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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mamoru Yamiyukai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI. On his way into the ring it seems that Mamoru Yamiyukai has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mamoru Yamiyukai seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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147 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
147 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Yamiyukai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! David throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Yamiyukai checks a low kick from David. Yamiyukai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from David. That one must have hurt. Yamiyukai loads up on a big right hand but David slips the punch. Yamiyukai throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot. David goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. David tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamiyukai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of David's head. David lands a body shot.
David throws a chopping leg kick but Yamiyukai manages to avoid taking any serious damage. David is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. David scores with a head kick.
It looks like Mamoru Yamiyukai has been cut. A jab lands there for David. Yamiyukai scores with a sloppy right hand. David should have avoided that one. Yamiyukai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamiyukai.
That's one minute gone in the round. David misses with a looping left. David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David throws a leg kick and Yamiyukai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. David misses with the body kick letting Yamiyukai counter with a right hand. Yamiyukai jabbing away but nothing is landing. David tries to clinch up. David tries to clinch there but Yamiyukai circles away.
Yamiyukai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David. Good exchange - David coming out on top. David looks to land a left hand but Yamiyukai moved out of range nicely. Yamiyukai moves out of range as David throws a body kick.
Yamiyukai dodges the punch combination from David.
Larry David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. David cracks the inside of Yamiyukai's front leg. David is looking to take this fight into the clinch. David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David fakes the leg kick and cracks Yamiyukai in the body. David misses with a wild body shot. David walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. David goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Yamiyukai misses the shot to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! David ducks right into an uppercut from Yamiyukai. David tries to clinch up but Yamiyukai circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. David fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamiyukai, pushing him back against the ropes. David trying to land knees to the body.
David digs a right hand underneath Yamiyukai's ribcage. Yamiyukai let out a lung full of air as it connected. David pushes Yamiyukai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Yamiyukai can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
Yamiyukai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Yamiyukai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. David is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamiyukai is defending well for now. Yamiyukai lands with a light punch inside. Yamiyukai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. David lands a knee to the head.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamiyukai avoids the damage to the body. David blocks an uppercut.
Yamiyukai managing to block the knees to the body from David.
David breaks from the clinch.
Yamiyukai cracks David with an open hand slap. Yamiyukai tests David's chin there with a solid looking shot. Yamiyukai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. David darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yamiyukai slips under a jab. A cross from David lands. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yamiyukai throws a jab but it's blocked by David. David thows a body shot but no joy. David looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. David doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamiyukai circles away.
Yamiyukai misses with an uppercut. The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. David is looking to land body kicks. Yamiyukai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mamoru Yamiyukai's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab from Yamiyukai. A head kick misses from David. David drives through and clinches with Yamiyukai against the ropes.
David blocks an uppercut.
Yamiyukai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamiyukai tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Yamiyukai misses with a punch to the body.
David prevents a body shot from Yamiyukai. David tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamiyukai avoids the damage to the body. Yamiyukai tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Yamiyukai back against the ropes. David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamiyukai.
A knee to the head by David.
Yamiyukai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
David tries a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks it.
Yamiyukai gets through David's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. David lands with a left to the head. Yamiyukai throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from David as the two fighters clinch.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch in the clinch. Yamiyukai working aggressively here.
David creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamiyukai's defenses. David landing some nice looking knees to the body.
David crunches a lovely knee into Yamiyukai's ribcage. David lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. David working Yamiyukai over with knees to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from David. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yamiyukai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A knee to the head by David.
David working some nice short punches in the clinch. Yamiyukai working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from David.
David lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamiyukai won't want to take too many of those. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Yamiyukai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamiyukai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Yamiyukai takes a knee right on the jaw!
David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. David rushes Yamiyukai and presses him up against the ropes. Yamiyukai misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from David.
David gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Yamiyukai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David scores a nice knee to the body.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamiyukai.
David breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Yamiyukai checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Yamiyukai. Yamiyukai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
Yamiyukai swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Yamiyukai throws a shot to the body.
David looks to land a body kick but Yamiyukai moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. David defending well as Yamiyukai loads up on a big left hand. David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Yamiyukai cracks David with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. An inside leg kick lands from David. Yamiyukai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from David.
David slips a straight right by Yamiyukai. Yamiyukai works David's body with a nice hook. David misses with an uppercut. Yamiyukai saw that one coming. David throws a hook but Yamiyukai avoids it easily. A lazy body kick from David and Yamiyukai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yamiyukai slips a straight right by David. David just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamiyukai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from David. A big right from Yamiyukai misses. David takes a swing at Yamiyukai's ribcage but misses. David throws a head kick that misses. Yamiyukai throws an off balance right hand
and David counters with an inside leg kick. David tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamiyukai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice shot lands for Yamiyukai. David lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. David motions for Yamiyukai to come forward. David throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mamoru Yamiyukai's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
David throws a quick inside leg kick. David keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamiyukai. David takes a swing at Yamiyukai's ribcage but misses. Yamiyukai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and David counters with a nice body shot. Yamiyukai avoids the body shot from David.
David throws a nice outside leg kick. David scores with a kick to the midsection. David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamiyukai manages to avoid it. David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamiyukai. Yamiyukai moves out of range of the body kick from David.
David tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A looping hook to the body misses from David. Yamiyukai does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. David throws a solid leg kick but Yamiyukai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at David. Larry David seems to be getting the better of the standup. David misses with a leg kick and Yamiyukai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps David thinking. David connects with an inside leg kick. David takes the fight into the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by David. David misses with a knee to the head. Yamiyukai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Knees to the body from David.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamiyukai avoids the damage to the body. Yamiyukai swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it. David with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamiyukai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by David. David tries a body shot but Yamiyukai blocks it.
David prevents a body shot from Yamiyukai. Yamiyukai digs a right hand into David's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on David's gas tank. Yamiyukai takes a knee to the side of the body. Yamiyukai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. David landing knees to the body.
David landing knees to the body.
Yamiyukai swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it. David throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamiyukai blocks it with crossed arms. David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamiyukai moves away. David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamiyukai.
David avoids the body shot from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai moves away from the strike by David.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yamiyukai thows a body shot but no joy. David slips a jab from Yamiyukai. Yamiyukai punishes David's body with a nice straight punch. David looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamiyukai throws a body punch but David moves out of range. David misses with a straight right. David tries to clinch but Yamiyukai is having none of it. David misses with an uppercut. Yamiyukai saw that one coming. David is looking to chop away at Yamiyukai's legs. Yamiyukai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by David. David obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamiyukai throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. David lands a front kick. Yamiyukai blocks a low kick nicely. David throws a head kick but Yamiyukai moves out of range.
David pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamiyukai is out of range and David settles back down. David tries to clinch but Yamiyukai moves out of range. David instigates a clinch. David is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamiyukai is defending well for now. A nice left hand lands by Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. David lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamiyukai won't want to take too many of those. 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! David lands an elbow that stopped Yamiyukai in his tracks for a moment.
Mamoru Yamiyukai's cut is getting worse. Larry David seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. David crunches a lovely knee into Yamiyukai's ribcage. Mamoru Yamiyukai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Yamiyukai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamiyukai managing to block the knees to the body from David.
And that's the end of the fight! Larry David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well David 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry David! Larry David seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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