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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadamasa Yamada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie Riley's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riley at a distance.
Riley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Riley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamada.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Yamada misses with a hook. Riley ducked under it nicely.
Yamada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riley momentarily.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riley slips under a jab from Yamada.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamada.
Yamada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riley throws a series of punches but Yamada avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Riley counter with a right hand.
Riley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Riley cracks the inside of Yamada's front leg.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Yamada lands a jab to the head.
Tadamasa Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada dips to his left and cracks Riley with an uppercut!
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada throws a leg kick but Riley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riley misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riley, as that shot connected.
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!
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamada throws a leg kick but Riley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riley slips under a jab from Yamada.
Riley moves away from the strike by Yamada.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamada digs a good hook to Riley's body.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riley throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
Yamada has Riley up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Yamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada tries to work over Riley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riley.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riley lands an elbow just above Yamada 's eye.
A short uppercut from Riley.
Riley is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamada gets an underhook and turns Riley into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Yamada is leaning against Riley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamada.
Riley looks gassed!
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Riley blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada digs a right hand into Riley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riley's gas tank.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamada.
Riley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riley staying out of range there.
Riley checks a leg kick.
Yamada scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
Yamada blocks the body kick.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riley has time to react.
Yamada tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riley 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley misses the jab.
Riley tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada moves to clinch but Riley breaks away
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Riley's ribs.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riley scores with a push kick.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley staying out of range there.
Yamada misses with an uppercut
and Riley counters with a straight right hand.
Riley cracks Yamada with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Yamada misses
and Riley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yamada misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamada's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamada.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley slips a jab from Yamada.
Riley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.
Riley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Riley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yamada is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Riley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Yamada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Riley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Riley.
Yamada lands a left and a right that send Riley crashing to the mat, dazed. Yamada thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Riley is rocked!
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamada connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamada throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Yamada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamada, right into the meat.
Tadamasa Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamada tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamada 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.
Yamada pushes Riley up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada works on Riley's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamada.
Riley working aggressively here.
Yamada cracks Riley with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
Riley tries a body shot but Yamada blocks it.
Yamada presses Riley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamada lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Riley tries to keep at a distance but Yamada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
Riley is trying to stall.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Yamada lands a shot to the body.
Tadamasa Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamada is defending well for now.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Riley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamada pushes Riley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Yamada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Yamada.
Yamada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Yamada.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamada.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Riley seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada digs a right hand underneath Riley's ribcage. Riley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Ronnie Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Riley.
Yamada scores with a shot to the side of Riley's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riley.
Riley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Riley prevents a body shot from Yamada.
A short right from Yamada.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Still in the clinch, Riley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riley wants to stall.
Tadamasa Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Yamada takes an elbow to the temple.
Riley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
Riley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riley throws an elbow that misses.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Riley.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riley.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but Yamada blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadamasa Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadamasa Yamada!
Tadamasa Yamada bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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