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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiligaynon comes to the cage accompanied by Rodel, bomaye! Rodel, bomaye! Rodel, bomaye!. Yasuda has chosen An Honor : To Fight the HOFer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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145 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodel Hiligaynon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zari Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiligaynon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yasuda. That did some damage!
Yasuda moves away from the strike by Hiligaynon.
Yasuda throws a looping overhand right but Hiligaynon ducks down to avoid it.
Hiligaynon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Hiligaynon misses.
Hiligaynon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yasuda scores with a nice body kick.
Hiligaynon throws a push kick but Yasuda slaps the foot to one side.
Hiligaynon wants to slow Yasuda down by chopping away at his legs.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick but Yasuda moves out of range.
Hiligaynon takes a swing at Yasuda's ribcage but misses.
Hiligaynon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hiligaynon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda moves out of range as Hiligaynon strikes.
A left lands for Hiligaynon.
Yasuda misses with an uppercut.
Hiligaynon avoids the body shot from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasuda manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiligaynon manages to avoid it.
Hiligaynon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yasuda counters with a nice leg kick.
Hiligaynon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yasuda!
Hiligaynon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiligaynon moves away.
Yasuda takes one to the side of the head.
Hiligaynon throws the kick towards the body but Yasuda avoids it.
Yasuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiligaynon was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon wants to land a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon moves out of range of the body kick from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon misses with a low kick.
Rodel Hiligaynon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a shot to the body.
Hiligaynon misses with an uppercut. Yasuda saw that one coming.
Hiligaynon throws a body punch but Yasuda moves out of range.
Yasuda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hiligaynon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yasuda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hiligaynon rather than just go for the knockout.
Yasuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiligaynon was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon misses with a low kick.
Yasuda avoids the body shot from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yasuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hiligaynon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yasuda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zari Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick but Yasuda moves out of range.
Hiligaynon is breathing heavily.
Hiligaynon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yasuda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a sloppy head kick
and Yasuda counters with a good low kick that Hiligaynon was not able to check.
Yasuda avoids the body shot from Hiligaynon.
Nice takedown defense from Hiligaynon. No joy for Yasuda on that attempt.
Yasuda moves away from the strike by Hiligaynon.
Nice shot lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a hook but Hiligaynon blocks it.
Yasuda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hiligaynon's hands.
Hiligaynon looks to land a combination but Yasuda avoids it well.
Hiligaynon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range and Hiligaynon settles back down.
Yasuda lands a lovely overhand right.
Yasuda clinches up with Hiligaynon and pushes him back against the cage.
Hiligaynon tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Hiligaynon on the inside.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Hiligaynon controls the action.
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!
Hiligaynon lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Yasuda blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiligaynon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiligaynon breaks from the clinch.
Hiligaynon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Hiligaynon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yasuda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hiligaynon's sensitive parts.
Hiligaynon loads up on a big right hand but Yasuda slips the punch.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Yasuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yasuda closes the distance and clinches.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Hiligaynon blocks it.
Yasuda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hiligaynon.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yasuda tries to work over Hiligaynon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Knees to the body from Hiligaynon.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yasuda with a jab.
Hiligaynon walks into a straight right hand from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yasuda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yasuda misses with a hook. Hiligaynon ducked under it nicely.
Yasuda thows a body shot but no joy.
Yasuda checks a low kick from Hiligaynon.
Yasuda connects with a leg kick. Hiligaynon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yasuda catches Hiligaynon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yasuda avoids the head kick by Hiligaynon.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Yasuda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yasuda looks to land a body kick but Hiligaynon moved away.
Hiligaynon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yasuda blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yasuda checks a leg kick.
Yasuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hiligaynon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yasuda swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodel Hiligaynon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuda connects with a leg kick. Hiligaynon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yasuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiligaynon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hiligaynon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Yasuda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiligaynon. That did some damage!
Hiligaynon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hiligaynon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yasuda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hiligaynon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yasuda.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick
and Yasuda counters with a low kick, right behind Hiligaynon 's knee.
Hiligaynon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hiligaynon throws an off balance right hand
and Yasuda counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hiligaynon misses its intended target.
Yasuda rushes Hiligaynon and presses him up against the cage.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiligaynon's elbow.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Hiligaynon lands with a left to the head.
Hiligaynon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Hiligaynon avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hiligaynon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yasudas head.
Yasuda is working Hiligaynon over against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda pushes Hiligaynon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda pushes Hiligaynon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hiligaynon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Hiligaynon controls the action.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Hiligaynon avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Hiligaynon controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hiligaynon gets through Yasuda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda tries to work over Hiligaynon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hiligaynon backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Hiligaynon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yasuda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hiligaynon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yasuda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hiligaynons head.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiligaynon controls his hands.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiligaynon's elbow.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiligaynon controls his hands.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda cracks Hiligaynon with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Hiligaynon blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda pushes Hiligaynon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yasuda pushes Hiligaynon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda pushes Hiligaynon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yasuda connects with a nice looking jab.
Hiligaynon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Yasuda.
Yasuda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hiligaynon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yasuda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hiligaynon somewhat.
Yasuda jabs Hiligaynon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hiligaynon throws a lazy uppercut
and Yasuda counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yasuda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hiligaynon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hiligaynon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Hiligaynon checks it.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A leg kick checked by Hiligaynon.
Yasuda throws a leg kick which misses Hiligaynon's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiligaynon tries to avoid it.
Hiligaynon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yasuda, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hiligaynon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yasuda is able to avoid easily.
Yasuda jabs at Hiligaynon's body.
Yasuda tries to land a front kick but Hiligaynon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hiligaynon checks the leg kick.
Yasuda throws a low kick but Hiligaynon moves out of range easily.
Hiligaynon wants to slow Yasuda down by chopping away at his legs.
Yasuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yasuda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Yasuda misses.
Hiligaynon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hiligaynon throws a push kick but Yasuda slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasuda moves into the clinch.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
Hiligaynon misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasuda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiligaynon blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda gets through Hiligaynon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hiligaynon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yasuda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zari Yasuda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hiligaynon is looking to control Yasuda's arms but Yasuda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hiligaynon has his back to the cage.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Hiligaynon avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda cracks Hiligaynon with a nice body shot.
Yasuda pushes Hiligaynon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Hiligaynon's ribcage. Hiligaynon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Hiligaynon controls the action.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Hiligaynon avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hiligaynons head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiligaynon's elbow.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiligaynon's elbow.
Hiligaynon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiligaynon tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hiligaynons head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hiligaynon is rocked!
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Hiligaynon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yasuda tries a body shot but Hiligaynon blocks it.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hiligaynon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda dips a shoulder and cracks Hiligaynon with a mighty uppercut! Hiligaynon falls back against the cage and Yasuda unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hiligaynon is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Yasuda screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zari Yasuda!
Zari Yasuda gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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