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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kinjo Sasake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Yasnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasnov has chosen Hell Yeah - Dead Prez Ft Jay-Z as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kinjo Sasake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikolai Yasnov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasnov misses with a hook
and Sasake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yasnov thinking.
Sasake looks to score with a jab to the body but Yasnov is just out of range.
Yasnov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sasake misses with a lunging right hand
and Yasnov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yasnov leaves Sasake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yasnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yasnov throws a lazy uppercut
and Sasake counters with a straight right hand.
Yasnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasake.
Sasake misses with a jab to the body
and Yasnov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yasnov throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasake misses with a lunging right hand
and Yasnov counters by moving into the clinch.
Sasake is working for takedown but Yasnov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yasnov misses with a punch to the body.
Yasnov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yasnov lands a body shot.
Sasake tries to pull guard but Yasnov holds him up against the cage and eventually Sasake drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kinjo Sasake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasnov scores with a hook to the body.
Yasnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yasnov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sasake backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yasnov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yasnov cracks Sasake with a nice body shot.
Yasnov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sasake is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasnov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yasnov digs a right hand underneath Sasake's ribcage. Sasake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yasnov lands a body shot.
Yasnov presses Sasake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasnov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sasakes head.
Yasnov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yasnov lands a body shot.
Yasnov lands with a short shot to the head.
Yasnov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Yasnov cracks Sasake with a nice body shot.
Yasnov landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kinjo Sasake has been cut.
Yasnov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasnov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasnov scores with a hook to the body.
Yasnov lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Yasnov on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasnov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Yasnov.
Sasake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yasnov smiles and moves away.
Sasake takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov misses the shot to the body.
Yasnov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yasnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sasake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yasnov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasake is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yasnov. Sasake shrugs it off though.
Yasnov throws a looping overhand right but Sasake ducks down to avoid it.
Nikolai Yasnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasake moves away from the strike by Yasnov.
Sasake stuns Yasnov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sasake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasnov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sasake backs up against the cage.
Yasnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sasake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yasnov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sasake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yasnov thinking.
Yasnov throws a looping overhand right but Sasake ducks down to avoid it.
Sasake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sasake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sasake misses with a jab to the body
enabling Yasnov to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasnov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yasnov punishes Sasake's body with a nice straight punch.
Yasnov is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Yasnov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kinjo Sasake'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.
Yasnov throws out a loose jab but Sasake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yasnov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sasake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sasake ducks right into an uppercut from Yasnov.
Sasake misses with an uppercut
and Yasnov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yasnov lands with a shot to the body.
Yasnov throws a hook but Sasake avoids it easily.
Yasnov tries to clinch but Sasake moves out of range.
Yasnov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasnov misses with a hook.
Sasake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yasnov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sasake is looking to wear down Yasnov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Yasnov misses.
Yasnov just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasnov wants to land a leg kick but Sasake is out of range.
Yasnov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sasake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Yasnov misses.
Sasake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yasnov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yasnov clobbers Sasake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yasnov connects with a right hand. Sasake shakes it off.
Sasake throws out a loose jab but Yasnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasake is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yasnov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sasake misses with an uppercut. Yasnov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasake throws a sloppy body shot
and Yasnov counters with a nice body shot.
Sasake misses with a right hand
and Yasnov counters with a three punch combo that has Sasake backing up. Sasake nods at Yasnov to acknowledge the strikes.
Yasnov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sasake on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasake. Yasnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikolai Yasnov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yasnov scores with a nice head shot.
Yasnov lands a jab-cross combination.
Sasake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yasnov counters with a nice body shot.
Yasnov just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasnov lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yasnov looks to land a left hand but Sasake moved out of range nicely.
Sasake gets tackled into the cage by Yasnov. Yasnov maintains the clinch.
Yasnov is working Sasake over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Yasnov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yasnov throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Yasnov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yasnov.
Sasake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yasnov digs a right hand underneath Sasake's ribcage. Sasake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yasnov lands a body punch.
Yasnov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sasake has Yasnov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yasnov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasnov pushes Sasake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yasnov stalling the fight.
Yasnov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yasnov lands a hook that snaps the head of Sasake backwards.
Yasnov pushes Sasake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Yasnov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sasake or not.
Nikolai Yasnov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Yasnov.
A short right from Yasnov on the inside.
Yasnov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yasnov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasnov.
A short body shot lands from Yasnov as the two fighters clinch.
Yasnov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yasnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sasake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yasnov crunches a lovely knee into Sasake's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yasnov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sasake or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasnov.
Yasnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Yasnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kinjo Sasake'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.
Yasnov lands a nice looking body shot.
Yasnov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sasake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheers as Yasnov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sasake doesn't seem phased though.
Yasnov misses with a looping left.
Yasnov misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Yasnov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yasnov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sasake moves out of range as Yasnov strikes.
Sasake lands a jab.
Sasake circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasnov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yasnov lands with an uppercut that bounces Sasake off the cage and back into rage.
Yasnov misses with a shot to the body
and Yasnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sasake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yasnov.
Yasnov misses with an uppercut
and Sasake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yasnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasake.
Yasnov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yasnov finds it's way round the side to connect with Sasake's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sasake momentarily.
Sasake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yasnov tries to clinch there but Sasake circles away.
Sasake throws a sloppy body shot
and Yasnov counters with a thumping low kick.
Sasake slips a jab from Yasnov.
A big right from Yasnov misses.
Sasake misses with a body punch
and Yasnov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sasake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sasake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yasnov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sasake misses with a right hand
enabling Yasnov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Yasnov counter with a right hand.
Yasnov misses with a low kick.
Sasake slips under a jab.
Sasake misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Yasnov to counter with a crisp jab.
Sasake dives in and grabs Yasnov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yasnov pushes down on Sasake's head and hops out.
Yasnov avoids the body shot from Sasake.
Yasnov ducks under a wild hook from Sasake.
Yasnov cracks Sasake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yasnov throws a sloppy body shot
and Sasake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov tries to clinch up but Sasake circles away and keeps his distance.
Sasake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yasnov counters with a one-two to the body.
Yasnov moves out of range as Sasake strikes.
Yasnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasake.
Yasnov moves into the clinch.
Yasnov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasake tries to pull guard but Yasnov holds him up against the cage and eventually Sasake drops back down to his feet.
Yasnov lands a hook that snaps the head of Sasake backwards.
Yasnov has a couple of punches blocked by Sasake.
Yasnov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sasake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yasnov has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasnov.
Yasnov scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Yasnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Yasnov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kinjo Sasake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sasake misses with a body shot
and Yasnov counters with a solid body kick.
Yasnov stalks Sasake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sasake's face. Sasake staggers backwards, shaken.
Yasnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yasnov throws a right hand that misses
and Sasake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sasake misses with a body punch
and Yasnov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sasake misses with an uppercut
and Yasnov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sasake misses with an uppercut. Yasnov saw that one coming.
Sasake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasnov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasake.
A jab lands there for Yasnov.
A jab from Yasnov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasnov can pounce on him.
Sasake misses the body punch
and Yasnov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yasnov misses with a left hand
enabling Sasake to counter with a crisp jab.
Sasake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yasnov.
Yasnov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yasnov blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Yasnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yasnov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sasake's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Yasnov misses the target.
Yasnov lands a jab to Sasake's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov throws a combination that misses
and Sasake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yasnov trying to keep a closed guard but Sasake is proving a slippery customer.
Sasake looking to pass the guard.
Yasnov keeping moving, preventing Sasake from controlling successfully.
Yasnov has his hands on Sasake's head, controlling the position.
Sasake trying to move into half guard but instead Yasnov has managed to sweep!
Yasnov wants to control from the top but Sasake keeps moving.
Yasnov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sasake's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yasnov seems to be working for a kimura but Sasake defends the submission attempt.
Sasake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yasnov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yasnov's back!
Sasake somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Yasnov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sasake biding his time, controlling Yasnov.
Yasnov fending off the submission attempt from Sasake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov tries to escape the position.
Yasnov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sasake.
Sasake is trying to control but Yasnov is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Yasnov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yasnov is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nikolai Yasnov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kinjo Sasake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sasake misses with a looping left.
Yasnov ducks under a wild hook from Sasake.
Yasnov misses with a body shot.
Sasake thows a body shot but no joy.
Sasake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yasnov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yasnov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sasake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasake misses with a shot to the body
enabling Yasnov to counter with a crisp jab.
Yasnov throws out a loose jab but Sasake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasake looks to score with a jab to the body but Yasnov is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasnov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasnov misses with a double jab
and Sasake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sasake.
Yasnov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yasnov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sasake trying to control the position from guard on top but Yasnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sasake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yasnov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sasake wants to pass the guard but Yasnov is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasnov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sasake wants to control from the top but Yasnov keeps moving.
Kinjo Sasake has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A left lands for Yasnov.
Sasake misses with a body shot.
Yasnov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sasake back to the cage. Yasnov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sasake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasnov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasake throws a poor cross that misses
and Yasnov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yasnov misses with a looping right.
Sasake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yasnov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yasnov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yasnov thows a body shot but no joy.
Yasnov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sasake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yasnov with a jab.
Yasnov misses with an uppercut.
Nikolai Yasnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sasake swings widly with a right hand
and Yasnov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nikolai Yasnov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasake looks to throw the jab but Yasnov is out of range.
Sasake avoids the body shot from Yasnov.
A shot to the body from Sasake misses
and Yasnov counters with a straight right hand.
Yasnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sasake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sasake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yasnov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kinjo Sasake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Yasnov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sasake doesn't seem phased though.
Yasnov scoring well with a low kick there.
Yasnov lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Yasnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yasnov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 43:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 43:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Yasnov!
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