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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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176 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Crow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crow throws a lazy right hand but Yasuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yasuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yasuda throws a hook but Crow blocks it.
Yasuda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Yasuda misses with a body shot.
Crow throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Crow misses.
Crow pushes Yasuda away with a front kick.
Crow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yasuda defends it nicely.
Yasuda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.
Crow cracks Yasuda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda throws a hook but Crow blocks it.
Crow slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow misses with an uppercut. Yasuda saw that one coming.
Yasuda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Crow.
Good work by Crow as he checks the leg kick.
Yasuda throws the kick towards the body but Crow avoids it.
Yasuda throws a series of punches but Crow moves out of range.
A big left from Yasuda misses.
Crow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yasuda misses with a low kick as Crow jumps back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crow, right into the meat.
Crow lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Crow.
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Yasuda misses its intended target.
Crow avoids a kick to the body.
Crow lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Crow throws a hook to the side of Yasuda's head but Yasuda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yasuda misses with a straight right.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Crow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yasuda!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yasuda sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crow content to control rather than advance.
Crow blocks the strikes from Yasuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is trying to control but can't.
Yasuda tries to get to full guard but Crow has control of the leg.
Crow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yasuda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crow's back!
Crow is in bad spot here.
Yasuda throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda biding his time, controlling Crow.
Crow looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Crow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yasuda looks to throw the jab but Crow is out of range.
Yasuda throws a combination that misses
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yasuda tried to score with a low kick but Crow checks it.
Crow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yasuda throws a good cross that connects.
Crow throws a nice looking combination but Yasuda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Yasuda moves out of range easily.
Yasuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crow looks to land a combination but Yasuda avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Crow throws a body kick that misses.
Crow jabs Yasuda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yasuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yasuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yasuda throws a hook to the side of Crow's head but Crow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crow throws a head kick but Yasuda moves out of range.
A jab from Yasuda finds it's way through Crow's defenses.
Crow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yasuda stuffs the takedown attempt from Crow. Crow gets slowly back to his feet.
Crow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yasuda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crow.
Crow lands a nice hook to Yasuda's body. Yasuda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crow checks a low kick from Yasuda.
Yasuda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crow counters with a solid body kick.
Crow avoids the body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crow was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasuda.
Crow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bolo Crow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yasuda. Crow does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda blocks the body kick.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crow counters with a solid body kick.
Yasuda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crow.
Crow is looking to land body kicks.
Crow throws a push kick but Yasuda slaps the foot to one side.
Crow wants to clinch.
Yasuda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yasuda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yasuda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yasuda misses with a head kick.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasuda.
Yasuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasuda.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crow moves away.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yasuda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yasuda moves out of range of the body kick from Crow.
Yasuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crow was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasuda.
Yasuda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crow. Crow obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasuda throws a leg kick
and Crow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yasuda thinking.
Jab from Crow.
Yasuda is looking to wear down Crow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crow moves out of range as Yasuda strikes.
Yasuda throws a big shot that misses.
Crow misses with a body shot.
Crow misses with a head kick.
Crow misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Crow.
Yasuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Crow is just out of range.
Crow throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda drops his hands momentarily and Crow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yasuda misses with a lunging right hand
and Crow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda lands with a nice combination. Crow backs away looking to recover.
Crow swings widly with a right hand
and Yasuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bolo Crow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crow moves out of range as Yasuda strikes.
Crunch! Crow slams his shin into Yasuda's torso.
Crow looks to score with a jab to the body but Yasuda is just out of range.
Crow scores with a kick to the body.
Crow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasuda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crow.
Crow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Yasuda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crow doesn't seem phased though.
Yasuda takes a swing at Crow's ribcage but misses.
Yasuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crow shoots in looking for a takedown. Yasuda tries to sprawl out of it but Crow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yasuda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yasuda checks the leg kick.
Yasuda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crow's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Yasuda misses its intended target.
Yasuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crow misses with a looping left.
Crow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yasuda to score with a decent uppercut.
Yasuda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Crow coming out on top.
Crow throws a big shot that misses.
Crow scores with a punch to the head.
Yasuda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crow. Crow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yasuda avoids a kick to the body.
Crow misses with a head kick.
Crow thuds a left hand into Yasuda's body.
Crow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crow can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crow doesn't seem bothered though.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Yasuda moves out of range easily.
Yasuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crow lands with a cross.
Yasuda misses the shot to the body.
Yasuda misses with a looping left.
Yasuda will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crow lands a leg kick that knocks Yasuda off balance momentarily.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yasuda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Yasuda does no damage.
Yasuda tries to sprawl but Crow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crow tries to pass to full mount but Yasuda defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crow in particular looking to stall.
Yasuda tries to roll over but Crow keeps him under control.
Crow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bolo Crow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yasuda misses the shot to the body.
Crow avoids the head kick by Yasuda.
Crow throws the left hand but Yasuda avoids the punch easily.
Yasuda missing with a left hand there. Crow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yasuda throws a hook but Crow avoids it easily.
Yasuda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crow lands with an overhand left.
Yasuda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crow.
Yasuda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yasuda wants it to stay on the feet.
Crow throws a head kick but Yasuda moves out of range.
Yasuda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yasuda cracks Crow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yasuda misses with a straight left.
Yasuda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crow avoids the body shot from Yasuda.
Crow shoots and misses
and Yasuda counters with a left to the body.
Kazuki Yasuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bolo Crow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yasuda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Crow really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Yasuda.
Crow slips a straight right by Yasuda.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Crow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yasuda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yasuda tries a low kick but Crow avoids it.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Crow moves out of range.
Yasuda thuds a left hand into Crow's body.
Yasuda misses with a left hand
and Crow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yasuda takes a swing at Crow's ribcage but misses.
Yasuda swings for the body but Crow moves out of range.
Crow lands a jab to Yasuda's midsection.
Crow wants to land a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range.
Yasuda throws a right hand that Crow ducks under and follows up with a left that Crow also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crow lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crow.
Crow lands with a hook. Yasuda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yasuda to score with a decent uppercut.
Yasuda avoids the body shot from Crow.
Yasuda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yasuda avoids the body shot from Crow.
Yasuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crow.
Yasuda connects with a crisp jab.
Yasuda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crow throws an overhand right that lands on Yasuda's shoulder, as Yasuda tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a hook to the side of Crow's head but Crow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yasuda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crow misses with a low kick.
Crow defending well as Yasuda loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow throws a head kick but Yasuda moves out of range.
Yasuda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Yasuda moves out of range easily.
Crow throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yasuda lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Yasuda does no damage.
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda feints a jab promting Crow to slip. Yasuda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasuda manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yasuda.
Crow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow slips under a jab.
Yasuda scores with a leg kick.
Crow throws a looping overhand right but Yasuda ducks down to avoid it.
Crow blocks a jab.
Yasuda swings for the body but Crow moves out of range.
Yasuda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crow takes one on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Yasuda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yasuda.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crow 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 Yasuda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yasuda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Yasuda moves out of range easily.
Crow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yasuda throws a shot from downtown. Crow moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yasuda. Crow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crow misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Crow. That snapped Yasuda's head back.
Yasuda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yasuda connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yasuda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yasuda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yasuda throws a wild body kick that Crow sees coming a mile off.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda had his way with Bolo Crow in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yasuda avoids the body shot from Crow.
A clash of legs there as Yasuda blocks the low kick.
Crow staying out of range there.
Yasuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yasuda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yasuda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crow at a distance.
Crow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crow at a distance.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Crow connects with an inside leg kick.
Yasuda misses with a low kick as Crow jumps back.
A low kick from Crow is predictable there
and Yasuda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yasuda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Crow.
Yasuda lands with a cross.
Yasuda swings for the body but Crow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda slaps away a takedown attempt from Crow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yasuda throws a hook to the side of Crow's head but Crow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crow thuds his shin into the meat of Yasuda's side.
Crow has closed the distance and engaged Yasuda in a clinch.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Crow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yasuda.
Crow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Yasuda.
Crow misses with some punches.
Crow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crow.
Crow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crow working aggressively here.
Yasuda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Crow blocks it.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Crow controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow digs a right hand underneath Yasuda's ribcage. Yasuda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Crow manages to end up in side control.
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.
Crow wants to control but Yasuda is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Yasuda's face as Crow controls the position.
Yasuda struggling a bit here.
Crow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Yasuda.
Kazuki Yasuda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crow thows a body shot but no joy.
Crow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Yasuda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.
Crow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yasuda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crow takes a swing at Yasuda's ribcage but misses.
Yasuda misses with a body kick.
Crow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasuda manages to avoid it.
Yasuda takes a swing at Crow's ribcage but misses.
Yasuda cracks Crow with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crow doesn't seem bothered though.
Yasuda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crow pushes Yasuda away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Yasuda swings for the body but Crow moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Crow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crow moves away.
Yasuda blocks a head kick by Crow.
Yasuda throws a leg kick
and Crow counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crow blocks a leg kick.
Yasuda cracks Crow with an open hand slap.
Yasuda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crow scores with the left hand. Yasuda knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bolo Crow.
Well Crow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolo Crow! Bolo Crow retains his welterweight title!
Bolo Crow managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof, into his post fight interview.
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