gets an underhook and turns Yoshida into the cage.
Zlobinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zlobinski misses with a knee strike.
Zlobinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zlobinski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yoshida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Zlobinski.
Zlobinski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zlobinski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dawid Zlobinski.
I think Zlobinski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawid Zlobinski!
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energy
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hype
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