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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hashimoto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chopin's Funeral March in B flat minor. Young has chosen AC/DC - Live Wire as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keiji Hashimoto! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hashimoto throws a leg kick but Young checks it. Keiji Hashimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Young tests Hashimoto's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hashimoto swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young throws out a loose jab but Hashimoto uses good head movement to avoid it. Jab, jab by Hashimoto - just one landing. Hashimoto misses with a straight left. Young throws a hook but Hashimoto avoids it easily. Hashimoto throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it. Hashimoto slips a jab from Young. Hashimoto takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses. Hashimoto jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hashimoto lands with a nice body punch. Hashimoto lands an overhand right. Hashimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Young can pounce on him.
Young throws a leg kick but Hashimoto sees it coming and checks it nicely. Young motions for Hashimoto to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hashimoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hashimoto circles away from the clinch attempt and Hashimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Young thumps Hashimoto with a low kick. Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Young. Hashimoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Hashimoto misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming. Hashimoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hashimoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Hashimoto settles back down. Hashimoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hashimoto misses with a straight left. Hashimoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of Hashimoto's head. Hashimoto moves out of range of the strikes. Hashimoto tries to land a leg kick but Young saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hashimoto moves out of range as Young strikes. Hashimoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hashimoto connects with a single shot there. A slow jab from Young misses its intended target. Hashimoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Hashimoto.
Young slips under a jab from Hashimoto. Hashimoto throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it. Young throws a leg kick but Hashimoto moved away. Hashimoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. An inside leg kick from Hashimoto misses. Hashimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young. Hashimoto throws a leg kick that is checked and Hashimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hashimoto throws a chopping leg kick but Young manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Hashimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Hashimoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A jab from Hashimoto misses. Hashimoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Hashimoto. Young scores with a hook. Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hashimoto checks a leg kick. Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Hashimoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Young with a hook. Young walks into a left hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Young is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Young misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Hashimoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Hashimoto. Young does a little dance to reset his feet. Young tries to bum rush Hashimoto with a series of wild strikes but Hashimoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hashimoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Young. Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
A head kick from Young lands but Hashimoto takes it in his stride. Hashimoto lands with a good body shot. A jab from Hashimoto misses. Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hashimoto. Hashimoto jabs at Young's body. Hashimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Nice uppercut lands for Hashimoto. That snapped Young's head back.
Young is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hashimoto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Young moves away from the strike by Hashimoto. Hashimoto misses with a hook. A nice leg kick lands there from Hashimoto. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angus Young will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hashimoto throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hashimoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf. Hashimoto misses the shot to the body. An inside leg kick lands from Young. Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A swing and a miss from Young. Hashimoto swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Hashimoto checks a leg kick nicely. Hashimoto throws an off balance right hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab. Hashimoto misses with a low kick.
Young throws a leg kick but Hashimoto sees it coming and moves out of range. Hashimoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Hashimoto lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily. Hashimoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Young lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hashimoto scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Hashimoto. Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hashimoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Angus Young seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Jab by Hashimoto. Hashimoto with a hook. Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashimoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hashimoto ducks under a wild hook from Young. Young does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hashimoto. Young tries to clinch but Hashimoto is having none of it. Hashimoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hashimoto fails to land the takedown. Young misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Hashimoto. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashimoto. Hashimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hashimoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young. Young throws a leg kick and Hashimoto counters with a nice uppercut. A low kick from Hashimoto is predictable there letting Young counter with a right hand. Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hashimoto. Hashimoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Hashimoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Hashimoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Young. Young swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hashimoto sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Young looks to land a body kick but Hashimoto moved away. Hashimoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Hashimoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashimoto moves away. Young throws a shot from downtown. Hashimoto moves away and avoids it. Nice body kick there by Hashimoto. Hashimoto gets off balance looking for a body kick letting Young counter with a right hand. Hashimoto cracks Young with a good jab. Young avoids the body shot from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto throws a chopping leg kick but Young manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hashimoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Hashimoto swinging wildly here.
Hashimoto staying out of range there. Hashimoto throws a hook but Young avoids it easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hashimoto looks for the body kick but Young saw that one coming. Young slips a jab from Hashimoto. Hashimoto throws a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Hashimoto. Young will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hashimoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Young. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Young, as that shot connected.
Hashimoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Angus Young will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hashimoto throws a solid leg kick but Young takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hashimoto. Hashimoto slips under a jab. Hashimoto throws a low kick, looking for Young's leg but Young calmly moves out of range. Hashimoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Hashimoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Hashimoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hashimoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Hashimoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A big left from Young misses. Young is looking to slow Hashimoto down with leg kicks. Hashimoto misses with a straight right. Hashimoto throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease. Young takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Hashimoto misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Young throws a hook but Hashimoto avoids it easily. Hashimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Young can pounce on him.
Young cracks the inside of Hashimoto's front leg. Hashimoto takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses. Young slips under a jab. Young throws a body kick that misses. Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hashimoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Young pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Hashimoto moves away from the strike by Young. A punch combination from Hashimoto misses. Hashimoto stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A slow jab from Hashimoto misses its intended target. Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Young pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Hashimoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Young looks to throw a body kick and Hashimoto counters with a nice uppercut. Young lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Hashimoto throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily. Young blocks a jab. Young ducks right into an uppercut from Hashimoto. Hashimoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Young! Hashimoto trying to control but Young is having none of it. Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hashimoto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Young is squirming around, avoiding Hashimoto's attempts to control the action. Hashimoto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Hashimoto tries to control but Young wriggling away. Hashimoto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Young has worked his arm free - good work by Young!
Hashimoto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Young rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hashimoto's guard! Nice work there by Young!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hashimoto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Young has passed into side control.
Young is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hashimoto's shoulder. That is not cool. Hashimoto tries to bench press Young off him but Young keeps the position. Young wants to control but Hashimoto is keeping him busy. Hashimoto regains half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Still in half guard, Young seems content to control. The fighters are battling for position here. Hashimoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Young gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Hashimoto wants to slow Young down by chopping away at his legs. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Keiji Hashimoto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Hashimoto. Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hashimoto doesn't seem bothered though. Hashimoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Hashimoto. Hashimoto slips a straight right by Young. Hashimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away. Hashimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashimoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Young. Young throws a leg kick that misses. Young keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hashimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range. Hashimoto ducks under a wild hook from Young. Young scores with a one two! Hashimoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Young defending well as Hashimoto loads up on a big left hand. Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Young slips under a jab from Hashimoto. Young looks to throw the jab but Hashimoto is out of range. Hashimoto with a nice cross. Hashimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young. Young digs a good hook to Hashimoto's body.
Hashimoto takes one to the chin there. Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Hashimoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Young lands with a right hand. Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hashimoto lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily. Young throws a leg kick but Hashimoto checks it. Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young thows a body shot but no joy. Angus Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Young closes the distance and pushes Hashimoto back into the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Young prevents a body shot from Hashimoto. A short right from Young. Nice body punch from Hashimoto - that landed with a thud.
Hashimoto lands a shoulder strike. Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Hashimoto controls his hands.
Hashimoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards. A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land. Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hashimoto's elbow. Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young tries a body shot but Hashimoto blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hashimoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young dodges the punch combination from Hashimoto.
Young moves away from the strike by Hashimoto. Young loads up on a big right hand but Hashimoto slips the punch. Hashimoto throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off. Hashimoto misses the shot to the body. Hashimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Young throws the left hand but Hashimoto avoids the punch easily. Hashimoto looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well. Young throws a quick inside leg kick. Hashimoto scores with a jab to the jaw. Hashimoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Hashimoto tries for a takedown but Young sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Hashimoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hashimoto if he has to take too many more of those.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hashimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
Hashimoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hashimoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young. Hashimoto checks a leg kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hashimoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though. Hashimoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hashimoto. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young dominated that fourth round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hashimoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Young. Young misses with a straight right. Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Hashimoto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hashimoto duly obliges. Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Hashimoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Hashimoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Hashimoto. Young thuds his shin into the meat of Hashimoto's side. Young looks to land a left hand but Hashimoto moved out of range nicely. Hashimoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A left lands for Young. Young staying out of range there. Young slips a jab from Hashimoto. Hashimoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Young. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Young slips a jab from Hashimoto.
That's one minute gone in the round. Young tries to score with a low kick but Hashimoto moves his leg out of the way. Hashimoto punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch. Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hashimoto is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks. Some wild striking there from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab. Hashimoto looks to throw a body kick and Young makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Young ducks right into an uppercut from Hashimoto. A decent looking cross lands there for Hashimoto. Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Hashimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Young moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hashimoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hashimoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hashimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it. Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Young lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hashimoto takes a step back to recover. Hashimoto connects with a solid leg kick. Keiji Hashimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hashimoto feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down. Hashimoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Young scores with a nice body kick.
Hashimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively. Hashimoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Young fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young slips a straight right by Hashimoto. Hashimoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Angus Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Young defending well as Hashimoto loads up on a big left hand. Young scores with a push kick. Young scores with a nice body kick.
Young is looking to land body kicks. Hashimoto connects with a solid leg kick. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Young - that will leave a mark!
Hashimoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Hashimoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Young cracks Hashimoto with a right hand to the side of the head. Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young feints and then cracks Hashimoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hashimoto down. Hashimoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a nice body shot. Hashimoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A momentary lapse in concentration from Young enables Hashimoto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Young manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Young is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Young perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Hashimoto wants to improve his position but Young is controlling well.
Hashimoto moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Young is looking to stand up but Hashimoto won't let him. Hashimoto looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Angus Young. I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:49 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young! Angus Young retains his featherweight title! An out of breath Angus Young thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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