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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minowa comes to the cage accompanied by One Minute in Heaven. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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196 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Minowa.
Taiki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Minowa if he has to take too many more of those.
Taiki pushes Minowa up against the cage in a clinch.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Minowa blocks with his arms.
Taiki lands a shot to the body.
Minowa is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiki lands an elbow just above Minowa 's eye.
It looks like Isamu Minowa has been cut.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taiki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Isamu Minowa's cut is getting worse.
Minowa blocks an elbow strike from Taiki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Minowa avoids the elbow strike from Taiki, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Taiki.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minowa blocks it with crossed arms.
Taiki misses with an elbow over the top.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minowa blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Taiki to work.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Minowa avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Minowa blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Minowa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Minowa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taiki smiles and moves away.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taiki but Taiki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isamu Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taiki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taiki tries to land a front kick but Minowa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamada Taiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taiki misses with a series of wild punches.
Taiki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Minowa if he has to take too many more of those.
Taiki stuffs the takedown.
Minowa shoots in and gets a takedown into Taiki's guard.
Taiki being controlled here, momentarily.
Minowa wants to pass the guard but Taiki is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki is pulling down on Minowa's head. It's preventing any offense from Minowa, at least for the moment.
Taiki 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.
Taiki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Minowa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minowa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taiki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa'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.
Taiki misses with a double jab.
Taiki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minowa feints and as Taiki raises his hands in defense, Minowa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minowa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Minowa trying to control but Taiki is working from the bottom.
Taiki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taiki keeping full guard, as Minowa tries to pass.
Minowa looking to sit in guard and control but Taiki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa keeping moving, preventing Taiki from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yamada Taiki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taiki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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.
Taiki throws a lazy head kick
enabling Minowa to counter with a crisp jab.
Minowa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown but Taiki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taiki delivers a nice body kick.
Minowa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taiki throws an elbow that misses.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taiki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Minowa blocks with his arms.
Yamada Taiki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Minowa avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki throws an elbow but it misses.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Isamu Minowa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Minowa takes an elbow to the temple.
Minowa pulls guard successfully.
Taiki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Taiki stands and steps away. Minowa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minowa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taiki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yamada Taiki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taiki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minowa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taiki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taiki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taiki misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Minowa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Taiki - the referee stops the clock and Minowa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Taiki. Minowa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick from Taiki lands but Minowa takes it in his stride.
Minowa shoots for a takedown but Taiki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Minowa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taiki but Taiki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isamu Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and Minowa moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa closes the distance and clinches up with Taiki, looking for a takedown. Minowa pushes Taiki against the cage but Taiki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Taiki finds it's way through Minowa's defenses.
Jeez, Isamu Minowa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Taiki lands a front kick.
Taiki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Taiki lands a head kick. Minowa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Minowa is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Isamu Minowa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yamada Taiki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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