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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yonjiro Yoshioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshioka comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of The Tiger. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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178 cm
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157 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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165 cm
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160 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonjiro Yoshioka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Parker closes the distance and clinches up with Yoshioka, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes Yoshioka against the cage but Yoshioka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Yoshioka lands a head kick. Parker smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Yoshioka misses with a head kick.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Yoshioka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Yoshioka looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range. Yoshioka fakes the leg kick and cracks Parker in the body. Parker avoids the head kick by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka stuffs the takedown. Yonjiro Yoshioka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Parker. Parker shoots in for a takedown but Yoshioka shows good takedown defense. Parker looks gassed! Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown and Yoshioka counters with a solid body kick. Yoshioka looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yoshioka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nice uppercut there from Yoshioka.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yoshioka scores with a head kick. Parker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Bruce Parker has been cut. Yoshioka throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease. Parker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yoshioka is fending him off so far but Parker persists. Nope, Yoshioka circles away and we're back to standing. Yoshioka scores with a nice body kick.
Yonjiro Yoshioka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Yoshioka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parker if he has to take too many more of those.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Yoshioka scores with a kick to the body.
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! Yoshioka lands with a slapping head kick. Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown and Yoshioka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yoshioka lands with a slapping head kick. Yoshioka lands a big head kick that sends Parker to the canvas! Yoshioka follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yonjiro Yoshioka!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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