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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atsushi Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida comes to the cage accompanied by The Best Around. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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186 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atsushi Yoshida! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Milani! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Milani in a clinch.
Milani pulls guard. Yoshida preventing the sweep. Yoshida sitting in guard, not really doing much. Yoshida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Yoshida is stalling in the full guard. Milani wants to stand and escape but Yoshida is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Atsushi Yoshida just wasn't active enough. Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Milani moves to clinch but Yoshida breaks away and Yoshida counters by moving into the clinch. Milani is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position. A nice left hand lands by Milani.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milani throws a combination that misses and Yoshida counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Milani lands a nice uppercut. Milani missing with knees to the body.
Yoshida is struggling to control the position. Yoshida seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. A frustrated look appears on Milani's face as he tries to break the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Yoshida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Yoshida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milani circles away quickly and effectively. Yoshida throws a series of punches but Milani avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss! Milani misses with a takedown and Yoshida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Milani really felt that one! Milani darts in trying to clinch and Yoshida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Yoshida scores with a hook to the body. Milani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Yoshida lands with a kick to the temple. Milani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mauricio Milani has been cut. Milani on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Milani looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Yoshida clinches with his opponent.
Milani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Yoshida pressing his opponent against the cage. Yoshida landing knees to the head.
Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Milani takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Atsushi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yoshida misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshida wants to land a leg kick but Milani is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yoshida lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yoshida. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yoshida gets in close and instigates a clinch. Milani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A knee to the head by Yoshida.
That has opened up Mauricio Milani's cut even more. Yoshida with a knee to the head.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida fails to land with a series of punches.
Atsushi Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Yoshida throws a combination that misses and Milani counters with a flying knee. Nice. A punch lands to the side of Milani 's head but he takes it in his stride. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Yoshida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Milani's calf. Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Yoshida has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atsushi Yoshida dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mauricio Milani's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yoshida connects with a high kick. Yoshida closes the distance and clinches. Milani tries to pull guard but Yoshida holds him up against the cage and eventually Milani drops back down to his feet.
Milani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Milani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow. Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Milani in a clinch.
The referee calls for Yoshida to work.
Milani has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Yoshida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Milani is breathing heavily. Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milani misses with a head kick.
Yoshida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Milani counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yoshida is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yoshida clinches. Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milani manages to avoid it. Yoshida closes the distance and clinches. Yoshida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Yoshida has Milani pushed against the cage. Yoshida scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside. Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milani can do to turn this around? Yoshida landing knees to the head.
The cut above Mauricio Milani's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Yoshida avoiding damage as Milani throws knees to the body.
Yoshida dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. A short body shot lands from Yoshida as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yoshida digs a right hand into Milani's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Milani's gas tank. Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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! Milani tries to keep at a distance but Yoshida has taken the fight into the clinch. Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida scores with a one two! Milani had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Milani blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milani, pushing him back against the cage. Milani is trying to push Yoshida away but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida throws a head kick that half lands.
Yoshida pushes Milani up against the cage in a clinch. Yoshida with a knee to the head.
Mauricio Milani's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yoshida scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches. Yoshida managing to block the knees to the body from Milani.
Milani is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position. Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Milani falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoshida counters with an inside leg kick. Nice straight punches there by Yoshida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yoshida. Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida throws a series of strikes that have Milani backpedaling.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mauricio Milani's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Atsushi Yoshida!
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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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