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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nash Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nash Montes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida works over Montes's head and body with a nice combination.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Montes's shoulder, as Montes tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Montes is out of range.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yoshida was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yoshida has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Montes's face.
Montes tries to hold on but Yoshida postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida wants to control the pace but Montes is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Yoshida there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yoshida prevents Montes from getting the reversal.
Yoshida wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Montes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Montes and Yoshida has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Yoshida working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yoshida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Montes, who protects the arm well.
Montes is trying to get back to half guard.
Montes pushes Yoshida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yoshida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yoshida working away.
Yoshida scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Montes to see if he's OK.
Yoshida 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Montes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yoshida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yoshida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montes keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yoshida lands with a nice body punch.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Montes's front leg but catches the back leg as Montes tries to avoid it.
Montes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Montes is looking to clinch but Yoshida is avoiding it.
Yoshida tries to land a leg kick but Montes saw it coming and moves away.
Nice cross by Yoshida.
Montes misses with a series of wild punches.
Montes looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Montes takes a step back to recover.
Yoshida thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Yoshida connects with a nice looking jab.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Montes is looking to clinch.
Nash Montes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Montes misses
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Yoshida.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida controlling his opponent.
Montes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yoshida controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Yoshida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Yoshida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yoshida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Montes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses
and Montes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Montes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yoshida stalls.
Yoshida gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yoshida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yoshida moves nicely into side control.
Yoshida tries to move to mount but Montes blocks the move with his legs.
Montes is trying to get back to half guard.
Montes can't do much from the bottom here.
Montes is breathing heavily.
Yoshida is looking to take a break and control but Montes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Montes is avoiding damage well.
Montes is not content to let Yoshida control the position.
Montes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yoshida.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yoshida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshida misses with a combination
and Montes counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida is looking to wear down Montes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Nash Montes has been cut.
Montes misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
Montes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Montes moves out of range.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Montes ducks under and follows up with a left that Montes also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Montes down.
Yoshida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yoshida counters with a one-two to the body.
Yoshida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Yoshida or perhaps it was just good defense by Montes which made him look bad.
Montes looks to land a combination but Yoshida avoids it well.
Montes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Montes blocks the low kick.
Yoshida tries for a takedown but Montes circles away easily
letting Montes counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Yoshida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Montes blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montes moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Yoshida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nash Montes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Montes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that Montes was not able to check.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Montes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montes tries to clinch up
and Yoshida counters with a takedown into side control.
Montes is not content to let Yoshida control the position.
Yoshida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshida working the ground and pound from side control.
Montes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Montes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes tries to improve position but can't.
Montes being controlled for a moment.
Yoshida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Montes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Montes tries to buck Yoshida off but Yoshida is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Montes is not content to let Yoshida control the position.
Yoshida in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Montes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yoshida is looking to take a break and control but Montes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida happy to just control the position for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ken Yoshida just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Montes tries to clinch
and Yoshida counters with a nice body shot.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Montes is just out of range.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida misses with a double jab.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida misses with a double jab.
Ken Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yoshida punishes Montes's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Montes avoids it.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Montes moves out of range.
Ken Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Montes counters with a nice body shot.
Montes misses with a few strikes there.
Nash Montes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida scores with a shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ken Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Montes moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Yoshida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoshida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Yoshida!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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