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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Yatta. Chulainn has chosen The Blood of Cu Chulainn as his entrance music. Cu Chulainn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama ducks under a wild hook from Chulainn.
Chulainn misses with an uppercut
and Yama counters with a shoot takedown. Chulainn fights it but they end up in guard.
Chulainn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yama.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chulainn holds on and takes a little breather.
Chulainn keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
Yama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chulainn wants to stand but Yama is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama throwing strikes from guard but Chulainn blocks nicely.
Yama advances position into side control!
Chulainn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yama creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chulainn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chulainn regains half guard there - taking advantage of Yama's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Chulainn manages to get to full guard.
Yama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chulainn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Yama is looking to work some ground and pound but Chulainn has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chulainn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chulainn keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
Yama is fighting to break Chulainn's control of his arms but Chulainn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chulainn keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yama is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yama wants to control from the top but Chulainn keeps moving.
Chulainn is trying to keep Yama in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chulainn throws out the jab.
Yama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chulainn counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasahiro Yama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chulainn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yama moves into the clinch.
Chulainn is trying to break the clinch but Yama is controlling him.
Chulainn manages to break the clinch.
Chulainn throws a hook but Yama avoids it easily.
Yama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chulainn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn dodges the punch combination from Yama.
Cu Chulainn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chulainn throws a right hand that misses
and Yama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chulainn's guard.
Yama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yama throws a big right hand that misses.
Chulainn keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chulainn is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kasahiro Yama just wasn't active enough.
A swing and a miss from Chulainn.
Yama throws a jab when Chulainn was well out of range.
Yama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chulainn.
It looks like Kasahiro Yama has been cut.
Chulainn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn keeps the fight on the outside.
Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yama.
Yama thows a body shot but no joy.
Chulainn throws a jab when Yama was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cu Chulainn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kasahiro Yama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Chulainn misses.
Chulainn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chulainn misses the shot to the body.
Chulainn throws a hook but Yama blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yama darts in trying to clinch
and Chulainn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut there from Chulainn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yama.
Yama is looking to clinch but Chulainn is avoiding it.
Chulainn throws a shot from downtown. Yama moves away and avoids it.
Yama thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Chulainn to counter with a crisp jab.
Yama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chulainn counters with a straight right hand.
Yama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chulainn was well out of range. Poor timing from Yama.
Yama darts in trying to clinch
and Chulainn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chulainn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kasahiro Yama's cut.
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.
Yama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chulainn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yama misses with a takedown
and Chulainn counters with a right hand to the body.
Yama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chulainn.
Kasahiro Yama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chulainn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yama wants to clinch
letting Chulainn counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama tries to clinch up
and Chulainn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yama! Chulainn lets Yama back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yama tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four 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.
Yama slips under a jab from Chulainn.
Chulainn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yama moves away.
Yama scores a takedown into full mount!
Yama looking for a guillotine from mount but Chulainn is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kasahiro Yama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yama closes the distance but Chulainn moves to the side
enabling Chulainn to counter with a crisp jab.
Yama looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chulainn!
Yama goes for an armbar but Chulainn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chulainn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama looking for a sweep. Not yet Yama, not yet.
Yama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chulainn's guard.
Yama trying to control but Chulainn is working from the bottom.
Yama throws and elbow that misses. Chulainn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yama's guard. Nice move by Chulainn!
Yama is trying to keep Chulainn in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yama wants to sweep here but Chulainn controlling him for the moment.
Yama is working hard here to advance position.
Yama trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Yama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chulainn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yama controlling Chulainn's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chulainn missing with a left hand there. Yama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chulainn throws a jab when Yama was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chulainn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cu Chulainn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chulainn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:49
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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