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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Yamada had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Yamada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamada is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Wright looks gassed!
Yamada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright wants to clinch.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright dives in and scores a takedown into Yamada's guard.
Wright prevents Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Yamada throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wright escapes and throws Yamada's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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.
Yamada gets back to half guard.
Yamada wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Wright tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yamada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yamada is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wright prevents Yamada from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright controlling the pace.
Yamada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamada trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Wright prevents Yamada from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Yamada counters with a left and a right that stings Wright.
Yamada misses the body punch
and Wright counters with a low kick, right behind Yamada 's knee.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright keeps Yamada at a distance using the push kick.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to clinch.
Wright jabs at Yamada's body.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright throws a leg kick but Yamada checks it.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamada misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Yamada was not able to check.
Wright wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Yamada off balance momentarily.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Tadamasa Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Yamada misses its intended target.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamada but Yamada pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yamada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamada misses the body punch
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamada throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamada misses with a body punch
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamada throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamada's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Yamada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamada looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamada checks a low kick from Wright.
Yamada looks to land a combination. Wright sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wright tries to clinch
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamada lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Yamada.
That has opened up Payton Wright's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a double jab
and Wright finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yamada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Yamada.
Nice straight punches there by Yamada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamada.
Yamada throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Yamada blocks a leg kick.
Yamada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamada throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Yamada was not able to check.
Yamada misses with a jab to the body
and Wright counters with a leg kick.
Wright staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamada.
Wright misses with a combination
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright misses with a low kick as Yamada jumps back.
Yamada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
Wright lands a left hand.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamada controls his hands.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamada's elbow.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Yamada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Yamada tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Yamada as the two fighters clinch.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yamada swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
Yamada works the jab nicely.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Yamada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Yamada digs a good hook to Wright's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Yamada - just one landing.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada connects with the punch.
The cut above Payton Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yamada tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright swings for the body but Yamada moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Yamada.
Yamada lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a jab to the nose.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Yamada stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Yamada feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Payton Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tadamasa Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright slips a jab from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamada.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Yamada cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright throws a low kick but Yamada moves out of range easily.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Yamada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright misses with a combination
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamada misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Yamada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yamada connects with a looping right hand.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Yamada cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright misses with a body shot
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Payton Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tadamasa Yamada!
Tadamasa Yamada retains his middleweight title!
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